The Civil Wars will perform in-store at Oz Music Saturday at 1 p.m., along with indie folk artist Lucy Schwartz. The event is free and open to all ages.
The Civil Wars, made up of Joy Williams and Alabamian John Paul White, released their debut album, “Barton Hollow,” Tuesday.
Their song “Poison & Wine” was featured on an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” and they appeared on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno on Jan. 13.
Lucy Schwartz will open for The Civil Wars at a Saturday night performance at WorkPlay in Birmingham, as well as a Sunday matinee show.
Jason Patton, the store manager at Oz Music, said he thought getting the band to play in-store was a long shot that happened to work out. The Civil Wars are coming to Tuscaloosa solely to play at the store.
“It’s a pretty big deal, and it shows to me that they’re good people who are meeting the demand of fans, even with the national exposure they’ve gotten,” Patton said.
Oz Music will have CD and LP copies of the album for sale, which the band will sign after the performance.
Patton said he is expecting a large crowd, and he encourages people to arrive early.
For more information about The Civil Wars, go to their website, thecivilwars.com or visit their Facebook or MySpace page.