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Best Bets 10.12 – 10.25
ADD YOUR EVENT There are two ways to add your events to our online and print calendars. Submit your info to www.theGAVoice.com or e-mail details to [email protected] Monday, Oct. 15 Catch the Atlanta premiere of “8,” a staged reading of the play based on transcripts of the California court hearing seeking to overturn Proposition 8, which ended gay marriage in the state. A discussion on the fight for marriage equality follows; benefits Georgia Equality, Stonewall Bar Association and the American Foundation for Equal Rights. 7:30 p.m. at 14th Street Playhouse, 173 14th St., Atlanta, GA 30309, www.14thstplayhouse.org… >>
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Teddy Riley reunites with BLACKstreet at Atlanta show
Teddy Riley (in baseball cap) and BLACKstreet are working on a new album. Photo credit: James Pray/Supreme Team Photography It was New Jack Swing time last night at “ATL Live on the Park,” the monthly concert series/showcase held at Park Tavern. While the event is known to spotlight big names while also giving upstarts a platform, the August edition was a special gathering that honored Teddy Riley , the King of New Jack Swing, who performed a solo set and was later joined by his group mates in BLACKstreet . But before Riley, clad in a dark blazer and… >>
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Artistic visions: Meet three diverse Atlanta LGBT artists
When she was a child, Nikita Gale dreamed of becoming a paleontologist. But as she got older, she realized the field could trap her into a small corner of study, and she wanted much more room to explore. So Gale packed her bags and moved from Georgia to Connecticut to attend Yale University (the “gay Ivy” with the motto “one in four, maybe more”) where she earned a BA in Anthropology (Archaeological Studies). Now, Gale identifies as a conceptual artist who uses photography, text and other imagery to express herself and the world around her. She is one of myriad… >>
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Aretha Franklin Thrills The Sold Out Fox Theatre Monday Night
Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul, performs “Higher and Higher” for a sold out crowd Monday night at the Fox Theatre. Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Detroit on March 25, 1942. Although known as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Aretha atop its “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” list,as well as the ninth greatest artist of all time. She has won 18 competitive Grammys and two honorary Grammys. She has 20 No.1 singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and two No.1 hits on the Billboard… >>
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Georgia artists score big among Dove nominations
Laura Story is up for five Dove Awards. Laura Story is having a kudos-filled month. Slightly more than a week after nabbing her first Grammy Award for best contemporary Christian music song for “Blessings,” Story, a worship leader at Perimeter Church in Johns Creek, scored five nominations for this year’s Dove Awards – Christian music’s most treasured acknowledgement. The nominees for the 43rd annual ceremony, to be held for the second year in Atlanta on April 19 at the Fox Theatre, were revealed Wednesday morning across the street from the venue in the Georgian Terrace hotel. A trio of… >>
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Madonna includes Atlanta date on world tour
You knew that Madonna’s Super Bowl performance had to be about more than just forward-promoting a new album. Turns out the hype generated by her dazzling production is well-timed. The queen is launching a new world tour May 29 in Israel and will head to the U.S. in late April. Atlanta is near the end of the 26-city trip with a show scheduled for Nov. 17 at Philips Arena. Ticket prices haven’t been announced yet, but the Atlanta date is on sale March 5. Tickets for the first American concert – Aug. 28 in Philadelphia – will be available Feb. 13. The… >>
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Hot tickets: Jan. 31
Colorado quartet the Fray comes to the Tabernacle April 25, touring behind third and latest album, “Scars and Stories,” which was produced by Atlanta’s Brendan O’Brien. Photo: Danny Clinch ON SALE NOW Idle Warship: Talib Kweli and Res. 9 p.m. Feb. 16. The Loft . $25; $20 in advance. TA. Chinua Hawk, the Shadowboxers. 8:30 p.m. March 8. Vinyl . $15; $10 in advance. TA. Good Old War, the Belle Brigade, Family of the Year. 8 p.m. March 9. Vinyl . $12; $10 in advance. TA. The Revels, the Black Cadillacs, the Floorwalkers. 8:30 p.m. March 22. Vinyl . $10; $6 in advance. TA. Gardens & Villa. 8:30 p… >>
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Oscar song noms present slim pickings
There is little room for complaint when a song about the struggle to determine if one is mere man or mere Muppet makes the Oscars cut – especially if that song is accompanied on film by the loveable Jim Parsons. But there is plenty of room for grousing about the fact that a mere two tunes landed in the Best Original Song category for this year’s Oscars. The aforementioned “ Man or Muppet ” from “The Muppets” movie is deserving for its sweetly kooky premise alone. Add in some show-tune bravado and we’re sold. And the other nominee, “… >>
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G. Love Brings His Special Musical Sauce To The Sold Out Variety Playhouse
G. Love & Special Sauce performing to a sold out crowd Friday night at the Variety Playhouse. G. Love & Special Sauce is an alternative hip-hop band from Philadelphia. They are known for their unique, “sloppy”, and “laid back” blues sound that encompasses classic R&B. The band features Garrett Dutton, better known as G. Love, Jeffrey Clemens on drums, Mark Boyce on keyboards, and Timo Shanko on bass. AJC photographer Robb Cohen covered the event with his camera . Check back here in the morning for the 16-photo online gallery. What did you think of the show? How did this… >>
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Youngest Billboard artist ever? Blue Ivy Carter
New parents Jay-Z and Beyonce have already helped their daughter score her first record: youngest person to appear on a Billboard chart. Photo: Tony Gutierrez / AP Recorded just hours after her birth, the sounds of the daughter of Jay-Z and Beyoncé heard on her father’s “Glory” have made her the youngest person to appear on a Billboard chart. Jay-Z’s tribute to his new baby, Blue Ivy Carter, “Glory” was recorded and released within 48 hours of the child’s Jan. 7 birth and debuts at No. 74 on the music industry magazine’s R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Some of you might… >>
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