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Huxford Symphony welcomes new director

Courtney Stinson October 3, 2011

The University of Alabama School of Music’s Huxford Symphony Orchestra will perform its first concert of the fall semester tonight at the Moody Music Building. The orchestra will perform the Prelude...

Widespread Panic to perform this weekend

Widespread Panic to perform this weekend

Sarah Cole September 29, 2011

It’s been 15 years since Widespread Panic has rocked the streets of Tuscaloosa. Known for their climactic jam sessions and tight-knit fans, the group will return once again, gracing the stage of the...

String quartet blends classic and modern sounds

String quartet blends classic and modern sounds

Nathan Proctor September 29, 2011

From afar, they’re just what you’d expect from a renowned string quartet. They don tuxedos and formal dresses. They perform Mozart and Tchaikovsky. They’ve even performed at Carnegie Hall and the...

Alabama Shakes' have energetic sound

Alabama Shakes’ have energetic sound

Trey Irby September 28, 2011

Last Wednesday night, it seemed as if Green Bar in Tuscaloosa was approaching fire code capacity. The building, which is legally maxed out at 150 people, hosted Alabama Shakes, a band from Athens, Ala....

Nirvana’s “Nevermind” withstands test of time

Ashley Chaffin September 26, 2011

Certain songs, albums and artists can withstand the test of time and be passed from generation to generation, but few have done it quite as well as Nirvana has. In the fall of 1991, big name artists such...

Kadesh and the Perfect Strangers bring hip-hop, jazz fusion to Bo’s Bar

Alex Cohen September 22, 2011

Most people think of hip-hop in a limited number of ways. Maybe the typical image includes a solo singer or rapper, spitting and scatting lyrics through brass teeth over a prerecorded drum beat. But Kadesh...

All-girl band pays tribute to Rage Against the Machine

Adam Greene September 22, 2011

Take the Power Back, the world’s only all-female Rage Against the Machine tribute band, comes to Tuscaloosa’s Green Bar this Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. “Simply put, people can expect to...

Artists' death brings life to their work instantly

Artists’ death brings life to their work instantly

Jefferson Fabian September 21, 2011

Upon hearing of French house electronica producer DJ Mehdi’s death last week, it made me reflect on the strange, tragic and paradoxical effects of the death of an artist. I have always found it somewhat...

Hawthorne Heights Q&A

Hawthorne Heights Q&A

Caroline Godwin September 19, 2011

Hawthorne Heights new EP “Hate” has a theme of hatred, as implied by the title. It has much more passion than previous CDs, and includes screaming in a lot of the songs, which their CDs have not really...

Oxford American concert a strong showcase

Oxford American concert a strong showcase

Trey Irby September 14, 2011

I’ve always thought a truly great live show can turn a mere building into a visual and aural experience, transforming that venue into a memory. This might be the experience I’ll feel several years...

Isbell, G-Side to play Bama

Alexandra Ellsworth September 8, 2011

A series of four concerts celebrating The Year of Alabama Music’s campaign and Oxford American’s 12th annual Southern Music Issue will come to a close this Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Bama Theatre. ...

Guitars killed Christian music, no resurrection in sight

Will Edwards September 7, 2011

When John Lennon said the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, Christian music knew it had to do something, because in a sense, he was right. The Beatles and rock ’n’ roll were of course not more popular...