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Holiday Hootenanny 14 @ Variety Playhouse on 12/21! Schedule Listed Below

15 Dec

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025 @ Variety Playhouse

Time: 6 PM Doors / 7 PM Showtime

Tickets: $30 GA ADV/$40 RES ADV CLICK HERE // To avoid large fees, you can purchase at the Variety Playhouse box office M-F 2-6 PM or during shows. Also, you can go to other Zero Mile venue box offices including Terminal West, The Eastern and The Georgia Theatre.

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Schedule (Subject to change)

Set 1 (7 – 7:50 PM)

– Yes Ma’am Family Band feat. Caroline Aiken, Diane Durrett, Donna Hopkins & Liz Melendez

Set 2 (8 – 9:20 PM)

Part I (8 – 8:15) – Jason Carter & Bronwyn Keith-Hynes Fiddle Duo

Part II (8:15 – 8:45) – Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass (Steve Poltz joins)

Part III (8:45 – 9:20) Jim Lauderdale Electric

Live Auction (9:20 – 9:25 PM) – Seth Weiner, our Live Auctioneer

Drums for Count & Rico (9:30-9:40 PM)

Set III (9:50 – 11:30 PM)

Part I (9:50-10:10) – Steve Poltz

Part II (10:10 – 11:30) – Poltz > Oliver Wood > Wood/Rev. Jeff Mosier & Friends

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Folks we are right on the cusp of quite a memorable night of music and collaborations that will leave you wanting more! The silent auction, brought to you by the amazing team at Positive Legacy, will be up and running by no later than Wednesday. There are some great items to bid on! There will also be a link to donate directly to Atlanta Habitat on behalf of the Holiday Hootenanny. This is a wonderful annual event, and I sure hope you can make it! Happy Holidays everyone!

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Positive Legacy Joins Holiday Hootenanny 14 Team + New Show Announced!

20 Nov

Date: 12/21/25

Where: Variety Playhouse

Tickets: $30 GA ADV/$40 RES ADV CLICK HERE // To avoid large fees, you can purchase at the Variety Playhouse box office M-F 2-6 PM or during shows. Also, you can go to other Zero Mile venue box offices including Terminal West, The Eastern and The Georgia Theatre.

TDawg Presents is excited to announce a partnership with the wonderful non-profit organization Positive Legacy to bring back the silent auction for the Holiday Hootenanny! A staple of the show for many years, it will be nice to have the silent auction back in the mix, as there were always some great items!

Positive Legacy integrates music and service to benefit people and the planet. They provide grants for environmental and humanitarian service projects fueled by the power of music, and they transcend cultural boundaries by attending to the needs and aspirations of the communities where music happens. They create sustainable support through action from musicians and fans. They have worked directly with Cloud 9 on events such as Jam Cruise, String & Sol & Panic En La Playa as well as the kind folks from Mempho, among many other events. We are extremely honored to have them on board with the Holiday Hootenanny!

In addition to Positive Legacy, we welcome back the talents of Seth Weiner, better known these days as “Your Rocktioneer“, calling the live auction for an autographed guitar, signed by everyone participating in Holiday Hootenanny 14!

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TDawg Presents is extremely excited to present its first show of the year on January 10 at the Red Light Cafe! Featuring up and coming band The Wilder Flower, which is fronted by recent Davidson College graduate and fiddlin’ Rhodes Scholar Madeline Dierauf and banjoist Molly Johnson, the night kicks off with a set of music by well-seasoned ATL bluegrass musicians Leah Calvert on fiddle, Michael Smith on mandolin, and Ian Newberry on guitar. Fireworks are going to happen by the end of the night! We hope that you can make it out for this incredible evening and the first TDawg Presents show of 2026!

Tickets: $20 ADV // CLICK HERE

Enjoy this video of The Wilder Flower performing their song “Grandpa’s Coat” This is going to be a great night!

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Holiday Hootenanny 14 Lineup Update! Bronwyn Keith-Hynes joins the Hootenanny Family!

15 Oct

Where: Variety Playhouse

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Time: Doors 6 PM / Showtime 7 PM

Tickets CLICK HERE ~ ADV: $30 Gen Adm – $40 Res // Day of Show: $45 Gen Adm – $55 Res. 

