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The Terminal: Ten Years Later
Some of the major venues have nights without music this week, but there is still some great stuff if you’re willing to go adventuring. Does everyone have their feathered adventuring hats on? Well then, off we go:
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r3vrb destinations 2.28 – 3.1
Posted in entertainment, events, music, weekend plans
Tagged alabama, bands, Bear Colony, birmingham, Bottletree, Joe Lally, music, performances, r3vrb, r3vrb destinations, reviews, sam george, The Gunshy
r3vrb destinations 2.21 – 2.23
Things are looking up in the world of music this week. I’m super psyched about Thursday’s pick, and as I’ve previously indicated in this column, I’m always down for a Sons of Roswell gig. So strap on your space goggles and get ready for your weekend to begin here in Birmingham. Starting…NOW!
r3vrb destinations 2.14 – 2.16
I didn’t get out to see many shows last weekend, what with watching my father run until his legs almost fell off. I did catch The Fiery Furnaces, who were everything I had hoped they would be. How was your weekend? I can’t hear you, you’re on the other side of the screen from me.
Posted in entertainment, music, weekend plans
Tagged alabama, Baak Gwai, bands, birmingham, cave 9, music, performances, r3vrb, r3vrb destinations, reviews, rojo, sam george, Taylor Hollingsworth, The Nick, trees with bells
r3vrb destinations 2.7 – 2.9
Don’t worry if you didn’t get into the sold out Band of Horses show on Wednesday (like me), because there is plenty more where they came from , and a couple of other places too. I’ll stop blathering now and get to it.
Posted in entertainment, music, weekend plans
Tagged alabama, bands, Benjy Davis Project, birmingham, Bottletree, Fiery Furnaces, Lonesome Spirit Device, Matthew Mayfield, music, performances, r3vrb, r3vrb destinations, reviews, sam george, The Dollyrots, The Nick, The White Oaks, Workplay, Yonder Mountain String Band, Zydeco
r3vrb destinations 1.31 – 2.2
Hello hamsters. Everyone sufficiently excited for free time? Raring to fill the barstools of Birmingham with your appreciative behinds? Well than, follow me on a fantastical journey of musical mystery!
Posted in music, reviews, weekend plans
Tagged alabama, bands, birmingham, Bottletree, Brass Bed, JJ Grey, Mofro, music, performances, r3vrb, r3vrb destinations, reviews, sam george, The Nick, Wiseblood, Zach Deputy, Zydeco
r3vrb destinations 1.24 – 1.26
Welcome to Thursday! Fear not, for the weekend is just around the bend and there’s plenty of great shows to take your mind off the daily grind. I’m rhyming today, apparently. Onwards and upwards:
r3vrb Profile: Sons of Roswell
Some days I wish I’d been born a few decades earlier. There was a time when you could turn on the radio and hear excellent music from all walks, instead of the focus-grouped crapola that gets shoveled through the airwaves these days. Now, unless you want to consume what’s being spoonfed to you, it is necessary to go out into the world and search out the good stuff yourself. Thank the lizard for the internet. Allow me to point you in the direction of Sons of Roswell, fellow searchers.
These four fellas from Muscle Shoals play the best authentic rock music I’ve heard in a long time. They’ve got power and attitude to spare. Formed in 2005 in the sweat-soaked interior of an auto-body shop, Sons of Roswell have quickly become one of the rising stars of today’s rock n’ roll scene. With a comfortably classic sound that’s also got a fresh taste to it, they’ve been storming down doors in the South East, and people are beginning to take notice. They were Coke’s “Artist of the Month” last year, though they didn’t receive any free cokes. What’s up with that Coca-Cola? The least you can do is keep your bands caffeinated! They’re currently engaged in a regional tour, and will be stopping in Birmingham a few times. I got their self-titled LP at a Bottletree show a few weeks ago, and I don’t foresee removing it from constant rotation any time soon.
Tagged Kevin Keenum, music, performance, review, Sons of Roswell, The Nick
r3vrb destinations 1.17 – 1.19
Hello again, my new-found friends. I hope those of you who followed my lead last week had a good time. I sure did! Ready for another one? This week boasts a couple of big-name acts, and a little bit of everything for the discerning concert-goer. Whatever your tastes: Hip-Hop, Rock, Country, Singer-Songwriter, it’s all there for your absorption. So gather your wits about you and brace yourself, ’cause here we go:
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Tagged alabama, bands, birmingham, Bottletree, Brandi Shearer, Dexateens, Grace Potter, Little Big Town, music, Nocturnals, performances, r3vrb, r3vrb destinations, reviews, sam george, Teen Getaway, The Lab Rats, Unknown Hinson, Wess Floyd
r3vrb destinations 1.10 – 1.12
Hello all. Glad you could make it. Henceforth, I will be providing an overview of the weekend’s upcoming shows so that you can more easily decide what to spend your hard earned cash on. In preparing this post for you, I’ve listened to all of the bands playing at over twenty venues in the Southside /Downtown region over the next few days. Let me know what you think. If you hate what I chose, yell at me! If you had a great time at a show I picked for you, let me know about it. The greatest return I could ever receive is a response from y’all. And now, without further ado:
Posted in birmingham, music, reviews
Tagged Baak Gwai, Bobby Lee Rogers, Bottletree, r3vrb, Taylor Hollingsworth, The Nick, The Whigs, Workplay, Zydeco
