Music Feeds, a battle of the bands fundraising event, will take place Wednesday from 9 p.m. through midnight at Moe’s Original BBQ. The event will feature a competition with local musicians, drink...
What started as a playful event between friends ended in police intervention when the "Harlem Shake" made its debut at The University of Alabama, leaving a legacy of frustration and uncertainty among many...
Last week, Logan Bowden, a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies, received the news of a lifetime: he had been selected as a finalist in a competition to open for his songwriting idol, Gregory Alan...
Author Harper Lee’s name is instantly recognizable due to her one iconic novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In the 50-plus years since the book’s 1960 publication, Lee has never published another...
Author Harper Lee's name is instantly recognizable due to her one iconic novel: "To Kill a Mockingbird." In the 50-plus years since the book's 1960 publication, Lee has never had another novel published...
The Mulligan Brothers, a band based in Mobile, have played in Tuscaloosa twice before, but with their sophomore album hot off the presses, vocalist and fiddle, mandolin and harmonica player Gram Rea said...
In the past few weeks, music festival lineup announcements have been dropping left and right. For those who plan on being in Tuscaloosa this summer, there are a variety of music festivals in the Southeast...
It’s no secret college students aren’t usually the wealthiest demographic. Combine that with the fact that many will be living completely on their own in five years or less and it becomes clear...
Cam Benson, owner of the Vine channel “CAM BAM,” only needs 6.4 seconds to make an impression. “Sometimes I’ll catch people taking my picture,” said Benson, a freshman majoring in telecommunication...
Most young adults have heard the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” since the age of 4 or 5, but for many college students struggling to decide on a major, the question suddenly carries...
After weeks of strenuous rehearsal for the UA theatre department’s production of “Othello,” Samuel Hardy walked off stage needing rest. “That was a really intense rehearsal process, and then I...
On a sunny Friday afternoon on the Quad, surrounded by gameday tents, Jack Fiebig jumps to catch a Frisbee soaring through the air. Fiebig is one of the 60-plus UA students who plays pick-up Ultimate Frisbee...
Several college towns nationwide have reputations for their bustling original music scenes. Although Tuscaloosa’s music scene may lack the national recognition of these towns, it’s thriving more than...
Many American teens and young adults spend years anticipating their 21st birthdays, but by the time they order their first legal drinks, their peers in other parts of the world have been legally drinking...
Although Saturday marks Costa Greekfest’s sixth consecutive year at The University of Alabama, it will be a day of firsts for the festival. From a new lighting system to a new location to the new Greekfest...
By Francie Johnson New York Magazine’s Jody Rosen coined the term “bro country” to describe the corner of country music devoted to tailgates, trucks and dirt roads. Bro country has been the genre...
University of Alabama students can now watch UA sports clips, hype videos and a variety of other Crimson Tide-themed content on streaming service WatzOn.TV.WatzOn.TV is a free video streaming platform...
It was a hot summer day and mosquitos were running rampant as UA alumnus William Wells hiked up a mountain on the Appalachian Trail. He had run out of food the day before, and he had already hiked 15 miles...
Classic rock icons Peter Frampton and the Doobie Brothers will co-headline the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Friday as part of the Coca Cola Concert Series. Peter Frampton, a British rock musician, is...
As part of its Live at the Brewery! series, local taproom Druid City Brewing Company will host a musical performance by Dead Fingers. The Birmingham, Alabama-based husband and wife duo includes Taylor...
As the Alabama summer sun blazes down, UA students Danielle Ra’ed and Alyssa West brace themselves to flip a 200-plus pound tire outside the Student Rec center. A few moments of struggling ensue before...
Musicians would be nowhere without their fans, but that doesn’t change the fact that some music fans are just plain annoying. As someone who has been guilty of every single thing on this list, please...
By Francie Johnson | Culture Editor To some, they’re an act of rebellion. To others, they’re a means of self-expression. Many would even consider them an art form. There are a variety of different...
