CHAMBER NEWS Linda Johnson March 12, 2014 News & Sports, Reviews 9 Comments Montgomery Drive-In Registration Still Available The Chamber's 2014 Montgomery Drive-In will be Wed., Mar. 19 - Thurs., Mar. 20. This is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with our state's elected...
THE AMP GOES CLASSIC ROCK // 60s, 70s ROCK HEROES Linda Johnson March 12, 2014 Reviews 12 Comments By Trey Brooks One of the fastest growing radio formats throughout the early 2000s was classic rock. The umbrella term covered psychedelic, punk, folk, hard, heavy metal, progressive and...
SIMONE says… Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Reviews 6 Comments Q: Simone, I’m writing because I’ve become emotionally desperate about something that occurred in my life several years ago, but I can’t seem to let it go. In fact, I play the scenario over and over...
“SHAMELESS” // REAL LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 13 Comments By Cara Brake The purpose of most television shows is to take the viewers away from the real life and allow them to insert themselves into a life that isn’t theirs. There’s one show that...
DALLAS WARMACK // JUNIOR DAY EASES CONCERNS Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Reviews 12 Comments By Gary Harris Dallas Warmack didn't come to Junior Day in Tuscaloosa to learn more about the Alabama program. Warmack, the younger brother of former Tide star offensive guard Chance Warmack,...
BAMA THEATRE’S ACOUSTIC NIGHT // BRANTLEY & HOLLY AND SOPHIA TALVIK Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Reviews 7 Comments By Kevin Ledgewood The Bama Theatre’s Acoustic Night will host performances on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the theatre’s Greensboro Room. Featuring Brantley & Holly, and Sophia Talvik, the...
ST. VINCENT // DELIGHTFULLY DISTORTED Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Reviews 22 Comments By William Barshop St. Vincent told NPR that her portrait for her self-titled album was designed to make her look like a “near-future cult leader.” Staring coldly from her space-age throne,...
UPTOWN ART PAINTS ITS WAY TO POPULARITY // LESS THAN THREE HOURS TO TRANSFORM BLANK CANVAS INTO A MASTERPIECE Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Arts, Reviews 9 Comments By Alyx Chandler When disbelieving first-timers sign up for a session of step-by-step painting at Tuscaloosa's locally owned Uptown Art studio, new owner Kelly Magadan assures them that they're in...
A VANISHING TRADE // THE ROADSIDE STAND Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Features, Reviews 8 Comments By Judah Martin Most days if it’s not raining, you can hang a left at the red light next to the Alberta Winn Dixie, keep driving for a spell, and you’ll run right into Billy Carr. He’s on...
“NON-STOP” // PREPOSTEROUS BUT THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINING Linda Johnson March 10, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 10 Comments By Van Roberts Despite its shoddy CGI shots of a bogus jetliner plunging earthward with two jet fighters flanking it, "Non-Stop" qualifies as an extremely preposterous but thoroughly entertaining airborne...