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Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan pair for a night of Georgia pride
Jason Aldean likes his plaid shirts. Here he is performing at a recent show (not Atlanta). Photo credit: Reid Long It was a combo night of Georgia star-watching and beer-drinkin’ partying. The excitement generated by Jason Aldean selling out two shows at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood for two consecutive shows – a first for Aldean in his skyrocketing career – filtered into the crowd early Friday night. Though Aldean mentioned to the AJC in a recent interview that Lauren Alaina, last year’s “American Idol” runner-up from Rossville, Ga., wasn’t scheduled to continue touring with him this summer… >>
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Donna Summer dies at 63
TMZ is reporting that disco queen Donna Summer has died. Summer performs in Norway in 2009. Photo credit: AP Photo/John McConnico The singer, 63, had been quietly battling cancer. She passed away in Florida. Reports say the sassy, big-voiced singer behind such radio classics as “Last Dance,” “She Works Hard for the Money” and “Hot Stuff” was putting the final touches on a new album. She was named — for the fourth time — as a nominee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, but not chosen for induction. However, her accolades include five Grammy Awards… >>
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Live music picks: May 18-24
One of music’s perennial road warriors, , the Dave Matthews Band, celebrated its 20th anniversary last year by taking its first-ever break from summer touring. But the boys are back on May 22 at Aaron’s Amphitheatre. FRIDAY Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys. The legendary banjo player, 85, brings his “Stanley Style” of picking and old-time bluegrass to an intimate spot. 9 p.m. Friday. $23 (advance), $25 (day of show). The Loft at Center Stage, Atlanta. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan. Jason Aldean, the country boy from Macon, had an unqualified smash with the release of his… >>
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Hot tickets: May 15
ON SALE MAY 18 Nathan Angelo. July 20. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $12 in advance. TA Lusitania / Sun Hotel. June 25. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $10 in advance. TA Special Early Show: Sean McConnell. Aug. 24. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $10 in advance. TA CD Release – The Constellations. June 11. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $15 in advance. TA The Higher Choir. Aug. 4. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $10 in advance. TA Turtle Folk. July 28. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $10 in advance. TA Il Volo. 7:30 p.m . Sept. 14. Fox Theatre $39.50-$79.50. LN Dethklok… >>
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Eddie Owen no longer with Eddie’s Attic
Eddie Owen announced on his Facebook page Monday morning that he was fired over the weekend from the venue that bears his name. The legendary Atlanta venue owner-promoter hasn’t owned the music hall in nearly a decade, but has always remained involved. In December, Owen agreed to a handshake deal with new owners Alex Cooley and Dave Mattingly to manage and book both Eddie’s Attic and Owen’s new venture, Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Theatre in Duluth. On his Facebook posting, originally publicized by Richard Eldredge at Atlanta Magazine Monday morning, Owen simply said, “Won’t be going… >>
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Live music picks: May 11-17
Mississippi’s Paul Thorn is a truly great songwriter, but his latest album is a collection of covers. You’ll probably get some of his terrific takes on the work of other, but he’s sure to play some of his own fine songs when he takes the stage at the Variety Playhouse Friday, May 11. Photo courtesy Conqueroo SATURDAY Paul Thorn A former boxer and the son of a Church of God minister, Thorn has slowly built an audience with his scruffy charm and terrific songs that straddle the boundary between country and rock. He can be laugh-out-loud funny one moment… >>
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Bonnie Raitt candid and casual at Cobb Energy show
Bonnie Raitt reeled off some guitar solos at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival last week. Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP Not many shows start with the artist briefly halting the proceedings because something got stuck in her bra strap, but nothing about Bonnie Raitt has ever been typical. Before she and her crackerjack four-piece band played a note at Wednesday’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre gig, Raitt took a moment to admire the venue – something she did several times throughout the show – and chat with the crowd. It was a refreshingly intimate, barrier-breaking launch that… >>
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Gregg Allman attracts robust crowd at Buckhead book signing
Gregg Allman signs his name to copies of “My Cross to Bear.” Photos: Melissa Ruggieri For his first-ever book tour – promoting his first-ever book – Gregg Allman received a hero’s welcome. Hundreds of people snaked through the bookshelves and corridors at the Barnes & Noble in Buckhead Tuesday afternoon as the ponytailed Allman Brothers legend carefully inscribed the inside page of his recently released memoir, “My Cross to Bear,” for book-bearing fans. The two-and-a-half-hour signing, the first stop on a tour that includes another Atlanta date Tuesday at 7 p.m… >>
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Hot tickets: May 8
Nicki Minaj comes to the Fox Theatre in July. Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 12. Photo: John Minchillo / AP ON SALE MAY 11 Moontower. 8 p.m. July 7. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $10 in advance. TA. Live recording with the Whiskey Gentry. 8 p.m. July 12. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $10 in advance. TA. Live recording with the Whiskey Gentry. 8 p.m. July 13. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $10 in advance. TA. Live recording with the Whiskey Gentry. 8 p.m. July 14. Smith’s Olde Bar – Music Room . $10 in advance. TA. Glen Campbell, Kenny Rogers. 8 p.m. July… >>
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