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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Classic Chastain acts announced
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Indigo Girls. Photo: Jeremy Cowart.
Summer schedules are beginning to firm up as another big concert series reveals its first round of shows.
The 35th year of Classic Chastain at Chastain Park Amphitheatre will being June 14, but the performers for that date aren’t set just yet. Emmylou Harris, Al Green, Boyz II Men, Jill Scott, Indigo Girls, Kenny G and Crosby, Stills & Nash are just a few of the acts in the initial announcement.
The first date with a line-up is the June 21 “Tribute to Nat King Cole,” which will feature George Benson and Atlanta resident Earl Klugh with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Subscription packages will be on sale beginning Friday, March 21, including Wednesday series (8 concerts), Friday series (7 concerts), Saturday series (8 concerts), the Tanner series (3 concerts/no tables, coolers or carry-ins), and Take 5 (choose 5 concerts in the terrace or lawn).
Single tickets go on sale May 12 to the general public. Both subscription packages and single tickets are available through the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Season Ticket Office (1280 Peachtree St.), at (404) 733-4800 and At the Classic Chastain Web site.
Many dates are still to be announced (TBD) and the dates with an asterisk (*) are no tables-coolers-or-carry-ins shows.
June 14 — Delta Classic Chastain Opening Night - TBD
June 18 — TBD
June 20 — TBD
June 21 — George Benson with special guest Earl Klugh and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: A Special Tribute to Nat King Cole
June 25 — Kenny G
June 27 — Emmylou Harris
June 28 — Edwin McCain with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
July 2 — Boz Scaggs with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
July 9 — Soul Asylum and Gin Blossoms*
July 11 — TBD
July 12 — The Temptations and The Four Tops
July 16 — Michael McDonald and Al Green
July 18 — TBD
July 19 — Corey Smith*
July 25 — Boyz II Men and Morris Day & The Time
July 30 — Jill Scott
Aug. 1 — Hootie and the Blowfish - ‘Homegrown Tour 2008’
Aug. 2 — Crosby, Stills & Nash
Aug. 6 — TBD
Aug. 8 — Hippiefest featuring Eric Burdon & The Animals, Jack Bruce of Cream, The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Melanie, Badfinger featuring Joey Molland, Jonathan Edwards
Aug. 9 — Gipsy Kings
Aug.13 — Beach Boys with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Aug. 22 — G. Love & Special Sauce*
Aug. 23 — TBD
Aug. 27 — TBD
Aug. 29 — The Regeneration Tour: The Human League, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, A Flock of Seagulls, Naked Eyes
Sept. 13 — Indigo Girls
For more shows on sale this week, see Hot Tickets.
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SoCo Music Experience Returns
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Queens of the Stone Age. Photo: Jason Odell
The folks who craft Southern Comfort will also bring us another free concert this spring. The SoCo Music Experience returns for its third year at Centennial Olympic Park on May 17, and like the title sponsor, the event is for those age 21 and over.
Headlining the 2008 version is rock beast Queens of the Stone Age, with support from Ghostland Observatory, Supersuckers, Ryan Shaw and Bang Camaro.
Previous Atlanta editions of the festival have featured the Flaming Lips, The Roots, Son Volt, De La Soul, Sick Puppies, Cypress Hill, Mickey Avalon and Galactic.
Atlanta is one of six cities that will host the SoCo Music Experience this year, with Denver and New York being added for the first time. For more info and updates, check the event’s site..
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Gov. Perdue, meet DJ Toomp. DJ Toomp, the Governor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Where’s the last place you’d expect to hear Atlanta rapper-actor T.I.’s “What You Know”?
We’ll wait a second — because it’ll probably take days to come up with this answer: Wednesday night in the basement of the governor’s mansion, as state senators and high-powered attorneys partook of muscadine spritzers and green curry mussels, T.I., the convicted felon currently on house arrest for allegedly purchasing machine guns, was rhyming out of the speakers at the home of Gov. Sonny Perdue.
Then again, he did invite Georgia’s numerous Grammy nominees and winners over for spritzers, shrimp cocktail, lobster bisque shooters and the like — and T.I. is a two-time Grammy winner.
“It’s a great evening to not only recognize the creativity but also the economic impetus that the music industry and the creative industry in Atlanta and throughout Georgia contribute to the state,” Perdue said. “And you know, music has the ability to bring us all together and that’s exactly what it’s done tonight.”
Among the governor’s guests were fellow lawmakers (State Sen. Jeff Mullins); power attorneys (Joel Katz); at least one Georgia Music Hall of Fame honoree (Dr. Bobbie Bailey); a lone former Falcon/recording studio owner (Bob Whitfield); and of course, numerous Grammy winners (Earl Klugh, Freddy Cole, Q of 112, DJ Toomp-pictured above), nominees (Karen Peck and New River) and fellow artists (Diana DeGarmo) who couldn’t pass on a tour of the people’s mansion. Or perhaps, pecan phyllo cups.
And once you’ve looked, give us your thoughts on the scene. There’s bonus points if you can guess what Gov. Perdue said was on his iPod. (Look for the answer soon, probably, in Peach Buzz).
