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Art on the Rocks 2011 will (in fact) be ROCKING

The Birmingham Museum of Art’s long-running Art on the Rocks lineup for this summer’s been out for a while now though (as mentioned late last week) its start has been delayed in part due to tornado recovery efforts. This year’s edition of the series, its seventh, is being heavily influenced by the museum’s summer exhibition Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History from 1995 to Present – and it looks like it’ll be a great way to enjoy a mini-escape  on Friday nights.

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June 17
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
http://www.dirtydozenbrass.com/
@dirtydozenbrass
Fan Page on Facebook
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July 22
The Posies
http://theposies.net/
@theposies
Fan Page on Facebook

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The Dirty Guv’nahs
http://www.thedirtyguvnahs.com/
@dirty_guvnahs
Fan Page on Facebook

Tickets are already on sale for the series (though not for the June 17 date as of yet) via the museum’s website. They begin at $10 for members and $20 for non-members.

Four bands representing the ‘Ham at SxSW

The list of bands performing at this year’s edition of SxSW continues to grow, and so far the state of Alabama looks like it’s being represented quite nicely. Seven acts will grace venues in Austin, with four (that’s right – four!) of them calling Birmingham home. Here’s the lineup as it stands right now:

Band City Additional profiles
Act of Congress Birmingham MySpace profile
13ghosts Birmingham MySpace profile
Duquette Johnston Birmingham MySpace profile
Wild Sweet Orange Birmingham MySpace profile
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit Muscle Shoals MySpace profile
The Escape Frame Montgomery MySpace profile
Willem Maker Turkey Heaven Mtn. MySpace profile
     

If we hear of any more, we’ll let you know. If you hear of any more, just add them to the comments. And if we really wanted to, we could just head on over to the SxSW website…