http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live Coverage and comments from the concerts and expo. en-us qmcelroy@ajc.com 2005-06-13T02:12:09-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/13/one_label_trade.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live High-minded: The most intriguing booth on the outskirts of the runways was Uppity Negro’s. Its eye-catching offerings stood as a stark alternative to jerseys bearing the names of standout athletes. Instead, sporty tops had the names of historic radicals like... 11958@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Fashion 2005-06-13T02:12:09-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/13/wares_missing_f.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live Spell check: a new denim brand called EKLECKTIC, dispatched a bunch of e-mails leading up to Vibe’s fest boasting that its booth would take the city by storm. I stopped by twice and never got a glimpse of the label’s... 11957@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Fashion 2005-06-13T01:49:13-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/13/locallabel_sho.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live A group of eight Atlanta-based labels and boutiques contributed to the runway shows staged hourly on Sunday afternoon. I’d list them all, but the correct spelling of the first one escapes me. Regardless, the ones I saw were plagued by... 11956@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Fashion 2005-06-13T01:38:48-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/13/industry_semina.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live 11955@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Music 2005-06-13T01:21:44-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/13/vacant_booths_a.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live Strange, but true: You can just as easily get lost in a nearly empty convention hall as you can a full one. Most of the curtained-off lounges sponsored by radio stations and food chains and cable networks were vacant. If... 11954@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Fashion 2005-06-13T01:12:30-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/13/low_turnout_at.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live The Vibe fest’s fashion expo was tucked deep in the bowels of the Georgia World Congress Center, but waves of people somehow found their way there. I’m just guessing that the rain outside dictated the flow. On Sunday afternoon, the... 11953@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Fashion 2005-06-13T00:56:56-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/13/fashion_in_one.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live Here’s the best word to describe the pulse at the Vibe fest’s fashion arenas: erratic.... 11952@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Fashion 2005-06-13T00:48:17-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/12/lauryn_hill.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live What many expected to be the highlight of the Vibe MusicFest concerts ended up being a big “Huh?!” “What?!” “Did that really happen?!” Reclusive hip-hop superstar Lauryn Hill reappeared Saturday — actually Sunday morning — in Atlanta and put on... 11910@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Music 2005-06-12T02:37:13-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/12/big_boi.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live Five hours into the last night of Vibe concerts, during the second-to-the-last performance, the festival transitioned from artists doing records to artists doing shows. Or at least that’s how Sony executive Kawan ” K.P.” Prather described it. Backed by a... 11907@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Music 2005-06-12T00:09:29-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/11/_finally_an_act.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live Finally an act that knew how to fill its minutes. Atlanta rapper-actor Ludacris surged through a 16-song set that included tracks from his hit record (“Southern Hospitality”) and his featured verse in a hit record (Ciara’s “Oh”). And when he... 11905@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Music 2005-06-11T23:10:14-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/11/faith_evans.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live “If you’re just getting here,â€? BET co-host Free said almost two hours after the start time on the Vibe MusicFest ticket, “you’re late.â€? Never mind how untimely the first annual event at the Georgia Dome was itself on Saturday night.... 11904@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Music 2005-06-11T23:00:12-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/11/ti.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live 11901@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Music 2005-06-11T21:42:13-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/11/kanye_and_frien.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live Local Kanye West fans should recall that the rapper-producer has been here a lot lately. There was his EarthLink Live gig, his performance at Centennial Olympic Park and his show at Philips Arena opening for Usher. But Friday night’s closing... 11884@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Music 2005-06-11T00:25:02-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/10/legend_shows_he.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live Some thoughts on John Legend after seeing his Friday night Vibe performance: Don’t think of him as a male Alicia Keys; think of him as a younger, hipper Harry Connick, Jr. He’s a good pianist, a strong singer and a... 11880@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ Music 2005-06-10T23:19:56-05:00 http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/entries/2005/06/10/crowd_slow_to_g.html?cxntfid=blogs_vibe_live The first Vibe MusicFest started out looking like a potential disaster Friday night. When the scheduled 6 p.m. start time rolled around, the Georgia Dome felt like an empty airplane hangar. Host Doug E. Fresh acknowledged as much from the... 11876@http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/vibe/ News 2005-06-10T22:33:27-05:00