We are thrilled to announce that Bronwyn Keith-Hynes is joining the Holiday Hootenanny lineup! Sparks

are sure to fly in the musical vortex that is the Holiday Hootenanny, as Bronwyn teams up with her husband, fiddler Jason Carter throughout the evening! The complete lineup is below:

Oliver Wood (Wood Brothers, King Johnson)

Jim Lauderdale 

Steve Poltz 

Yes Ma’am Family Band feat. Caroline Aiken, Diane Durrett, Donna Hopkins & Liz Melendez 

Rev. Jeff Mosier (Blueground Undergrass, Col Bruce & ARU, Jeff Mosier Ensemble) 

Jason Carter (formerly Del McCoury Band, The Traveling McCourys)

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)

Tyler “Falcon” Greenwell (Tedeschi Trucks Band, Col Bruce & The Codetalkers) 

Ted Pecchio (Col Bruce & The Codetalkers) 

Gaurav Malhotra (Jeff Mosier Ensemble)

Johnny Mosier (Blueground Undergrass, Jeff Mosier Ensemble)

Richie Jones (The Ain’t Sisters)

Kathie Holmes (Blue Velvet, Jeff Mosier Ensemble) 

Jared Womack (Grass is Dead, Smokey’s Farmland Band)

Zambi Horns feat. Danny Wytanis (Ghost-note, Kem), Paul Garrett & Noah Sills 

Bobby Miller (Virginia Dare Devils)

Matt Williams (Pickled Holler, Jeff Mosier Ensemble)

Bill Fleming 

Emcee Wildman Steve

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Tickets CLICK HERE

Here’s a fun clip from 2018 featuring an on-fire Orange Blossom Special featuring Larry Keel, Jason Carter, Lyndsay Pruett, John Mailander & Jeff Mosier!

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Celebrate Jerry Garcia at Jerry Day ATL

23 Jul

Tickets: Click Here! (You can purchase tix at Zero Mile venues including The Variety Playhouse, Terminal West and The Eastern with no service fee added!)

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Celebrating the life and music of Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead – “the music NEVER stops” with 9 bands performing on 2 indoor stages, with some of Georgia’s finest bands and players. No songs are repeated throughout this event, so you will most likely get to hear all of your favorites!

Tickets are now on sale for just $45 – must be a flashback!

Featuring: Frankly Scarlet • Lefty Williams • String ‘n Bones • GR8FLDUDE’s Token Rhyme • Old Matt Donald’s Band • The Amazing Mongooses • Jon Harris Band (JHB does JGB) • Dark Star Bros • Stranger Company

It’s a buck dancer’s choice for food at 2022 Jerry Day ATL – there will be meals, snacks, soft drinks and adult beverages served at Stationside and we expect some food truck vendors may be Truckin’ into the parking lot.

3:00 PM – Old Matt Donald’s Farm
4:00 PM – The Amazing Mongooses
5:00 PM – GR8FLDUDE’s Token Rhyme
6:00 PM – Jon Harris Band plays JGB
7:00 PM – Lefty Williams Band
8:00 PM – String ‘n Bones
9:00 PM – Frankly Scarlet
10:00 PM – Stranger Company
11:00 PM – Dark Star Brothers

A portion of proceeds will benefit Grace Note Foundation For Music Education, an all volunteer not-for-profit organization funded through partnerships with the music industry, community organizations, and private donations.

Produced by GR8FLDUDE and T-Dawg Presents. Poster art by Andy Estes.

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TDawg Presents June Performances

5 Jun

We’ve got some great shows lined up this month, including the Weekend Wind Down Concert Series, Blanket Concert Series and The Atlanta Botanical Garden! Please see below for more information!

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Cocktails in Wonderland, Atlanta Botanical Garden each Thursday, 5-8:30, music is included in admission and members get in free!

June 5 ~ Grant Green Jr. & Gaurav Malhotra

June 12 ~ Playback Trio

June 19 ~ A Couple Cellos

June 26 ~ Alex Richard Commins & Todd Prusin

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Weekend Wind Down Concert Series in City of Avondale Estates at the Town Green, 49 N. Avondale Rd.

Sunday, June 8 ~ The Jesse Williams Band, 7-9 PM, FREE

Singer/songwriter/guitarist, Jesse Williams, is a mountain mama with roots grounded in Blues & Soul. Hailing from North Georgia with the deep belief that it’s best savored when simmered. 


Her melody medicine is an invitation of sultry vocals and earthy lyrics that explore Life’s many winding paths. These serenades are supported with guitar grooves and rhythms that play within the feeling of the Music. Honoring and offering the raw essence of Spirit as it moves listeners within.

Most recently, Jesse won the Eddie’s Attic 55th Bi-Annual Songwriter Shootout in November 2024. Joining the list of winners that include Jennifer Nettles & Cory Jones, John Mayer & Clay Cook, Tyler Childers, and more.

