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Needtobreathe to play Bama Theatre

Lauren Cuervo September 8, 2010

Alternative rock band Needtobreathe will be coming to Tuscaloosa for the second stop on its 2010 “Young and Far from Home” tour. The band will perform at the Bama Theatre tonight at 8 p.m., with doors...

Local label showcases talent

Local label showcases talent

Cameron Kiszla September 1, 2010

Six local artists are set to perform at the downtown Mellow Mushroom for the second-annual Hackberry Records fall showcase Friday at 10 p.m. Tuscaloosa-based label Hackberry Records consists of second-time...

Local music is not dead

Trey Irby August 31, 2010

I hope you’ve read a letter to the editor by Reed Watson, co-owner of Hackberry Records (although, he would argue it is more a creative agreement than a traditional label). In it, Watson writes out a...

Greekfest sees large turnout

Greekfest sees large turnout

Karissa Bursch August 29, 2010

Even when the sky began to darken and the rain started to fall, students and other concert-goers simply put Costa del Mar shirts on their heads and huddled around the stage to wait for the concert to begin....

The Dixie opens after name change

The Dixie opens after name change

Cameron Kiszla August 29, 2010

After renovations and a name change, the Dixie, formerly known as the Jupiter Bar & Grill, hosted its first shows this weekend Hightide Blues, Michael Warren and Meghan Elliot performed Friday night,...

Greekfest returns to raise money for Gulf

Greekfest returns to raise money for Gulf

Cameron Kiszla August 26, 2010

The 2010 Costa del Mar U. of Blue Greekfest returns to Tuscaloosa tonight at 7 p.m. with nationally renowned performers Pretty Lights, Slightly Stoopid and Grammy Award-winning Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to...

Johnny Shines Blues Festival to be held Saturday

Johnny Shines Blues Festival to be held Saturday

SoRelle Wyckoff August 26, 2010

The South has a culture of its own. Few Southerners would not proudly claim the gems of their region, whether it is barbeque, good music or hospitality. Many of these things have become symbols of the...

Woods & Water concert to benefit Gulf Coast after oil spill

Brooke Marshall August 25, 2010

Relief efforts for people affected by the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continue unabated, even after much of the damage has passed. Woods and Water, located on Summit Ridge in Tuscaloosa, will...

Bama Theatre hosts bluegrass event

Bama Theatre hosts bluegrass event

Jordan Staggs August 25, 2010

The sounds of strings and sweet bluegrass music are coming to the stage in Tuscaloosa tonight as the Bama Theatre downtown hosts bluegrass legend Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver with folksy “newgrass”...

Dexateens represent new South, new values

Dexateens represent new South, new values

Morgan Dowdy August 24, 2010

Robert Christgau says Patterson Hood can’t sing. How would Christgau, most eminent of first-generation rock critics, react to the bending nasal drawl of a Dexateens harmony? He would like it anyway....

Sneed, Sparrow and the Ghost to play Bama

Sneed, Sparrow and the Ghost to play Bama

SoRelle Wyckoff August 18, 2010

Most musicians release a record with the help of an investment, a producer and a lot of money. Singer/songwriter Dylan Sneed is taking a different approach. A grassroots effort, his new album “Texodus”...

Vapid pop music isn’t always so bad

Trey Irby August 17, 2010

I will admit to you early on, dear reader, that I’m not too hot on pop music. I really don’t have a good excuse other than not liking the beat, auto-tune, or the look of the artist. Of course, better...