Gospel Music Scene in Atlanta

No value assignedTry a little tenderness…at the buffet, that is. Eddie’s Attic brings back the Gospel Brunch with the soulful sounds of Otis Redding in the most authentic way.

Sun., Aug. 21, Otis Redding III, son of the legendary performer, joins Atlanta blues icon Mudcat & the Atlanta Horns. Redding performs his father’s greatest hits like a chip off the...

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image-1Alan Sparhawk doesn't have a reputation for writing exciting music, which makes his ascent into the exuberant rock of Retribution Gospel Choir's aptly titled second coming, 2, so remarkable. "Hide It Away" opens the album with undulating guitar and drum rolls that create a reflexive spiritual outlet. The vast and searing riffage of "Your Bird" and "'68 Comeback" are far away from the... | more...

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Jesus is hot! Just a few months after the Alliance Theatre recast Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar through the prism of contemporary gospel music, Theatrical Outfit’s Tom Key oversees the second coming of Cotton Patch Gospel.

Cotton Patch Gospel has been a local theater mainstay for decades. The bluegrass treatment of the New Testament premiered in...

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