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News Articles: Music

X in 1979, at The Masque, which was a small punk rock club in Hollywood, California. The venue was a key part of the early LA punk scene, and became home to bands like X, the Go-Go's, the Dickies, the Weirdos, the Dils, the Screamers and many more.

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Pioneering Punk Band X On The Evolution Of L.A. Punk - And What It Means In 'The New World'

The first wave of punk rock growled out of the economic and social malaise of New York and London in the mid-1970s. But Los Angeles played a huge role...

September 16, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock

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  • Music

Rebels and Ramblers: New Ken Burns 'Country Music' Documentary

From the Civil War to the Dust Bowl and from baseball to jazz, Ken Burns documentaries have covered a range of critical events in American history and...

September 14, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Atlanta locals The Coathangers will perform at this year's Music Midtown festival, Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

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Atlanta Locals The Coathangers Bring Their 'Compassionate Punk' To Music Midtown

Music Midtown begins Saturday! This year, 25 years after it first began, the two-day festival will feature acts like Travis Scott, Cardi B, Lizzo and...

September 13, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
Keitaro Harada, music director and artistic director designate of the Savannah Philharmonic

'We Immediately Clicked': Meet New Savannah Philharmonic Conductor Keitaro Harada

In July, the Savannah Philharmonic announced its new, second-ever conductor. Keitaro Harada, or Kei, as he likes to be called, grew up in Tokyo, but he...

September 12, 2019
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Keitaro Harada

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Keitaro Harada Returns to Georgia As New Savannah Philharmonic Music Director

The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra's new season begins this Saturday, Sept. 14, with a new music director: Keitaro "Kei" Harada. Harada grew up in...

September 10, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Atlanta native Faye Webster will perform at this year's Music Midtown festival, Saturday at 2:15 p.m.

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  • Music

Join Faye Webster And Her 'Atlanta Millionaire's Club' At Music Midtown

The annual Music Midtown festival takes place this weekend. Through its 25 year history — it launched in 1994 — A-list acts like Coldplay, Pearl Jam,...

September 09, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock

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On Second Thought For Friday, Sept. 6, 2019

Even though Hurricane Dorian spared the Georgia coast, economic impacts of the evacuation linger on. On Second Thought gets an overview of the storm’s...

September 06, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 7 more
The grave of Emmet Miller, a Macon born performer whose singing style informed much of popular music even though he fell out of step with the culture at large long before his death.

The Minstrel Show Roots Of Country Music's Blue Yodel

Odds are good you have never heard of Emmett Miller. Not too long ago, neither had Ben Arthur.

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
In the living room of his Macon, Ga. home, Jimmy Haney holds a photo of himself taken in the days when he played the Grand Ole Opry. Haney was once rhythm guitarist for Patsy Cline.

Jimmy Haney: I'm Here Because Of Patsy Cline

Growing up at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains, Jimmy Haney had one dream. To join the musicians he and his father heard on the radio at the Grand...

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The middle school students of the Global Village Project during a visit to the Tubman African American Museum in Macon.

For Learning English, A Song Of Freedom

Learning English is not easy. That can be true even for immigrants to the United States who have had the benefit of the best education available in the...

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Violist Keoni Bolding performs in the Intensive Care Unit at Navicent Health in Macon recently.

Music As Medicine In The ICU

The intensive care unit at Navicent Health’s hospital in Macon is like ICUs everywhere. Nurses and doctors constantly checking in on the seriously ill,...

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Olu and WowGr8, the pair behind the hip-hop duo EarthGang, joined On Second Thought to discuss their inspirations, perspectives and their new album Mirrorland.

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  • Music

Enter 'Mirrorland' — And Atlanta's Land of Oz — With Hip-Hop Duo EarthGang

2019 is a big year for Atlanta hip-hop duo EarthGang . Earlier this year, their label, Dreamville — that's rapper J. Cole's Interscope Records imprint —...

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Googoosh singing in 1969

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Iranian Pop Diva 'Googoosh' Comes To Atlanta

Beyoncé ...Cher...Elvis...and Googoosh. She's the Iranian pop star that carries as much weight in the Middle East as some of those other famous artists...

August 23, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
Avery Gipson

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Georgia Playlist: Avery Gipson

Now we add some more songs to our essential Georgia playlist from Avery Gipson . We ask artists to pick two songs written or performed by another...

August 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Jesse Nighswonger ,
  • and 1 more
The members of Yacht Rock Revue pose on the beach. Their 9th Annual Yacht Rock Revival is on Aug. 24 at Chastain Park.

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  • Music

Georgia Playlist: Yacht Rock Revue

What started as a tribute to the greats, has taken on a life all of its own. Yacht Rock Revue harnesses the nostalgic soft rock vibes of the ‘70s and ...

August 01, 2019
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  • Jake Troyer and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
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