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The Importance of Being on the Road: Grassroot Success Stories
June 21, 2012
This fall, The Head and The Heart will play the final leg of the tour supporting its self-titled debut album, and then will likely take a little time off. If there is any downtime for the band, it will be the first in about four years for the band that has been actively touring consistently
Concert Review: Sheryl Crow at BamaJam Music Festival
June 18, 2012
As BamaJam’s only female headliner, Sheryl Crow took the stage Saturday night, riding the wave of energy from a performance by Enterprise native Jamey Johnson and the anticipation of southern rock king, Kid Rock. The festival atmosphere was completely professional Saturday, as parking, security, and entry were a breeze, ensuring the crowd ample time to
Album Review: Garbage ‘Not Your Kind of People’
June 18, 2012
Not Your Kind of People is a hell of a thing to name an album, but it works for the same reason that wearing a lot of black and keeping one’s head down can be a surprisingly good way to meet people. Not a lot of people, but a few, and of them you can
Concert Review: Kid Rock at BamaJam Music Festival
June 17, 2012
Kid Friggin’ Rock It seems like the entire weekend was building up to this moment. Kid Rock is the undisputed king of BamaJam. He may not be a native son of Alabama but his Detroit heart-and-soul music just seems bred for Southern Rock. He certainly dressed the part, decked out in a custom Crimson Tide
The Best Words That Have Come Out of Morrissey’s Mouth
June 17, 2012
Bigmouth strikes again And I’ve got no right to take my place With the human race So sang one Steven Patrick Morrissey on the classic Smiths’ album The Queen is Dead. And though that album was released more than 25 years ago now, the “bigmouth” label is one that has followed the fellow more commonly
Concert Review: Alan Jackson at BamaJam in Enterprise
June 16, 2012
As dusk settled in over BamaJam Farms in Enterprise, Alabama, country music icon Alan Jackson took to the main stage in front of an impressive Friday night crowd. Thankfully, a hot, dry, afternoon made Thursday’s mud and chaos a distant memory. The BamaJam teams seemed much more prepared and informed on Friday, and the crowd
Concert Review: Zac Brown Band at BamaJam in Enterprise
June 16, 2012
The rains had passed over Enterprise, Alabama on Friday and it was time to truly kick off the music of the BamaJam Music Festival. The afternoon saw performances by up-and-coming NEEDTOBREATHE, ‘Idol’ beefcake Casey James, as well as country icon Alan Jackson, but the headlining spot was reserved for the Atlanta-boys who have taken country
Concert Review: Tim McGraw at BamaJam in Enterprise
June 15, 2012
Not even a southern storm could stop country superstar Tim McGraw from performing his heart out last night at the BamaJam Music Festival in Enterprise, Alabama. After an afternoon wrought with chaos that blew a transformer, damaged the stage, and soiled most of the scheduled acts’ equipment, BamaJam Farm was evacuated to the parking areas
Kenny Chesney Brings Free Concert to New Jersey June 20
June 11, 2012
All “Jersey Shore” jokes aside, Kenny Chesney is getting ready to play a free concert on, well, the Jersey shore. The singer-songwriter will head to the Garden State to play a free 75-minute set in Wildwood, N.J. on an outdoor stage South of Morey’s Pier. The concert will take place on June 20. Though the
Album Review: Marilyn Manson ‘Born Villain’
June 10, 2012
Born Villain is a self-proclaimed return to form for Marilyn Manson, or at least a back-to-basics approach on a personal level. He moved to live and work in less affluent conditions during its recording, and tried to further recreate the conditions of his earlier work by listening to the albums which inspired him when he
