Reviews

SMOOTH AND PRISMATIC // ALABAMA SHAKES AMAZES ON "SOUND & COLOR" Jesus preached against wasting your five talents, and Alabama Shakes has ten or twenty to spare. The first and foremost is the big,...

COLLARDS // A FEAST FOR THE FAMISHED Food is essential to southern culture, and collard greens play a central role in the South's culinary traditions. A feast to the famished, a reward to the strong, and a...

SHAKY KNEES RETURNS TO ATLANTA It’s that time of year again. Summer music festival season is upon us! That time of year where you spend way too much money, but it’s ok because Tom Petty sat in with My...

PHOTO STUDENTS BRING HISTORY TO LIFE AT GORGAS In April, Assistant Professor of Art Chris Jordan’s students in Advanced Digital Photography class (Art 428) made history come alive. Students Brian...

THE SIDE BY SIDE // A TREAT FOR THE CASUAL YET SOPHISTICATED PALATE James Beard Award winning Chef Chris Hastings alongside of his Chef de Cuisine Patrick Brawley created The Side By Side restaurant with...

FRANKLIN COUNTY STOUT // A BEER TO BE RECKONED WITH Stout season is nearing an end here in Alabama, but there’s always time for one last hoorah; especially when the last hoorah is this good. I heard...

CITY CAFE // AN ICON FOR GENERATIONS At age 15 Joe Barger began working at a restaurant in downtown Northport. Today, at 65, he is the owner of the same restaurant and runs it with the help of his...

ALL THE WORLD'S A WRESTLING RING // THE MOUNTAIN GOATS Beat the Champ is ostensibly an album about professional wrestling. But in crafting 45 minutes worth of songs about the spandex-clad world of big...

SMOOTH AND PRISMATIC // ALABAMA SHAKES AMAZES ON "SOUND & COLOR" Jesus preached against wasting your five talents, and Alabama Shakes has ten or twenty to spare. The first and foremost is the big,...

SABAN TALKS ABOUT CRIMSON TIDE'S FIRST SCRIMMAGE Following Friday's first spring scrimmage, Nick Saban gave a progress report on some key spots, including quarterback, where Alabama has question marks. No...