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Live music picks, March 5-10


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Published March 4, 2010 at 2:58 p.m.
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Gordon Lightfoot. Photo: John Russell / AP ... TODAYGordon Lightfoot It’s easy to forget just how memorable some of this Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter’s work is until you put a few of his gems together in a row: “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,”  “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” each one a Top 10 hit. 8 p.m. March 5. $38-$75. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org ... TODAYFresh Fest

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Hot tickets, March 2


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Published March 2, 2010 at 5:51 p.m.
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LN = Live Nation, 1-877-598-8698, www.livenation.com TM = Ticketmaster, 404-249-6400, www.ticketmaster.com TA = Ticketalternative, 1-877-725-8849, www.ticketalternative.com ... Ben Harper will perform at DAVE-FM’s Earth Day Birthday show April 25 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. Photo: Stephen Chernin / Associated Press ... ON SALE MARCH 5 Cool Cat a Go-Go featuring the Retro Jazz Kats with Gwen Hughes and Garrison Elliot ... 7 p.m. March 27. Variety Playhouse. $30. TM.

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Pavement Announces Atlanta Tour Stop, Tickets For The Church On Sale Now


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Published March 1, 2010 at 9:33 a.m.
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Photo from GQ.com Pavement, the indie college rockers who led the lo-fi movement of the early 90s, are back on the road for for the first time in a decade and visiting Atlanta's Tabernacle on September 26 ... Tickets will be available via Live Nation this Friday, March 5 ...

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Jay-Z & Young Jeezy Sell Out Philips Arena Saturday


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Published Feb. 28, 2010 at 2:14 a.m.
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Hip hop icon Jay-Z brought his BP3 Tour to sold out Philips Arena Saturday night. Also performing were Young Jeezy, Trey Songz and Bridget Kelly. Opening songs in Jay-Z’s set included “Run This Town’, “Death of Auto-Tune” and a duet of “Empire State of Mind” with Bridget Kelly ... And while we weren’t there to cover it, Robb Cohen was handy with his camera ... Check back on Sunday for a full gallery of the show. In the meantime, tell us about what you saw. How did it compare to

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Lawmakers Defend Football Hall of Fame


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Published Feb. 26, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.

(WSB Radio State Capitol Bureau) -- As state lawmakers continue to grapple with a budget for next year, some are defending a $10 million investment by the state for the College Football Hall of Fame that's headed to Atlanta ... The money is part of a $50 million deal to build a 50,000 square foot facility at Centennial Olympic Park scheduled to be completed by 2012 ... "This is really no different than an economic development project like with KIA or somebody else ... the state is putting in a

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Girl Getaway: Swimming with Giants


Published Feb. 26, 2010 at 9:02 a.m.

It's a journey with gentle giants. The Good Day womenparticipate in an underwater adventure -- they'll swim with thesharks at GeorgiaAquarium! ...

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Road Warrior: Supercross


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Published Feb. 26, 2010 at 8:55 a.m.

It's Supercross at the Georgia Dome. Our RoadWarrior Stacey Elgin gets a preview of the action coming up thisweekend! ...

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History in the making


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Published Feb. 26, 2010 at 6:54 a.m.
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I was looking over the Atlanta Preservation Center’s Phoenix Flies sched for March 6-22, making my wish list. Don’t be fooled upon first glance! It looks like a lot of stuff but it’s really just 27 tours of the Wren’s Nest WHICH THEY OFFER EVERY DAY ANYWAY. Just sayin’!But you guys, is the Oakland Cemetery [ ... ] ...

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Alice In Chains Rattles Sold Out Tabernacle


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Published Feb. 26, 2010 at 4:35 a.m.
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Thursday night, the Tabernacle hosted the first of two sold out shows by Alice in Chains, with Middle Class Rut opening up ... Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s, along with other Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. The band was one of the most successful music acts of the 1990s, selling over 17 million albums worldwide. The foursome achieved two number-one Billboard 200 albums ( Jar of Flies and Alice in

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Live music picks, Feb. 26-March 4


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Published Feb. 25, 2010 at 1:41 p.m.
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Dark Star Orchestra ... FRIDAY-SATURDAYDark Star Orchestra The Dark Star Orchestra re-creates specific Grateful Dead concerts in their entirety. For this latest tour, Jeff Mattson joins the band on guitar. Mattson has played with Phil Lesh & Friends, Zen Tricksters and the Donna Jean Godchaux Band. The latter opens both of these shows. 8:30 p.m. Feb. 26-27. $25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave., Atlanta. 404-524-7354 ... SATURDAYTrey Anastasio Following a full-scale Phish reunion last year,

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