Entertainment

"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 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 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 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...

"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 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 THURSDAY MAY 29 Snazz/crawfish eating contest, Rhythm & Brews Tequila Mockingbird, Innisfree Wyatt Edmundson Duo, Green Bar Rob Wright, Rounders FRIDAY, MAY...

ARE YOU REALLY THERE? // AND AM I ACTUALLY PRESENT HERE? It’s taken me years to almost adjust to the fact that when somebody seems to be in my presence, they often are not. I walk into a fast-food...

TUSKALOOSA MUSIC MAFIA TEAMS UP WITH SOUTHERN ROCKERS // BIG SHOW COMING By Judah Martin The Blues Crew will release their new album “It’s Time For Crewzin” at the Southern Rock and Roll Blues show...

HAM HAM JAM JAM // LOCAL MUSICIAN CELEBRATED AT EGANS // THREE NIGHTS The Tuscaloosa music scene has been marked by several great artists over the years, but very few would qualify as “legends”....