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Great biopics, music born from background

Peterson Hill March 23, 2010

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...

Telepath returns to Tuscaloosa after two years

CW Staff March 3, 2010

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...

Moody hosts trumpet festival

CW Staff February 26, 2010

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...

Review: Dexateens rock hometown

Lindsey Shelton February 24, 2010

“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...

Big band comes to Bama

Jamie Lyons February 19, 2010

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: A Primer

Avery Dame February 18, 2010

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...

Kindermusik introduces music in early years

CW Staff February 18, 2010

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...

Tuscaloosa responds to 100.5 switch

CW Staff February 18, 2010

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...

‘Rockstar of weird’ comes to Bama

Steven Nalley February 18, 2010

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...