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What to do in Atlanta: Music | April 15-22

Snoop Dogg is one of the headliners for the 2015 SweetWater 420 Fest. AUSTIN HUMPHREYS / AMERICAN - STATESMAN
Snoop Dogg is one of the headliners for the 2015 SweetWater 420 Fest. AUSTIN HUMPHREYS / AMERICAN - STATESMAN
April 14, 2015

The Sweetwater 420 Fest is the big event of the weekend, but the concert lineup is jam-packed with music from country to classical.

Young Fathers. 9 p.m. April 15. $13 in advance. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.

Tesla with NoMara and Sledd. 7:30 p.m. April 15. $22.50-$32.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.

Pigs On The Wing. 11:30 p.m. April 17. $10-$15. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
The Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra: “A Night at the Opera.” 7:30 p.m. April 16. Free. Ferst Center for the Arts, 350 Ferst Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu.
Ari Hest, Dana Holmes. 8 p.m. April 16. $18; $14 in advance. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St. Decatur. 404-377-4976, eddiesattic.com.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. 8:30 p.m. April 16. $20; $18 in advance. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.

SweetWater 420 Festival. With Snoop Dogg, 311, the Wailers, Primus, Thievery Corporation, Cage the Elephant, Slightly Stoopid, Moe., Gov't Mule and more. 3-11 p.m. April 17; 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. April 18; 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. April 19. General admission wristbands $42 per day; three-day general admission wristband $75; VIP "Big Fish" wristbands $115 per day; three-day VIP "Big Fish" wristband $265. Children under 10 are free with a wristbanded adult. Anyone 10 and older requires a wristband. All patrons under 17 must be accompanied by an adult 25 or older. Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. W. N.W., Atlanta. www.sweetwater420fest.com. Read our interview with Gov't Mule's Warren Haynes here.

30th Annual Sunbelt Jazz Festival with Ignacio Berroa. 7:30 p.m. April 17. $8-$18. Townsend Center at University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple St., Carrollton. www.townsendcenter.org.
Restless Heart. 8 p.m. April 17. $30-$40. Mill Town Music Hall, 1031 Alabama Ave., Bremen. www.milltownmusichall.com.

Electric Hot Tuna. 8 p.m. April 17. $30-$32.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Stop Light Observations. April 17. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Bryan Adams. 8 p.m. April 17. $19.50-$99.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.

Runaway Gin. April 17. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Five Eight. 9 p.m. April 17. $5. The Star Bar, 437 Moreland Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 157-962-3708, starbar.net.
500 Songs for Kids. Now spread out over five weeks (and four venues), this annual benefit for the Songs for Kids Foundation features local and national musicians perform Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. April 17-18. Pay what you can. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com, www.songsforkidsfoundation.org.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: "Classic Soul." 8 p.m. April 17-18. $25-$65. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: "Symphony Safari." 11 a.m. April 18. $20-$40. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
The Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. 7:30 p.m. April 18. $20-$40. Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. www.stphilipscathedral.org.

Dweezil Zappa Guitar Master Class. 3 p.m. April 18. $75. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Zappa Plays Zappa. 8 p.m. April 18. $37.50-$40. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Sunny Ledford (matinee show). April 18. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

Front Country. 8 p.m. April 18.  $20. Bosch Experience Center at Serenbe, 10640 Serenbe Lane, Chattahoochee Hills. www.chatthillsmusic.com.

Randall Bramblett. 9:30 p.m. April 18. $23; $18 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St. Decatur. 404-377-4976, eddiesattic.com.

Kebbi Williams' 5th Annual Music In The Park. 2-8 p.m. April 19. Free. Ralph David-Abernathy Blvd. S.W., Atlanta. www.musicintheparkatl.org.

Maccabeats. 5 p.m. April 19. $10-$15. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. www.atlantajcc.org.

Atlanta University Center Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert. 5 p.m. April 19. Free. Spelman College's Sisters Chapel, 350 Spelman Lane S.W., Atlanta. www.spelman.edu.

ATL Collective presents Ray Charles' "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music." 5:30 and 8:15 p.m. April 19. $20; $15 in advance. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St. Decatur. 404-377-4976, eddiesattic.com.

Tara Winds Clarinet Choir with Sqwonk Bass Clarinet Duo. 8 p.m. April 19. Free. Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. arts.kennesaw.edu.

Georgia Festival Chorus. 3 p.m. April 19. Free. Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 850 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs. 404-234-3581, tgafc.org.

Bria & Chrissy with Poppy's Field. April 19. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.

The Waterboys. 8 p.m. April 19. $35-$40. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.

Diana Krall. 8 p.m. April 19. $49.50-$125.50. Rescheduled from Dec. 8. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St, Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.

Denny Laine. 8 p.m. April 20. $20 in advance; $40 VIP. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St. Decatur. 404-377-4976, eddiesattic.com.

Sleater-Kinney. 8 p.m. April 21. $30. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.

Breaking Benjamin with Young Guns. 8 p.m. April 22. $36. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.

Darlingside, Bombadil. 8 p.m. April 22. $16; $12 in advance. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St. Decatur. 404-377-4976, eddiesattic.com.
Vieux Farka Touré. 9 p.m. April 22. $18-$20. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.

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