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Sonic Frontiers series hosts jazz group

Alexandra Ellsworth February 27, 2012

Jazz quintet Canada Day will kick off Sonic Frontiers, a new avant-garde jazz concert series on campus, giving music lovers in Tuscaloosa a great opportunity to experience innovative music by world-class...

Ashton Perkins wins Bama Idol

Ashton Perkins wins Bama Idol

Deanne Winslett February 22, 2012

Bama Idol hosted its second annual competition Tuesday evening in the Ferguson Center Theater. While people filed into the theater, a Whitney Houston Pandora station played in the background as a tribute...

Sabbath reunion tour show turns into 'Ozzy and Friends'

Sabbath reunion tour show turns into ‘Ozzy and Friends’

Jefferson Fabian February 22, 2012

Last November, the legendary metal pioneer Black Sabbath announced that, for the first time more than 30 years, it would reunite with the band’s original lineup. Members would consist of vocalist Ozzy...

Green Bar hosts metal music festival Friday

Rebecca Howard February 16, 2012

Exposed Musical Festival Winter Tour 2012 is aiming to play at the Green Bar this Friday, uniting experienced and up-and-coming local metal bands. The music festival that showcases headliners such as SkinKage...

Grammy performances range from authentic to absurd

Trey Irby February 15, 2012

If there were three basic things to take away from the 2012 Grammy Awards, they would be as follows: 1. Willie Nelson can make me cry watching a Chipotle ad. 2. Jennifer Hudson can make me cry singing...

Weekly southeastern concert line up

CW Staff February 13, 2012

Week of Feb. 12   Birmingham: Marc Broussard with Sugar + The Hi Lows at Workplay, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.   Nashville: Drake at Bridgestone Arena, Feb.17, 8 p.m. The Band Perry at Ryman Auditorium, Feb....

Swedish singer-songwriter comes to Bama Theatre

Will Edwards February 13, 2012

A 1994 Gulf Stream Conquest camper can take you a lot of places. Just ask Sofia Talvik, the Swedish singer-songwriter touring the United States in one. The tour, titled “Driving and Dreaming,” started...

Ringo to perform with a little help from his friends

Ringo to perform with a little help from his friends

Taylor Holland February 9, 2012

Ringo Starr announced that he and his All Starr Band will make a stop in Tuscaloosa to play the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on July 3 as part of his 2012 tour. Joining the former Beatles drummer will be newcomers...

HRC hosts second annual Bama Idol

Sophia Jones February 8, 2012

University of Alabama Housing and Residential Communities are putting on their second annual Bama Idol singing competition, modeled after the popular show “American Idol.” Like “American Idol,”...

Cohen gets better with age in ‘Old Ideas’

Jefferson Fabian February 8, 2012

I shudder to think about what I could possibly be doing when I’m 78-years-old or even if I’ll live to be that old at all. Call me cynical, but rarely do my thoughts bring up the image of a rich, wise...

No spring concert planned

No spring concert planned

Ashley Chaffin February 8, 2012

The Avett Brothers and Band of Horses played the inaugural concert last year at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on April 1. Red Mountain Entertainment, who manages the amphitheater, worked with the University...

Hangout Music Festival announces lineup

Lauren Ferguson February 8, 2012

The Hangout Music Festival announced its 2012 lineup yesterday revealing two of this year’s headliners as Dave Matthews Band and Jack White. A third has yet to be announced. For its third year, the...