Entertainment Briefs

Chastain gets some Latin flavor

Guitar legend Carlos Santana and Latin music's it-group Los Lonely Boys will be playing two shows at Chastain Park Amphitheatre this weekend. The first show is tonight at 7 p.m. and the second is tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $39.18 to $98.58.

Masq hosts Dishwalla, others

No, it's not a new way to clean your plates and forks. Rock band Dishwalla, who gave us songs like "Counting Blue Cars" and "Somewhere in the Middle" will be hitting up the Heaven portion of the Masquerade with "special guests" on Wednesday, June 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $10.

Laughter to ring at Symphony Hall

Thursday, June 9, everyone's favorite "all-American" stand-up comic Margaret Cho will be performing at Symphony Hall Atlanta. Cho's unique brand of comedy has garnered her much acclaim. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets cost $29.50 for the cheap seats or $45 for a spot a little closer to the front.

Atlanta has new music festival

Just when you thought there wasn't room for another summer concert festival, along comes VIBE Musicfest. The inaugural festival will feature nighttime performances by Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, 112 and many others. By day, VIBE Musicfest is a sort of expo weekend, including celebrity panelists, fashion shows and seminars held by the likes of Magic Johnson and Rev. Al Sharpton. The festival takes place during the weekend of June 10-12, with expo events taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center and concerts at the Georgia Dome.

Don't worry, you didn't miss it

Everyone's favorite summer concert festival, Music Midtown, experienced a date change from years past. Instead of taking place during what is usually the weekend after spring finals, the festival is now scheduled for the weekend of June 10-12. Some performers of note include Coheed and Cambria, the Black-Eyed Peas, Interpol and the White Stripes, but $75 will get you admission for the whole weekend and a choice of over 100 performers of almost every imaginable popular genre.