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String quartet blends classic and modern sounds

String quartet blends classic and modern sounds

Nathan Proctor September 29, 2011

From afar, they’re just what you’d expect from a renowned string quartet. They don tuxedos and formal dresses. They perform Mozart and Tchaikovsky. They’ve even performed at Carnegie Hall and the...

‘Purgatorio’ engages through compelling anti-chemistry

Jared Downing September 28, 2011

Even before it started, “Purgatorio” gave me the creeps. It was the set – a sterile, white square that didn’t even fill up the Allen Bales’ tiny stage. With little more than a cot and metal chair,...

Facebook changed its profile picture

Facebook changed its profile picture

Caroline Hiott September 28, 2011

Facebook continues to be one of the highlighting aspects of the social media generation. The website is constantly changing and updating its content to keep up with the fast pace of social media interaction....

Arts organizations engage public at amphitheater

Arts organizations engage public at amphitheater

Jared Downing September 28, 2011

It was what happens when a circus meets a flea market, covering the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater stage in booths, banners, raffle tickets, carnival games, typewriters, quilts, Disney princesses, a robot and...

Alabama Shakes' have energetic sound

Alabama Shakes’ have energetic sound

Trey Irby September 28, 2011

Last Wednesday night, it seemed as if Green Bar in Tuscaloosa was approaching fire code capacity. The building, which is legally maxed out at 150 people, hosted Alabama Shakes, a band from Athens, Ala....

Arts organizations unite to involve public

Alexandra Ellsworth September 27, 2011

Twenty-seven art and cultural organizations will gather on Tuesday at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater from 4 to 7 p.m. for Community Arts Conversations. Organized by The Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa,...

‘Chicago’ comes to the Bama Theatre

Lauren Ferguson September 27, 2011

The Actor’s Charitable Theatre will be showcasing their rendition of “Chicago” this Friday through Sunday at The Bama Theatre. Director Joey Lay said Actor’s Charitable Theatre tries to have a...

Author revisits Civil War and adds vampires to plot

Author revisits Civil War and adds vampires to plot

Isabela Morales September 27, 2011

Armed with a flame gun, an axe and an unshakeable conviction in the rightness of his cause, the 16th President of the United States stands ready to fight for the nation his fathers brought forth four score...

Tuscaloosa joins the world in Manhattan film festival

Tuscaloosa joins the world in Manhattan film festival

Alex Cohen September 27, 2011

This week more than 100,000 people will unite to judge recent works of filmmakers from around the world. Audiences will gather in more than 200 cities, linking six continents as they cast their votes....

Bluegrass group comes to amphitheater

Bluegrass group comes to amphitheater

Caroline Hiott September 27, 2011

Yonder Mountain String Band will be playing at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater with Widespread Panic this Friday. Yonder plays neo-bluegrass that has, in the past year, brought out over 250,000 fans. The...

Nirvana’s “Nevermind” withstands test of time

Ashley Chaffin September 26, 2011

Certain songs, albums and artists can withstand the test of time and be passed from generation to generation, but few have done it quite as well as Nirvana has. In the fall of 1991, big name artists such...

‘Moneyball’ converts baseball hater

‘Moneyball’ converts baseball hater

Walker Donaldson September 26, 2011

I have never liked baseball. The farthest I made it as a baseball player was kindergarten tee-ball, and the only success I had was building dirt castles in the outfield. “Moneyball” made me question...