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'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 editions from Sony Legacy and its family of labels. Here are a few of the many releases that music lovers are hop

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Q&A with Take 6's Claude McKnight

By Brent Thompson

Forming at Huntsville's Oakwood University more than 20 years ago, the vocal sextet Take 6 has effectively blended Pop, Jazz, Gospel and R&B while winning multiple Grammy Awards along the way. In

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Concert Shots: Bruce Hornsby 11-13-09

By Brent Thompson

Last Friday, Bruce Hornsby gave a solo piano performance at the Alys Stephens Center. By the end of the evening, Hornsby had performed well-known hits including "The Way It Is," "The Valley Road" and

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Bruce Hornsby learns to Levitate

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

By Brent Thompson

Williamsburg, Va., is regarded more for its Colonial history than its music scene, but Bruce Hornsby continues to draw creative inspiration from the city. Having lived in a number of locales across th

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Oceanship sails the sound waves

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

By Brent Thompson

Sometimes it pays to buy a postage stamp and send a piece of unsolicited mail. That’s what Brad Lyons and Carly Paradis — the Canadian duo known as Oceanship — affirmed when they sent a copy of their

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Downright Halloween homecoming

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

By Brent Thompson

“Zappa, Medeski, Martin & Wood and James Brown had a baby and then abandoned her in the woods. That baby was found and raised by They Might Be Giants and Bjork. They named her Downright.” So it sa

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Catching up with Mac McAnally

By Brent Thompson

Mac McAnally is a native Mississippian, but the singer/songwriter has been an important figure in Alabama's music scene throughout his career. Best known these days as a member of Jimmy Buffett's Cora

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

By Brent Thompson

It's safe to say that Rusty Anderson is envied by more than a few guitarists. The singer/songwriter/guitarist maintains a solo career when he's not playing to sold-out arenas as Paul McCartney's lead

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Charlie Louvin live

Alabama-born music legend Charlie Louvin sings songs of sin and redemption, of love both faithless and true.

By Mark Kelly

Charlie Louvin deserved a much bigger audience than he drew in Birmingham on Friday evening, Oct. 4. What better place, after all — given our city’s past, present and any of several possible futures —

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

By Brent Thompson

Two headliners on the same bill - J.J. Grey & Mofro and Shooter Jennings performed in the Workplay Soundstage on September 30. J.J. Grey Shooter Jennings