Music

MISSTEP FROM ARETHA Adele’s music may be the closest thing in the past few years to carve out a place in the “Great American Songbook.” A perfect storm of crossover popularity and classic songwriting...

THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME // WHO SHOULD BE IN IT? In 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, inducted its first members. Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, James Brown and Chuck Berry were...

LOCAL MUSIC // SEPTEMBER 18 – OCTOBER 2 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 Casey Thrasher, Rhythm & Brews Couches / Three Crown Imps, Green Bar FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Velcro Pygmies, Rhythm & Brews Sean...

GOV'T MULE KICK DOWN BAMA THEATRE DOORS Having lived my entire life in Tuscaloosa, I can say without any hesitation that the Bama Theatre is by far the best venue in the city. It really is the center for...

THE ORGANIC ANDROIDS // STAY TUNED Try to imagine planet Earth thousands of years from now, stuck in a post-apocalyptic time where musical sound is an unreachable prospect. An all-encompassing government...

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979, AND PERFUME GENIUS // TWO BANDS AND TWO REVIEWS Success as an indie buzz-band takes just three easy steps: Make one good album, win some kind of cosmic-marketing lottery, and make a...

FAMED AMERICAN STRING QUARTET TO PERFORM IN TUSCALOOSA The internationally acclaimed American String Quartet will perform Sunday, September 21, 3:30 PM in the Moody Concert Hall located on the University of...

By Judah Martin David Ivie hunched over a brick ledge outside of the Bama Theatre. His nostrils flared as he gulped in the thick aroma of boiling crab legs drifting from the Steamer's Catering truck parked...

By Judah Martin She sings loud, from her gut. Her face twists in a contorted rage and her arms flail wildly toward the audience. Like the gospel singer in James Baldwin's classic novel "Go Tell it on...

LOCAL MUSIC — AUGUST 21 – SEPTEMBER 4 THURSDAY AUGUST 21 Bad Stick, Rhythm & Brews FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 Mark Chesnutt, Rhythm & Brews Devines, Rounders SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 Belle Adair,...