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The Music Scene

The Music Scene Archive for May 2013 

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Blog Entries for Monday, May 6

Tuesday Tunes: Spotlight on Lady Antebellum

[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!]  Ever since “Need You Now” swept onto the pop charts in early 2010, Lady Antebellum was no longer considered ...

Chris Kelly's final video hours before death

Supposedly hours before his death last week, Kris Kross performer Chris Kelly was filmed stumbling around his house, attempting to rap the lyrics to a new song that references dead bodies. TMZ has obtained the sad footage, on which Kelly is heard slurring his words and hazily making a reference ...

JT is bringing his suit and tie on the road this fall.

Justin Timberlake to play Atlanta on fall tour

The return of Justin Timberlake part deux arrives this fall when he releases the second part of his “The 20/20 Experience” album on Sept. 30 and then launches an arena tour on Oct. 31 in Montreal. On his first (non-Jay-Z-related) tour in six years, Timberlake will hit several cities in ...

Olly Murs is in the right place at the right time.

Olly Murs ready to conquer America

Last summer, a charming young Brit named Olly Murs achieved a notable feat: He managed to hold the attention of 13,000 hyperventilating One Direction fans at The Arena at Gwinnett Center. Murs, at the time, was basking in the success of his first U.S. hit, the infectious “Heart Skips a ...

The Lumineers opened their festival-closing set with a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who'll Stop the Rain," a nod to the unrelenting downpour during the weekend's Shaky Knees fest.

Lumineers, Drive-By Truckers endure rain at Shaky Knees Music Festival

For a few hours on Sunday, the sun peeked out, the ground didn’t resemble the track at Churchill Downs and Shaky Knees-goers were able to roam Masquerade Music Park/Fourth Ward Park poncho free. That changed at the stroke of 6 p.m., when Dr. Dog ambled onstage to tear through their ...

Blog Entries for Sunday, May 5

Hey, just like Woodstock!

Rain, mud can't stop the music at Shaky Knees festival

Shaky Knees? More like muddy paws or waterlogged sneakers. No, the weather did not provide a courteous welcome to the inaugural Shaky Knees Music Festival. But that didn’t deter several thousand fans (the numbers intensified as evening approached) from trekking down to Fourth Ward Park/Masquerade Music Park for 10 hours ...

Blog Entries for Saturday, May 4

Rain update: Shaky Knees goes on, Ramsey Lewis moves inside

The rain won’t affect the inaugural Shaky Knees Music Festival, which kicked off earlier today at Fourth Ward Park and Masquerade Music Park.  Single day tickets can still be purchased at the gate for $70 and all shows are expected to go on, rain or shine. Here is parking and ...

Blog Entries for Wednesday, May 1

Chris Kelly of Kris Kross performs at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta during the So So Def 20th Anniversary Concert Saturday, Feb, 23, 2013.

Chris Kelly of Kris Kross dies at 34

Chris Kelly, one half of the the rap group Kris Kross, died on Wednesday at the age of 34.   Earlier this year, Kelly participated in the 2oth anniversary celebration concert for So So Def, the record company started by Jermaine Dupri -- on which the group had its success. ...

Willie Nelson played Chastain last summer as well.

Concerts: Gladys Knight. Soundgarden

FRIDAY Gladys Knight The native Atlantan has been seen everywhere from Vegas to “Dancing With the Stars” in recent years, but there will be no place like home when the “Empress of Soul” — and fried chicken mogul — heads to Wolf Creek. The seven-time Grammy Award-winning Knight is in ...

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Dining Guide

AJC Spring Dining Guide 2013

It's here! Check out the 50 restaurants that made the list, and let us know what you think on Twitter with #ajcwheretoeat.

Atlanta weighs in on what should make the AJC Spring Dining Guide 2013

Photos: Atlanta weighs in on #ajcwheretoeat

Instagram and Twitter users sent us photos of their favorite restaurants and dishes in Atlanta. Take a look.

Spring dining guide: The Atlanta 50

Photos: What made the Atlanta 50?

We have mouthwatering photos from each of the 50 spots that were picked for the Spring Dining Guide.