1) Paul McCartney plays Piedmont Park.
2) Flux finds a new home at the Mark.
3) Steely Dan plays Chastain Park Amphitheatre.
4) Youth Ensemble of Atlanta performs at the Rialto Center for the Arts.
5) Apache Cafe hosts the Black August 30th Anniversary Commemoration Concert.
(Photo by Kevin Mazur)
Perhaps it was the irony of Jay-Z playing Chastain Park that caused the torrential downpour. Chilling thunder, blinding lightning and endless rain struck Chastain Sunday night, around the time Jay-Z was scheduled to hit the stage for his concert. This line of folks was waiting in the pouring rain to enter the park for the show. I was standing at the ticket window jammed together with many others seeking refuge under a small roof when I took this photograph. The show was canceled about a half hour later and these people who had waited in line in the pouring rain to enter Chastain would soon be exiting.
(Photo and text by Joeff Davis)
Today’s Air Loaf features CL’s Chanté LaGon and Rodney Carmichael chatting about a few upcoming shows, including Liz Durrett at the Earl (Thurs., Sept. 18), the Atlantis Music Conference (Sept. 17-20), David Byrne at Chastain Park Amphitheater (Sat., Sept. 20), and Black Kids at the Earl (Tue., 23).
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1) Hairball continues at Alcove Gallery.
2) The Kickin’ Pickin’ Bluegrass Party plays at Chastain Park.
3) The Tabernacle hosts Sevendust, Alter Bridge and Soulidium.
4) Nubian Dreams: Images of the Sudan is on display at Emory.
5) Wednesday Wind Down at Centennial Olympic Park.
(Image by Jeremiah Ketner)
1) Sorrowful Tunes from a Sunny Land: Photographs from the Republic of Georgia continues at Composition Gallery in Candler Park.
2) Rock out with Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick at Chastain Park Amphitheater.
3) Free Forum Xchange Spoken Word Open Mic is at Apache Cafe.
4) Reflections of Culture is on display at Fernbank.
5) Lakewood Amphitheater hosts Projekt Revolution w/Atreyu, Hawthorne Heights, Chris Cornell and Ashes Divide.
(Photo by Levan Kakabadze)
1) Jill Scott is performing at Chastain Park with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
2) Karin Traviss discusses her newest book at Wordsmiths.
3) The Earl plays host to Adron, Molotov Pipedream and DJ Chris Devoe.
4) Deborah Hill reads and signs Unlimited Life: Limiting Beliefs and Belief Busting Power Truths at Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore.
5) Britpop Wednesdays at MJQ.
1) The Variety Playhouse plays host to She & Him.
2) Author Carmen Deedy and folksinger John McCutcheon are teaming up for a special program at Decatur Library.
3) Celebrate the upcoming Olympics at the Centennial Olympic Games Museum at the Atlanta History Center.
4) Eoin Colfer reads and signs from his new book at the Decatur Library.
5) Mark Knopfler and Jesca Hoop perform at Chastain.
(Photo courtesy Merge Records)
1) Art, Beats + Lyrics, featuring DJing, breaking, performance and visual art, stops at the Foundry at Puritan Mill.
2) Check out Butch Walker and Jesse Malin at Center Stage.
3) Celebrate the grand opening of A Wine Experience with a three-course meal, live entertainment and a wine tasting.
4) Boyz II Men and Morris Day & the Time perform at Chastain.
5) Tamara A. Johnson-George and Katrina R. Chambers sign their book at Wordsmiths.
(Photo by IMAGES USA)
I can’t go to this evening’s Earth, Wind & Fire show at Chastain Park, but I’m sure two of our readers can! (Showtime: 8 p.m.)
First emailed, first served: davidlee.simmons@creativeloafing.com.
Let’s groove tonight, shall we?
UPDATE: We have a winner! Congratulations, Terrence!
