FKA TWIGS // A GLIMPSE OF THE R’n’B ENIGMA William Barshop August 8, 2014 Music, Reviews FKA TWIGS // A GLIMPSE OF THE R'n'B ENIGMA Everyone's first reaction to the art of FKA Twigs is the same: what-is- she? Guesses range from alien lifeform to shapeshifting nymph when it comes to the London...
T-TOWN & iTUNES // AFTER THE LIVE PERFORMANCE Linda Johnson July 29, 2014 Music T-TOWN & iTUNES // AFTER THE LIVE PERFORMANCE Every night in the bars and theaters of Tuscaloosa patrons can hear the sounds that define the musical landscape. Rock, folk, country, electronic and...
THE PIXIES // PERHAPS THE MOST UNDERRATED BAND OF AN ERA Herb Neu July 28, 2014 Music, Reviews One very early morning seven or eight years ago, while desperately searching for something, anything to watch on TV on a particularly sleepless night, I stumbled across a movie on The Documentary Channel...
ROAD TRIP – July 24 – August 7 Linda Johnson July 28, 2014 Features, Music THURSDAY, July 24 BIRMINGHAM Luke Bryan, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Heat Wave, Zydeco Claude Stuart, Comedy Club Stardome Splendid Chaos, Iron Horse Café HUNTSVILLE Heather Luttrell,...
LOCAL MUSIC – JULY 24 – AUGUST 7 Herb Neu July 28, 2014 Music THURSDAY JULY 24 Buck Wild, Rhythm & Brews Motherfunk, Rounders Freshwater Duo , Copper Top Pen Pals, Green Bar To Kill a Mockingbird, Innisfree FRIDAY, JULY 25 Uri, Copper Top Matt Bennett...
REST IN PEACE, JOHNNY WINTER Trey Daniels July 28, 2014 Entertainment, Music July 16th brought America closer to the end of an era. As the years go on, the country loses more and more artists who forged one of the most influential genres of American popular music: blues. Born in...
UMPHREY’S MCGEE RETURNS TO TUSCALOOSA // FROM THE BAMA TO THE AMP Trey Daniels June 30, 2014 Features, Music UMPHREY'S MCGEE RETURNS TO TUSCALOOSA // FROM THE BAMA TO THE AMP It’s an interesting thing when you can quite literally watch an artist grow. Sometimes the ascent is quite rapid. Many in Tuscaloosa can...
ROAD TRIP//SOUTHEASTERN CONCERTS Trey Daniels June 30, 2014 Music ROAD TRIP//SOUTHEASTERN CONCERTS THURSDAY, JUNE 26 BIRMINGHAM George Lopez, Comedy Club Stardome MONTGOMERY The Capitol Sounds Concert Band, The Davis Theater for Performing Arts NEW...
FAN FOLLOWING // PHOTOGRAPHER INSPIRED BY THE BLUES // PW INSPIRED BY THE PHOTOG Linda Johnson June 30, 2014 Features, Music FAN FOLLOWING // PHOTOGRAPHER INSPIRED BY THE BLUES // PW INSPIRED BY THE PHOTOG Staff from the Planet Weekly had the opportunity, recently, to attend a performance of the Debbie Bond Trio in the...
IT MUST HAVE BEEN THOSE TONEY BOYS // A LOCAL BAND RETURNS Linda Johnson June 18, 2014 Music, Reviews IT MUST HAVE BEEN THOSE TONEY BOYS // A LOCAL BAND RETURNS Where they come from, the Toney Boys have a reputation for mischief. “Growing up, we tended to get in trouble,” Glenn Toney said. “One time...
