Alabama Viral Sensation Speaks Ten Years Later Reggie Allen March 1, 2021 Entertainment, Features 12 Comments Alabama Viral Sensation Speaks Ten Years Later Paige Reynolds was giving the performance of a lifetime to an audience of one. Singing a tune written by herself, the 15-year-old sashayed across her parent’s...
INDIA.ARIE ASKS BIRMINGHAM TO ‘LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART’ DURING CONCERT Reggie Allen June 10, 2019 Concerts, Music, Reviews 17 Comments INDIA.ARIE ASKS BIRMINGHAM TO 'LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART' DURING CONCERT Four-time Grammy award winner India.Arie doesn't do concerts. She does songversations, a delightful mixture of music and dialogue between...
DAVE MATTHEWS KICKS OFF SUMMER SEASON// OAK MOUNTAIN Reggie Allen June 6, 2019 Concerts, Music 11 Comments By Reggie Allen Clear and sunny skies made for perfect weather during the kickoff of Oak Mountain Amphitheatre's star-studded concert season, which promises stellar performances from Heart, Brandi Carlisle,...
INDIA.ARIE// THE JOURNEY TO WORTHY Reggie Allen May 11, 2019 Features, Music 7 Comments INDIA.ARIE// THE JOURNEY TO WORTHY It’s a rainy day in Nashville as singer-songwriter India.Arie prepares for an evening of interviews before embarking on the Worthy Tour, a 21 city trek which includes a...
LEON BRIDGES GIVES BIRMINGHAM A GOOD THING// BJCC Reggie Allen May 8, 2019 Music, Reviews 10 Comments Almost three years after his sold-out show at the Alabama Theatre, Grammy-nominated artist Leon Bridges made his triumphant return to the Magic City, bringing his " Good Thing" tour to the BJCC Concert...
AMERICA’S FINAL KISS/ BJCC Reggie Allen May 8, 2019 Reviews 15 Comments Everyone remembers their first KISS. Somewhere during the middle of the show, KISS frontman Paul Stanley polled the black sea of fans on who had never been to one of their shows. From the faint sounds...
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ROCKS BIRMINGHAM// REVIEW Reggie Allen May 1, 2019 Music 14 Comments By J Mattew Cobb Last time the Seattle, WA-based indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie played Birmingham was on a warm May 5 in 2017 underneath the steam shed of Sloss Furnaces. Slowly approaching the two-year...
Pink Pours Out ‘Beautiful Trauma’ on Birmingham’s Legacy Arena Stage Reggie Allen April 1, 2019 Features, Music, Reviews 19 Comments Pink Pours Out ‘Beautiful Trauma’ on Birmingham’s Legacy Arena Stage By J. Matthew Cobb Pink is almost impossible to lock down. She doesn’t like boundaries. And as a solo artist, she’s proven...
Metallica Returns to Birmingham For First Show In 28 Years Reggie Allen February 11, 2019 Features, Music 4 Comments Metallica Returns to Birmingham For First Show In 28 Years By J. Matthew Cobb Hard to believe it has been almost three decades since Metallica last rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama. Twenty-eight...
Tori Kelly Invites Birmingham to Her Hiding Place Reggie Allen November 1, 2018 Features, Music 11 Comments Tori Kelly Invites Birmingham to Her Hiding Place All are welcome in Tori Kelly’s hiding place. The Grammy-nominated songstress paid the Magic City a visit for her Hiding Places tour, which is in...