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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Chastain Series On Sale Sunday
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For some it’s when we “spring” the clocks forward — which is this weekend, by the way.
For others it’s the offical start day - March 20.
But for many music-loving Atlantans spring has officially arrived when the Chastain Series line-up is announced, and to the ladies and gentlemen, we have it.
(And tickets for the full series or any combination of two or more show go on sale this Sunday at 10 a.m., at www.chastainseries.com or charge by phone at Chastain Tickets, 404-233-2227 . Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date.)
OK — the acts booked for the Live Nation 2009 Concert Series A at Chastain Park Amphitheatre are:
Daryl Hall & John Oates (pictured above)
April 17
$ 56.50 & $ 54.50 Reserved
$ 41.50 General Admission Lawn
Seal with special guest Peter Cincotti
April 18
$ 61.50 & $ 51.50 Reserved
$ 41.50 General Admission Lawn
Heart with special guest
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
May 24
$ 61.50 & $ 51.50 Reserved
$ 41.50 General Admission Lawn
Zac Brown Band Memorial Day Picnic
May 25
$ 36.00 Reserved & General Admission Lawn
Al Green & Etta James
June 10
$ 66.00 & $ 56.00 Reserved
$ 41.00 General Admission Lawn
The Fray with special guest
Jack’s Mannequin
June 12
$ 66.50 & $ 51.50 Reserved
$ 41.50 General Admission Lawn
Gipsy Kings
June 14
$ 56.50 & $ 51.50 Reserved
$ 41.50 General Admission Lawn
Bad Company & The Doobie Brothers
June 19
$ 83.00 & $ 63.50 Reserved
$ 46.50 General Admission Lawn
John Legend
July 5
$ 77.00 & $ 67.00 Reserved
$ 47.00 General Admission Lawn
Blondie & Pat Benatar with special
guest The Donnas
August 2
$ 56.50 & $ 48.50 Reserved
$ 41.50 General Admission Lawn
Jackson Browne & His Band
August 6
$ 63.50 Reserved
$ 43.50 General Admission Lawn
Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal
August 18
$ 58.75 & 53.75 Reserved
$ 43.75 General Admission Lawn
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Last Day To Vote For Lost Trailers or Zac Brown Band
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
You have from now until 5 p.m. today to go to GACTV.com and vote for the Zac Brown Band (top photo) or The Lost Trailers (second photo) — two Academy of Country Music Awards nominees with Georgia connections in the top new vocal duo or group category — which closes fan voting this afternoon.
The 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will air April 5 on CBS, live from Las Vegas. Atlanta’s own Sugarland is up for top vocal duo and vocal event of the year - with Little Big Town and Jake Owen, for “Life In A Northern Town”. Also in that latter category is Monticello’s Trisha Yearwood, for “Another Try” with Josh Turner. Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and The Lost Trailers are competing against each other in the top vocal group category.
Finally, among the nominees with Georgia ties, Augusta station WKXC-FM is a up for radio station of the year (small market); while Duluth’s own Wild Bill’s has been nominated nightclub of the year.
So who’s your pick between the Zac Brown Band and Lost Trailers? And why?
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Usher Apologizes For Criticizing Chris Brown?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta R&B superstar Usher has issued a statement apologizing for the comments he made toward Chris Brown, which appeared in a video posted by his longtime Atlanta producer Jermaine Dupri.
“The comments made during a recent recording session amongst friends were taken out of context and blown out of proportion,” the statement reads. “I apologize on behalf of myself and my friends if anyone was offended. The intentions were not to pass judgment and we meant no harm. I respect and wish the best for all parties involved.”
The comments from the five-time Grammy winner in what appears to be Dupri’s Atlanta studio were in regards to pictures of Brown (above) that emerged over the weekend, showing him hanging out with friends and riding a jet ski during what reports have called his “reconciliation” weekend in Miami with Rihanna.
(Whom Atlanta singer-songwriter Johnta Austin refers to in the video as “the brand new Ike and Tina of our generation.”)
“I’m a little disappointed,” Usher says in the video, part of Dupri’s “Living the Life” series on YouTube. (This particular clip BELOW features “The Ocean 5,” as Usher, Dupri, Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox and — Tyrone?— refer to themselves).
Usher — who is relatively quiet throughout the clip, as compared to Austin and Cox — says that instead of riding around on a jet ski, Brown should “have a little bit of remorse” for his allegedly violent incident with Rihanna. (Brown was charged with two felonies today for the alleged incident on February 8, when a police detective said a brutal argument between the singers occurred after a pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles).
“After the other photo [of Rihanna’s bruised face posted by TMZ last month]? C’mon, Chris. Have a little bit of remorse, man. The man’s on jet skis? Like, just relaxing in Miami?”
Most of the video, however, shows the guys clowning around in rather loose, and occasionally profane fashion — including insulting a recent photo of singer Christina Milian (above) shot at the Atlanta Hawks/Cleveland Cavaliers game. (See the rest of our gallery from that star-studded game this past weekend).
After you watch it, tell us do you think Usher said anything to apologize for?
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