ICELANDIC FOLK-ROCK BAND KALEO // COMING TO SLOSS FEST Jonathan Pattishall June 23, 2015 Features, Music ICELANDIC FOLK-ROCK BAND KALEO // COMING TO SLOSS FEST Even though the international appeal of the blues was never in doubt—not since the British Invasion, at least—the recent successes of the...
MARY’S CAKES AND PASTRIES // YOUR NEXT LUNCH DESTINATION Sheena Gregg June 8, 2015 Features, Food, Reviews MARY’S CAKES AND PASTRIES // YOUR NEXT LUNCH DESTINATION The sky is the limit when it comes to lunch options in the Tuscaloosa area. However, there’s one place in town that offers made from scratch lunch...
AWOLNATION // DIRTIER Alan Sculley June 5, 2015 Features, 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...
GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE // AN IMMIGRANT’S TALE Judah Martin June 5, 2015 Features GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE // AN IMMIGRANT’S TALE Metal forks clinked against plates and children screamed for attention, but Nancy Cruz handled them expertly, holding the phone to her ear with one hand and...
Caught a Big Wave // Florida Georgia Line on Country Success Alan Sculley June 2, 2015 Features, Music 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 Margie Goldsmith May 13, 2015 Features, Music 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...
Race Across the USA- Inspiring a Healthier Generation Rachel Freeman May 11, 2015 Features, News & Sports Race Across the USA- Inspiring a Healthier Generation Beginning January 16th, 2015 an international team of eleven runners began their 4.5-month journey by foot to inspire a healthier generation, running an...
Cracker New CD Release “Berkeley to Bakersfield” Linda Johnson May 11, 2015 Features, Music, Reviews 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” William Barshop April 28, 2015 Features, Music, Reviews 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,...
POWER TRIPP // OVERCOMING THE HURDLES Kaitlyn Blount April 24, 2015 Features, Food, News & Sports POWER TRIPP // OVERCOMING THE HURDLES Tripp Rogers knew a long time ago that he wanted to live in the South. After spending eight years of his childhood in Atlanta before his family decided to move back to...
