Music

MUSIC STREAMING SITES // ARE THEY FAIR TO ARTISTS? // TAYLOR SWIFT SENDS SHOCKWAVES Since the 1990’s, recording artists have seemingly had a love/hate relationship with the internet. On one hand, the...

HOLIDAY ACOUSTIC NIGHT // A BENEFIT FOR THE DRUID CITY GARDEN PROJECT The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa will present a Holiday Acoustic Night on Dec. 17, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Bama...

THE MELODY GIRL // MUSIC RUNS IN HER FAMILY As the granddaughter of a country music legend, Raelyn Nelson certainly did not have to look far for inspiration in her journey to become a musician. When she...

REMEMBERING JACK BRUCE // HIS MUSIC WILL LIVE ON The legendary bass player for one of the most important rock bands of all time passed away on October 25th this year. Cream was only around from 1966 until...

ANTHEMS OF THE SOUTH // AUTHOR SCOTT BOMAR'S DYNAMIC NEW BOOK I have never considered myself a musically inclined person. There were several attempts to learn the piano or saxophone in high school, but all...

TAYLOR SWIFT AS A POP ROBOT // AWKWARD NEW RECORD Even if you enjoy the new, bionic Taylor Swift, a relentless dance-pop machine with phasers set to “profit,” you have to feel for the country fans that...

ONE OF SCOTLAND'S FINEST SINGERS TO PERFORM AT THE BAMA THEATRE By Kevin Ledgewood Scottish folksinger and songwriter Jim Malcolm will be featured in a performance on Acoustic Night on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at...

LETTUCE KEEPS IT FRESH // FUNK AT THE JUPITER What do you get when a well-oiled machine knows when to go off the rails? One wild ride from Lettuce, the funk-rock group from Boston, Mass. The band rolled...

JAZZ IT // PERFORMING WITH DAVE DOUGLAS Inside of a silent concert hall, an attentive audience imagines the rev of an engine, the soulful roar of sudden drum rumbles rocking ribs, they feel the cool wind of...

BEAR CREEK MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL // MANY ARTISTS, MANY SETS One of the most active venues on the music festival circuit is the Spirit of Suwanee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Located on the banks of the...