Music

AWOLNATION // DIRTIER Aaron Bruno may have had major success with “Megalithic Symphony,” his first album under the band name Awolnation. That 2011 release spent 111 weeks on the “Billboard” magazine...

Caught a Big Wave // Florida Georgia Line on Country Success By L. Kent Wolgamott There is no fiddle or steel to be heard when Florida Georgia Line hits the stage. There is, however, lots of electric...

SINGING THE BLUES IN ALABAMA The first musician to write out 12-bar blues sheet music was Florence, Alabama native, W.C. Handy. Known as the Father of the Blues, he wrote Memphis Blues, St. Louis Blues, and...

Cracker New CD Release "Berkeley to Bakersfield" By Dave Gil de Rubio According to Google Maps, the geographic distance between Berkeley and Bakersfield, California is 276.4 miles. For David Lowery,...

SMOOTH AND PRISMATIC // ALABAMA SHAKES AMAZES ON "SOUND & COLOR" Jesus preached against wasting your five talents, and Alabama Shakes has ten or twenty to spare. The first and foremost is the big,...

TUSCALOOSA'S MUSIC LISTINGS// SEE WHO'S PLAYING WHERE FRIDAY, APRIL 24 Missused, Rhythm & Brews Plato Jones, DJ Spinnzz, DJ Blaze, Rounders The Kinky Aphrodisiacs with Black Water Thieves, Green...

SHAKY KNEES RETURNS TO ATLANTA It’s that time of year again. Summer music festival season is upon us! That time of year where you spend way too much money, but it’s ok because Tom Petty sat in with My...

THE MUSIC OF OZ // ONE OF A KIND What was once a chain of music stores in the South through the ‘70s and ‘80s is now a single music store in Tuscaloosa. Oz Music is not only the last remaining store of...

ALL THE WORLD'S A WRESTLING RING // THE MOUNTAIN GOATS Beat the Champ is ostensibly an album about professional wrestling. But in crafting 45 minutes worth of songs about the spandex-clad world of big...

SMOOTH AND PRISMATIC // ALABAMA SHAKES AMAZES ON "SOUND & COLOR" Jesus preached against wasting your five talents, and Alabama Shakes has ten or twenty to spare. The first and foremost is the big,...