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The Blanket Concert Series, Smyrna, GA

Thursday, June 19 ~ Rita Graham (full band), 8-10 PM @ Village Green (Juneteenth Celebration), FREE

Come celebrate Juneteenth! Former Ray Charles Raelette, Rita Graham and her Trio present an evening of Classic Jazz, Blues and Soul favorites. From Ballads to Barrehouse Blues, Rita’s memorable vocals have thrilled audiences, worldwide, for decades. As she tells the crowd, “Get ready for something old, something new, songs I borrowed and a touch of the Blues.”

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TDawg Presents Happenings!

7 May

Saturday May 10: Donna the Buffalo w/ special guest Tire Fire Acoustic Trio @ Music On Main Street, Lilburn

Tickets: $35 Click Here to purchase!

Time: Doors 6PM, Showtime 7PM

TDawg Presents, Music On Main Street & Grace Note Foundation are excited to announce the return of Donna the Buffalo to the outdoor stage! Two years ago, they took the stage and wow was it a night to remember. DtB brings blends of roots, folk-rock, reggae, rock, Cajun, zydeco, and folk for a show that is as much a party as it is a concert. History runs deep with TDawg Presents, dating all the way back to Oct 10, 1998 and the 1st Annual Harvest Fest in Fairburn, GA. It’s great to have them back in a wonderful outdoor setting.

Tire Fire Trio brings Appalachian Tire Burning Bluegrass Fusion from the South-East and is a perfect compliment to the rockin’ roots music of DtB!

Proceeds to benefit the Grace Note Foundation, which provides scholarships for band camp and music lessons at MOMS as well as financial aid to musicians in need, primarily for medical purposes.

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Weekend Wind Down Concert Series, City of Avondale Estates Town Green

Sunday, May 18 ~ Tire Fire, 6-8 PM, FREE

An electric Thunderclap of burning bluegrass sound, witnessing a Tire Fire performance is like grabbing onto a live wire of musical energy. Featuring fast paced, psychedelic use of acoustic instrumentation alongside Americana and Newgrass songwriting, Tire Fire will take you on a journey from the foothills of the Appalachian’s to the heights of your imagination.
When describing Tire Fire, Fans liken the sound to:
Billy Strings, Bella Fleck and the Flecktones, Medeski Martin and Wood, String Cheese Incident, Infamous Stringdusters.

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Blanket Concert Series, Smyrna

Saturday, May 31 ~ Yes Ma’am Family Band, 6:30-8:30 PM @ The Reed House (3080 Atlanta Rd SE), FREE!

An epic Georgia music collaboration featuring Diane Durrett, Caroline Aiken, Liz Melendez & Donna Hopkins – connections that span some of the most prolific years in Georgia music history, these veterans of the Peach State music world have shared stages as well as long-time friendships, respect, and mutual admiration. 

​Now, they are bringing this music family vibe to the Yes, MA’AM Family Band. With harmonies to live for; guitar mastery that runs the full gamut of aching subtlety, acoustic intensity, and soulful electricity; and commanding piano that passionately rouses the senses, YMFB is truly a musical group like no other.

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Holiday Hootenanny 13 is just 9 days away!

13 Dec

We’re just 9 days out from what promises to be an absolutely smokin’ Holiday Hootenanny 13 raising funds and awareness for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity! I’ve spent the week putting the show together, and let’s just say we’re gonna be very JAM HAPPY! 👽🎶  The musicians are pumped, and there promise to be quite a few collaborations you might not see again. Below are ticket ino and the schedule, expect Brandon “Taz” Niederauer to be all over the map. Please continue to spread the word, please feel free to share this note or the attached poster.

Tickets: GA $35 ADV/$50 Door ~ RES $45 ADV/$60 Door. Variety Playhouse box office open M-F 2-6 PM and on show nights if you want to avoid the fee. 

Online purchase: Holiday Hootenanny 13 tickets in Atlanta at Variety Playhouse on Sun, Dec 22, 2024 – 7:00PM

Schedule:

Doors: 6PM

Set 1: 7-8 PM ~ Jeff Sipe Trio w/ special guests

Set 2: 8:20-9:35 PM ~ Jim Lauderdale (Bluegrass & Electric) w/ special guests

**9:55-10:05 PM** ~ The Count/Rico Drums Tribute

Set 3: 10:10-11:40 PM ~ Grant Green Jr., Jess Goggans, Rev. Jeff Mosier, ZAMBI!

