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News Articles: Music

Avery Gipson

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  • Music

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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By:
  • Jake Troyer and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
Child Musician Ansley Oakley performs at Eddie's Attic.

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  • Music

Child Musician Ansley Oakley Steals The Show – And An On Second Thought Interview

On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott has been a judge at three of the semi-annual singer-songwriter shoot-outs at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur. (Full...

July 31, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • BRAM SABLE-SMITH

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  • Music

Georgia Playlist: Amy Ray

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

July 29, 2019
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By:
  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott
1923 pressings of songs that were recorded by Ralph Peer at 152 Nassau Street in Atlanta, including "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane" by Fiddlin' John Carson, credited as the first country music hit.

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  • Music

Atlanta's Original Old Town Road: The Site of Country Music's First Hit Could Be Demolished

The newest Ken Burns series premiering in September follows the vast and varied evolution of country music over the 20th century. The eight-part series...

July 23, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Billy Ray Cyrus, left, and Lil Nas X perform "Old Town Road" at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

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  • Music

Yea or Neigh: Is 'Old Town Road' 2019's Song of the Summer?

Amid prep for Fourth of July cookouts, pool parties and parades, the On Second Thought team is also cooking up summer playlists – and this year, no...

July 03, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
The CD booklet for Beto Cacao's new album provides all lyrics in both Spanish and English.

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  • Music

'Undocorridos': Athens Resident Gives A New Name To A Mexican Musical Tradition

"Corridos" are a traditional form of storytelling through song, which became widely popular during the Mexican Revolution. They often tell stories of...

June 18, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
L: Luxury singer Lee Bozeman holds mic and points at audience from the stage, c. 2001. R: Luxury singer, Lee Bozeman (Father David Bozeman) conducting Liturgy in Orthodox Church.

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  • Music

Punk Rock Priests: New Film 'Parallel Love' Tells Story Of Georgia Band Luxury

Going from punk rock to the priesthood is not a common progression. Then again, Georgia band Luxury never followed the rules. A new film called Parallel...

June 13, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott,
  • Emilia Brock,
  • and 1 more
Donald Runnicles

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  • Music

Donald Runnicles On Leading Orchestras And Yearning To Fly

Jet-set conductor Donald Runnicles is all over the map, literally. In Berlin, he’s music director of the German Opera. In Wyoming, he heads the Grand...

June 11, 2019
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By:
  • Sarah Zaslaw
Brandon Bush visiting Grammy Advocacy event in 2016.

Georgia Playlist: Brandon Bush

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

June 04, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
President George W. Bush meets members of the Vienna Boys Choir at the National Library at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, June 21, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper

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  • Music

New Research Makes Room For Changing Voices In Boys' Choirs

The Vienna Boys' Choir, founded more than 500 years ago, is one of the best known choirs in the world. Sopranos and altos between the ages of 9-14...

June 03, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
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
Veterans participate in a 2019 music project with Alchemy Sky Foundation in Atlanta.

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  • Music

Atlanta Organization Helps Veterans Find Healing Through Music Project

State officials say more than 100,000 service members from Georgia were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2012. Nationally, about 20...

May 24, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Kandace Springs will perform in Atlanta at City Winery.

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  • Music

Kandace Springs Brings 'Indigo' Vibes To Atlanta Jazz Festival

Kandace Springs covers several genres on her latest album Indigo. The Nashville native was born into a musical household. Her father Scat Springs was a...

May 22, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
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