Shane Harrison

Nov 21, 2024 | ajc.com | Shane Harrison

Her breakthrough hit was called “Tennessee Orange,” but she’s a Georgia Bulldog through and through. In that Top 10 country hit, Megan Moroney sings of her love for a Tennessee fan, a love so strong she’s willing to wear UT colors. While some UGA fans found it a sacrilege, but her loyalties are clear when she delivers the line “I still want the Dawgs to win.”Moroney, who grew up in Douglasville, just added a big win of her own, scoring the award for best new artist at Wednesday’s CMA Awards.

Oct 25, 2024 | ajc.com | Shane Harrison

One Musicfest gets going at Atlanta’s Central Park at noon on Saturday, Oct. 26, and continues through 11 p.m. that night. On Sunday, the fest continues with a noon opening and wrapping up at 10 p.m. Entry gates are at the Atlanta Civic Center at 395 Piedmont Ave. NE. A few helpful tips: check the weather and plan your outfit accordingly, understand what you can and cannot bring into the festival, chart your perfect schedule and figure out how you’re going to get there.

Oct 23, 2024 | ajc.com | Shane Harrison

Bruce Springsteen is back in Atlanta on Thursday, but just over 22 years ago, he spent some time working here. In February 2002, Atlanta residents were suddenly reporting sightings of the Boss around town. Springsteen was in town to record much of his 2002 album, “The Rising,” at Southern Tracks studio. The studio, located on Clairmont Road between I-85 and Buford Highway, was demolished in 2022 to make way for a hotel.

Oct 3, 2024 | ajc.com | Shane Harrison

It’s fall, and in Atlanta, that means lots of outdoor fairs and festivals. While weather is the usual culprit when those events run into trouble, this week we’re facing a cloud of chemical gas from a fire at Biolab in Conyers. The Sunday fire created the plume of chemical smoke, and agencies have been monitoring the air quality since then as crews try to neutralize the site.

Sep 11, 2024 | ajc.com | Shane Harrison

Less than six months after performing his farewell Atlanta show, Philadelphia-born soul troubadour Frankie Beverly died on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, according to a statement released by his family via Instagram. “He lived his life with pure soul as one would say, and for us, no one did it better. He lived for his music, family and friends,” the family said. Beverly, along with his band Maze, had just completed a farewell tour this year.