Sugarland releases song to benefit tornado victims

sugarSugarland has recorded a special version of its song, “Stand Up,” with tour mates Little Big Town to benefit recent tornado victims.

The live video for “Stand Up (For Tornado Relief)” was filmed earlier this month at the groups’ tour stops in Chicago and Minneapolis.

Both the song and video are available on iTunes. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross to aid storm victims in Alabama and Joplin, Mo.

For a preview, click here: http://bit.ly/SugarlandTornadoRelief

The duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush wraps “The Incredible Machine Tour” with a hometown date Oct. 22 at Philips Arena.

Edited: May 31st, 2011

Bootsy, baby, will skip Atlanta

Michael Weintrob

Michael Weintrob

Perhaps it was the LSD – Bootsy Collins says he dropped acid every day for two years during the early Funkadelic era – but a misstep in planning his current concert tour means he won’t be playing Atlanta this summer, according to a spokesman.

“Bootsy’s plans for an Atlanta show [in June] had to be canceled due to his set time at Bonnaroo the day before and resulting changes to his travel plans,” said PR representative Tyler Cannon.

Cannon said the funk master had tentative plans to play June 12, and early press releases listed a June 12 engagement in “Buckhead” but no venue was mentioned and apparently none was secured.

Nonetheless, the larger-than-life bassist, a creator of the Parliament-Funkadelic sound, stopped in Atlanta recently to talk up his new album and tour – the one that skips Atlanta – and to describe the evening in 1970 in Columbus, Ga., when he first performed with James Brown.

In the fanciful Collins theology of funk, Brown is the Father, …

Edited: May 24th, 2011

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