http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene All about the sounds and the scene en-us smurray@ajc.com 2008-05-13T11:17:53-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/13/dancing_with_atlanta_star_toni.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene 3828803@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-13T11:17:53-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/13/clap_hands_tom_waits_returns_t.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Tom Waits. Photo: Michael O’Brien. The last time Tom Waits came to play Atlanta — in August 2006 — it had been about 30 years since he had performed here. Now, less then two years have passed, and he’s... 3826903@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-13T10:49:18-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/12/monicas_tv_tu.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene 3795103@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-12T11:00:00-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/12/single_and_cheaper_chastain_ti.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene For some Atlantans, it’s not officially summer until they load up the cooler, dust off the candelabra and lug it all up to Chastain Park Ampitheatre for some music under the stars. Well, to those Atlantans, it’s that time... 3793903@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-12T09:09:40-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/09/ushers_latest_atlanta_connecti.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Usher is such a multi-hyphenate at this moment, it’s almost easy to forget we first got to know him as a singer. At last count the Atlanta superstar (above) was a husband, a father, an actor, a restaurateur, a... 3732303@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-09T11:00:00-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/09/baby_d_calls_from_jail.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Last we reported on Atlanta rapper Baby D here, it was about him being in an Ohio jail — without bond — following his arrest for allegedly trafficking cocaine. Well, he’s still there. But at least now he sees... 3731503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-09T09:00:00-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/08/tina_turner_returns_to_the_roa.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Still feisty and fabulous, Tina Turner performs at the Grammy Awards ceremony in February 2008. She’ll return to touring later this year. Photo: Associated Press/Kevork Djansezian. Not even retirement could keep Tina Turner down for long. The vocal powerhouse... 3731203@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-08T17:36:50-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/08/big_names_for_500_songs_for_ki.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Cee-Lo Green celebrates his record label debut of Radiculture Records in Atlanta, Ga. on May 10, 2007. He’s among the headliners for the charity event 500 Songs for Kids. (Mikki K. Harris / AJC staff) The second annual 500... 3716003@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-08T10:37:56-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/08/madonnas_coming_to_atlanta_nov.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene 3709903@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-08T03:00:22-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/07/joey_sommerville_makes_major_m.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Another day, another major record label move on the Atlanta Music Scene. Tuesday Shane Harrison reported here that rap duo Rehab has been resurrected as a quintet by original member Danny Boone; and it has a deal with Universal... 3683703@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-07T09:08:54-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/06/a_second_act_for_rehab.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Rehab’s 2000 release “Southern Discomfort” It’s been nearly 8 years since Georgia duo Rehab released “Southern Discomfort,” a shotgun wedding of rap and redneck that was oodles more fun than most of its hick-hopping brethren. Though “It Don’t Matter”... 3656603@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-06T11:59:57-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/05/kanye_west_lands_in_duluth.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Hip-hop phenom Kanye West finally brought his live show to his Atlanta fans Sunday night, and while his Glow In The Dark tour may feel a little past his latest CD’s expiration date, his concert was something light years... 3618603@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-05T09:33:18-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/02/atlanta_music_scene_offers_haw.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Down 3-2 in the best of 7 series, and coming back tonight to Philips Arena, we figured the Atlanta Hawks would appreciate some hometown tips. And who better to offer some, here, than two Atlanta music notables who actually... 3540703@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-02T08:00:00-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/05/01/a_catch_for_ken_will_morton_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Athens musician Ken Will Morton got some national exposure this week thanks to the Discovery Channel’s gritty adventure/reality series, “Deadliest Catch.” The bluesy “Oh Lord,” from Morton’s latest album “King of Coming Around,” provided part of the soundtrack to... 3541503@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-05-01T12:40:05-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/entries/2008/04/30/atlanta_rapper_baby_d_in_ohio.html?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene Atlanta rapper Baby D released a new CD Tuesday but it’s unlikely he’s celebrating behind bars. Koch Records has confirmed that their artist is today, and has been, in an Ohio jail since March 26, when he was arrested... 3505303@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/MusicScene/ 2008-04-30T09:39:37-05:00