Author Archive

Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Brent Thompson

Review: Will Kimbrough earns his Wings

As a solo artist, former frontman of Will & The Bushmen and acclaimed co-writer (Jimmy [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Brent Thompson

Concert Shots: Robert Earl Keen 3-7-10

Singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen returned to Birmingham on Sunday, March 7. Playing to a packed [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on March 1st, 2010 by Brent Thompson

Concert Shots: Eric Clapton/Roger Daltrey 2-28-10

Eric Clapton and Roger Daltrey – one night, two living legends. Simple as that. On [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Brent Thompson

Iron Man Blues: Michael Burks returns to Birmingham

Iron Man Blues: Michael Burks returns to Birmingham

Michael Burks calls Arkansas home, but his music is undoubtedly steeped in Chicago-style electric blues. [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on February 11th, 2010 by Brent Thompson

Concert Shots: John Mayer/Michael Franti 2-9-10

You know an artist is onto something when his audience includes screaming teenagers and those [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by Brent Thompson

Barton Carroll: South by northwest

Barton Carroll: South by northwest

Carroll releases “Together You And I” on Birmingham’s Skybucket Records

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Brent Thompson

Concert Shots: Yonder Mountain String Band at Workplay 1-31-10

On Sunday, January 31, Yonder Mountain String Band performed in the Workplay Soundstage and sent [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on December 20th, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Catching up with Corey Smith

Perhaps no singer/songwriter has witnessed a larger groundswell in his fan base over the last [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Brent Thompson

‘Tis The Season for Sony Legacy’s Reissues & Deluxe Editions

The holidays are synonymous with egg nog, yule log and of course…box sets and deluxe [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on November 29th, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Q&A with Take 6’s Claude McKnight

Forming at Huntsville’s Oakwood University more than 20 years ago, the vocal sextet Take 6 [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on November 16th, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Concert Shots: Bruce Hornsby 11-13-09

Concert Shots: Bruce Hornsby 11-13-09

Last Friday, Bruce Hornsby gave a solo piano performance at the Alys Stephens Center. By [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on November 11th, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Bruce Hornsby learns to Levitate

Bruce Hornsby learns to Levitate

Bruce Hornsby returns to Birmingham for a show on Friday, Nov. 13, at the Alys Stephens Center.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Oceanship sails the sound waves

Oceanship sails the sound waves

Oceanship performs at Rogue Tavern on Friday, Nov. 6.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on October 29th, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Downright Halloween homecoming

Downright Halloween homecoming

Downright reunites for the annual “Peaches & Scream” Halloween party at WorkPlay.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on October 26th, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Catching up with Mac McAnally

Mac McAnally is a native Mississippian, but the singer/songwriter has been an important figure in [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Rusty Anderson: Sir Paul’s sideman releases second solo album

It’s safe to say that Rusty Anderson is envied by more than a few guitarists. [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on October 2nd, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Concert Shots: J.J. Grey & Mofro/Shooter Jennings 9-30-09

Two headliners on the same bill – J.J. Grey & Mofro and Shooter Jennings performed [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on September 27th, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Man at Work: Catching up with Colin Hay

Man at Work: Catching up with Colin Hay

For music lovers who came of age in the 1980s, the face of Colin Hay is as recognizable as Madonna or Prince. The frontman for Men at Work will perform at WorkPlay Tuesday night.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on September 16th, 2009 by Brent Thompson

The return of Ten out of Tenn

The return of Ten out of Tenn

Singer-songwriter Joy Williams discusses what its like to be part of Ten out of Tenn, a collaborative showcase of nearly a dozen musicians from Tennessee.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Brent Thompson

Concert Shots: Black Jacket Symphony at Workplay

The Black Jacket Symphony – a stellar cast of local and regional musicians – performed [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

WEEKLY PICKS: do more now

Weekly Tweets

War on Dumb

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

‘The city of perpetual promise.’ Does that mean incessant failure? Or rather, that Birmingham never gives up hope?

Upon Further Review

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Part two of the college football season recap.

Column

Ties that bind

Ties that bind

A four-in-hand is worth two in the bush

Film

Casualties of war

Casualties of war

“The reasons we go to war always matter,” says the soldier played by Matt Damon [...]

Small World Cartoons

The Paranoid Guide to the 2010 Census

The Paranoid Guide to the 2010 Census

Uncle Sam left something lurking in your mailbox. Dare you open it?

Suburban Legends

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The world is designed to piss me off