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Best pizza
Photo: Phil Skinner, [email protected] Yes, it’s that time again. Let’s talk about pizza. It’s been almost two-and-a-half years since we last asked about pizza in Atlanta, so we definitely need to update this one. It’s said that even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good. But why eat bad pizza when there’s so much good stuff out there? First, we need to know where to find that amazing pizza. That’s where you come in. Whether it’s thin and crispy or thick and chewy, we want to hear about your favorite place for a slice (or a… >>
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Friday Riffs: Your favorite Jackson 5 song could net you a DVD
Come on, admit it, you spent more than a few Saturday mornings back in the day watching “The Jackson 5ive” cartoon series. Maybe you caught it in its original run in the early ‘70s, or maybe you’re from the Michael Jackson-as-solo-star era and watched the show when it was rebroadcast in 1984-85 to capitalize on Michael’s popularity. Well, the entire series, including 46 remastered songs (and yes, “ABC,” “I’ll Be There” and “The Love You Save” are among them) has just been released on Blu-Ray and DVD, and thanks to our friends at Morris + King… >>
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Concerts: Yo La Tengo, Calexico, G. Love, Gary Allan
John Convertino (left) and Joey Burns are the prime movers behind Calexico. The band plays the Buckhead Theatre Friday, Jan. 25. Photo courtesy Anti- Records FRIDAY Yo La Tengo, Calexico Indie-pop darlings Yo La Tengo have had music critics scouring their thesauruses for superlatives since 1986’s debut album, “Ride the Tiger.” The New Jersey-spawned, Velvet Underground-inspired trio continues to record acclaimed albums, including the just-released “Fade,” their 13th. It finds them working with producer John McEntire of Tortoise. Calexico takes its name from a California border town that merges parts of the words California and… >>
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The evolution of Keane: ‘We’re quite a different outfit’
The dashing fellows of Keane. Photos: Alex Lake The last time Keane played Atlanta, there were only three members in the band, they were riding the success of their debut album, “Hopes and Fears” with the songs “Somewhere Only We Know” and “Everybody’s Changing,” and frontman Tom Chaplin was on the brink of entering rehab for drug abuse. That was 2005, when the then-trio performed at Music Midtown and The Tabernacle. Now, as they ready to return to The Tabernacle on Thursday (ticket info below), Keane is a quartet, they’re still touring behind last year’s excellent but mostly-ignored… >>
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Pop-up dining at the Ritz-Carlton; Poppins tea at the St. Regis
Ben Rose Photography Pop! Go the dining spaces at two elegant Buckhead hotels. First, the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead welcomes Valentine’s diners in its Dining Room for a limited engagement Feb. 14-16. While the Dining Room closed some time ago, new executive chef Franck Steigerwald , shown at the left, will serve a four-course dinner the option of paired wines chosen by sommelier Linda Torres Alarcon during the holiday weekend. Click here for a peek at the menu . “Franck Steigerwald is a brilliant chef, and we’ve been considering ways to let our guests enjoy his menus in a restaurant setting, so the pop… >>
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Tickets: George Jones, the Zombies, Miranda Lambert, UK
Country legend George Jones, shown here receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards in February 2012, brings his farewell tour to the Fox Theatre in April. Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 25. Photo: Toby Canham/Getty Images ON SALE NOW Stevens Layne, Crane. 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Vinyl . $10; $8 in advance. TA. Clap For Daylight, Number Exchange, Imagination Head. 9 p.m. Feb. 9. Vinyl . $10; $6 in advance. TA. Courrier, Suite 709. 8 p.m. Feb. 12. Vinyl . $10; $6 in advance. TA. ON SALE JAN. 24 Ben Deignan, J.Kap. 9 p.m. Feb. 2. Vinyl . $10; $8 in advance. TA. ON SALE JAN. 25 The… >>
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NBC plans a reality show about a newspaper? Really?
Let me preface this blog with an apology. It will probably not interest you, dear reader, who is just looking for the latest Kardashian update before dashing into a meeting, in the least. A reality show about reporters? What, couldn’t they create a show about paint drying or grass growing? But journalists find other journalists fascinating, in the way babies stare with unknowing wonder at each other. So this news bulletin first reported on Jim Romenesko’s Facebook page , the virtual water cooler where journalists hang out talking about other journalists, was too great to resist: “NBC Peacock Productions … is… >>
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Ed Sheeran captivates sold-out Tabernacle crowd
Ed Sheeran at last month’s Jingle Jam concert (though he wore the same T-shirt at last night’s Tabernacle show). Photo: Robb D. Cohen / www.RobbsPhotos.com With zero fanfare, Ed Sheeran strolled out onstage. As he plowed into “Give Me Love,” his only accompaniments his acoustic guitar, a looping mic and pedal and a wall of speakers that doubled as projection screens, the British heartthrob was bombarded with a cascade of shrieking usually reserved for the high-cheekboned glamour of One Direction. Yes, the ginger-headed singer-songwriter with the colorful sleeve tattoo, rumpled pants and T-shirt… >>
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George Jones sets Atlanta date for final tour
Getty Images Last summer, George Jones announced he would quit touring at the end of his 2013 road trip. That victory lap, dubbed “The Grand Tour,” will stop at the Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. April 19. Tickets are $42.75 and on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 25. The country music icon, known for his hits “White Lightning,” “He Stopped Loving Her Today” and “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes,” started the 60-date tour last year. Jones remarked at the time he announced the farewell run that, “It is tough to stop doing what I love, but the time has come… >>
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Wait! Come back! ‘American Idol’ Chicago auditions temporary (belated) recap home
Thank you Deirdre for corralling everybody somewhere to comment on the show tonight. If you’d like to continue to do so, do so here while the AJC technicians work on fixing whatever issues are going on over at the new software home where nobody can comment at the moment. >>
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