Design Review Committee disapproves replacement "Sign"
The Terminal: Ten Years Later
It’s time for the Junction to be jumping again. The 23rd annual Function at The Junction will take place this Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. in Erskine Hawkins Park in Ensley. This year the festival will feature national recording acts Shirley Brown (of Woman to Woman fame) & EU (y’all remember Da Butt, if not, click and take a listen.) It’s a celebration of music on the city’s West side and a homecoming for many (normal reported estimates put the crowd at 4,000 people).
Monthly Archives: July 2008
It’s time for the Function at the Junction
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Tagged 2008, 35218, Erskine Hawkins Park, EU, festival, Friday, Function at the Junction, Function in the Junction, Minister Prince Yelder, music, online, Saturday, schedule, Shirley Brown
It’s Wild Sweet Orange’s time
Wild Sweet Orange. Courtesy of the band’s Flickr profile.
Wild Sweet Orange‘s new album We Have Cause to Be Uneasy
The first track is an updated version of their much-touted single Ten Dead Dogs. But as I moved on to the newer tracks, my mind started to race.
A Dark and Crowded ‘Knight’ in Vestavia
Hi guys! This is Whitney, with what can be best described as my futile attempt at being a movie critic. The benefit for you, the reader, is the comfort of knowing that I am a very experienced “hater” and have a pretty good track record when it comes to not wasting time. AND SO WE BEGIN!
After what seemed like years (and what was really a matter of months) of anticipation, I checked out the midnight screening of The Dark Knight.
Christian Bale as Batman in The Dark Knight. Warner Bros.
Friday is pretty folkin’ busy
This week has been somewhat spotty and the Birmingham scene has taken some days off local music-wise, but Friday makes up for it.
#1: Speakeasy is hosting a Birmingham Folk Festival benefit with some great acts, including a Grey Watson (Sorry Saints) solo set so you can check him out before his band plays The Terminal’s benefit on the 26th. Drop by 1920 3rd Ave N. and enjoy your Friday night.
More after the jump
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Tagged AL, alabama, birmingham, Birmingham Folk Festival, music, music week preview, Speakeasy, weekend plans
Got plans this weekend? 7.18 – 7.20
ABCs – Bethany L King/Flickr
Since I live with someone just learning the English language, I do a lot of ABCs and counting. So here is my 3-2-1 countdown for this weekend.
How do you know you’re IN an IN spot?
After many paper cuts and envelope licking, we have finally mailed out all of our ‘Congratulations You’re IN’ letters to IN spots all over town. Each letter came with a large red window decal designating the bar/store/restaurant/etc as IN.
They are already popping up all over town!
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Tagged alabama, announcements, birmingham, campaign, IN Birmingham, IN spots, Libby Sexton, sticker
Twice as nice
Tuesday in Birmingham is a busy day apparently. Here are all the MySpace music links and show info to prove it:
A troubadour trio at Bottletree with headliner Hayes Carll (touring with Conor Oberst among others), John P. Strohm and Bo Butler. Bo, of local Saturdays fame, puts on a great show and will be a perfect compliment to all the guitar-picking and Americana stylings of all tonight’s acts.
Details for show: 18+/9pm/$10
Medeski, Martin & Wood are also playing at WorkPlay tonight. It’s sold out, but if you’ve heard any of Chris Wood’s recordings with his brother Oliver (The Wood Brothers), you’ll know it’s well worth some last-minute sleuthing to find a ticket. It’s so good! It starts at 8, so good luck!
If anyone gets any pictures/soundbytes of either show, let us know.
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Tagged alabama, birmingham, Bo Butler, Bottletree, Hayes Carll, John P. Strohm, live music, Martin, Medeski, music, Saturdays, The Wood Brothers, Whitney Sides, Wood, Workplay
In Love With: Deco Delights
In the 1920s and ‘30s, if you wanted your building to have a cool, modern look, you built it in the Art Deco style—all sleek lines, bold forms, and geometric shapes, reflecting the rise of technology. Hot spots for this style included New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, but Birmingham wasn’t left behind.
In fact, one of our Art Deco landmarks was something of a trendsetter. The old Alabama Power Building was praised by the London Daily Express as one of the most beautiful public utility buildings in the world—exciting, huh? But the more interesting fact is that the building was completed in 1925, the year often marked as the beginning of the Art Deco era (though the style had developed in Europe before then). Birmingham’s architects were ahead of the curve.
The Alabama Power Building is still very impressive today, even though its 18th Street location is surrounded by more modern forms of architecture. The façade is full of different shapes and colors, and you can’t help but move your eyes up the front of the building, following the vertical lines right to the rooftop, where you’ll find the golden statue of Electra brandishing her lightning bolts. Imagine how stunning this building looked to Birminghamians when it was new—especially since its neighborhood at the time was mostly residential!
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Tagged alabama, Alabama Power Building, architecture, birmingham, Electra, In Love With
Another reason to Rojo on a Sunday
WES MCDONALD/SPARROW/JON VOGEL @ Rojo starting at 6 tonight.
I’m out of town again, but we here at the Terminal could not let ourselves off the hook if we missed an opportunity to plug a good friend, Wes McDonald (Vulture Whale, The Ohms), playing a solo acoustic set tonight. Check it out. Great food, awesome beer and 3 awesome acts setting the mood in the side room.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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Tagged 35205, AL, alabama, birmingham, Jon Vogel, music, rojo, Sparrow, Wes McDonald
The Taylor(s) run into Trouble
According to P4K, Birmingham homegirl Maria Taylor, Azure Ray songstress and solo artist, was robbed while on tour in San Francisco. OH NOES!
Also included in the story was a plea from her record company: “As you can imagine,” a Saddle Creek rep writes, “this gear has lots of sentimental value as well.” Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the label at info@saddle-creek.com.
More information – including the list of items taken – after the jump.
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Tagged Azure Ray, crime, items taken, maria taylor, music, San Francisco, Taylor Hollingsworth
