"He started putting on his gun belt and told her he saw a ninja running into his closet."
Anyone yelling "Play Stairway" will be taken outside and beaten.
The turnout at Monday night’s MOJO Jazz Jambalaya was phenomenal. Singer Angie Powers was the star of the show and certainly channeled the purrrringly seductive Ms. Lee. She was backed by guitarist Jim Armstrong, drummer Jimmy Roebuck, bassist Jo Jo Morris, and saxophonist Sandy Spivey. WKRG’s John Nodar MC’d with facts about Peggy Lee’s life. Please take a minute to see [...]
Since its existence was revealed on a radio program (the “Uncle Henry Show”) last week there has been a public clamor for a preview of Mod Mobilian’s video series based Eddie Curran’s “The Governor of Goat Hill.” We will acquiesce with a ROUGH CUT. In this video series we will break down the complexities of the Siegelman [...]
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Posted on 11 June 2010
What's Happening This Week in the Mobile Bay Area? Continue Reading
Posted on 29 July 2010
7pm Friday Night (July 30) at Panera on Airport Blvd. Continue Reading
Posted on 29 July 2010
The legendary Simeon performing at the Luminaire on 8th August, with special guest appearances from Eat Light Become Lights and Sonic Boom, who will also be undertaking DJ duties. Silver Apples were one of the first groups to employ electronic music techniques extensively within a rock idiom. According to their first LP liner notes, their unique [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 July 2010
Sir Robert Plant was spotted at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club – a “little corner bar” in Oakleigh – recently. As a well-known area raconteur stated…”Paul Giamatti at Bienville Books last week…Robert Plant (and Patti Griffin) at Callaghans last night. My little neighborhood is hella-hip.” Photo courtesy of Callaghan’s. Continue Reading
Posted on 28 July 2010
An amusing, engrossing look at underground art, Exit through the Gift Shop entertains as it deflates the myths and hype surrounding its subjects. Showing at the Crescent Theater Wed and Thurs 6p and 8:30p Continue Reading
Posted on 28 July 2010
Wednesday Nights from 8p-11p - Open to all original songwriters Continue Reading
Posted on 27 July 2010
Mod Vowel has been on a bit of a high horse lately. And no one likes a snotty columnist who won't even tell you who they are. So let's get back to what brought us together in the first place. Local Music! Continue Reading
Posted on 27 July 2010
Super-writer Kevin Lee with the last word on the Trail Maids. Excerpted; Originally posted at salon.com : Sometimes things are just as they seem while still being more complex than appearances suggest. Alabama’s sole entrant in the inaugural parade of Pres. Barack Obama was a group of 50 teenaged girls from Mobile, Ala., the 300-year old town’s [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 27 July 2010
Congratulations Mr. DePolo and the DCWF: The Downtown Creative Wellness Foundation was awarded a $2000 grant for its 2010-2011 Program: The Visiting Artist Series Continue Reading
Posted on 26 July 2010
Don’t forget about tonight’s MOJO Jambalaya saluting the sultry talents of Ms. Peggy Lee. This special midsummer program features vocalist Angie Powers, guitarist Jim Armstrong, saxophonist/keyboardist Sandy Spivey, bassist Joe “Jo Jo” Morris, Jr. and drummer Jimmy Roebuck. The developer is Nancy Hanna and rumor has it a WKRG celebrity is involved in the program. The [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 26 July 2010
Ruby Pearl understands, but she doesn’t care. The epigraph at the very beginning reads, “If you are offended by anything in this book then you are in DIRE need of being offended. Trust me. You have one foot in the grave. Let’s extricate that sucker!” Continue Reading
Posted on 26 July 2010
This is what we posted on April 23: We witnessed firsthand the grief of Kyser Miree’s parents when they learned their son had died - and in all our years we have never seen anything as tragic. Twenty-three year old Miree was found shot in the head in the front on his home on Macy Pl. [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 25 July 2010
what is tough about this is that Priest, whoever he is, has talent. And he is reflecting social issues. Buildings that the city or private owners don't seem to care about can be turned into an artistic form of social commentary. What is so wrong with that? Continue Reading
Posted on 25 July 2010
In the wake of the recent MA-ATM Conflict, a Mod Mobilian reader took us up on our offer (to publish essays from Mod Mobilian readers). He/she suggests maybe it is time to look at whether the Azalea Trail Maids are the best representatives of Mobile. Always wanting to take a rational look at both sides of an argument [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 25 July 2010
Adam Holt – Killin’ Floor – Crooked Martini www.adamholtmusic.com Continue Reading
Posted on 25 July 2010
!America's Most Bestest Comic Strip! Continue Reading
Posted on 24 July 2010
"His music and songs touch souls in a profound way, while his music videos expand minds to possibilities never before dreamed. Mark Gormley is a man that his captivated the hearts and minds of a generation, and will so for generations to come." Continue Reading
Posted on 24 July 2010
July 25 9p At the Alabama Music Box, with Hibachi Stranglers & King Louie's Missing Monuments Continue Reading
Posted on 23 July 2010
July 23rd, 2010, Mobile, AL is in for another treat! InMyTreeLive! and GREEN HIT present, “GReEnmAtTerS 2, MoreThanSet”, the party bringing together the west coast and the gulf coast in musical and visual splendor and harmony. InMyTreeLive! will produce this event @ The Alabama Music Box. The night will feature the music of GREEN HIT, SubjecTmAtTerS, [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 23 July 2010
Purchase your ticket online and receive a FREE digital download of their new album '(Whatever Happened to the) Great American Bubble Factory?' Continue Reading
