Reviews

"AS ABOVE, SO BELOW" // CAST GIVES IT THEIR BEST SHOT, BUT... “Quarantine” director John Erick Dowdle conjures up plenty of spooky atmosphere but delivers only a paucity of thrills in his half-baked,...

EXHIBIT // "THE LAST BRUSH OF KUSH" By Kevin Ledgewood An exhibit by Northport artist Jennifer Hamner will be hosted by The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa at the Bama Theatre’s Junior League Gallery during...

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...

FALL PREVIEW // VAMPIRES, GOTHAM CITY, AND LEADING LADIES As summer comes to an end, it gives way to falling leaves, pumpkins, and brand new television shows. To break out of your summer slump, keep a...

HALLEY // HISTORICAL YOUNG ADULT FICTION By Ryan Magee Fourteen year-old Halley Franklin wants nothing more than to get an education and to leave her rural lifestyle behind. When her father dies in an...

LEFT HAND MILK STOUT // REALLY, REALLY GOOD I’ve found that my tastes and preferences changing a bit over the past few months. Where I would have never drank stouts and porters willingly, I have recently...

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...

PIZZA 120 // THE NEXT BIG CHAIN? // D.I.Y. PIZZA QUICKLY Contrary to the popular slogan, beef is not for dinner. Pizza—it’s what’s for dinner. The USDA reports that 1 in 8 Americans consume pizza on...