Stories By Blake Ells
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Birmingham
Nowhere Squares return with ‘All Messed Up & Nowhere to Go’
November 28, 2018Birmingham’s own Nowhere Squares are punk rock. Or maybe they’re nerd rock. Or maybe it’s a...
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Birmingham
A conversation with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes
November 8, 2018Dawes released Passwords this June, their sixth record in less than a decade. The band has...
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Music
Rising Dutch EDM star San Holo discusses ‘album1’
October 31, 2018San Holo is a Dutch guitarist, DJ and producer that is coming stateside for his first...
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Music
Same as it Ever Was: A Conversation with David Byrne
October 1, 2018Former Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne hasn’t been to the Magic City since 2001. That...
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Music
Less Passion, More Technique: A Conversation with Manchester Orchestra
August 8, 2018Andy Hull talks his band's evolution and the "meticulous thought" that goes into their music.
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Music
Country singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews talks her new album, May Your Kindness Remain
August 2, 2018She'll perform the album at Secret Stages Music Discovery Festival this weekend.
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Music
“Telling It As I’m Experiencing with It”: A Conversation with Singer-Songwriter Erin Rae
August 1, 2018Rae will perform at this weekend's Secret Stages in Birmingham.
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Music
Hard Time with Starting: A Conversation with Tanya Montana Coe
July 30, 2018The Nashville-based singer-songwriter talks about why her path to being a musician was unexpected — despite her...
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Music
On a Soundcloud in Space: Birmingham Rapper Erthling. Reinvents Himself
July 13, 2018David Redwine talks his many pseduonyms, Sun Ra influence, and willingness to cross genre boundaries.
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Music
After 25 years, Collective Soul are still having fun
July 5, 2018The rock band performs at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater on Friday, July 13.