Full Beer List Announced For Winter Beer Carnival!

Sample more than 100 different beers at this year’s Winter Beer Carnival! On Feb. 11 in Atlantic Station,  the festival will feature traditional favorites and premium craft beers, there will also be an assortment of the best winter brews.

For the true beer geek, we invite you to HOPtimize to a VIP ticket  and receive admission into the event one hour early where you will have  exclusive access to sample a premium selection of top rated and hard to find beers. Make sure and buy your tickets early, as this event is SURE TO SELL OUT!

Check out the epic list of beers so far:

Abita Amber
Abita Mardi Gras Bock
Abita strawberry
Abita Turbo Dog
Allagash White
Anchor Steam Brekle’s Brown
Anchor Steam Liberty … Continue Reading

New On Sales at Ticket Alternative!

If you’re struggling to get some last minute holiday presents, why not have a look at our great events? Tickets make a thoughtful, fun present, and we have them by the barrelful! Here’s a few of the events that recently went on sale:

Atlantic Station (Atlanta, GA)
- Winter Beer Carnival (Saturday, February 11, 2012)

The 40 Watt Club (Athens, GA)
- The Head and The Heart (Friday, March 23, 2012)

Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA)
- Youth Lagoon (Thursday, March 22, 2012)

The EARL (Atlanta, GA)
- Mike Cooley (of Drive-By Truckers) (Wednesday, February 22, 2012)
- Mike Cooley (of Drive-By Truckers) (Thursday, February 23, 2012)
- Shearwater (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)
- Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) (Monday, March 5, 2012)
- Bear In Heaven (Friday, April 27, 2012)

Eddie’s Attic (Decatur, GA)
- Abigail Washburn (Friday, January 13, 2012)
- Jack Williams (Sunday, January 22, 2012)
- Eric Taylor (Saturday, January 28, 2012)
- Meika Pauley & Erick Backer (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)
- Drew and Ellie Holcomb (of Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors) (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)
- Michelle Malone, Dede Vogt, and Caroline Aiken (in the round) (Saturday, February 25, 2012)
- Roxie Watson (Saturday, March 3, 2012)

Jannus Live (St. Petersburg, FL)
- Blue October (Saturday, March 24, 2012)

Rock and Roll Hotel (Washington, D.C.)
- The Electric 11s (Saturday, January 21, 2012)
- ScarsOn45 (Friday, February 10, 2012)
- The Wanted (Friday, January 20, 2012)
- The Jealous Sound (Sunday, February 12, 2012)
- The Twilight Sad (Thursday, February 23, 2012)
- Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) (Friday, March 2, 2012)
- Youth Lagoon (Saturday, March 24, 2012)
- Wu-Lyf (Monday, April 23, 2012)

Smith’s Olde Bar (Atlanta, GA)
- The Stooges Brass Band (Tuesday, January 3, 2012)
- Jeffrey Gaines (Sunday, January 15, 2012)
- Black ‘N’ Blue: AC/DC Tribute (Friday, February 3, 2012)
- Head For The Hills [in The Atlanta Room] (Friday, February 3, 2012)
- Mishka (Friday, February 17, 2012)
- Nathan Angelo (Friday, March 16, 2012)
- The Gourds (Thursday, March 22, 2012)
- The Elvis Show (Friday, November 30, 2012)

Black Cat (Washington, D.C.)
- The Chariots (Wednesday, January 11, 2012
- Screen Vinyl Image (Wednesday, January 18, 2012)
- Jucifer (Friday, January 20, 2012)
- Beach Week (Sunday, January 29, 2012)
- Mothertongue Anti-Valentine’s Day Slam (Monday, February 13, 2012)
- Mittenfields (Monday, February 20, 2012)

DC9 (Washington, D.C.)
- Cate Le Bon (Sunday, February 12, 2012)
- Slow Club (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)
- O’Brother (Thursday, February 16, 2012)

The Loft (Atlanta, GA)
- D.R.U.G.S. (Saturday, January 28, 2012)

Red Palace (Washington, D.C.)
- Howlin’ Rain (Friday, February 10, 2012)
- This Will Destroy You (Sunday, February 12, 2012)
- Javelin (Saturday, February 25, 2012)
- Polica (Friday, March 23, 2012)
- Howler (Friday, April 13, 2012)

Revolution Music Room (Little Rock, AR)
- Billy Joe Shaver (Sunday, January 22, 2012)

All tickets are available at www.ticketalternative.com or at our outlets.

More Tickets Opened Up for Vermont Brewers Festival’s Friday Session! – UPDATE: SOLD OUT!

For those who didn’t get a chance to buy tickets to the Vermont Brewers Festival before it sold out earlier this week, you still have a chance to go! We just released a few tickets for the session on Friday, July 15. But get them fast – they’re already flying off the shelves!

UPDATE: These tickets are SOLD OUT again. Hope you got yours!

Today Only: Atlanta Food & Wine Festival’s Friday and Sunday Tasting Tent Tickets $50

It’s Tasty Tuesday! What does that mean? It means that for one day only, Tasting Tent tickets (Friday or Sunday ONLY) for the first Atlanta Food & Wine Festival are only $50! The Tasting Tents & Street Cart Pavilion tickets allow individual access to Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

The Tasting Tents feature a collection of award-winning chefs, leading regional purveyors, a Whole Pig Tent curated by Kevin Gillespie and a Bourbon Tent curated by Julian Van Winkle, all offering guests a culinary journey through the South.

