Entries Tagged as 'music'

UPDATE: Reports suggest We Have Signal may cease production

June 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · Media, music, television

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A report in the June 28 edition of the Montgomery Advertiser lays out proposed cuts for Alabama Public Television. Birmingham-based musical performance program “We Have Signal” was reportedly among the casualties, though the show’s producers have announced that the upcoming season will go forward as planned. After that…

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BAMA Rising benefit concert announced for June 14

May 17th, 2011 · Comments Off · WeAreAlabama

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Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry of Alabama were on hand today to help announce the upcoming BAMA RISING tornado benefit concert scheduled for Tuesday, June 14 at the BJCC Arena. We’ve got some video from the event to share with you.

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Dan Sartain = NPR Song of the Day

December 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · music

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Did you hear that Birmingham, AL native Dan Sartain’s “Walk Among the Cobras IV” is NPR’s Song of the Day for December 22? Well, now that you have, you have to learn more about what else has been written about him recently.

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Holiday music fills the airport terminal

December 15th, 2010 · Comments Off · Take a moment

Foxxy Fatts & Company. Courtesy of BHM

Hopefully folks travelling by plane will begin to get into the spirit of the season thanks to the Twelve Days of Holiday Music series at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

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WorkPlay foreclosure sale postponed, deal in works

November 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · music

Alan Hunter shared some great news for fans of the long-time entertainment venue WorkPlay via Facebook and email early Tuesday afternoon. The foreclosure sale scheduled for November 17 was postponed by the bank due to a pending deal. We’re pretty sure the 16,000+ fans of Save WorkPlay are excited…

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This is not a revolution. This is a solution.

November 5th, 2010 · Comments Off · Media, radio

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It looks like fans of the station formerly known as Live 100.5 FM will have an online option come the end of the month. The Mountain is scheduled to launch as an internet-only radio station for Birmingham, AL – complete with Reg’s Coffee House.

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Meet Soledad, The Bottletree’s fawn

May 7th, 2010 · Comments Off · music, Quirky

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The fawn that lives on the liquor shelves of Birmingham, AL’s The Bottletree Cafe has been on quite an adventure recently – thanks to London-based The xx.

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UPDATE: Leon Redbone’s in town TONIGHT!

February 26th, 2010 · Comments Off · music

Leon Redbone

We’ve got tickets to the Leon Redbone show tonight over at Sipsey Tavern in Birmingham’s Five Points South district.

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