Posted on 17 February 2012
"I was 'on the outside' in my neighborhood while they were 'on the outside' in the world at large. The dividing line started in our skin and ran through everything else." Continue Reading
Posted on 17 February 2012
With Joe Cain Day approaching we decided we would have a sit down with Whiskey, the founder of The Society of Bums (the oldest walking group on the parade), and learn about how the Bums' started. Shot and Edited by Dan Anderson Continue Reading
Posted on 12 February 2012
The Poplarville Academy of Performing Arts is bringing the arts back to southwest Mississippi in a big way with some fantastic plays and competitions for all to participate in and enjoy. Founded in January 2011 this group has the grandest of intentions, to foster, promote, and increase the public knowledge and appreciation of the arts and cultural activities in Poplarville through theater. Continue Reading
Posted on 10 February 2012
The Joe Cain marching group Dauphin Street Drunks (DSDs) held their 6th annual Peg-Leg Pub Crawl on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. They were joined by The Wild Mauvillians. According to a log kept by Chief Sways Like Buffalo Nuts, ports-of-call were: The Garage, OK Bike Shop, Cafe 615, Wintzell’s, O’Daly’s, Hayleys, Hopjacks, CABO, Joe Cain Cafe, [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 03 February 2012
"It’s part of a big division here, every bit as relevant as the color line. Its kernel is this: Mobile was a cultural paradise until the hillbillies flooded in during the War." Continue Reading
Posted on 02 February 2012
This year the Dauphin Street Drunks, one of Mobile’s Joe Cain Procession marching crews, will hold the annual Peg Leg Pub Crawl on February 7, 2012 in downtown Mobile. Dressed as pirates, the crew will start at the Garage around 5p.m. and hit almost every bar downtown. The “DSDs” follow behind Chief Slacabamorinico’s coal cart along with fellow [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 31 January 2012
Independent Hotels in the Mobile Bay area Are you looking for somewhere to stay in the Mobile Bay area that isn’t another big chain hotel? Mobile Bay has a wonderful variety of historic homes that have been converted into inns and bed & breakfasts that offer you a personalized stay and true Southern hospitality. Malaga Inn – [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 27 January 2012
"Besides, if ignorance is bliss, won’t educating so many who are destined for so little simply add to their frustrations? Is that fair for us to saddle them with that kind of awareness?" Continue Reading
Posted on 24 January 2012
from FilmScramble.org The Choose Your Own Adventure Scramble is done and dusted – we managed to sell out the Crescent Theater yet again! Thanks to everyone that participated and those who came out to enjoy the results! Entries will appear here as the filmmakers send us their links. 1. Lucy the Unicorn 2. Witness 3. Quizmasters 4. Health Swap (Team [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 21 January 2012
Posted on 20 January 2012
“One thing that puzzles me about the drive-through window,” I said. “Doesn’t the appeal of a vintage building lie in going inside?” Continue Reading
Posted on 17 January 2012
Posted on 16 January 2012
LICENSE TO DRIVE ON BLURAY. Need we say anymore?? Continue Reading
Posted on 16 January 2012
In January and February, Community Cinema presents two documentaries exploring the issue of race in America. Monday, January 23 at 5:30 PM in Mobile Public Library's Toulminville Branch and on Saturday, January 28 at 2 PM in Space 301 Continue Reading
Posted on 13 January 2012
"So, Dr. King, you have arrived. When I can hear that Dr. Scholl’s sole inserts will make me feel like I’m walking on clouds while I’m marching to Selma, we know you’re a part of the American cultural firmament." Continue Reading
Posted on 13 January 2012
Don’t miss ButtOff 2012 (Boston Butt Cookoff) at Daphne Bayfront Park this Saturday Jan. 14 1-5pm To benefit Mark McWhirter, husband and father, who is receiving treatment for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) out-of-state at great expense. Good food & music. Continue Reading
Posted on 12 January 2012
Wondering what's up at January LoDa ArtWalk? Here are a few of the things we're most excited about... Continue Reading
Posted on 06 January 2012
To the dismay of some residents in West Mobile the Black Churches pulled into the driveway of an otherwise quiet neighborhood around midnight to perform a powerful set of aggressively dark music last Friday night. Continue Reading
Posted on 30 December 2011
“How’d you get Cuban cigars into the States?” I asked. “There’s a lot of room in these Pampers and nobody at an inspection point is really eager to check a fragrant mass in a diaper, if you know what I mean,” Baby 2012 grinned. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 December 2011
A swarm of boomboxes will create Mobile’s first Unsilent Night, a participatory sound sculpture played while moving through downtown streets during the December ArtWalk. For the first time, Mobile is joining communities around the world to present Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night. This annual holiday experience was created by composer Kline in 1992 and celebrates its twentieth [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 03 December 2011
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Posted on 02 December 2011
"It all comes down to a question of culture. What is your local culture like? What does it value? What does it seek? What does it prioritize?" Continue Reading
Posted on 25 November 2011
"Gratitude is its own reward. It pays the owner in perspective and peace and reflects something positive onto their world." Continue Reading
Posted on 14 November 2011
A Fun, Funky Fundraiser in support of the work of 15 Place ; serving more than 900 homeless men, women and children every year. Providing an array of services designed to end homelessness. Continue Reading
Posted on 11 November 2011
Courtesy Mobile Arts Council LoDa ArtWalk Exhibitions and entertainment in a variety of downtown galleries and other venues. City of Mobile Neighborhood and Community Services. Second Fri, 6 – 9 PM. LoDa Arts District (LOwer DAuphin St) 251-208-7443. For a complete list of activities/map, visit the Neighborhood and Community Services website after noon. A partial list [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 04 November 2011
“For so long, we’ve been associated with old ways, old technology, old thinking. Paper mills and chemical plants and refineries and docks, cotton and timber and steel. Just a whiff of 21st century tech put stars in people’s eyes.” Continue Reading
Posted on 23 October 2011
"How does the art of today record and describe the world around us?" Continue Reading
Posted on 21 October 2011
How was Deluna Fest? Mod Dib spent the weekend at the other thing that happened. The Shrimp Festival, your mom's favorite Gulf Coast festival, had something for everyone, unless you were there for the music. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 October 2011
Mod Dib went to a house show last week, then took a full week to write about it! Must mean it's pretty good! In it, he talks about Hillsdale, Alabamsterdam, banjo punk, his friends, and himself! Do yourself a favor and click the link! Continue Reading
Posted on 15 October 2011
Featuring music videos by The Suzies and Seduction Bomb, a Squares cartoon by Ryan Jetten, a short film by Chris Hilleke, a "What About Town" feature with Sir William Masters, and a special recut of a movie from one of the first Mobile film scrambles ever. Continue Reading
