Tag: Wu-Tang Clan
An electric—very electric—Shaky Knees
Briefly evacuated on Saturday night due to severe thunder and lightning, the 13th annual Shaky Knees festival—this year in Piedmont Park—nevertheless pulled off three days of glorious live music, showcasing an eclectic variety including Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Wu-Tang Clan, Twenty One Pilots, Modest Mouse and Danny Elfman.
Photos: Wu-Tang Clan and Run the Jewels perform at State Farm Arena
Wu-Tang Clan’s final tour “The Final Chamber” brought its powerful celebration of hip-hop to Atlanta on Wednesday evening with a set spanning 40 songs and three decades of the group's groundbreaking music. Killer Mike and El-P also brought the energy during Run the Jewels' set. Here, check out the scenes photographer Perry Julien captured at the show.
My kids’ suburban Atlanta childhood is light-years away from mine
My childhood at age seven was nothing like my daughter’s now. My world was defined by fire and brimstone belching from the pulpit at Spring River Assembly of God. I didn’t know a Black person, and I sure as hell didn’t know what a lesbian was—much less consider a happy couple as part of my family.
A3C Festival’s exec director: “I want it to be a cultural institution the world thinks about”
"When you think of Atlanta, I want you to think of the Braves, the Hawks, the Falcons, Atlanta United, and A3C," says the hip-hip festival's executive director, Mike Walbert. We chatted with him about what to expect at this year's AC3, which takes place October 3-7.
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