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Track by Track Series: Monarch Barista cherishes the comfort in music, shares mix

Track by Track Series: Monarch Barista cherishes the comfort in music, shares mix

Ellen Johnson February 9, 2018

"Track by Track" is a series where students share their daily musical diets in a Spotify playlist. Before working at Monarch Espresso Bar, Kaitlyn Clements, a senior majoring in social work, preferred...

Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit is a country band that plays rock concerts

Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit is a country band that plays rock concerts

Ellen Johnson January 22, 2018

Though a self-pronounced denouncer of most modern, country music, I once attended a country show. There, a troop of mostly passé country artists, including singer John Conlee and vocal group The Whites...

Alumna to showcase collection at February New York Fashion Week

Alumna to showcase collection at February New York Fashion Week

Ellen Johnson January 18, 2018

By Ellen Johnson | Culture Editor  Caroline Ruder's designs are bold: yellow midi dresses studded with sparkly flares, sweeping black gowns with scale-like appliqués, color-blocked capes. Just a few...

Sloss Music & Arts Festival reveals 2018 lineup

Sloss Music & Arts Festival reveals 2018 lineup

Ellen Johnson January 18, 2018

Sloss Music & Arts Festival, which since its incarnation in 2015 has served as Birmingham's signature summer music festival, has announced its lineup for the 2018 event. This year's festival will take...

Gorgas House doll exhibit to close this weekend

Gorgas House doll exhibit to close this weekend

Ellen Johnson January 11, 2018

While dolls might be a thing of your childhood, they can be art, too. Tomorrow is the last day to see "A Life With Dolls: The Dolls of Susan Hodgson," an exhibit at the Gorgas House Museum on campus. Hodgson's...

Following Las Vegas, country musicians struggle to find their free speech footing

Following Las Vegas, country musicians struggle to find their free speech footing

Ellen Johnson December 7, 2017

Last month, country artist and southern outcast Sturgill Simpson stood outside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville as the Country Music Awards roared on inside, lacking one of its not-so-obvious key players. ...

Auburn vs. Alabama 'The Price Is Right' episode to air tomorrow

Auburn vs. Alabama ‘The Price Is Right’ episode to air tomorrow

Ellen Johnson November 21, 2017

A special college rivalry episode of game show "The Price Is Right" will air tomorrow, and just like Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium, Alabama will take on Auburn in the program.  The episode, titled "Thanksgiving...

Kendrick Lamar, The Killers to headline 2018 Hangout Music Fest

Kendrick Lamar, The Killers to headline 2018 Hangout Music Fest

Ellen Johnson November 14, 2017

Hangout Music Fest announced this morning their 2018 lineup, which features headliners Kendrick Lamar, The Killers and The Chainsmokers. Three-day tickets for the festival, which will take over Gulf Shores...

Theatre Tuscaloosa hosts community theatre festival

Theatre Tuscaloosa hosts community theatre festival

Ellen Johnson November 10, 2017

Four Alabama community theatre companies, including Theatre Tuscaloosa, will compete in a festival this weekend.  The "ACTFest" is the Alabama Conference of Theatre's Community Theatre Festival, and this...

Printmaker and alumnus William Hall to lead gallery event today

Printmaker and alumnus William Hall to lead gallery event today

Ellen Johnson November 7, 2017

A master printmaker is coming to campus today. This morning at 10 a.m., artist and alumnus William Hall will lead a walkthrough and talk pertaining to the current exhibition at the Sarah Moody Gallery...

Loosa and UPerk host joint block party tonight

Loosa and UPerk host joint block party tonight

Ellen Johnson November 3, 2017

Two downtown spots are coming together tonight to host a community block party. Local beer hub Loosa and coffee-infused gathering place UPerk are collaborating to put on Beans & Brews Block Party, which...

Students collaborate on short film set in a bowling alley

Students collaborate on short film set in a bowling alley

Ellen Johnson November 2, 2017

By Ellen Johnson | Culture Editor There are few stories as relatable as the coming-of-age tale.  Movies like the moody "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and the more quirky "Juno" embody all the characteristics...