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Act One:
Atlanta artist Teddy Oso blurs the lines of genre with new album “Once Upon a Time in Phoenix”
Act Two:
Experience Memento Gallery transforming their space for a night of art, music and storytelling
Act Three:
Photographer Peter Essick captures Atlanta’s altered landscapes
Act Four:
Alicia Bognanno of the rock band Bully discusses how she’s continued to evolve with her audience
Act Five:
The Mosaic Quartet performs a free outdoor concert, Strings on the Green
Atlanta artist Teddy Oso blurs the lines of genre with new album ‘Once Upon a Time in Phoenix’
Teddy Oso’s new album “Once Upon a Time in Phoenix” is out now. (Jon Goode)
🔻Jump to this act’s audio clip timestamp to hear this segment. (1:25)
At one point, it seemed like music fell into clear boxes. Hip-hop, R&B, rock, soul, gospel, heavy metal and so on. As time moves forward, however, so many young artists grab their influences from such disparate and diverse places that the lines either blur or the boxes disappear completely. Take Atlanta artist Teddy Oso. Is his music hip-hop, or is it R&B, or is it soul? The answer is yes. “City Lights Collective” co-host Jon Goode caught up with Oso to discuss his career and his new album “Once Upon a Time in Phoenix”.
When asked to describe his music, Oso said, “In a nutshell, like my influences largely stem from like 80s music, whether that’s new wave or ’80s boogie, things like that. I just always had that sensibility of the ’80s within my music. So if I am making a rap record, and today’s climate of hip-hop, it is so melodic.”
Oso, a transplant from Phoenix, Arizona, created this album as a salute to his hometown. “I miss home. So like, how can I correlate my love for Phoenix and my hometown and put it in my music while I’m in Atlanta? So yeah, that’s what I did.”
Experience Memento Gallery transforming their space for a night of art, music and storytelling
Memento Gallery’s KOMMHAUS event and 2nd anniversary party is Aug. 23. (Elliot Liss)
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“City Lights Collective” members Jasmine Hentschel and EC Flamming, the creatives behind Atlanta’s visual art print magazine, “GULCH”, want you to get out and engage with the city’s art scene. Each week, they spotlight five standout happenings, and today, they’ll talk about: winding down summertime at the mystical South River Art Studios, building giant piñata sculptures for Living Walls’s quinceañero celebration, and congratulating Atlanta Printmaker’s Studio on an impressive 20 years in operation.
Art Highlights for this week:
The exhibition “Tilt Your Face to the Kissing Sun” is on view at South River Art Studios beginning Aug. 22.
A large-scale piñata sculpture building workshop is on Aug. 23 at Goat Farm. This event is in preparation for Living Walls’ upcoming Quinceañera 15th anniversary fundraiser on Sept. 13.
Memento Gallery’s 2nd anniversary party and “KOMMHAUS” event is Aug. 23. This will be a late night of art, music and fun vibes.
You can find all of those suggestions and more on GULCH Magazine’s website.
Photographer Peter Essick captures Atlanta’s altered landscapes
A drone shot of a construction site in Stone Mountain. (Peter Essick)
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Peter Essick is no stranger to capturing the world around him. Outdoor Photography magazine named Essick one of the 40 most influential nature photographers. For over 25 years, he was a frequent contributor to National Geographic Magazine. And now, he’s documenting the ever-evolving city around him: Atlanta. In Essick’s book “Work in Progress,” he photographs construction sites from his drone — examining the various textures, colors, and environmental impact of development. When WABE arts reporter Summer Evans spoke with Essick, he began by discussing his inspiration for the book.
Alicia Bognanno of the rock band Bully discusses how she’s continued to evolve with her audience
Bully is performing at The Earl on Aug. 20. (courtesy of Bully)
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Alicia Bognanno is the frontwoman of the Nashville-based rock band Bully. Known for her searing vocals and razor-sharp songwriting, Bognanno channels a mix of vulnerability and defiance into music that resonates with fans of punk and grunge alike. Bully plays the EARL this Wednesday, Aug. 20, and when Bognanno joined “City Lights Collective” member Jacob Smulian, she explained how her relationship with her audience has changed over the years.
The Mosaic Quartet performs a free outdoor concert, Strings on the Green
(left to right) Cellist Alana Bennett-Garcia, violinist Tramaine Jones, violinist/violist Shadwa Mussad, and 1st violinist Jessica Stinson make up the Mosaic String Quartet. (courtesy of Challenge the Stats)
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The Mosaic Quartet, an all-women of color classical music ensemble, performs a free outdoor concert on Sept. 13 titled Strings on the Green. The performance is at the East Point Historical Society and is co-presented by Challenge the Stats and East Point City Government in partnership with South Fulton Arts.
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