If youre looking for a new breed of singer/songwriter, then meet Ben Sollee. The Lexington, Ky. native wields a cello and has been known to ride his bike from town-to-town while on tour. On Tuesday, J

If being busy is indeed a “good problem to have,” then O.A.R. is one of the more problematic bands on tour these days. To ask drummer Chris Culos about the band’s schedule is to be exhausted by his response.

Though its history is rife with tabloid antics and substance-fueled cautionary tales, no one can dispute two overriding facts about Mötley Crüe.

The hip-hop community is at war. I’m not talking about the East Coast vs. West Coast battle that resulted in the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. The war I speak of isn’t a war of egos and guns, fought with real hardware and ending in all-too-real results. The war I mean is a skirmish between ideologies, but the outcome is just as important, and the stakes are the very identity of hip-hop itself.

“Songs are like people,” according to Seth Richardson, lead vocalist, lyricist and founder of Birmingham’s Voices in the Trees. “Each one has its own personality. Some come to me quickly and want to be heard often, while others come in whispers over a period of months and want to be only rarely played.”

From Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell to Buckingham/Nicks to The Civil Wars, Pop music history is rife with acclaimed male/female vocal tandems. But rarely have such harmonies come from the same family

If you know Pedro the Lion, then you know David Bazan. After fronting the acclaimed indie band for a decade, the singer/songwriter underwent both musical and personal changes and now performs as a sol

I always say that Warren Haynes is the modern-day "Hardest Working Man in Show Business," but David Mayfield may be giving Haynes a run for his money. Hailing from a musical family - his sis

I know what it is to be a broken man. Two years ago, I was at rock bottom. Woman problems, money problems, no job—my world was folding in on me.

With local venues Workplay, The Alys Stephens Center, The Alabama Theatre and several others hosting shows on a regular basis, Birmingham's concert scene has never been healthier. With that said,