Crib Notes

In case you don’t understand the relevance of this post, let me explain.

Afterlife … an 18-plus party at Masquerade every Saturday with resident DJs Preston Craig (creator of KissAtlanta.com and Decatur Social Club), Rob Rowe, Captain Crunk and Treasure Fingers. It’s pretty much like a rave minus the Ecstacy. Electro remixes of your favorite songs, old and new. Colorful lights. Kids wildin’ out.

D.R.E.S. … holds it down as the ambassador of underground hip-hop in Atlanta. In the CL Best of Atlanta 2002 issue, he was said to have the “rockingest esophagus in town.” He produces and hosts Mic Club, an MC/producer battle, on Tuesdays at Apache Cafe. Every Friday, he’s on the mic at MJQ’s hip-hop night singing lyrics, shouting out folks, rocking the crowd. Anything that has to do with “real” hip-hop in the city, D.R.E.S. is a part of.

I’m always down for a clash of cultures, and this should be a good one.

Here’s a taste of both:

Afterlife

D.R.E.S.

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The annual benefit for the H.E.R.O. (Hearts Everywhere Reaching Out) for Children organization, dedicated to helping youngsters with AIDS, features ED ROLAND — Mr. Collective Soul himself — in a rare, acoustic, solo setting. Removed from his group’s arena-rock bluster and pumped-up arrangements, his hooky, melodic songs shine just as brightly, and the intimate setting encourages digging deep into his fertile catalog. Roland has been an Atlanta musical fixture since the band’s 1993 debut, so his “friends” will likely be well-known local artists. The combination is sure to yield a terrific night of music even for non-CS fans. $20-$30. 8 p.m. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 770-377-4976. www.eddiesattic.com.

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Clever, funny, often profane and never boring, singer/songwriter BOB SCHNEIDER is back in town Mon., DEC. 17, with copies of his recent double-live album on Shockorama, Songs Sung and Played at the Same Time on Guitar with People in the Room. The discs, recorded in Austin, Texas, in front of a vocal group of die-hard fans, presents the laid-back entertainer in fine form, playing audience favorites. Be ready for a few selections from his “rock opera,” Fuck All You Motherfuckers. AM shares the bill. $15 plus two cans of food. 8 p.m. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. 404-875-1522. www.smithsoldebar.com.

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Georgia State University’s acclaimed college station Album 88 (WRAS-FM 88.5) caps another year of programming with the musical showcase WRASFEST. Previous editions have featured buzz bands such as the Selmanaires and Deerhunter. The 2007 installment ventures outside of Album 88’s traditional indie-rock pastures for a more eclectic lineup featuring avant-garde soul starlet Janelle Monae, funky-breaks ensemble Cadillac Jones (pictured), experimental punk trio Chopper, rap group Clan Destined and organic-electronic crew Random Rabbit, among others, Fri., DEC. 14. $8. 7 p.m. Eyedrum, 290 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 8. 404-522-0655. www.eyedrum.org.

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CAFÉ TACUBA may be the best indie-pop band you’ve never heard, but that doesn’t keep the Mexican quartet from selling out large theaters around the country and packing them with multicultural audiences. The group’s following includes everyone from Spanish-speaking fans who can recite all the lyrics to English-speaking fans who simply love the music. The key to Café Tacuba’s success is a series of brilliant albums, including 2004’s Cuatro Caminos. A tour for its new album, Sino, lands at the Masquerade Thurs., DEC. 13. $30. 8 p.m. 695 North Ave. 404-577-8178. www.masq.com.

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Though sometimes lumped in with the New Weird America/avant-folk crowd, the CHARALAMBIDES predate that scene by many years. The Austin, Texas, couple began recording in the early ’90s, and issued several albums before gaining national exposure. The duo’s music can be difficult stuff – it experiments with tonal extremes, from chanting to atonal rhythmic guitar. Scottish singer Alasdair Roberts headlines the Thurs., NOV. 29, show. $8. 9 p.m. The Earl, 488 Flat Shoals Road. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com.

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The once narrow genre of “garage rock” expands to include the eclectic music of the ELECTRIC SIX, WILLOWZ and the GOLDEN DOGS playing the Earl Wed., NOV. 21, none of whom sound alike but who all drink from the same grimy retro well. The Electric Six (pictured) mixes funk, punk, glam, angular ’70s dance and skewed soul with their guitars for a concoction that’s even more explosive than it sounds. The West Coast’s Willowz brings psychedelics to its grubby rock, and Canada’s Golden Dogs’ revisionist new-wave power pop is also born out of the era that the Nuggets set so effectively anthologized. $12. 9 p.m. 488 Flat Shoals Road. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com.

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Depending on which side of the Warped Tour ticket aisle you’re on, vocals from Coheed and Cambria’s lead singer Claudio Sanchez — along with the band’s kicky riffs, melodramatic lyrics and even more dramatic storyline — are probably the biggest reasons to wait through the lesser-known acts or arrive earlier for bands that make it truly an all-day event. Opening for C&C on this tour but fully capable of headlining its own, CLUTCH is no such conceptual/nu-rock group, driving home straight-up stompers that you’d expect out of some no-frills guys from Up North. Eight full-length albums in, From Beale Street to Oblivion continues the low-end, gritty rock that’s kept Clutch in the game since ‘91. Look forward to the older stuff, and any side-project tracks they decide to throw into the set. The Fall of Troy also plays. $27. 7:30 p.m. The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. 404-659-9022. www.tabernacleatl.com.

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TOUBAB KREWE

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The Krewe is without a doubt the best polyrhythmic Afro-funk band in North Carolina … well, maybe the ONLY one, but it is amazing. Combining standard instruments with some of the strangest-looking music makers you have ever seen, it manages to hit the groove and keep people moving all night long. $12 advance, 8 p.m. Smith’s Olde Bar. 404-875-1522. www.smithsoldebar.com.

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Canadian twin sisters TEGAN AND SARA occupy a middle ground between punk pop’s overtly emotional and passionate realms and indie rock’s intellectual, passive-aggressive forms. The duo’s new album, The Con, addresses relationships and memories by stacking up acute observations while the two sing together with bravado. It’s the emotional directness, however, that has earned them a huge following, and led to a string of sold-out shows around the country. Geeky New York indie-rap trio Northern State opens the Fri., NOV. 16, show. $25. 8 p.m. Roxy Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road. 404-233-7699. www.ticketmaster.com.

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