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Student band work to produce their own music style

Francie Johnson September 10, 2012

It’s 9 p.m. on a Wednesday night, and while campus has become quiet the sound of Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride” blares from the basement of the Sigma Nu fraternity house. The Doctors and the...

Tegan and Sara Quin offer socially-minded alternative music

Noelle Brake September 4, 2012

Recently, alternative music has gained popularity, with bands such as Florence + The Machine becoming regular purchases on iTunes and Amazon. Two performers in particular that haven’t gotten the clout...

Tuscaloosa native releases third album

Tuscaloosa native releases third album

Abbey Crain July 25, 2012

After putting many years of his Southern rock, country-R&B flavor into bars across Tuscaloosa, Ham Bagby has recently released his third record, “‘Sh!t’s Crucial’ is Track 7.” Bagby began like...

SGA plans fall concert, considers B.o.B. and Foster the People as acts

Mary Kathryn Patterson June 27, 2012

The Student Government Association’s Rage concert could make a comeback this fall. More than a year after the SGA brought The Avett Brothers and Band of Horses to the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, they...

Adam Lambert’s new album a mix of dance music, meaningful ballads

Adam Greene June 20, 2012

Singer and songwriter Adam Lambert is no stranger to fame and attention. After his stint on American Idol in 2008, he released his first full studio album, “For Your Entertainment,” wowed fashion reporters...

MTV buyout leaves festival feeling more corporate

MTV buyout leaves festival feeling more corporate

Adam Greene June 20, 2012

Bonnaroo, a four-day music and arts festival held on Tennessee farmland, is often associated with indie, jam and folk music sounds. The festival has received many complaints about lineups and straying...

Acoustic Night to feature indpendent artists

Acoustic Night to feature indpendent artists

Abbey Crain June 20, 2012

The Bama Theatre’s Acoustic Night will feature performances by Walter Parks and the Swamp Cabbage and Sparrow and the Ghost tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tuscaloosa’s Arts Council hosts Acoustic Nights throughout...

Homegrown Alabama hosts songwriting contest

Lauren Ferguson June 6, 2012

Whether songwriting comes naturally or is unfamiliar territory, Homegrown Alabama farmers' market is inviting all members of the community to participate in their sing-off competition at Thursday’s market....

Jack White’s new album unusually truthful

Francie Johnson June 6, 2012

Jack White is no stranger to lying. In early interviews with The White Stripes, the eccentric blues-rock band made up of White and ex-wife Meg White, he repeatedly insisted that the two bandmates were...

Alabama Cavaliers reunite to perform with Jazz Ensemble

Meredith Davis June 5, 2012

Sounds not often heard in Tuscaloosa rang out in Moody Music Hall last Saturday as the Alabama Cavaliers and the University of Alabama Jazz Ensemble presented a free concert featuring a variety of jazz...

Festival season open in Alabama

Lauren Ferguson May 29, 2012

  As summer kicks into full swing, some students choose to venture home, study abroad or stay in Tuscaloosa. If Alabama is where you will be spending the next two months, the state offers a variety of...

UA hosts opera workshop

Lauren Ferguson May 29, 2012

The third annual Druid City Opera Workshop, hosted by the University of Alabama School of Music, will conclude today with a final performance. The workshop focuses on intensive opera training for young...