For some college students, spending time in the Great Outdoors means simply lying out by the pool – but it doesn’t have to. The UA Outdoor Rec Center, established in 1999, hosts many day-long and...
Two years ago, in the middle of the wilderness in Ozark, Arkansas, a virtually unknown band stepped onto the smallest stage at Wakarusa Music Festival. That band was The Lumineers, and now, with a platinum...
After performing at a showcase for music talent buyers in Houston,Texas, Mobile-based band The Mulligan Brothers were approached by a commander for the Navy.“How do you guys feel about playing in a war...
To encourage its members to reach outside their comfort zones and explore unfamiliar territory, UA Meeting Professionals International, a club focused on providing practical experience in the events and...
For many individuals, quilts are common household items used to keep warm during cold nights. But for Tuscaloosa artist Yvonne Wells, quilts are much more than just bed coverings: they’re a means of...
I’m a live music lover year-round, but without fail, most of the concerts I attend take place in the summer and early fall. There’s just something so serene about attending a show without piles and...
For some of you, summer means venturing off to exciting places and participating in a variety of new experiences. For me, it just means that I finally have time to watch all of my must-see Netflix movies...
Maybe it’s the bright lights, maybe it’s the feeling of all those eyes on you or maybe it’s something else entirely, but many performers will say there’s no feeling quite like being on stage. For...
Imagine you’re a musician playing in a cramped, dimly lit dive bar. Suddenly, a man walks up to you, says he’s with a major record label and offers you a record deal. Fast forward a few years, and...
It’s a question that many students have been asked after a night of drinking, a simple question that only requires a one-word response: “Are you good to drive?” The response could mean the difference...
Not many people can say they’ve spent an evening with Prince in his Los Angeles mansion, written a novel with Tori Amos or eaten bacon with CeeLo Green. Then again, not many people are Ann Powers. As...
The “starving artist” archetype is nothing new. In fact, many of the world’s most celebrated artists fell victim to it. In his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting. When Johannes Vermeer...
A state law that passed in May 2012 allows cities of a certain size to create districts with relaxed open container laws, making it legal for individuals to purchase alcoholic beverages, bring them outside...
It all started as a favor for a friend. A few years ago, Boulder, Colo.-based real estate agent Greg Camalier road-tripped across the country to help Stephen Badger, his childhood friend, move to New...
As the first generation to grow up with Internet access, the current college-age crop of millenials has received countless warnings about protecting themselves online. Nothing is private on the Internet,...
She stood in the middle of nowhere, with the sun beating down on her and the temperature upward of 90 degrees. It had been days since her last encounter with soap or shampoo, and surrounding her were thousands...
About three weeks ago, I mindlessly shared a photo from Rolling Stone’s Facebook page wishing Yoko Ono a happy birthday. A few hours and more than 50 Facebook comments later, I found myself headfirst...
College, for many students, means freedom. Freedom from parental supervision, freedom from curfews, freedom to eat Chinese food, pizza, a burger and fries all in one meal – the list goes on and on. Perhaps...
The String Cheese Incident. Bassnectar. The Flaming Lips. The Doctors and The Lawyers. All four of these bands will perform at this year’s Wakarusa Music Festival, an annual four-day event held in Ozark,...
On any given night, Tuscaloosa bands The Doctors and The Lawyers and Mother Funk can be found playing for a crowd of drunk, sweaty college students at a local bar. Fast-forward to this summer, though,...
Working while in college can mean anything from interning at a relevant company to asking, “Would you like fries with that?” and everything in between. For some students, though, a day at work doesn’t...
“With liberty and justice for all.” Every day, most elementary and middle school children stand up and recite these words, hands over hearts. However, history has proven them to be a false promise...
By day, it’s just another house. But one night a month, Baby Haus transforms from a typical residence to a music venue, where anything goes and nothing is outside the realm of possibility. Baby Haus,...
