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by Shannon Hames
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June 07, 2013 00:00 |
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Joan Baez. The name conjures images of a hippie-era folk musician who performed at the legendary Woodstock concert (while pregnant) and dated fellow musician Bob Dylan. Her renditions of songs like “Diamonds & Rust,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and “We Shall Overcome” remain iconic to this day.
But Joan Baez, now 71, is still going strong. She just kicked off a tour this week and will have 10 special shows where she will perform with Atlanta’s own Indigo Girls, including shows at Atlanta’s Chastain Park Amphitheater June 14-15.
The concerts won’t be the first time Baez collaborated with Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. The three have performed together since back in the early 1990s. They also recorded “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” together for Baez’ album “Ring Them Bells,” on which Baez also covered Indigo Girls’ “Welcome Me.”
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by Laura Douglas-Brown
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May 24, 2013 17:09 |
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"Following the Landslide," the new CD from Atlanta singer-songwriter Lucas Mire, accomplishes what can often be a difficult task: Many of the tunes deal with loss, but the album leaves listeners feeling more introspective than inconsolable.
"The album deals with loss and grief — mainly around the death of my mother when I was in my early 20s, but also about the end of my last serious relationship," says Mire, who marks the release of his third full-length album with a 7 p.m. show Saturday at Eddie's Attic in Decatur.
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by Laura Douglas-Brown
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April 18, 2013 12:48 |
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The Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus presents "No Rest for the Wicked" this weekend, but tickets are sold out for all but the Saturday matinee performance of the show that features songs from the hit musical and the debut of the AGMC Women's Chorus Project.
"No Rest for Wicked" focuses on the music of composer Stephen Schwartz. The third most successful Broadway musical ever, "Wicked" is based on Gregory Maguire's novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" and tells the story behind the "Wizard of Oz" character.
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by Jim Farmer
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April 10, 2013 12:04 |
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Levi Kreis is no stranger to Atlanta, but his weekend gig here is something of a change-up for the openly gay artist.
Kreis is appearing Saturday night as part of “The Flying Solo” tour. He promises an intimate evening with just him and a piano.
“It’s almost like an invite-only performance,” he says. “There is no set list. I tell stories about some of the songs I’ve done.”
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by Ryan Lee
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March 15, 2013 00:00 |
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Michael Morgan does little to settle the eternal debate of whether prodigies are made or born. He largely attributes his success as an orchestra conductor to the nurturing he got from public school teachers, his parents and iconic conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Yet, from his earliest years, there were parts of Morgan’s nature that make it seem as if he were innately suited to be a maestro.
“[Conducting] is a part of the personality of whomever is doing it,” says Morgan, who is guest conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s “Russian Stalwarts” concert March 28-30.
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