In south Alabama, numerous genres of music blend, accentuating the area’s diverse culture. The Mulligan Brothers will play Thursday at the Bama Theatre’s annual acoustic night. This will be the band’s...

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...

Can a song really change your life?In the movie “Garden State,” the character Sam, played by Natalie Portman, asks Andrew, played by Zach Braff, in the doctor’s office if he’ll listen to her music....

Jenny Lewis and Tom Petty, both fixtures of the super-hyphenated alt-country, alt-rock, country-rock scene that constitutes contemporary Americana, both release new albums today and both sets of new music...

Walter Parks, songwriter and guitar player, will combine guitar playing and a sense of southern humor on Friday night when he headlines the Bama Theatre’s next acoustic night. “It’s a historical...

From taking the stage to working on a second album, Mother Funk, a band made up of University of Alabama students, is keeping busy. “We will be releasing a single by the end of the year,” said...

While students are away for summer break and the college nightlife is calmer than usual, members of hip-hop group 17th Floor will strut their stuff this weekend in Tuscaloosa. “We can’t wait to come...

There once was a time, not too long ago actually, a person, after being asked what type of music they listened to, would be completely understood if they responded with the genre ?of “indie.” “Indie,”...

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...

Five Alabama-based musical acts will come together for one night of rock and roll during the Southern Rock & Roll Blues Show at the Bama Theatre. “Putting together this much talent in one night has to...