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An interview with LADY ANTEBELLUM Dave Haywood, guitarist/keyboardist for Lady Antebellum, readily says the kind of songs that come most naturally to the group are ballads and mid-tempo songs. That has...

CCAA Names Chamber Professionals as Accredited Alabama Chamber Executives The Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (CCAA) announced that nine Alabama chamber professionals have received the Accredited...

DERRICK HENRY // RUNNING BACKS ON THE RIGHT FOOT During a recent interview, Derrick Henry kept things close to vest. The junior running back didn’t reveal much, but he did say the Tide’s running backs...

Interview with Drive By Truckers The last time the Drive-By Truckers went into the studio to record new music - a session that yielded two albums, 2010’s “The Big To-Do” and 2011’s “Go-Go...

ALABAMA SHAKES // SOUND & COLOR Alabama Shakes’ new album, “Sound & Color.” is one of the boldest second albums in recent years, taking the fairly straightforward (but stirring) blues and soul...

311 // STEREOLITHIC If 311 had one plan of action going into the making of its current album, “Stereolithic,” it was not to have a game plan. “Our manager was trying to get us to sit down and talk...

FEEDING THE MASSES // SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AIMS FOR LARGER IMPACT Sometimes Demetria Li just doesn’t feel like cooking. That is not to say that she does not like to cook. Quite the contrary,...

DIERKS BENTLEY // RISER “Riser,” the latest album from Dierks Bentley, is being lauded for its collection of mid-tempo tunes and ballads that find Bentley digging deeper than ever emotionally – a...

NEW ORLEANS FRY HOUSE // NOLA COMES TO TEMERSON SQUARE New Orleans may be a few hours away but the flavors of Nola are right around the corner. Debuting last April, New Orleans Fry House aims to bring a...

DEONTAY WILDER // PREPARING TO FIGHT Deontay Wilder is still on track for a Sept. 26 fight. Wilder and his co-manager and trainer, Jay Deas, again took that stance on Thursday night when Wilder was signing...