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Concert Road Trip: Jimmy Buffett 4-27-10

You know that summer is around the corner when Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band hit the road. On Tuesday, April 27, Buffett's Under The Big Top Tour rolled into Atlanta's Aaron's Amphitheatre

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Marcus on Morrison

Author Greil Marcus explores Van Morrison’s creativity

By Brent Thompson

Sometimes you find an Alabama connection in the unlikeliest of places. This occurred when I spoke by telephone with acclaimed author and California native Greil Marcus as he stopped in New York City t

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The Dead Weather lives

An interview with "Little Jack" Lawrence

By Sam George

Nobody expected The Dead Weather to survive. It was a one-off, a side project meant to commemorate the sudden rescue of Jack White and his failing voice by Alison Mosshart of The Kills during a tour b

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Concert Shots: Keller Williams/Tony Joe White 4-22-10

By Brent Thompson

Workplay was a busy venue on Thursday, April 22. In the Soundstage, Keller Williams performed, stacking guitar, bass, vocal and drum parts on his looping unit while fans watched in awe. In the venue's

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Concert Shots: My Morning Jacket/Preservation Hall Jazz Band 4-20-10

By Brent Thompson

One of the more unlikely - and enjoyable - double-bill shows you'll ever find: Louisville's guitar-driven quintet My Morning Jacket headlining a show opened by Big Easy stalwarts Preservation Hall Jaz

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If 6 was 9

Rick Carter vs Jimi Hendrix over the future of Telluride

By Sam George

One of my favorite games is the Band Name Game. If you’ve ever attempted to name a band or if you’re a semi-obsessive listener, you’ve at least had a band name moment. The kind where suddenly an arbit

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Getting odd with Keller

Keller Williams maintains restless creativity

By Brent Thompson

Keller Williams performs as a solo artist, collaborates with others, records original material and tosses in a wide array of cover versions in his live sets. He does all of these without the need for

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Music for earthworms

Birmingham’s Through the Sparks releases Worm Moon Waning

By Sam George

Spring! Spring has finally come to Birmingham, though we’ve been forced to suffer through a drearier winter than usual in order to get here. At last we may take off our shoes and run barefoot into th

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The Whigs like to do it live

Athens band on U.S. tour comes to Birmingham

By Brent Thompson

The Whigs are literally on the road when I reach Tim Deaux, the band’s bassist, by phone. “We just escaped from New York City, and it feels really good to get out of there,” Deaux admits as the Athens

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Concert Shots: G. Love at Workplay 3-29-10

By Brent Thompson

Performing songs filled with funky bass lines, staccato guitar riffs and rap-fueled vocals, G. Love & Special Sauce commanded the stage at Workplay on Monday, March 29. From the opening song, the