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BANDITOS // RIP-ROARING DEBUT Banditos’ self-titled debut is a rowdy, rollicking good time, a totally uninhibited collision course of Appalachian twang, rock ‘n’ roll swagger, blues throb, punk snarl...

TUSCALOOSA RIVER MARKET // SUPPORTING THE MISSION TO SHOP LOCAL On the beautiful riverbank of the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa on Saturday mornings you can find local farmers setup at the River Market...

SEAFOOD // POSITIVE EFFECTS ON HEALTH Seafood is a source of high quality protein and is best source of Omega-3 fatty acids. It also contains many vitamins and minerals which increase their nutritional...

UA PR STUDENT EARNS MUNSON GRANT TO INTERN AT BLACK WARRIOR RIVERKEEPER Kristen Ellis, a native of Letohatchee, Ala., has received a grant from the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation to work with the...

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 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 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 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 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 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...