TUSCALOOSA MUSIC LISTINGS Linda Johnson June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Music 13 Comments TUESDAY, JUNE 17 Plato Jones, Coppertop THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Benjamin Hoefling, Green Bar Matt Bennett Trio, Rounders URI, Rhythm & Brews FRIDAY, JUNE 20 Velcro Pygmies, Rhythm &...
JOY DIVISION // THE LITTLE-KNOWN MASTERPIECE Herb Neu June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Music, Reviews 31 Comments JOY DIVISION // THE LITTLE-KNOWN MASTERPIECE In August of 1979 an album was released under the Factory label out of Manchester, England that contained a sound so fresh, so innovative, that at first one...
FEMALE COP DRAMAS TAKING OVER // “RIZZOLI AND ISLES” GO TO WHOLE NEW LEVEL Cara Brake June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 12 Comments FEMALE COP DRAMAS TAKING OVER // "RIZZOLI AND ISLES" GO TO WHOLE NEW LEVEL Crime dramas are all over the airwaves, from “Law & Order” serious to “21 Jump Street” funny. More rare is the...
“X-MEN—DAYS OF FUTURE PAST” // STERLING PERFORMANCES Van Roberts June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 32 Comments "X-MEN—DAYS OF FUTURE PAST" // STERLING PERFORMANCES Those immersed in all things Marvel, particularly Twentieth Century Fox’s “X-Men” film franchise, should scrutinize “X-Men: Days of Future...
IT WAS DOWN HOME AND JUST RIGHT // THE FREEDOM CREEK BLUES FESTIVAL Jerome Adams June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Music 7 Comments IT WAS DOWN HOME AND JUST RIGHT // THE FREEDOM CREEK BLUES FESTIVAL Annually, the Freedom Creek Blues Festival offers an opportunity to enjoy genuine blues performed in an outdoor, rural setting that is in...
DAD RAP // HIP HOP HEROES GOING GRAY William Barshop June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Features, Music, Reviews 11 Comments DAD RAP // HIP HOP HEROES GOING GRAY In any music scene there is a place for folks just looking to enjoy the sounds of the glory days. For any one year of rock music you can find a fan who insists that was...
MAGIC CITY BREWFEST // CRAFT BEER IS BOOMING IN ALABAMA // SINGIN’ RIVER ROCKS Herb Neu June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Food, Reviews 37 Comments MAGIC CITY BREWFEST // CRAFT BEER IS BOOMING IN ALABAMA // SINGIN' RIVER ROCKS Friday June 6, 2014, 11:32 p.m. I just finished eating the sauciest piece of pizza I have ever eaten while standing under an...
Herb Neu June 18, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 37 Comments "PICTURE PERFECT?" // VIRAL SELFIE BECOMES A BOOK As the cliché goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, but a picture rarely tells the full story. This was the case of the Lewis family when a picture...
QUILTS // RENOWNED SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST YVONNE WELLS Linda Johnson June 5, 2014 Arts, Entertainment, Features, News & Sports 12 Comments QUILTS // RENOWNED SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST YVONNE WELLS By Kevin Ledgewood The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa will host a presentation of work by quilter and artist Yvonne Wells at the Dinah Washington Cultural...
LOCAL MUSIC – MAY 29 – JUNE 12 Linda Johnson June 5, 2014 Entertainment, Music 8 Comments LOCAL MUSIC – MAY 29 – JUNE 12 THURSDAY MAY 29 Snazz/crawfish eating contest, Rhythm & Brews Tequila Mockingbird, Innisfree Wyatt Edmundson Duo, Green Bar Rob Wright, Rounders FRIDAY, MAY...