They Shoot Horses, Don't They? rolled their post-punk circus sound into Atlanta for an intimate show at local rock haven Lenny's Bar Saturday night (Aug. 18). Opening act, local Atlanta favorites the Attractive Eighties Women, fronted by the charismatic, male Phoebe Cates, played a crowd rousing set of hilarious and hard rockin' tunes. Amongst odes to murdering Atlanta's prized baby panda, Mei Lan, and exclaiming the joys of Live Action Role Playing, the band made a nod at the headliners with their song "They Shoot Hipsters, Don't They?" which was more an attack on scene snobbery than a jab at the headlining out-of-towners.

The six-piece army that is They Shoot Horses, Don't They? began their performance with a rhythmic cacophony from their "percussion bag" -- an amalgamation of bike tires, metal scraps, tin foil, kneepads, wood blocks and other unidentifiable noisemakers. While the band claims to have toned down their spectacle, their near-hour show was a sight to behold as they ran through songs from their sophomore, Kill Rock Stars effort Pick Up Sticks including "One Last Final Push" and "Busted Bell." Their clamor-riffic hootenanny may not include animals and freaks, but They Shoot Horses, Don't They? didn't need the tricks of the big top to win back a dwindling crowd.

We asked: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'s moniker is culled from the 1969 Sydney Pollack melodrama of the same name. What film name would you choose for an alter ego?

Name: Mack Williams (Phoebe Cates)
Age: 26
Hometown: Black Shear, GA
Occupation: Animator/frontman of Attractive Eighties Women
"Groundhog Day because it's the funniest comedy film ever made and I like to be funny."

Name: Ashton Walker
Age: 24
Hometown: Lilburn, GA
Occupation: Bassist for Johnny Buffalo and the Mutinous Noise
"Tout Va Bien because we're sellouts and failures and it was [Jean-Luc] Godard's big artistic failure. He fell back on the formula."

Name: Ben Arnold
Age: 32
Hometown: Gypsy
Occupation: Super deluxe "The Holy Mountain."

Name: Zena Tsarfin
Age: 32
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Managing Editor
"Boo Book Kitty Fucks, the character from Clerks II."

Name: Eric Lacombe
Age: 35
Hometown: Wayne, MI
Occupation: Designer at Cartoon Network
"Mary Reilly. I've never seen it, but I go with my first instinct."

Name: Jean Lambert
Age: 25
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Occupation: Real estate
"Jaws. It's my favorite movie and I'm obsessed with Great White sharks."

Name: Darrell Stephenson
Age: 23
Hometown: Red Deer, AB
Occupation: Computer programmer
"Black Cat, White Cat because it has a really awesome soundtrack with one of those mouth harps."

Name: Lucy S. Diamonds
Age: 21
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Occupation: Assistant booking agent
"Half Baked because I'm always half baked."

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? / Photo by Alexi Strish

Trombone player Pietro / Photo by Alexi Strish

Saxophonist Ryan / Photo by Alexi Strish

Bassist Robb / Photo by Alexi Strish

The Vancouver rockers give it 'one last final push' / Photo by Alexi Strish