The Star Community Bar

437 Moreland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA | starbaratlanta.com Along the hippy and trendy Moreland Avenue is a bar which is home to inked men, bikers, true blue heavy metal rockers and suckers for an ice cold PBR – The Star Community Bar. It is hell right on the heart of Little Five Points and this place is not for the faint hearted not for those who are looking for a teeny bopper wholesome time. Not to say that obscene things happen in this place, but this place is rowdy, literally smoking, noisily loud and full of people – colored, in jackets or metal gear – who got a real hankering not only for PBR but for a rocking good time. It features live performances from metal bands and even from DJs which give the bar a sense of variety in terms of the music it feeds its people – from heavy metal rock to funky disco. But the Star is more known for its local rock performers such as the Ghostriders Car Club, The Psycho Devilles, Hillbilly Casino, The Atomic Rockets and Three Blue Teardrops, to name a few. They have different things going on for each day of the week. Mondays is 15 Minute Karaoke night with amateur comedians gracing the stage, admission is free. Its Funk Disco Party every Tuesdays while DJ Boss Jonesy regularly hosts Wednesday’s Lloyd’s Rocksteady Revue special, admission is free before 9 PM. Thursdays to Saturdays feature non-regular specials with admissions to some of these events being free. The Star also boasts of having an extensive Elvis collection for fanatics, kind of like a shrine for the king of rock and roll. Aside from the various memorabilia and vintage photos, it also features a kneeler, where fanatics can pay their respects to the music icon and a Presley jukebox, featuring nonetheless, all of his tracks from throughout his career. Although many previous guests enjoyed their time at the Star, they all found the pricey cover charge – $5...

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