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Check It!: Week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6
A weekly roundup of all things music in Atlanta. This week: the ASO agreement, the BET Awards film in Atlanta, the CD turns 30 and Fiona Apple hits Atlanta.
Latest in ASO Budget Woes
Months of back-and-forth between Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians and top executives over the debt crisis seems to finally be over as an agreement was made to cut the pay of both parties.
When the musicians’ contracts ran up in August, they were locked out of practice spaces after insisting that if they were to take salary cuts, management should as well.
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The agreement comes in time for the start of the fall season, but musicians are still unsatisfied with the deal, saying the orchestra will take a hit artistically from the cuts.
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BET Hip Hop Awards Films in Atlanta
The BET Hip Hop Awards, which will air Oct. 9, were filmed at the Atlanta Civic Center this Saturday. Performances included those by many Atlanta artists including Future, T.I. and 2 Chainz.
But the performers and winners were upstaged by reports of a fight between Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy and Rick Ross, which escalated backstage and eventually led outside.
There are conflicting reports on how far the fight escalated, but apparently there were no injuries and no arrests.
Milestone for the CD
News that affects every music listener as it revolutionized the music business: today the compact disc turns 30 years old. Billy Joel’s “52nd Street” was the first commercial album to be released on CD.
As digital music continues to gain momentum, the CD joins a number of other music formats that have seen a roughly 30-year cycle in popularity, according to WABE, NPR’s Atlanta affiliate.
Check It! Pick of the Week
Fiona Apple, one of the best and most well known women in 90s alt-rock, will be at the Tabernacle this Wednesday. She’s currently touring off “The Idler Wheel…,” her fourth studio album—and first in seven years—released in June.
“The Idler Wheel…” has been greatly received by the critics as a raw look at Apple’s emotions, and some have even called it her best work yet.
The show starts at 8 p.m. with opener Blake Mills, a 23-year-old former member of Band of Horses who has just released his debut solo album. Get tickets here.