DRY HUMOR & EVERYDAY OBSERVATION //COURTNEY BARNETT Jordan Cissell April 13, 2015 Music, Reviews 36 Comments DRY HUMOR & EVERYDAY OBSERVATION //COURTNEY BARNETT Courtney Barnett’s trademark stream-of-consciousness delivery is less the smiling UPS representative ringing the doorbell and conveying a package...
Southeastern Concerts & Events Trey Daniels March 31, 2015 Music 15 Comments Southeastern Concerts & Events TUESDAY, MARCH 31 BIRMINGHAM Sarah McLachlan, BJCC The Nth Power, Zydeco Sylvan Esso, WorkPlay Theater ATLANTA Damien Rice, Tabernacle NASHVILLE Vince Gill,...
PHISH COMES TO THE TUSCALOOSA AMP // BIG SEASON AHEAD Trey Daniels March 31, 2015 Music 7 Comments PHISH COMES TO THE TUSCALOOSA AMP // BIG SEASON AHEAD What is shaping up to be quite a season in 2015 for the Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre got a big boost with the announcement that touring legends Phish will...
CARRIE & LOWELL // A TENDER EULOGY FROM SUFJAN STEVENS William Barshop March 31, 2015 Music, Reviews 16 Comments CARRIE & LOWELL // A TENDER EULOGY FROM SUFJAN STEVENS A Sufjan Stevens fan posted a screenshot of the comment box of Stevens’ website a few months back. Their message to Sufjan: “you hurt me so...
TERRAPLANE // STEVE EARLE’S FUN TRIBUTE TO TEXAS BLUES Jordan Cissell March 17, 2015 Music, Reviews 9 Comments TERRAPLANE // STEVE EARLE'S FUN TRIBUTE TO TEXAS BLUES Texas blues has always run a little contrary in tone to its counterparts in the Southeast. The line is by no means a hard and fast one, but generally...
LOCAL MUSIC: MARCH 17 – MARCH 26 Linda Johnson March 17, 2015 Music 13 Comments LOCAL MUSIC: MARCH 17 – MARCH 26 TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Baak Gwai & Couches St. Patrick's Day show, Green Bar Plato Jones, Innisfree WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 Unplugged Acoustic Acts, Rhythm...
JOHN FOGERTY COMES TO TUSCALOOSA 5/10 Trey Daniels March 17, 2015 Features, Music 8 Comments JOHN FOGERTY COMES TO TUSCALOOSA 5/10 “Left a good job in the city, working for the man every night and day. And I never lost one minute of sleeping worrying about the way things might have been.” To...
BAAK GWAII // TEN YEARS OF HONEST ROCK WITH JHON SNOWDEN William Barshop March 17, 2015 Features, Music, Reviews 7 Comments BAAK GWAII // TEN YEARS OF HONEST ROCK WITH JHON SNOWDEN This is an attempt at a mullet,” said Jhon Snowden, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of Tuscaloosa band, Baak Gwai. “I think I’ll go for a...
TUSCALOOSA’S SHIFTING NIGHTLIFE //CHANGING SCENES Trey Daniels March 4, 2015 Entertainment, Music 9 Comments TUSCALOOSA'S SHIFTING NIGHTLIFE //CHANGING SCENES Maybe it’s because I’m getting older. At 26, I don’t look for the same things in a bar I did when I just turned 21 (or before, but we won’t get into...
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND COMES TO TUSCALOOSA Trey Daniels February 13, 2015 Features, Music 9 Comments DAVE MATTHEWS BAND COMES TO TUSCALOOSA If the college music scene of the 1990’s and 2000’s had a mascot, it would probably be the Dave Matthews Band. The reasons for this are varied. Part has to do...