One of the chief lines in the 2003 Richard Linklater film “School of Rock” involves the idea that “one great rock show can change the world.” The line is both a mantra and a throwaway joke, considering...
Drive down The Strip of Tuscaloosa and most nights you will hear the sound of CBDB, a local Tuscaloosa band that has played their improvisational jam sound at local bars each week since the summer of 2011....
Instead of the usual student musicians and visiting artists performing in the Moody Concert Hall, this weekend the venue will come alive with the 23rd Annual Realizing the Dream Concert. Each year, the...
I know that list making does that annoying thing where I try to quantify art by saying one thing is somehow more valuable than the others. I also know that this framing device is pretentious, and that...
He floats over crowds in inflatable life rafts. He wears old-school sweatbands around his head. He recombines, reconstitutes, recreates and rebels. He is the king of the underground music scene. He is...
On Nov. 11, the legendary, widely-accepted originators of heavy metal Black Sabbath announced that they would be reunited with all four members from their classic original lineup, featuring Ozzy Osbourne...
As December’s season of giving draws closer and closer, parents in the Tuscaloosa community want to ensure their children’s happiness. Typically, this calls for toys, chocolates and Christmas trees....
Click HERE to watch clips and interviews of UA's Fall 2011 Resonance Show Choir that will be performing November 30, 2011 at the Bama Theatre. Lady Gaga, Aerosmith, Tina Turner and Michael Buble are...
Many Alabama residents may not realize that the state is known for the blues, but a local nonprofit is hoping to change that. “The purpose was, and is to this day, that Alabama blues is overlooked,”...
Anyone who frequents The Strip has probably heard Andy Hall’s music drifting down from The Bear Trap’s rooftop bar. A native from Hartselle, Ala., Hall has been playing music in Tuscaloosa for the...
In its first season, the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater hosted 17 concerts, with acts ranging from ZZ Top to “A Prairie Home Companion,” but all shows had one thing in common: each was run by three women....
Sometimes it is extremely difficult to honestly critique music. It may be because you’ve developed a friendship with the people involved, compromising any attempt at a more distant critical view. You...
