Jung Kook featuring Latto | ‘Seven’ Breaking away from global supergroup BTS for his first solo single, Jung Kook has run away with one of the biggest hits of the dog days of summer. Adding another layer to the multifaceted love song is his wise inclusion of Atlanta’s verse virtuoso Latto, seen in this video causing…
Janelle Monae | ‘Water Slide’ As a singer, writer, actor, Afrofuturism innovator and all-around force of nature, Janelle Monae radiates confidence in a way that’s infectious and joyful. Released in June, her fourth album, The Age of Pleasure, and its accompanying filmography so far, is a complete and total celebration of freedom. Freedom to be naked,…
A quarter century since it opened off Broadway, John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s musical masterpiece, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, may be more relevant than ever as a large faction of the political and legislative power holders in this country wages war with LGBTQIA civil rights. Hedwig, which debuted in 1998, follows the journey…
When artist Krista M. Jones celebrated her 50th birthday on July 2, it was a milestone — especially because she never thought she’d make it this far alive. Now at eight-and-a-half years sober from opioid and alcohol addiction, Jones considers these to be her “bonus years.” It is out of that mysterious well of gifted…
Clairo | Zinnias Atlanta’s wunderkind singer-songwriter Clairo, otherwise known as Claire Cottrill, has bestowed us with a new live extended play recorded at the famed Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village. The studio is the stuff of legend; originally commissioned by Jimi Hendrix, it has been used by Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder and David Bowie —…
Aryeé the Gem | To It Born in Wisconsin, Aryeé The Gem moved south to Mobile when she was a little kid, then made her way to Atlanta — which she’s now made her artistic home — for college at Clark Atlanta University. A classically trained vocal performance major, Aryeé is a versatile instrumentalist as well, having…
THEATER Orlando-based Fruit Wine Productions will host The Golden Girls Live! at Out Front Theatre June 15 through June 25. The show is written, directed by and starring Ginger Minj from Hocus Pocus 2, Netflix’ Dumplin’ and RuPaul’s Drag Race. Tickets start at $35, and VIP opportunities to meet the cast are available. :: This…
In Actor’s Express’ absorbing revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ faith-and-incarceration opus, Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, we open in the stark prison cell of Angel Cruz, who’s stumbling through the Lord’s Prayer, peppering in curse words with every forgotten line. Quickly, we hear ricocheting voices from around the cellblock telling him over and over to…
Summer Walker | “Pull Up” After beating ABBA in a race to the top of the charts last year, Summer Walker has released a new EP, Clear 2: Soft Life, which mines both the humor and the pathos of modern-day romance. On one track, “New Type,” she engages in dysfunctional banter with a character played by Childish…
Before the world knew her as a katana-wielding badass on The Walking Dead or a spear-wielding badass in the Marvel Black Panther franchise, Danai Gurira was a pen-wielding, Tony-nominated badass who wrote numerous plays centered on strong women characters. One of Gurira’s best-known pieces is also one of her earliest: the 2005 Obie-winning play In…
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