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Beat Back-to-School Blues With Jazz Festival

By Sheena Jeswani Posted: 09/06/2007
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Surrounded by our lush Emory campus, it’s easy for us to take the sprawling green landscape for granted. But daily dedication goes into making the rest of Atlanta half as attractive as our school. Piedmont Park, one of the city’s most prized greenspaces, is gearing up for a makeover as the Piedmont Park Conservancy plans a 53-acre expansion. The Dave Matthews Band, along with the Allman Brothers, are hoping to raise a sizable sum of $1 million to support this cause in a special “Green Concert” being held this weekend at Piedmont Park. The Dave Matthews Band, whose first public performance was more than 10 years ago at Charlottesville’s Earth Day Festival, has steadily risen to fame with hits like 1996’s “Crash.” The depth of DMB’s music has given the band the spotlight it deserves, and its presence will make this a concert where the grass won’t be greener on the other side. Performing with them and hailing from nearby Macon, Ga., is the The Allman Brothers Band, who hit it big in the early 1970s with its single “Ramblin’ Man,” a rousing blend of Southern rock and classic blues. Gates will open at 4 p.m., the Allman Brothers Band will begin playing at 5:30 p.m., and the concert will culminate with the Dave Matthews Band at 8:05 p.m. Tomorrow. Piedmont Park. 4 p.m.

If outdoor music isn’t your style, then check out Lenny’s Bar tonight. The local music gem and one of Atlanta’s best rock clubs will be hosting the revolutionary electronic band Sonen. For years, band leader Keith Evans experimented with various sounds from Beethoven’s classics to David Bowie’s rock. However, the introduction of electronic music revolutionized Evans’ work and set him apart from his contemporaries. He pulled together his classical, rock and electronic elements, revamped his image as Sonen and added fellow Atlanta musicians Holly Mullinax (synth/vocals/percussion), Shawn Thacker (drums), and Adam Zuppardo (guitar/ studio engineer) to his group, creating a fascinating mesh of indie rock and electronic edge. Their new song, “Pochen,” plays with unearthly undertones amidst familiar rock lyrics, and “Vampire Song” kicks an edgy beat up a notch with barely-there whispered lyrics. Sonen will be backed by the mellow rhythms of Auditioning Alice, the psychedelic rock of The Pendletons and the garage beats of The Sealions. Tonight. Lenny’s Bar. 9 p.m.

Those sick of music might give “The Brothers Solomon” a try. This wacky tale of two siblings who conspire to deliver their dying father’s final wish for a grandchild, is highly reminiscent of other inane and infantile comedies like “Dumb and Dumber.” The brothers John Solomon (Will Arnett, “Hot Rod”) and Dean Solomon (Will Forte, “Saturday Night Live”) have been home-schooled by their father, and thus have had little interaction with the outside world and are ignorant of the complicated maze of dating. Far from ladies’ men, John and Dean plunge into the dating world and find that their options for baby-carriers are limited. Luck strikes when they find Janine (Kristin Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”) on Craig’s List and enlist her as the mother of their child. Perfect family? Not quite. Written by Will Forte and directed by Bob Odenkirk, the cast glitters with “SNL” stars and promises to be humorous, if a little silly. Rated R.

— Contact Sheena Jeswani at sjeswan@emory.edu

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