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I know I’ve posted this video before, but it sure was a special set by Col. Bruce Hampton, and also his final full set at the Holiday Hootenanny. From the 5th Annual Holiday Hootenanny at Terminal West. Enjoy!

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Celebrate Music at Holiday Hootenanny 13: Lineup, Tickets & Sponsor Annoucements!

4 Dec

We are 2 1/2 weeks out from Holiday Hootenanny 13! If you’ve not made your plans yet, now is your time! This show is a true labor of love by all involved and all about the music community, and the vibe of the show reflects that love. We ALL feel like this show is our own holiday party, celebrating everyone! Get your Tickets now! Info directly below. There will be more information about each set coming out soon. Please see an updated schedule below.

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Schedule (subject to change):

6 PM: Doors open
Set 1: 7-8 PM ~ Jeff Sipe Trio w/ special guests
Set 2: 8:20-9:35 PM ~ Jim Lauderdale (Bluegrass & Electric)
9:55-10:05 PM ~ Count/Rico Drums Tribute
Set 3: 10:10-11:40 PM ~ Zambi Jam, led by Rev. Jeff Mosier w/ Brandon “Taz” Niederauer and special guests

Tickets: General Admission ~ $35 ADV/$50 Door, Reserved $45 ADV/$60 Door Click Here! Tickets can be purchased either online or in person at the Variety Playhouse box office (M-F 2-6 PM, during all show hours) and other Zero Mile venues, including The Eastern, Terminal West & The Georgia Theatre.

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We are thrilled to welcome back longtime sponsors Springer Mountain Farms & Tito’s Vodka to the Holiday Hootenanny 13 family! Their support over the years has been unwavering and an essential part of the success of the Holiday Hootenanny. There will be Tito’s drink specials and Springer Mountain Farms coupons come the night of the Hootenanny!

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Lineup:

Brandon “Taz” Niederauer

Jim Lauderdale

Jeff Sipe Trio

Rev. Jeff Mosier

Jess Goggans

Grant Green Jr.

Joe Craven

Rita Graham

Zebulon Bowles

Gaurav Malhotra

Richie Jones

Kathie Holmes

Bryan Lopes

Daniel Wytanis

Paul Garrett

Matt Williams

Jared Womac,

Spencer Pope

Bill Fleming

Wildman Steve

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Holiday Hootenanny 13 @ Variety Playhouse, Sunday December 22!

13 Nov

Tickets: General Admission ~ $35 ADV/$50 Door, Reserved $45 ADV/$60 Door Click Here! Tickets can be purchased either online or in person at the Variety Playhouse box office (M-F 2-6 PM, during all show hours)

Doors @ 6 PM/Showtime 7 PM

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Lineup:

Brandon “Taz” Niederauer

Jim Lauderdale

Jeff Sipe Trio

Rev. Jeff Mosier

Jess Goggans

Grant Green Jr.

Joe Craven

Rita Graham

Zebulon Bowles

Gaurav Malhotra

Richie Jones

Kathie Holmes

Bryan Lopes

Daniel Wytanis

Paul Garrett

Matt Williams

Jared Womac,

Spencer Pope

Bill Fleming

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The Tillers & The Montvales @ Red Light Cafe This Friday, Oct 25, 8 PM Showtime

23 Oct

Doors 7PM, Showtime 8PM

Click Here for tickets $20 ADV/$25 Door

TDawg Presents is excited to bring you some exciting fresh old-time music by the The Tillers and The Montvales, both from Cincinatti!

The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string band style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and across the sea. Four studio albums and one live record have won them praise as modern folk storytellers of the national soundscape. Self-described “retired” punk rockers, that punk influence gave their sound a distinctive bite, setting them apart from most other folk acts, creating a hard-driving percussive strum and stomp. Their sound has proven to be an appropriate fit with a wide range of musical styles- traditional folk, bluegrass, jazz, punk rock and anything else they might run into. They have shared the stage with a broad swath of national touring acts, ranging from renowned folk legends such as Doc Watson, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Guy Clark, Country Joe McDonald, Jerry Douglas, Iris Dement, Pokey LaFarge, The Hackensaw Boys and The Carolina Chocolate Drops to rambunctious rock daredevils like the Legendary Shack Shakers.

Songwriter duo The Montvales honed their skills in Knoxville, TN, performing on the air for WDVX and the old-time music community in town, before relocating to Cincinatti. Their sound careens recklessly across the whole folk-country spectrum, showcasing The Montvales’ distinctive harmonies and building a sonic world just expansive and surprising enough to hold the wide-eyed existentialism of the stories and questions raised by the lyrics.

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