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...

The Tuscaloosa bar scene thrives on local musicians, and one contributor to this is singer-songwriter Sean Rivers. As with many musicians, Sean Rivers got his start in church choir. He would secretly write...

In honor of it finally being Shovels & Rope week – they play this Friday in Birmingham – it is my absolute joy and obligation as a fan to tell you how incredible and talented they are and how you need...

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,...

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,...

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...