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Gregg Allman, Isley Brothers among New Year's Eve options

ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 12: Gregg Allman performs onstage at One More For The Fans! - Celebrating the Songs & Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd at The Fox Theatre on November 12, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Blackbird Productions) Gregg Allman will hang out at Atlanta Symphony Hall on NYE. Photo: Getty Images/Blackbird Productions
ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 12: Gregg Allman performs onstage at One More For The Fans! - Celebrating the Songs & Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd at The Fox Theatre on November 12, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Blackbird Productions) Gregg Allman will hang out at Atlanta Symphony Hall on NYE. Photo: Getty Images/Blackbird Productions
Melissa Ruggieri
By Melissa Ruggieri
Dec 29, 2014

Still thinking about what to do on New Year’s Eve? Here are some suggestions.

Gregg Allman

With the Allman Brothers now a treasured memory, it’s advised to catch Allman solo whenever possible.

9 p.m. $35.50-$149.50. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.

Affordable Old School Music Fest

The Isley Brothers, Morris Day, Mint Condition, Jeffrey Osborne and Dru Hill will inspire enough booty-shaking to rattle the rafters. Comedian Griff will participate in the show, which aims to “promote social consciousness, positive entertainment and personal fulfillment.”

8 p.m. $29-$129. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000,www.ticketmaster.com.

Billy Dean

The country journeyman will perform during an evening of family-friendly events. Stick around after the show for the dessert and coffee bar, a dance party with classic songs from the ’60s-‘80s and a viewing of Atlanta’s Peach Drop on a big screen.

8 p.m. $35-$40. Mill Town Music Hall, 1031 Alabama Ave., Bremen. 1-877-725-8849,www.ticketalternative.com.

Umphrey’s McGee

The beloved jam band is rounding out 2014 with a five-night residency at the Tabernacle. They’ll be there Dec. 30-Jan. 3, so plan accordingly if you can’t make the New Year’s Eve gig.

8 p.m. $70. The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.livenation.com.

Michelle Malone

One of Atlanta’s musical treasures brings her soulful Americana-blues to Eddie’s Attic for a pair of shows. She’s also back in the studio working on an album that she wants “to sound like we do live.”

7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. (second show with Hannah Thomas). $30 (advance general admission), $35 (at the door general admission) and $150 (reserved table for four). General admission to both shows is $50. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877-725-8849,www.ticketalternative.com.

Railroad Earth

The New Jersey roots-newgrass band will wrap its three-night residency at the Variety with a jam-rocking set.

9 p.m. $50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000,www.ticketmaster.com. 

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