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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Atlanta Botanical Garden Line-Up Announced
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Now you know exactly who you can see this summer in one of the most picturesque venues in the city.
Yes, the 2008 SunTrust Concerts in the Garden series has been announced today.
Blues pioneer Buddy Guy performs May 30. Singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin is June 20. John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties have a date July 11. The author of the classic “Mr. Bojangles,” Jerry Jeff Walker, will surely play it July 18. Americana favorite Lucinda Williams (above) takes the stage July 25. And (somewhat) suddenly you’ll see Scottish pop sensation KT Tunstall Aug. 1.
Anything sound interesting? Have you been to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens before to see a show? If so, how would you rate it as a concert venue?
Discounted tickets ($31.50) go on sale this Friday to Garden members - to become one call Membership services at 404-591-1539 - and May 9 to others. The general public tickets are $35 each at the Atlanta Botanical Garden gift shop, at Ticketmaster online or its retail outlets, as well as by calling 404-249-6400.
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AthFest Artists Announced
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The 17-piece rock ensemble Dark Meat , pop act Modern Skirts (pictured above) and reggae’s Dubconscious will headline Verizon Wireless’s AthFest 2008, June 18-22 in downtown Athens, Georgia.
Other acts on the bill of 150-plus include Elf Power, Twin Tigers, Cinemechanica, We Vs. the Shark, Centro-matic, A. Armada, Pegasus XL, Contraband, Venice Is Sinking, Velveteen Pink, Folklore, Don Chambers + GOAT, Bloodkin and Ken Will Morton.
What do you think of the line-up? Heard any of these acts perform before, or plan to? And with Athens pioneers REM and the B-52’s both coming back to their home base this year to record, is it feeling like a resurgence of the Athens music scene?
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Khia’s Gone, But An Atlantan Could Still Be Miss Rap Supreme
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Less than five minutes into the second episode of Ego Trip’s “Miss Rap Supreme”, Atlanta rapper Khia was disqualified.
It seems that the freestyle rhyme she was charged with coming up with off the top of her head, and recited in the debut of the VH1 reality show last week - “R-E-S-P-E/Respect me” - was actually recorded, and appeared on her 2006 sophomore CD “Gangstress”.
So Khia (above) was kicked out of the Fembassy, and Atlantan Ms Cherry goes on to compete for the crown and $100,000.
No problem — Khia contended earlier today on Hot-107.9’s “A Team Morning Show”. “It was all promotion,” she said. “Everybody knows I’m already Miss Rap Supreme…It worked out for me.”
And you know, she kind of has a point: After all, six years after her lone hit, people are talking about Khia again. She claimed on the radio that ringtone sales have lept for “Respect Me”. And when you think about it - would Khia really be on the same channel as artists on the level of a Madonna or John Mayer if she hadn’t done this? Not to mention all of this attention comes just before she releases her new CD “Nasti Muzik” in July, on Atlanta’s Big Cat Records.
Doesn’t it look like she used this to her advantage?
Granted, this increase in attention has also made for heightened criticism. Hot-107.9’s Emperor Searcy asked her address talk that she looked like “a hot mess” on the show. (She basically laughed it off). And then, acknowledging the one-hit wonder talk, he asked if she has actually had a record since 2002’s “My Neck, My Back”. And co-host Rashan Ali reminded him of her single with superstar Janet Jackson, “So Excited”.
See the YouTube video below:
