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Opening weekend lineup announced for amphitheater

CW Staff February 1, 2011

The first weekend of concerts at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater was officially announced Monday, with The Avett Brothers and Band of Horses performing Friday, April 1, followed by Patti LaBelle and The O’Jays...

Blaine Duncan, songwriting and culture

Trey Irby February 1, 2011

Blaine Duncan accidentally introduced me to Tuscaloosa’s music scene. Back in August 2009, I was assigned to write a story about a band that I had never listened to before. The band was called Blaine...

Amphitheater removes show website listing

Kelsey Stein January 30, 2011

Reports appeared online Friday that musical acts the Avett Brothers and Band of Horses would perform the opening show at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater April 1. After Band of Horses posted the concert date...

Little Willie’s hosts charity benefit

Jordan Staggs January 27, 2011

In the summer of 2005, Darius Weems, a teenager from Athens, Ga., afflicted with muscular dystrophy, embarked with his friends on “the roll of his life.” After undergoing a 7,000-mile journey, he made...

Housing sponsors first-ever Bama Idol

Housing sponsors first-ever Bama Idol

SoRelle Wyckoff January 26, 2011

The title of the “first-ever Bama Idol” is up for grabs for those who think they’ve got what it takes to win. Students living in on-campus residence halls were e-mailed the list of audition times...

Band combines bluegrass with rock

Band combines bluegrass with rock

Alex Cohen January 26, 2011

David Allgood, manager of the Bama Theatre, said he has been looking for ways to increase the student audience at his venue. Last week, the Bama hosted Old Crow Medicine Show and experienced a surge of...

Social Distortion keeps punk ethic, honesty alive

Social Distortion keeps punk ethic, honesty alive

Jonathan Reed January 25, 2011

When Social Distortion formed more than 30 years ago, frontman Mike Ness and company got people to listen to them the only ways anyone in the L.A. punk scene knew how – they put up posters, told their...

Tribute group brings life to ‘Fab Four’

Karissa Bursch January 21, 2011

What comes to mind when you hear the words “tribute band?” Your dad and a couple of his buddies playing Lynyrd Skynyrd songs out of a two-car garage? Corny Tuesday night bar bands trying to emulate...

Chesney concert moved to May

CW Staff January 19, 2011

The Kenny Chesney concert set for March 31 has been rescheduled for May 25 because of a scheduling conflict. Chesney’s performance was originally set as the first show at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater....

Arts Festival application deadline next Friday

Hannah Marcum January 19, 2011

The deadline is looming for musicians and artists to submit applications for the Druid City Arts Festival. Jan. 28 is the last day for local acts to apply for Creative Campus' second annual event. More...

Old Crow Medicine Show to play Tuscaloosa

Alex Cohen January 19, 2011

The Bama Theatre caters its services to many different groups in Tuscaloosa, and tonight at 8, Old Crow Medicine Show will headline. Nashville-based band Old Crow Medicine Show is an American roots band...

Arts Festival application deadline next Friday

Hannah Marcum January 19, 2011

The deadline is looming for musicians and artists to submit applications for the Druid City Arts Festival. Jan. 28 is the last day for local acts to apply for Creative Campus' second annual event. More...