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Brew at the Zoo...and music, too
Zoo Atlanta’s annual suds fest, Brew at the Zoo, takes over the animal park from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday. It’s probably the only place you’ll get the chance to simultaneously sip a beer (or wine) and gaze at a giraffe, but if you require more stimulation, Brew has an array of ...
Tickets: Kelly Rowland, Rascal Flatts, Tracy Morgan
CANCELED Regeneration Tour. Aug. 7. Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater. TM ON SALE NOW Alchemy CD Release with Interstellar, Sleep Dance. 9 p.m. May 25. Vinyl. $10; $5 in advance. TA Have a Heart Benefit. 7 p.m. June 15. The Loft. $40; $30 in advance. TA Bangkok Fight Night. 8 ...
Quincy Jones talks music, legacy and why he likes Ludacris
[I'm on with my rock 'n' roll pal Kaedy Kiely at 97.1 The River every Wednesday at 6:50 and 7:50 a.m. to talk about the latest rock news. Tune in to hear what's up!] It’s one thing to be known by a single moniker – Cher, Bono, Adele, Usher. But Quincy Jones is ...
'80s-themed Regeneration tour cancels dates, including Chastain
Earlier this month, word surfaced on some ‘80s music-themed websites that the Regeneration Tour, featuring Erasure’s Andy Bell, Howard Jones and Information Society, had scaled back to West Coast dates only after The Human League dropped off as headliners. That is now official, as the tour’s Aug. 7 date at ...
Billboard Music Awards a snoozy lip-sync fest
The Billboard Music Awards were aptly summarized by the inimitable Kid Rock about an hour into the show: “Let’s give it up for people lip-syncing to pre-recorded music!” he shouted. That probably led to lots of confused looks in the crowd (“What’s lip-syncing? Isn’t this considered performing in this day ...
Friday Riffs: VJ book conjures memories of MTV
Since I was a child at the time, I don’t know what I was doing up at midnight on Aug. 1, 1981. But I was, and I do remember watching that rocket launch, hearing that iconic guitar riff and knowing, as a music fan even then, that something very, very ...
Concerts: Party in the Park, Darius Rucker
FRIDAY The Avett Brothers The North Carolina indie folk-rockers often get tossed onto the Mumford/Lumineers/Of Monsters and Men bandwagon, but the band actually has been churning out its insightful music for a decade. They performed a rousing set at last year’s Music Midtown and continue to support their fifth album, ...
Ludacris to play Atlanta as part of Bud Light nationwide festival
Count Ludacris among the acts participating in the nationwide Bud Light Music First celebration on Aug. 1. On that date, a Bud-sponsored event dubbed "50/50/1” will have a concert scheduled to take place in every state. Homegrown rapper Luda --seen performing recently at April's NCAA Final Four concerts -- is ...
‘30 Rock’ star Jane Krakowski carries Tony chops to Alliance fundraiser
She’s best known as the happily self-involved Jenna Maroney on the recently deceased sitcom “30 Rock,” but Jane Krakowski is hardly the amusing loon she portrayed for seven seasons. Her career began on TV (“Search for Tomorrow,” 1984), where she became a viable name pre-“30 Rock” (hello, Elaine Vassal on ...
Free tickets to Avett Brothers' sold out show
[Updated 6 p.m.: Congrats to Shannon S. for scoring the pair of Avett Bros. tix for Friday's show. Thanks to all who entered. Hope to do more of these giveaways throughout the busy summer concert season! Cheers, Melissa] Maybe you caught their memorable set at last fall’s Music Midtown. Maybe ...
Tickets: Miranda Lambert, Ludacris, The Cult
ON SALE NOW Real Kind. 7:30 p.m. May 29. The Masquerade. $7. TM. Unifier. 7 p.m. June 15. The Masquerade. $7. TM. Deafheaven, Marriages. 8:30 p.m. June 26. The Earl. $12. TA. Look Alive. 7 p.m. June 29. The Masquerade. $10. TM. Kurt Vile & The Violaters. 9 p.m. Terminal ...
Tuesday Tunes: Spotlight on Amy Grant
In the decade since Amy Grant released her last album of new material, she’s lived, endured and experienced. Her daughter Corrina, with husband Vince Gill, is now a pre-teen. Her son Matthew and other two daughters – Millie and Sarah – are adults. She’s currently caring for her father, Burton, ...
Alabama to bring 40 years of hits to Fox Theatre
Even if you aren’t a country music fan, you’ve heard an Alabama song. “Mountain Music,” “Love in the First Degree,” “Dixieland Delight,” “Touch Me When We’re Dancing” (yes, the same one that the The Carpenters’ hit with) sound familiar? If not, maybe one of their other 30-plus No. 1 hits ...
Rodriguez makes up for lost time at Variety
Nearly blind, folk rock singer Rodriguez had to be led out onto the stage at his Saturday show at the Variety Playhouse by an assistant. It was nearly the only reminder throughout the show of the 70-year-old’s advanced age. A counterculture icon in South Africa for the past couple of ...
King, Mellencamp's 'Ghost Brothers' going on tour
“Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” the southern gothic musical written by Stephen King with music from John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, is going on tour. The show, which debuted at the Alliance Theatre last April, will visit 20 cities, mostly in the Midwest and Southeast, starting Oct. 10 in ...
Friday Riffs: A song for Mother's Day
I don’t know about you, but picking out a Mother’s Day card is probably the most challenging expected task of my year. Most are so sappy and drippy that my Brooklyn-bred mother would burst into hysterics (the laughter kind, not the tears) if I tried to foist one on her. ...
Chris Kelly funeral draws old friends to Atlanta
Several hundred mourners filled the floor level of Jackson Memorial Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday to say goodbye to Chris Kelly. Kelly, who died last week at age 34, was one half of the 1990s group Kris Kross, whose massive hit, "Jump" highlighted a career that included opening for ...
Concerts: Rodriguez, The Breeders
FRIDAY Smashing Pumpkins The band — Billy Corgan, Jeff Schroeder, Mike Byrne and Nicole Fiorentino — released the better-than-expected “Oceania” last fall, and Corgan said a new album is planned for the end of this year. Though he’s the only original Pumpkin left, he remains the band’s centerpiece. Corgan is ...
Talking with Tim McGraw about tour, album and Vegas
The country music industry is often as fickle as its pop counterpart, rapid to anoint new heroes and embrace the trend of the month — and just as quickly abandon both. But Tim McGraw is one of its steadfast champions, a 20-year veteran who is as likely to move a ...
Tickets: Justin Timberlake, Maxwell, Neutral Milk Hotel
ON SALE NOW The Hodags. 8 p.m. May 11. Vinyl. $10; $6 in advance. TA. Jimi Cravity, A’Lex, Nick Hagelin, Vaughn Phoenix and Rantz Davis. 8:30 p.m. May 16. Vinyl. $10; $7 in advance. TA. Rahbi with Mathai, St. Beauty. 9:30 p.m. May 18. Vinyl. $18; $15 in advance. TA. ...
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