Set your radio to WVUA-FM, also known as 90.7 The Capstone, and you’ll probably hear a few familiar voices gracing the airwaves. Some local radio stations make an effort to showcase music by Tuscaloosa...
Once upon a time, music meant something completely different than the sounds coursing through iPhone-clad students’ earbuds or car stereos. It meant gathering around a turntable and playing a vinyl record....
You’re studying: It’s only our first full week back, but, of course, most of us already have some studying to do. Next time you hit the books, try listening to the “The House We Grew Up In” by...
If you pull up Adron’s music on your computer and hit “shuffle,” there’s a good chance you’ll hear birds chirping. What you might not realize, though, is that those aren’t real birds. “[Making...
The other day, as I was driving home, something pretty rare happened: A catchy acoustic song, one worthy of looking up later, played on the Top 40 radio station I was listening to. Throughout this mystery...
When many of us look at a balloon, we see a simple party decoration, a bubble of air encased by a thin layer of latex. When experimental music composer and performer Judy Dunaway looks at a balloon, she...
Armed with a cup of coffee or three, a textbook and a laptop, students at The University of Alabama are facing increasingly frenetic schedules, fighting the temptation of sleep and tackling essays and...
Rock stars in the 1960s through the 1980s are known for their rowdy antics, but most of the stories I’ve heard seem too insane to actually be true. I decided to do some research, and it turns out, some...
We’ve played it in our cars driving through campus. We’ve sung it with crowds of 100,000-plus Alabama fans in Bryant-Denny Stadium. We’ve adopted it as our unofficial anthem, chanting “Roll Tide...
Based in Muscle Shoals, Ala., the band Belle Adair is no stranger to Tuscaloosa – it’s played in town several times before. For fans who missed the band’s past shows, Belle Adair will be back once...
The first time indie-rock band The Young International was supposed to perform in Tuscaloosa, the group was forced to cancel last minute due to rain. The kicker? It was an indoor show. “We showed up...
For many students, Tuscaloosa is home away from home. In fact, it is a $1.6 billion home, or at least that is what the Center for Business and Economic Research estimates The University of Alabama community...
He’s been rapping about the Crimson Tide for years, but Alabama native Yelawolf has never played an official concert in Tuscaloosa until now. Michael Wayne Atha, better known by his stage name Yelawolf,...
Two musically inclined University of Georgia students met in their dorm nearly 30 years ago and started writing songs together. Eventually joined by two other musicians, they thought up a band name and...
American poet John Godfrey Saxe wrote “The Head and the Heart” in the mid-1800s, describing the constant internal battle of logic versus passion. Almost two centuries later, Wright Gatewood and Lena...
Cody Canada, lead singer of Oklahoma-based red dirt band Cody Canada & The Departed, said the best approach to songwriting is to just sit back and let it happen. “It’s kind of the same with everything...
Cody Canada, lead singer of Oklahoma-based red dirt band Cody Canada & The Departed, said the best approach to songwriting is to just sit back and let it happen. “It’s kind of the same with everything...
It’s 8 o’clock at night. You’re surrounded by what seems like a million people, a million pairs of eyes all staring at one thing: the stage. You’ve been waiting months for this concert, but these...
It’s 8 o’clock at night. You’re surrounded by what seems like a million people, a million pairs of eyes all staring at one thing: the stage. You’ve been waiting months for this concert, but these...
From the coffeehouses of the age-defining 1960s folk revival to sold-out arenas, and everything in between, folk icon Judy Collins has seen it all – almost. This Saturday, she’ll see the Bama Theatre...
For the past four years, University of Alabama students have been “partying with a purpose” at Costa Greekfest, an annual benefit concert organized by Greek Affairs and the Interfraternity Council....
Some of today’s popular rap music centers around controversial topics including sex and drugs, but Ryan Davis writes about a different subject: video games. “That’s actually hilarious, because people...
Muscle Shoals-based band The Bear strives to blend elements of country, folk and indie-pop to create a sound that transcends these typical genre descriptions and fits into all of them, and yet none of...
