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Album Review: Andrew Bird ‘Break It Yourself’
March 27, 2012
It’s rare that a musician comes along in popular music with a very wide range of ability, a true and pure artistry, and the willingness to package it all together for the world to enjoy. Even rarer still that the world should notice what it has been given, but Andrew Bird stands out. Bird is
Concert Review: Sara Evans at Toadlick Festival in Dothan
March 25, 2012
The one thing the Toadlick Music Festival has been missing is healthy dose of estrogen. I’m not talking about the women in attendance. They showed up in full force to sing, dance and generally moon over some of country’s best looking men like Dierks Bentley and Billy Currington. I’m talking about the performers. Of the
Album Review: Bruce Springsteen ‘Wrecking Ball’
March 24, 2012
The first thing I heard about Bruce Springsteen’s latest album, Wrecking Ball, came from a friend of mine who said, “I don’t like Springsteen, but I liked this until I found out it was him, so I guess it’s good.” It’s not that Wrecking Ball doesn’t sound like Bruce Springsteen, because it does, but I
Concert Review: Clay Walker at Toadlick Festival in Dothan
March 24, 2012
Not even the threat of tornados could keep the crowd away for day two of the Toadlick Music Festival in Dothan, Alabama. The day awoke to heavy downpour with the weather forecast calling for rain pretty much all day. While the rain did have its way with the town in the early part of the
Concert Review: Jake Owen at Toadlick in Dothan
March 24, 2012
The rain subsided and the sun elbowed through the clouds as country music’s rising star, Jake Owen took the stage on Day 2 of Dothan, Alabama’s Toadlick Music Festival. The crowd, who was milling about following the conclusion of Sawyer Brown’s set, quickly filled in to sing along to the Florida native’s current single “Anywhere
Concert Review: Randy Travis at Toadlick Festival in Dothan
March 23, 2012
The inaugural Toadlick Music Festival kicked off yesterday afternoon in Dothan, Alabama. Its bill features some of country music’s brightest up-and-coming stars as well as iconic names like none other than Randy Travis. After taking in a solid set by Atlanta-based southern rockers Blackberry Smoke, Randy Travis was set to take the main stage at
Jimmy Buffett, Black Keys, KISS Hold Free Final Four Concert Series
March 21, 2012
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four championship is just over a week away, and this year’s host city, New Orleans, will host a free concert series during the event. Jimmy Buffett, the Black Keys and Kiss all will perform on different days in downtown New Orleans’ Woldenberg Park. The series of shows will be known
KISS, Motley Crue Take Rock on Tour this Summer
March 21, 2012
When your among the biggest rock bands in the world, you don’t even have to bother coming up with a name for your tour. At least that’s what Kiss and Mötley Crüe would have us believe. The two groups have announced a summer trek simply known as “The Tour,” which will consist of around 40
Album Review: Ben Kweller ‘Go Fly a Kite’
March 18, 2012
Go Fly a Kite is Ben Kweller’s fifth studio album, and the first that he has produced and released entirely on his own through his Noise Company record label. Kweller never did appear to need a whole lot of help crafting songs, so it seemed a logical and natural progression for him to take the
Album Review: Leonard Cohen ‘Old Ideas’
March 17, 2012
It has been eight years since Leonard Cohen’s previous album, and 45 years since his first release back in 1967. In all of that time not a whole lot has changed for the herald of hardship, and Old Ideas sounds a lot like Songs of Leonard Cohen, apart from a voice deepened by age. The
