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Melissa Ruggieri
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Legendary producer Quincy Jones talks music industry, hall of fame and Michael Jackson
It’s one thing to be known by a single moniker – Cher, Bono, Adele, Usher. But Quincy Jones is so cool, he only needs a letter – that instantly recognizable Q. The legendary producer/trumpeter/composer/TV and film producer/social activist will forever be associated with Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” and “Thriller” ...
Gwinnett Center switches from Ticketmaster to AXS
When tickets for Muse at The Arena at Gwinnett Center go on sale Friday, concertgoers will direct their dollars not to Ticketmaster, but to a new ticketing website.Starting with the Muse show, the Gwinnett Center, which houses The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Convention Center and Performing Arts Center, will switch ...
Rock meets acoustic for Botanical Garden series
A little rock ‘n’ roll will accompany the acoustic-based performers at this year’s “Concerts in the Garden” series at Atlanta Botanical Garden, including an appearance from Georgia favorites the B-52s on June 28 and a return for recurrent darling Mary Chapin Carpenter, who will play Aug. 9 with pal Shawn ...
Family Force 5: ‘People are shocked they would have this much fun at a Christian show’
When the names of artists in the Atlanta Christian music community are tossed around, you hear plenty about Third Day and Casting Crowns and Chris Tomlin. Not in those conversations as frequently is Family Force 5. Yet the Atlanta rock-funk-crunk-pop band has been captivating audiences – especially young adult ones ...
Photographer of rock royalty
Everything in Martin Frias’ life is big. He’s shot thousands of concert photos and more than 500 album covers and written at least 2,000 articles for Popular 1, the Spanish rock magazine he founded 40 years ago. Even one of his closest friends — Salvador Dali — towers in artistic ...
Live music picks
FRIDAYLeonard CohenThe Canadian singer-poet-musician-writer has released 12 studio albums — the most recent, “Old Ideas,” in January 2012 — and six live albums over his 40-year career. He’s never had a “hit,” but songs such as “Bird on the Wire” (1969) and his treasure, “Hallelujah” (1984), keep introducing him to ...
Live music picks
FRIDAYColt FordHe golfs. He raps. He writes hits for superstars such as Jason Aldean (“Dirt Road Anthem”). And last summer he landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s country and independent artist charts with his fourth album, “Declaration of Independence.” Ford, an Athens native, most recently hit the charts with Jake ...
‘Million Dollar Quartet’ a musical history lesson
The events of Dec. 4, 1956 are no surprise to music fans of a certain generation. That’s the day that Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash all wound up in Sun Studio in Memphis for an impromptu jam session. The gathering was followed by years of ...
‘Flashdance’ brings its story — but maybe not the legwarmers — to the stage
When Tom Hedley first wrote “Flashdance,” it was envisioned as a stage production.Even revered Broadway choreographer Bob Fosse told him it would never work as a movie.“Unfortunately,” Hedley recalls now with a chuckle, “I was very young and had already cashed the check from Paramount (Pictures), so I was stuck!”We ...
Von Grey an ambitious, talented team of siblings
A typical day for the members of Von Grey: School work at home from late morning until 3 p.m. Two hours of rehearsal time as a group, then another couple of hours of individual practice. Wednesdays and Sundays are five-hour rehearsal days. Ambitious, much? The quartet of Johns Creek sisters, ...
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