When The Smooth Saddles are up on the stage performing a Tame Impala cover song, they have a connection with the audience that most bands don’t have –they often play for classmates. For members of...
David and Deb Gibbons sit at a white plastic table, one of many in the warehouse-like building. As they dine on their beef stroganoff and peach cobbler, they converse amiably with their friends across...
This Saturday, the usually quaint grassy lawn of Government Plaza will be covered with colorful art of all mediums and styles; the air will feature an aromatic concoction of food and live music. The Druid...
For Allison MacIntyre, a mother of two autistic children, life is full of differences. From ensuring her son isn’t overstimulated by loud noises in the environment to getting enough support from the...
Nagaraj and his wife kneel before an altar in their apartment, chimes ringing in the air. Laden with colorful deity figurines and ornate art, the altar, or mandir, acts as a small temple for the Hegdes...
Soon after graduation in May, Michael Moore will embark on a 700-mile journey along the Appalachian Trail, through national forests, and into Canada. His hike is about more than just a love for the outdoors,...
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” plays on an old stereo as people across the room interact with one another. Clay-dust is ubiquitous. Dozens of works stand drying on shelves as their creators begin the...
The walls of Chip Cooper’s office are a collage of memories and stories more photograph than wall, and his furniture – a display of about 25 different cameras spanning the past half-century. The room...
Corn flakes, juice boxes, fruit cups, apple sauce. While this may not seem like much, for roughly 2500 children in Alabama, it’s what gets them through the weekend.Since 2008, Alabama Credit Union...
On Friday night, “Fellowship and Fire” will fill the halls of Canterbury Chapel with a colorful array of vases, bowls, jewelry and other clay works of art. Though there won’t be much fire, there...
Since 2013, film students from across the South have gathered on campus for The Black Warrior Film Festival. Although its primary focus is to show films, the festival has a greater purpose in mind.“Along...
Amidst the chaotic aftermath of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, two people met. The ensuing events are the sort that make one believe in fate.“I was going home, and I was waiting for the tap-tap,...
On February 13, The Vegabonds will wander into Rounders, making a return to their home state. And for The Vegabonds, especially front man Daniel Allen, it’s all about home. “The song that really defines...
Shell shock, combat neurosis, post traumatic stress disorder – whatever you call it, the psychological effects of war are real, yet often misunderstood and stigmatized. Although awareness for veterans’...
In the dead of night, with nothing but the dull glow of street lamps for warmth, a little silver pick-up truck idles, its driver hurrying to drop off a bundle of newspapers. Within a few seconds, he’s...
In one of the first albums of 2016, Alabama band Looksy makes a New Year’s resolution in the form of the bluesy, southern indie rock album, "The Guest House." Though their sound has southern rock...
Athens-based T. Hardy Morris and the Hardknocks will be playing their new album, "Drownin’ on a Mountaintop," at The Saturn on December 12th. Like the album title, Morris exists on a sort of creative...
Luckily, Tennessee Hate Week will be over by the time Backup Planet starts their show Saturday Oct. 24 at the Green Bar—two band members are University of Tennessee graduates. Keyboardist Ben Cooper...
The grassy mounds of earth are enigmatic from a distance, towering over the flat Alabama dirt and clay. Approach them in October, and these former Native American villages bustle with activity, ranging...
For those who studied abroad last year and need scholarship money, look no further—the University of Alabama Education Abroad office is hosting a photo contest with prizes of $100 or $50. “It’s...
"The line is good and ready, toe it as hard as you like"—guitarist Thomas Johnson’s favorite line from the new album, Hotel Parties, and the one he said is most emblematic of Athens-based band Futurebirds.Released...
Beginning on Oct. 1, the exhibit “Every Night” by Roger Jones will be on display at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. His art is abstract and colorful, containing repetition and patterns. ...
Swedish troubadour Sofia Talvik’s third show in Tuscaloosa will bring the singer's unique style when she plays the Green Bar on Sept. 21. “She has a very unique songwriting style,” Alex Freeman...
Sarah McQuaid filled the humble Greensboro Room with the warmth of her music last Sunday evening, contributing to the already sultry weather. Dimly lit with some string lights, the room only had a bar...
Sarah McQuaid will be walking into Crimson on Sept. 6 as she plays from her new album "Walking into White" at the Bama Theatre’s Acoustic Night, her second time at the venue. "[The Acoustic Night]...
Started here in Tuscaloosa, CBDB is a band unique in that it created its own genre—Joyfunk. Blending funk, jam, rock and a heavy dose of saxophone, Joyfunk is one-of-a-kind. The band itself doesn’t...