Artists find inspiration from a variety of sources. For Suzanne Sawyer, a soon-to-be graduate of The University of Alabama’s Book Arts Program, inspiration can strike simply from walking through campus....
Local Catch, a new restaurant in downtown Tuscaloosa, is aiming to bring the taste and quality of fine seafood restaurants to Tuscaloosa but with a casual environment and lighter price tag. “I’ve...
Technology is a wonderful thing, especially for music lovers. If you’re as attached to your smartphone and your music as I am, here are some great apps you definitely don’t want to miss out on. SongKick...
From Wagner with the tuba to Beethoven with the piano to Jimi Hendrix with the electric guitar, musicians have been using technology to push boundaries and redefine music for as long as it has existed....
Tuscaloosa band Shod Shirby has a typical five-part lineup, comprised of a vocalist, guitarist, bassist, drummer and pianist. What’s not so typical is that all five of these positions are fulfilled...
There are many things Paul Janeway, vocalist of St. Paul and the Broken Bones, is not. He’s not an accountant, although his in-progress accounting degree and suit-and-bow tie stage outfit might lead...
On one night, five local disc jockeys will have 15 minutes each to show Tuscaloosa what they’ve got. Red Bull Thre3style University is the collegiate division of Red Bull Thre3style, an international...
If Matthew DeVine of funk rock band Downright has learned anything about the music industry, it’s that the true measure of success is not preceded by a dollar sign. “The reward is in the work itself,”...
They may be University of Georgia graduates, but the members of Athens, Ga. based jam band Dank Sinatra will be saying, “Roll Dank Roll” when they perform at the Green Bar this Friday. Dank Sinatra...
Dom DiCecco, guitarist and vocalist of Atlanta-based punk rock band Seagulls, has been playing through the pain of a fractured finger ever since a week before the band’s first show. But in the words...
Without a doubt, 2012 has been an amazing year in music. Although we’re over a week into 2013 and there are enough “Best Albums of 2012” countdowns floating around to make your head spin, and I figured...
Both culturally and geographically, Tuscaloosa is far from the wetlands of southeast Florida. But Walter Parks, vocalist and guitarist of Swamp Cabbage, plans on musically transporting his audience straight...
Some men may participate in "No-Shave November," but some make the choice to grow facial hair for a cause. They are the men of Movember. During the month of November, a popular tradition mandates all...
These days, I’ve heard the term “indie” being tossed around in the music industry as professionals and fans alike nonchalantly slap the label onto any band or artist without a major record deal....
In 2012, he played more major North American music festivals than any other artist in existence. He’s performed on stage with legends such as Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Mick Jagger. He’s...
Chinese spring rolls, Israeli salad, Persian ghorme sabzi and Swahili pilau will be some of the many foods served at the Critical Languages Center’s Exotic Food Tasting Trip this Thursday, Oct. 25. The...
As technology advances and music becomes increasingly digitalized, the bond between music and listener grows weaker and weaker. Once upon a time, people used to listen to music. By listen, I mean really...
For students wishing to dig a little deeper into the world of cinema, a new student organization, The Movie Appreciation Club, might be the place to go. MAC is organized by the Honors College Assembly...
The Lumineers, a Denver-based folk rock band, will be performing at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham on Thursday while on tour with Old Crow Medicine show. Band members Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites,...
As a Dallas native, maybe I’m a little biased, but from the moment I heard the opening line, “I ain’t from Texas, but I made my way from Dallas” off of the Avett Brothers’ newest album, “The...
It’s 9 p.m. on a Wednesday night, and while campus has become quiet the sound of Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride” blares from the basement of the Sigma Nu fraternity house. The Doctors and the...
Jack White is no stranger to lying. In early interviews with The White Stripes, the eccentric blues-rock band made up of White and ex-wife Meg White, he repeatedly insisted that the two bandmates were...
