What makes movies like musical biopics work? What makes them so accessible to audiences? Many of these stories come layered with ingredients and story arcs that make them easily conducive to film. Look...

Peter Westergaard is as delightful as he is accomplished. With an impressive seven operas under his belt, and countless other pieces for voice and instrument, Westergaard has undoubtedly achieved his...

The new CD released by Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson, aka Alan Lane, a UA chemical engineering professor, turns out to be a good mix of songs that, while they sometimes veer into corny territory, create...

A new sound will be rocking through the Jupiter Bar and Grill this Wednesday night. The band Telepath is set to bring their multi-layered sound to the stage in Tuscaloosa for the second time since playing...

Exalting sounds will be trumpeting from the Moody Music Building this weekend. Musicians from across the region will be traveling to the University for the annual Trumpet Festival of the Southeast. A...

For centuries, the people of the South American Andes have played and passed on their folk music as part of their culture. Their indigenous music, which has become a large part of Andean history and culture,...

“I think people just want to have a good time.” That’s what guitarist and vocalist Elliott McPherson of the Dexateens said people expect when they come to one of the band’s shows. I went to the...

The Bama Theatre is about to become a time machine taking Tuscaloosa back to a musical period when bands were big and one orchestra led by Glenn Miller was the biggest of all. “The World Famous Glenn...

Neil Gaiman has worked in many different mediums, from film to comics. Here’s a primer on some of Gaiman’s most well-known and significant works. “The Sandman” (comic series, 1989-1996) - Widely...

Freshmen aren’t the youngest music students at Moody Music Hall. Through the Community Music School, a non-degree grant-funded program, UA offers Kindermusik music outreach classes for children six...

On Sunday night, Birmingham-based radio station Live 100.5 officially swapped from live DJs to automated programming, beginning a process to switch its format to an exclusively talk radio format. The switch...

Neil Gaiman routinely puts up with the worst winter has to offer, and he welcomes a break from it. In a phone interview on Feb. 12 — the same day that two inches of snow fell on Tuscaloosa — Gaiman...