Posted on 29 January 2012
"Alt-country" master and surrealist raconteur Jim White brought his band to Fairhope independent record store Dr Music over the weekend in support of his upcoming album Where It Hits You and Mod Mobilian was on the case like Encyclopedia Brown on espresso. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 January 2012
Upcoming at Alabama Music Box: Jan. 27: 1st installment of ELEMENTS which will be bringing together DJ’s, B-Boy’s/Girl’s, Graph Artist, & Mc’s to help show our local community what Hip-Hop has to offer. Rock Most (ATL) will be the first headliner, joined by Mobile’s very own local heroes Mob Towne Revival and DJ Fragment. Feb. 18: 3rd [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 26 January 2012
RIYL: Portishead, St. Vincent, Blonde Redhead, Kate Bush Continue Reading
Posted on 25 January 2012
GIVERS (New Orleans/ Lafayette) at Alabama Music Box 1.13.12 Continue Reading
Posted on 21 January 2012
Posted on 19 January 2012
“Like The Head and the Heart and The Civil Wars, Delicate Cutters draw inspiration from American folk forms, yet they show a wider musical and emotional palette than many of their contemporaries.” – Paste Magazine Mod Mobilian is please to present Skybucket Records recording artists Delicate Cutters (Birmingham) in a FREE SHOW this Saturday January 21, 9pm, [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 January 2012
Shovels and Rope (Charleston, SC) – Cary Ann Hearst & Michael Trent – at Alabama Music Box 8 Jan 2012. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 January 2012
The Ragbirds Sunday, January 15 8pm Callaghan’s Irish Social Club Led by multi-instrumentalist Erin Zindle, The Ragbirds (Ann Arbor, MI) are a fusion of folk rock, pop and world rhythms. With guitarist T.J. Zindle, bassist Brian Crist, drummer Loren Kranz and percussionist Randall Moore, Zindle switches between violin, mandolin, banjo, accordion, and percussion. They have sold over 10,000 [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 14 January 2012
GIVERS / Young Man (AMB 1/13) By Rosie Day Maybe it was Artwalk, or the start of a new semester that brought out the crowd, whatever it was, the Alabama Music Box was at or near capacity, smoke-free (mostly) and full of beautiful people tonight for Givers and Young Man. The show started on time and sounded great. [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 13 January 2012
GIVERS (New Orleans/Lafayette) tonight 1/13 at Alabama Music Box Named one of the Best Live Acts in the country in 2011 by Mod Mobilian (oh yeah – and by Paste Magazine too) – expect a high-energy show. Continue Reading
Posted on 11 January 2012
Monarchs (Birmingham/Austin) is bringing in the New Year with a free 6 song EP called “ft. Celeste – a Monarchs Mixtape.” In true hip-hop fashion, Celeste Griffin has picked out 6 incredibly banging beats to sing, rap and even auto-tune over! What, what?! The tracks have been “borrowed” from underground hip-hop’s best and brightest [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 09 January 2012
Hurray for the Riff Raff (New Orleans) at Alabama Music Box 5 Jan 2012. Continue Reading
Posted on 08 January 2012
Catch New Orleans’ Sun Hotel and Caddywhompus tonight (Sunday 1/8) with Mobile’s The Suzies at Alabama Music Box. Sun Hotel’s album Coast was named one of the best of 2010 by captains dead and their song “Alchemy” off 2011’s Gifts was voted Best Louisiana Song of 2011 in the Southern Art & Music Awards (Moddys) and [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 06 January 2012
Mobile-native TQ (Terrance Quaites) covers “Hotel California” for the first single from his upcoming album Legendary. Directed by Mobile’s Sith Nuon. 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 05 January 2012
Fishbowl Records: John Prine & Amos Lee at the Saenger Theater COREY FANCHER & MEG MIMMS Contributing Writers MOBILE, AL. – Before the Christmas holiday, John Prine once again charmed his audience, this time at the Saenger Theater in Mobile, Al. Amos Lee opened up for the legend and joined Prine on stage for a few songs. It was [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 01 January 2012
I know. I know. It's January 1. But I have some unfinished business. Continue Reading
Posted on 01 January 2012
With over 1000 votes from New Orleans to Birmingham you gave recognition to the South’s artists and musicians with the 2011 Southern Art & Music awards. The Moddys were awarded by averaging our readers’ poll with our writers’ poll which was submitted by journalists and bloggers from around the South. Old 27 Grill Award: Best Song – [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 30 December 2011
In case family-friendly and alcohol-free don't sound like words that you would use to describe yourself on new year's eve, here are a few of the more monster events going on... Continue Reading
Posted on 29 December 2011
The Suzies drop a sound bomb on Alabama Music Box. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 December 2011
The end of another year has arrived and MOJO is ready to celebrate the holiday season in style on Monday, Dec. 26 with another version of its Holiday Sax Pack. This year’s ensemble includes Theodore Arthur, Jr., Rebecca Barry, Larry Carter and Joe Occhipinti. As usual, the event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Gulf City [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 26 December 2011
Voting for the 2011 Moddys will end at midnight on Wednesday, 12/28. Awards will be given in the Categories of Music, Film, and Books for each of Mobile Bay, Alabama, and the South, as well as the title “King of Mobile”. Well over 800 votes have already been cast. If you have not voted yet please [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 22 December 2011
The Best of the (Rest of the) South 2011 Mobile Bay Music Writers Roundtable The Mobile Bay Music Writers 2011 Roundtable took place at OK Bike Shop on Nov. 28, 2011*. In this episode our panelists discuss the bands you need to know from the rest of the South in 2011 – Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, and South [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 14 December 2011
Tuscaloosa rock legends BAAK GWAI plays “Footpussy” & “Masterdon” live at The Blind Mule in Mobile, AL. Continue Reading
Posted on 12 December 2011
2011 The Year in Alabama Music – Mobile Bay Music Writers Roundtable The Mobile Bay Music Writers 2011 Roundtable took place at OK Bike Shop on Nov. 28, 2011*. In this episode our panelists discuss how 2011 was truly the Year of Alabama Music, and what surprises came out of north Alabama this year. To hear our [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 09 December 2011
"Whether it’s John Coltrane running through 'My Favorite Things' or Mel Torme’s 'Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire,' jazz’s combination of elegance and playfulness is ideal for a time rooted in both sincerity and childish wonder." Continue Reading
Posted on 09 December 2011
With the conclusion of “drawrof”! our coverage from this year’s Dragon*Con! a music video from Banditos and Joshua Shoemaker! a musical peformance from Pine Hill Haints! a feature about LoDa Artwalk! the CLIFFHANGER ending you have to see to believe! AND EVEN MORE! CAPITAL LETTERS! 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 07 December 2011
On Saturday, December 17th critically acclaimed folksinger Graham Lindsey (Bozeman, MT) will be appearing at Satori with special guest Highlonesome. The event will begin at 7pm and is—as always—free to University of South Alabama students. Tickets for faculty, staff, and members of the broader community are $5 in advance and $8 at the door. Presented by USA’s [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 06 December 2011
Kris Skoda from Mod Mobilian sits down with Austin’s Quiet Company to talk who the best band’s in Austin are, their craziest tour story (it involves a tiger), Garth Brooks, who the best character in Independence Day is, and more at Deluna Fest 2011 in Pensacola, FL. Continue Reading
