Category Archives: music

Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Edgar Meyer at Alys Stephens Center

Posted on October 21, 2007 | Leave a comment

Acclaimed bassist Edgar Meyer, dobro master Jerry Douglas and mandolin virtuoso Sam Bush are all musical icons. Normally, you would have to pay to see each individually but the Alys Stephens Center is saving you time and money by having all three on stage together. Promises to be quite a show. The ASC is located at 1200 10th Ave. South on the campus of UAB.

Cost: $22-$52, students $10

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Bavarian Philharmonic with Orion Weiss on piano, Alys Stephens Center

Posted on October 14, 2007 | Leave a comment

This talented group has come a long way to entertain you at the Alys Stephens Center located on the UAB campus at 1200 10th Ave. South. Here’s a description of the group courtesy of ASC:

Comprised of elite musicians from the Berlin and Munich Philharmonics and the Munich, Stuttgart and Hamburg Operas, this ensemble is known for the amazing range of their repertoire. Pianist Orion Weiss, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, recently performed with the Israel Phil conducted by Itzhak Perlman and made his European debut in Paris.

Cost: $28-62, students $10

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UPDATED: What are you doing this weekend?

Posted on October 12, 2007 | 2 comments

There’s a lot to do this weekend in metro Birmingham. Assistant editor Christina Tutor shares some of her picks on what to do in our weekly rundown over on Timetable.

Let us know if we missed anything…

NOTE: The column that was here originally has been reposted over on Timetable; we were having backend issues… sorry.

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Travelogue: Seattle seems to like Wild Sweet Orange

Posted on October 11, 2007 | Leave a comment

Wild Sweet Orange

Kevin Cole of 90.3 FM KEXP in Seattle do at least. The staff normally takes turns choosing the Song of the Day for the University of Washington owned station. Cole took his turn to pick our own Wild Sweet Orange in part because of their scheduled appearance on the station’s CMJ Broadcast next week from New York City. Our readers in New York need to click on that link and sign up to get in for the sessions (especially since it is free).

Click on over to their blog and listen to the mp3 for their single 10 Dead Dogs. You may also want to plan to tune your browsers over to KEXP on October 19 as they perform live. Or head on over to Timetable to watch the video of the Birmingham/Homewood-based band performing the song at a former great live performance venue.

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Got plans this weekend?

Posted on October 5, 2007 | Leave a comment

Sure it’s the big race weekend in Talladega. But we know that not everyone’s eyes will be on the first Car of Tomorrow run at the superspeedway. There is a ton of “cultural” stuff to do around town Saturday and Sunday. Here’s just the ones we know about. We miss something? Share the 411 with an e-mail to info@bhamterminal.com.

More after the jump…

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The Original Blues Brothers Band, Alys Stephens Center

Posted on October 2, 2007 | Leave a comment

Get out that rubber biscuit, turn on your Soul Man, and shake a tailfeather! The Original Blues Brothers Band has put together the ultimate rhythm and blues review. Enjoy an evening at the Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South, with original members handpicked by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd including Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG’s fame and former Saturday Night Live band members Alan “Mr. Fabulous” Rubin and “Blue Lou” Marini. Expect to hear such hits as “Soul Man,” “Knock On Wood,” “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” and “Sweet Home Chicago.” And while frontman Eddie Floyd wasn’t in the first movie, he did appear in “Blues Brothers 2000.” And he’s an Alabama native having been born in Montgomery. Now, if you have never seen “The Blues Brothers,” the movie inspired by Belushi and Aykroys’ SNL skit, do yourself a favor and rent it or turn into TV Land Friday (Oct. 5) at 9 p.m. or noon Saturday (Oct. 6).

Cost: $25-45/students $10

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Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival, 4th Avenue Historic District

Posted on September 29, 2007 | Comments Off on Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival, 4th Avenue Historic District

During this weekend of festivals, head on over to the  4th Avenue Historic District for the Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival. From our own Birmingham Heritage Jazz Band to the smooth sounds of Dee Lucas to the legendary Foxxy Fatts (1998 Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame inductee), there’s bound to be something for everyone, where you’re a jazz aficionado or not.

Cost: $0

Location:
4th Avenue Historic District, Downtown Birmingham (directions)

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