AJC logo
  • News
    News
  • Georgia Politics
    Georgia Politics
  • County by County
    County by County
  • Coronavirus
    Coronavirus
  • Things To Do
    Things To Do
  • Life
    Life
  • Sports
    Sports
  • ePaper
    • X

    Atlanta Music Scene

    Atlanta Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke recorded their new EP, "Live From Capricorn Sound Studios" from the famed studio in Macon.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Blackberry Smoke retrace Southern roots with Capricorn Sound Studios...
    Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor in the "clown room" at his Atlanta home. Photo: Susanne Gibboney
    MIC CHECK
    Mic Check: Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor turns to art during pandemic
    Andrew Hyra (left) and Kristian Bush in the '90s days of Billy Pilgrim. Photo: Michael McLaughlin
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Kristian Bush and Andrew Hyra revive Billy Pilgrim with new song, album
    More from Atlanta Music Scene
    Scenes from the 2018 Imagine Music Festival in Atlanta. Photo courtesy of Caren West PR.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Imagine Music Festival cancels for 2020, sets dates for 2021
    Wilco’s tour with Sleater-Kinney has been moved to 2021. Photo: Shervin Lainez
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Wilco, Sleater-Kinney concert moved to 2021 at Chastain
    Billy Joel performs at Shea Stadium Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
    Atlanta Music Scene
    If you’re missing live concerts, some live recordings might ease the...
    Country music singer and television personality Blake Shelton performs prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Avondale, Ariz.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins will play drive-in...
    Grammy- winning duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, also known as the Indigo Girls, will perform an all-dedication livestream concert in July. CONTRIBUTED
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Indigo Girls will perform all-dedication livestream on July 16
    This combination photo shows Notorious B.I.G., who won rap artist and rap single of the year, during the annual Billboard Music Awards in New York on Dec. 6, 1995, left, and singer Whitney Houston at the BET Honors in Washington on Jan. 17, 2009. The pair will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2020 class. (AP Photo)
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame cancels live ceremony; HBO special will honor...
    Avery Sunshine has a new song in honor of those lost during the COVID-19 crisis and is releasing a makeup line later this year. Photo: Dana “BigDANE” Johnson
    MIC CHECK
    Mic Check: Avery Sunshine releases song for those lost during the...
    Chris (left) and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes perform an intimate show as Brothers of a Feather at Terminal West in February 2020.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    The Black Crowes reschedule ‘Moneymaker’ tour for 2021, set new date...
    Lil Baby performs at the sold out Coca Cola Roxy on Sunday, January 19, 2020, on the No Place Like Home Tour. Robb Cohen Photography & Video /RobbsPhotos.com
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Lil Baby tops the Billboard 200 for a record-setting fifth week with...
    Usher had released a new song, "I Cry."
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Usher releases video for powerful new song, ‘I Cry’
    Pittsburgh Rapper Wiz Khalifa performing at the annual Music Midtown Festival at Piedmont Park in Atlanta on Sept. 16, 2017. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media)
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Wiz Khalifa teams with Atlanta fundraising platform for livestream
    Charlie Daniels died on July 6, 2020, at the age of 83. Photo: Erick Anderson
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Charlie Daniels has died at the age of 83
    A partial shot of the crowd at the Atlanta Pop Festival in 1970 in Byron, Ga. Photo: Bill Fibben
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Celebrating 50 years of the second Atlanta International Pop Festival
    The "Hella Mega" tour with Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer will now play Atlanta in 2021. Photo: Warner Bros. Records
    Atlanta Music Scene
    The ‘Hella Mega’ tour with Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer has a at...
    ajc.com
    Atlanta Music Scene
    The Eagles’ 2018 tour will land as ESPN concert special, live album
    FILE - This March 5, 2020 file photo shows John Legend performing at The Alliance for Children's Rights 28th Annual Dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif. John Legend, Gabrielle Union and Ava DuVernay are some of the many black cultural leaders who have signed a letter to fight against racism, promote equal pay and ask industries to disassociate from police. The letter was released Friday, June 19, 2020 by a new organization called the Black Artists for Freedom, which describes itself as a collective of black workers in the culture industries.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    John Legend, Megadeth concerts receive new Atlanta dates for 2021
    Atlanta's Crime Mob and Dem Franchize Boyz will perform at the July 4 Parking Lot Concert. Photos: Contributed
    Atlanta Music Scene
    ‘Parking Lot Concert Series’ will offer Fourth of July A-Town Bash Dem...
    Ringo Starr will celebrate his 80th birthday with an all-star concert online. Photo: Contributed
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Ringo Starr will celebrate his 80th birthday with online concert Paul...
    Charlie Starr fronts Blackberry Smoke as the band opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd at their sold-out, Sept. 1, 2018 concert at Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood. Robb Cohen Photography & Video /RobbsPhotos.com
    MIC CHECK
    Mic Check: Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke is keeping the rock rolling
    The Killers will perform as part of the annual "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" on NBC. Photo: Olivia Bee
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Fourth of July performers: from the Killers to Patti LaBelle to Willie...
    Eddie's Attic is among the Atlanta venues that hasn't set an opening date as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Photo: James Zuraw for Eddie's Attic
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Atlanta music venues can reopen July 1 - but will they?
    Glenn Phillips, veteran Atlanta musician, sits for a portrait at his residence in Brookhaven, Friday, September 6, 2019. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)
    MIC CHECK
    Mic Check: Glenn Phillips reflects on changes and the future
    Atlanta’s Chloe x Halle perform before the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Chloe x Halle score their first Billboard Hot 100 hit with ‘Do It’
    TOOTSIE Original Broadway Company. Santino Fontana and Company. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    ‘Tootsie’ musical rolls to 2021 at Fox Theatre
    Examples of some of the fan interactions on Topeka, a new web service that connects artists with fans online. The company was started by Atlantan Andy Levine. Photo: Contributed
    MUSIC NOTES
    Topeka digital destination platform connects artists with fans for...
