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News Articles: Atlanta music

Rose Hotel is set to perform Friday at 529 in East Atlanta Village for the album release of her debut LP, I Will Only Come When It's A Yes.

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  • Music

Georgia Playlist: Rose Hotel

Rose Hotel is not a hotel at all. It's a band. But that doesn't mean that their tunes won't make you dream, with their lo-fi, bedroom indie-pop sound....

May 31, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Jesse Nighswonger

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  • Music

The Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra Brings Unique Sounds To Atlanta Jazz Festival

The Atlanta Jazz Festival gets underway this weekend. The annual event is one of the country's largest free jazz festivals. Among the featured is...

May 28, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
Takénobu's new album "Conclusion" will be released on May 24.

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  • Music

Takénobu Starts 2019 Tour With 'Conclusion'

Even if you can't put your finger on it, Takénobu 's music might sound familiar to you. That's because the "cinematic folk" from the classically trained...

May 07, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Curtis Harding, who has collaborated with CeeLo Green and opened for Lenny Kravitz, will bring his "slop 'n' soul" music to the stage at the 2019 Shaky Knees Music Festival.

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  • Music

Atlanta-Based Musician Curtis Harding Dishes Out "Slop 'n' Soul" Anthems

You may have heard Curtis Harding 's voice before, perhaps without realizing it. That's because, for a number of years, he worked with a familiar...

May 03, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Atlanta's Black Lips are currently on a short U.S. tour, but will return just in time to hit the stage on the first day of the 2019 Shaky Knees Music Festival, which begins Friday, May 3.

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  • Music

The Capers And Creative Journey of Atlanta Band The Black Lips

Atlanta's own Black Lips is a band that keeps audiences on their toes, literally — which you'd know if you've ever landed in the mosh pit at one of...

April 26, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
The Coathangers released a new album, called The Devil You Know, in March.

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Georgia Playlist: The Coathangers

With a curled lip and a graveled voice, Atlanta-based band The Coathangers will tell you what they think. Their gritty garage music incorporates...

April 23, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 2 more
Jermaine Dupri, left, and Ludacris perform onstage at the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest at the State Farm Arena on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta.

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Welcome To Atlanta: The Club Scene That Promoted A New Hip-Hop Capital

When it comes to hip-hop, Atlanta boasts some big names: CeeLo, T.I., Ludacris, André 3000, Big Boi, Killer Mike, and the list goes on...and on. And...

April 10, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Soul musician Lee Moses opened for James Brown and played with artists like Jimi Hendrix and Gladys Knight over his career.

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New Documentary Tells The Story Of Atlanta Soul Musician Lee Moses

An upcoming documentary aims to highlight Atlanta soul musician Lee Moses for a new era. The documentary, "Time and Place," focuses on Moses' life and...

February 05, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • News

'On Second Thought' For Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019

Today's show featured stories on Georgia artists Lee Moses and Grammy-nominee David Harris, who worked with artist H.E.R. on her self-titled album....

February 05, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
Georgia state legislators are working to make the state an even bigger hub for music and entertainment.

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  • Music

New Entertainment Caucus Aims to Grow Georgia's Music Industry

Georgia has been a major player in the music industry. Atlanta especially is a mecca for rap, hip-hop and R&B. Notable artists come here to record,...

January 30, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • News

'On Second Thought' For Friday, Jan. 18, 2019

Today's show explored the week in Georgia politics, the realities of exploitation and abuse revealed in Lifetime's new R. Kelly documentary and music...

January 18, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
(left to right, top to bottom) Janelle Monae, Lil Baby [w/ Drake], Jason Aldean, and J.I.D

Looking Back At The Best Music Out Of Georgia In 2018

2018 is almost in the history books, which means it’s time to look back at the music and artists that moved us over the past year. Georgia, and...

December 12, 2018
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Tena Clark is the author of a new memoir entitled "Southern Discomfort."

Grammy Winner Tena Clark's New Memoir Describes Life In Jim Crow Era Mississippi

Atlanta-based Tena Clark is a music producer, songwriter, Grammy winner and now memoirist. She chronicles her childhood in rural Mississippi in the new...

October 25, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera
This weekend's ONE Musicfest will feature a number of high-profile artists, including T.I., St. Beauty  and H.E.R (left to right)

Atlanta Hosts ONE Musicfest In Central Park

This weekend, thousands of music fans will gather at Central Park in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward to attend ONE Musicfest. Organizers say it’s the...

September 07, 2018
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt

Georgia Playlist: Hamilton Park

Self-proclaimed "last real R&B group" Hamilton Park adds two songs to our growing Georgia Playlist.

April 16, 2018
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By:
  • Emmanuel Johnson

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