Southern
Exposure
takes
its
live
music
series
from
its
former
home
at
Blake's
On
the
Park
to
new
horizons
for
Atlanta
Pride.
For
Pride,
the
new
venture
begins
with
a
two-day
music
event
at
Front
Page
News.
The
mega
party
features
more
than
22
out
musicians
July
4-5.
Scott
Dunkle,
the
manager
at
Front
Page,
is
excited
about
the
event
and
the
crowd
he
expects
it
to
draw.
“It's
all
gay
musicians,
it's
fantastic!”
Dunkle
says.
“People
who
attend
Pride
will
be
looking
for
something
different
and
we
are
right
by
Piedmont
Park,
which
is
where
people
normally
gravitate
during
Pride.”
The
event
is
free
and
all
ages
are
welcome
until
9
p.m.,
and
is
21
and
up
afterwards.
Southern
Exposure
organizer
Bruce
Wells
has
big
plans
for
the
series
at
Pride.
“This
will
be
the
first
annual
Southern
Exposure
event
for
Pride,”
Wells
says,
adding
that
the
events
are
in
addition
to
Southern
Exposure's
weekly
artist
showcases,
which
now
take
place
at
F.R.O.G.S
.
Cantina
on
Thursdays.
Richard
Solomon
Barb
Carbon,
Hollin
Gammage
&
Arrie
Bosley
Miss
Xanna
Don’t
Mike
Rickard
Jessica
Dunnagan
The
Sexual
Side
Effects
Jet
Blk
Joy
featuring
Emily
Kate
Boyd,
Angela
Motter,
&
West
Eric
Himan
SATURDAY,
July
5
-
6
p.m.,
all
ages
until
9
p.m.
The
Wayne
Fishell
Experiment
&
Amy
Lashley
Julia
Carroll
&
Corey
.e.
Houlihan
Guyton
Maurice
Mr.
B
Sean
Kagalis
Flat
Cat
Tracy
Rice
Richard
Bicknell
&
the
Shameless
Lovers
ONE
OF
THE
ACTS
scheduled
to
perform
at
the
Pride
edition
of
Southern
Exposure
is
Canadian-born
singer
Tracy
Rice.
Rice
has
worked
with
Wells
and
Southern
Exposure
since
its
inception
and
helped
it
grow
a
reputation
for
quality.
Rice's
brand
of
music
is
a
varied
blend
of
acoustic,
pop
and
country.
“It's
difficult
to
really
put
a
genre
to
my
music,
but
the
live
show
is
more-so
acoustic
rock
and
some
flavorings
of
country,
but
I'm
more
comfortable
with
that.
It
feels
more
like
where
I'm
coming
from,”
Rice
says.
Through
Southern
Exposure
and
other
venues,
Rice
has
played
Atlanta
many
times
before,
but
this
is
her
first
Pride,
and
she
is
excited.
"I've
heard
really
good
things
about
it,”
she
says.
Rice's
new
album,
"Live
at
Yadda,"
releases
on
July
4,
and
will
be
available
for
sale
that
day
at
her
Pride
performance.
Another
popular
performer
for
Atlanta
audiences,
including
Southern
Exposure,
is
Eric
Himan.
He
says
attendees
can
expect
an
upbeat
and
fun
show
of
his
original
songs
with
a
few
great
covers
mixed
in.
“I
love
Atlanta,"
Himan
says.
"Such
a
warm,
diverse
crowd
that
enjoys
live
music.”
Himan
describes
his
music
as
a
blend
of
pop/rock/folk
with
a
bluesy
edge.
“My
music
is
like
a
mixture
between
Maroon
5
and
Melissa
Etheridge,”
he
says.
Himan's
latest
CD
release,
"Resonate,"
is
currently
available
at
Borders
Books
&
Music,
as
well
as
online
retailers.
He
will
also
have
CDs
and
t-shirts
available
at
his
Southern
Exposure
gig.
Proceeds
from
Southern
Expsosure’s
Pride
festivities
will
benefit
the
CHRIS
Kids
Rainbow
Program
for
homeless
or
displaced
gay
youth.
Wells
also
designed
t-shirts
for
the
event
to
benefit
the
program.
The
shirts
are
also
available
at
Blake's
on
the
Park
and
through
www.chriskids.org.
THE
SOUTHERN
EXPOSURE
live
music
series
brings
together
queer
artists
from
Atlanta
and
around
the
country
to
showcase
their
talents.
For
the
last
year,
Blake's
on
the
Park
was
where
the
series
grew.
As
of
July
3,
the
new
home
of
Southern
Exposure
will
be
F.R.O.G.S.
Cantina
in
the
Midtown
Promenade
shopping
center.
The
new
series
will
take
place
every
Thursday.
“Southern
Exposure
brings
people
from
really
different
areas
of
the
community
…
it's
a
reflection
of
the
area,"
Wells
says.
"It
cannot
be
boiled
down
to
a
specific
demographic.
Young,
old,
and
everything
in
between
all
coming
together
for
Pride.”
And
beyond.
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