    The Dixie Chicks are now known as The Chicks ahead of their new album release, "Gaslighter." Photo: Philippa Price
    Atlanta Music Scene
    The Dixie Chicks change name to The Chicks, release protest video
    CeeLo Green entertained sold out Center Stage Theater on Friday, December 13, 2019 on his Holiday Hits Tour 2019. Robb Cohen Photography & Video /RobbsPhotos.com
    Atlanta Music Scene
    CeeLo Green, Dan Auerbach discuss the authenticity of ‘CeeLo Green is...
    Questlove, shown in November 2019, will be part of the 2020 BET Awards. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
    Atlanta Music Scene
    BET Awards add Questlove, Nas, Quincy Jones to lineup for June 28 show
    The Zac Brown Band rocked SunTrust Park on Saturday, June 30, 2018, on their Down the Rabbit Hole Tour. Robb Cohen Photography & Video /RobbsPhotos.com
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Zac Brown Band will host free concert livestream on July 3
    Atlanta's Yacht Rock Revue put together a tribute to “Our House” during quarantine. Photo: Will Byington Photography
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Yacht Rock Revue reinterprets CSNY’s ‘Our House’ with quarantine video
    Matchbox Twenty will spend the summer of 2021 on the road with a 50-plus date tour. Photo: Randall Slavin
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Matchbox Twenty announces rescheduled concert dates for 2021
    John "JB" Bell, founder and lead singer of Widespread Panic, stands front and center. Photo: Joshua Timmermans
    MIC CHECK
    Mic Check: Widespread Panic frontman John Bell is enjoying the quiet
    Harry Connick Jr. has written a new song to celebrate essential workers.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Harry Connick Jr. will unveil new song in tribute to essential workers...
    Puddles Pity Party is the alter ego of Atlanta singer Mike Geier. Photo: Emily Butler
    MIC CHECK
    Mic Check: Puddles Pity Party - aka the ‘sad clown with the golden -...
    The Shaky Knees Music Festival in 2019 at Central Park.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Shaky Knees Festival cancels for 2020
    Atlanta's Pastor Troy - shown at a Super Bowl event in 2019 - will join the FreakNik anniversary march and rally.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    FreakNik producers celebrating anniversary of festival with march and...
    Musicians Rick Allen, from left, Tommy Lee, Vivian Campbell, Joe Elliott, Bret Michaels, Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Rikki Rokkett (kneeling), C.C. DeVille, Nikki Sixx (kneeling), Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Bobby Dall pose together following a news conference to announce The Stadium Tour 2020 featuring rock bands Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison, at the SiriusXM offices, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Rescheduled dates announced for Motley Crue/Def Leppard, Rod Stewart...
    The Dave Matthews Band has a permanent home on SiriusXM. Photo: Danny Clinch
    Atlanta Music Scene
    The Dave Matthews Band Channel becomes permanent on SiriusXM
    My Chemical Romance's first tour in nine years includes a headlining slot at Music Midtown 2021. Photo: Claire Marie Vogel
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Music Midtown had to be canceled because of coronavirus, but by next...
    Garth Brooks will bring his music to the masses - in cars. Photo Copyright 8 Ten, Inc.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Garth Brooks adds Atlanta viewing of drive-in theater concert
    The crowd gathers to catch Billie Eilish at Music Midtown in September 2019.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Music Midtown will not take place in 2020, returning to Piedmont Park...
    Georgia natives Larkin Poe will release their fifth studio album, "Self Made Man," on June 12. Photo: Bree Marie Fish
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Larkin Poe returns with fiery new album, ‘Self Made Man’
    Kenny Chesney rocked the sold out Mercedes Benz Stadium on his Trip Around The Sun Tour on Saturday night, May 26, 2018. Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion and Brandon Lay were the support acts.Robb Cohen Photography & Video /RobbsPhotos.com
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Kenny Chesney reschedules Atlanta stadium concert for May 2021
    Harrah's Cherokee resort and casino is located in Cherokee, N.C. The venue re-opened to the public on May 28 after months of closure due to the coronavirus. Photo: Contributed by Harrah's Cherokee
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Harrah’s Cherokee has reopened, and the casino is dedicated to safety...
    Harry Styles performed with opener Kacey Musgraves at the Infinite Energy Arena on June 11, 2018. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Eye of Ramsess Media)
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Harry Styles, Alanis Morissette announce rescheduled dates for 2021
    Kristian Bush has a new pack of songs out for summer.
    MIC CHECK
    Mic Check: Kristian Bush is a master at juggling projects
    Alice Cooper is imploring fans to "Don't Give Up" with pandemic-inspired song. Photo: Contributed
    MUSIC NOTES
    Pandemic inspires musical encouragement from Alice Cooper, Rick Dolly...
    In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, John Prine performs at the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. Prine died April 7, 2020, from complications of the coronavirus. He was 73. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
    Atlanta Music Scene
    John Prine tribute concert will feature Brandi Carlile, Bonnie Raitt,...
    Atlanta's Yacht Rock Revue talks about how they've been spending time during coronavirus quarantine. Photo: Will Byington Photography
    MIC CHECK
    Mic Check: Yacht Rock Revue ready to rev up momentum again
    Avery Sunshine wants to help Georgia voters make informed decisions. Photo: Courtesy
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Avery Sunshine will host online #EducateTheVote forum June 5
    © 2020 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Learn about Careers at Cox Enterprises.