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Local bands vie for a shot at Wakarusa

Local bands vie for a shot at Wakarusa

Francie Johnson February 20, 2014

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,...

Wade Bowen brings Texas sound to town

Kinsey Haynes February 20, 2014

The country music sub-genre Red Dirt is an important element of the Texas music scene. Early pioneers include Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Bob Childers. Recently, bands like Cross Canadian Ragweed,...

Singers host student-run performance

Singers host student-run performance

Bianca Martin February 19, 2014

The musical talents of a group of University of Alabama students will be showcased Thursday at the University Singers performance at Moody Music Building. University Singers is a selective ensemble of...

Green Bar event coordinator to leave for Birmingham

Tara Massouleh February 18, 2014

After three years of hosting rowdy rock shows, distributing countless fliers and booking dozens of bands, David Allen, event coordinator and booking manager at Green Bar, is throwing in the towel. Allen,...

Oz to feature local soul

Grace Hagemann February 17, 2014

Local record store Oz Music will transform from an everyday music shop to a live music venue Tuesday for a concert featuring St. Paul and the Broken Bones. Paul Janeway, lead vocalist of St. Paul and...

Clear Plastic Masks heads south

Kinsey Haynes February 13, 2014

After forming in upstate New York in 2011, Clear Plastic Masks have started to push their limits and expand to Nashville. The band began when singer Andrew Katz, bassist Eddie Duquesne and drummer Charles...

Jupiter Bar hosts country singer Granger Smith

Kinsey Haynes February 6, 2014

Texas country music singer Granger Smith will make his first appearance in Tuscaloosa on Friday at The Jupiter Bar. This will be Smith’s first time visiting Tuscaloosa. “I love college football so...

Festivals bring variety to every stage

Amy Marino February 6, 2014

As many of you know, there have recently been quite a few exciting lineup releases for summer music festivals. Many music lovers might say they are thankful to live in an age where festivals are trendy...

Shirtless cowboy plays guitar for campus

Reed OMara February 5, 2014

Chase Bodiford sits talking about his anthology of British poets that’s back in his dorm room in Paty Hall while sipping his cinnamon latte from Starbucks, the only clue to who he is being the guitar...

Student delves into commercial music major

Student delves into commercial music major

Laura Testino February 4, 2014

Composer John Williams likely never anticipated his film score from “Star Wars” would be broadcast throughout the home of 5-year-old Brent McCollough from a “plastic, terrible-sounding” piano....

Hard Working Americans create solid album of alt-country covers

Jordan Cissell February 3, 2014

“All I wanna do is stomp and holler.” And, apparently, shove out loud guitar licks, beat the drums ‘til they’re blue, and let your fingers and thumbs dance across the keyboard like the main...

Druid City Arts Festival prepares for April event

Cokie Thompson January 28, 2014

For a few hours on an April afternoon, local artists and musicians will gather to celebrate what they do best - exhibit artwork and play music. Tuscaloosa residents and travelers alike will have the opportunity...