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Local band balances school and music

Local band balances school and music

Mary Catherine Hodges March 4, 2015

The room is filled with a vivacious clutter of chords, scales and bickering as five boys clad in jeans and T-shirts decide what they’re going to practice for their upcoming shows.“I want Red Hot Chili...

Earle's 'Terraplane' places emphasis on Texas-inspired blues music

Earle's 'Terraplane' places emphasis on Texas-inspired blues music

Jordan Cissell March 3, 2015

Texas blues has always run a little contrary in tone to its counterparts in the southeast. The line is by no means a hard and fast one, but generally speaking, the old Mississippi howlers have cultivated...

Father John Misty’s sophomore album another pop-folk masterpiece

Father John Misty’s sophomore album another pop-folk masterpiece

Jordan Cissell February 16, 2015

Father John Misty is back with vim and vigor.Misty, who goes by Josh Tillman when he’s not on stage, released his first record as Father John Misty, “Fear Fun,” back in 2012. Before that, he was...

The Doctors and The Lawyers to host release party

The Doctors and The Lawyers to host release party

Mary Catherine Hodges February 16, 2015

During his freshman year at The University of Alabama in 2010, Taylor Atkinson posted a flyer in the lobby of Riverside West reading “Lead 
guitarist wanted.”“One day I just decided I wanted to...

Psychedelic rock band headlines Green Bar

Psychedelic rock band headlines Green Bar

Andrew Laningham February 11, 2015

Inside of a school-bus-turned-tour-bus, the psychedelic rock band SpaceFace is setting off for a stint on the road, playing in most of the major cities in the Southeast.Unlike many psych-rock bands, SpaceFace...

Huxford Symphony to begin second half of season

Huxford Symphony to begin second half of season

Ellen Johnson February 11, 2015

Music written by well-known composers from across the globe will sound through the Moody Music Concert Hall on Thursday evening as students of the Huxford Symphony Orchestra perform in their first concert...

Change of Venue: Closure of venues shrinks Tuscaloosa's music scene

Change of Venue: Closure of venues shrinks Tuscaloosa's music scene

Mary Catherine Hodges February 9, 2015

It’s 1992 in Tuscaloosa, and the Strip is a-buzz. The Beach Club is having another sellout 70s night with a live disco band, and there’s a chance students can see Dave Matthews, Widespread Panic, Drivin’...

UA student competes to open for singer-songwriter

UA student competes to open for singer-songwriter

Francie Johnson February 5, 2015

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...

Mulligan brothers visit Tuscaloosa for third time

Mulligan brothers visit Tuscaloosa for third time

Francie Johnson January 27, 2015

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...

Summer music festivals release lineups, offer variety

Summer music festivals release lineups, offer variety

Francie Johnson January 26, 2015

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...

Defenders of The Universe to make Tuscaloosa debut

Defenders of The Universe to make Tuscaloosa debut

Kinsey Haynes January 22, 2015

Birmingham band Defenders of The Universe will make its Tuscaloosa debut Thursday night.“We are very excited,” said Hunter Whitfield, bass player to the band.From being inspired by bands such as The...

Professor doubles as musician

Professor doubles as musician

Andrew Laningham January 20, 2015

At open mics all around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alan Lane becomes Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson, playing blues and folk music at clubs in the area.Lane, a chemical engineering professor, started playing...