These are not your average tasting tents and street carts! An Atlanta Food & Wine Festival Tasting Tent & Street Cart Pass guarantees you’ll eat, drink and mix and mingle with the best of the culinary South. Star Chefs. Bourbon and Craft Beer. Southern sweets and snacks. Barbecue, Fried Chicken and Crawfish. Wines and spirits from other Southern regions around the globe. The best in Southern street food … and much more. Think of this experience as the ultimate all you can eat and drink Southern buffet.

The Street Cart Pavilion, curated by Dan Latham and Eli Kirshtein, features more than a dozen leading street food trucks from across the region.

Get your tickets now!

The Ultimate Excuse to Enjoy a Beer: National Beer Day 2011

Today we celebrate a great day in American history: National Beer Day. 78 years ago on this day the ban on alcohol sales known as Prohibition was lifted. People waited in lines on April 6 until midnight when they could legally buy beer for the first time in 13 years. Today is a day to honor those men and women who fought hard for our right to enjoy an ice cold beer. Image courtesy of Beer Advocate.

Can you even imagine what a world without beer would be like? None of these upcoming events would have been possible!

The East Nashville Beer Festival
April 9 in Nashville, Tenn.
Takes place at the East Bank Greenway and the festival will play host to 35-40 craft breweries.

SOLD OUT! More info HERE.

Stoudts’ Battle of the Brewery Bands
April 30 in Adamstown, Penn.
Brewery bands compete for the Golden Keg and the charity of their choice with delicious food and drinks by Stoudts Brewery.

American Craft Beer Fest
June 3 and 4 in Boston, Mass.
The East Coast’s largest craft beer festival. The festival features over 100 different breweries and 400 different beers. There are a total of three sessions.

2nd Annual Boulder SourFest
June 11 in Boulder, Colo.
If you enjoy the taste of sour beer then this festival is for you. The second installment of this festival will feature 80 different sours for you to taste.

SOLD OUT! More info HERE.

20th Annual Microfest at Stoudts Brewery
June 11, August 27 and October 15 in Adamstown, Penn.
Three different dates to check out this great annual beer festival put on by Stoudts. Great beer sampling, food and entertainment.

2011 Modern Drummer Festival Provides Diverse Line-Up

The Modern Drummer Festival is regarded as one of the top drumming events in the world. The event brings together world-renowned drummers for clinics, live performances with fellow musicians and other hands-on activities for attendees. The festival will be taking place on May 21 at The Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey.

The 24th installment this year might be the most diverse line-up the festival has ever seen. There will representations of blues, funk, metal, hip-hop and Latin drumming styles. The biggest draw for the event is sure to be Grammy Award-winning drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez. Like previous Modern Drummer Festivals, attendees will be able to participate in “drum circles” outside the auditorium. The festival also coincides with the 35th anniversary for Modern Drummer Magazine.

Win a Pair of VIP Tickets to The Atlanta Winter Wine + Jazz Festival!

We’re excited to announce that we are now selling tickets for the Atlanta Winter Wine + Jazz Festival. Taking place Sunday, February 20 at the Georgia Freight Depot in downtown Atlanta, the festival lets participants experience and learn about great wine with tastings and seminars for VIPs. The experience will be enhanced by some great food, fantastic live jazz tunes, an indoor street market, prizes and more!

The VIP experience will be enhanced with early admission, wine seminars, special door prizes and giveaways.

To celebrate the announcement of this latest event, we have a pair of VIP tickets to give away to one lucky winner. Enter to win the competition by filling out the form below, or buy tickets at the button below for a sure thing.

Steamhouse Lounge Oysterfest Just Announced!

It’s that time of year again! The Steamhouse Lounge in Atlanta’s midtown welcome’s back its famous Oysterfest for another year on February 26 and 27. This year is going to be bigger than ever, with express lines for those who bought their tickets in advance – so buy yours now! And of course there will be the usual buckets of fresh roasted oysters, the restaurant’s legendary lobster bisque, drinks galore and live music from The Best Brothers, The Georgia Satellites and more.

The Auslander Announces Spring Music Fest Shows! UPDATED

The Auslander in Fredericksburg has just announced their lineup for their Spring Music Fest series in March! Here’s the shows we have listed:

Walt Wilkins and The Mystiqueros, Saturday, March 19

Monte Montgomery, Friday, March 11

This show has been canceled.

Joe Ely, Saturday, March 12

Jimmy LaFave, Sunday, March 13

Mike McClure Band, Monday, March 14

Slaid Cleaves, Tuesday, March 15

Max Stalling, Wednesday, March 16

Cory Morrow, Thursday, March 17

Two Tons of Steel, Friday, March 18

So buy your tickets, grab a beer and a meal, and enjoy the show!

The Daily Meal Interviews Atlanta Food & Wine Festival Founders

Fabulous foodie website The Daily Meal had an insightful interview with Atlanta Food & Wine Festival co-founders Dominique Love and Elizabeth Feichter. Here’s a quick snippet:

If forced to choose, what would be the three events to look out for?