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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

University full of free opportunities for live music on campus

Dylan Walker October 29, 2013

College is known for being a hub of creativity and art culture, but local art, including live music, is inaccessible to many students. Bars on the Strip have DJs and local bands, but there is usually an...

Belle Adair band to return, play at Green Bar Friday

Francie Johnson October 29, 2013

Based in Muscle Shoals, Ala., the band Belle Adair is no stranger to Tuscaloosa – it’s played in town several times before. For fans who missed the band’s past shows, Belle Adair will be back once...

Nashville-based band uses popular influences for indie sound

Francie Johnson October 23, 2013

The first time indie-rock band The Young International was supposed to perform in Tuscaloosa, the group was forced to cancel last minute due to rain. The kicker? It was an indoor show. “We showed up...

‘New’ yet another display of McCartney’s continued relevance

Jordan Cissell October 22, 2013

What I’m about to do feels absolutely felonious. In the few hundred words that follow, I will liken several of the songs from Paul McCartney’s aptly titled new album, “New,” to the signature sounds...

Octubafest: a definition and display of the euphonium

Laura Testino October 21, 2013

October bursts with the sounds of larger-than-life instruments during Octubafest, the musical month-long celebration of the tuba and euphonium. The University of Alabama’s tuba and euphonium department...

Local band The Doctors and The Lawyers to play at Jupiter

Local band The Doctors and The Lawyers to play at Jupiter

Raiha Bajwa October 17, 2013

Starting as a group of pre-med and pre-law students with a passion for music, local band The Doctors and The Lawyers is now headlining at area bars and about to record its second EP. The Doctors and the...

Jupiter to host rapper Yelawolf

Francie Johnson October 9, 2013

He’s been rapping about the Crimson Tide for years, but Alabama native Yelawolf has never played an official concert in Tuscaloosa until now. Michael Wayne Atha, better known by his stage name Yelawolf,...

Concert to feature new, familiar pieces

Lauren Davis October 6, 2013

The halls of Moody Music Building will be flooded with the Alabama symphonic and concert bands’ perfected and polished pieces Monday night as they put on their first concert of the semester. “Exciting...

Egan’s hosts Birmingham band

Grace Hagemann October 2, 2013

Grandaddy Ghostlegs and Baak Gwai will bring their individual styles to Egan’s Bar Saturday at 11 p.m. Originally from Birmingham, Grandaddy Ghostlegs finds its biggest influences and inspirations in...

Widespread Panic to return to amphitheater

Francie Johnson October 2, 2013

Two musically inclined University of Georgia students met in their dorm nearly 30 years ago and started writing songs together. Eventually joined by two other musicians, they thought up a band name and...

Golightly brings heart to songwriting

Golightly brings heart to songwriting

Francie Johnson September 29, 2013

American poet John Godfrey Saxe wrote “The Head and the Heart” in the mid-1800s, describing the constant internal battle of logic versus passion. Almost two centuries later, Wright Gatewood and Lena...

Alabama Jazz Ensemble to perform with quartet

Elayne Smith September 29, 2013

Educator and performer Jeff Holmes will bring his jazz quartet to The University of Alabama Tuesday. He will participate in both leading a master class and performing two nights, one of which will feature...