Sanford reps hard this week. And remember, be respectful of everyone while we all figure out this social thing again. Cordovas, Great Peacock: This great.
Here are Alabama’s 2020 Entertainers of the Year
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
Among AL.com s Entertainers of the Year in 2020 are (clockwise from top left) Charles Barkley, Madalen MIlls, the Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema and Ashley Monroe. (AL.com / Getty Images / Madalen Mills / Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema)
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Check out these Alabama people and movements that made significant cultural contributions locally, regionally and nationally in 2020, especially during a global pandemic that forced so many unforeseen changes in their respective industries and a social justice movement that informed and enhanced the pop culture conversation.
Charles Barkley: The funniest guy in the steam room
Filled With Sound: Bette Smith, Joe Bonamassa, Colin Hicks, Brian Lisik and more
Mike Greenblatt reviews a varied amount of sounds in Filled With Sound, from Bette Smith to Joe Bonamassa to Brian Lisik . and more!
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Bette Smith’s
The Good The Bad and The Bette(Ruf Records) ain’t no blues album. Although this bad Brooklyn bitch has belted the blues in the past, she’s rocking out now with a ferocity unmatched in any of her previous efforts. To that end, she’s got Drive-By Trucker Matt Patton co-producing, North Mississippi Allstar Luther Dickinson on guitar and Drive-By Trucker Patterson Hood on vocals. Considering DBT gave the world Jason Isbell, and they’ve already backed up Bettye Lavette, it’s a match made in honkytonk heaven. Sequenced to tell her story, it’s an album that could be made into a movie. Smith took to hard partying to counter-balance her childhood scars. “Whistle Stop” is the highlight, and she sings it as if her life depends upon it. Bett
Fugazi, Hold Steady, more contribute tracks to help save Minneapolis club First Avenue
Avenue, which you have probably seen in Prince s
Purple Rain, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. Like most independent clubs, though, it s been having trouble staying afloat through the pandemic. A group of concerned Minneapolis citizens have organized
First Love Project to help First Avenue, and its sister club 7th St Entry, make it through these very tough times.
First Love Project is putting together music compilations, and the first features rare tracks from
Fugazi, Drive-by Truckers, Thurston Moore, Atmosphere, The Hold Steady, The Jayhawks, Jeff Tweedy, Dessa, Soul Asylum, Har Mar Superstar and more. It s $25 for a year subscription that allows you to stream and download all the music that gets added to the project via Bandcamp. You can check out the tracklist for Vol 1 below.
Rolling Stone Menu Bob Weir, Dave Matthews, Diplo Lead Georgia Runoff Elections Virtual Concert
Portugal. the Man, Big Freedia, Ben Folds, Blind Boys of Alabama, and more booked for Georgia Comes Alive gig December 26th
By John Shearer/Getty Images; Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images
Portugal. the Man, Big Freedia, Ben Folds, Blind Boys of Alabama, Warren Haynes, and Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood will also among the 40-plus artists that will partake in the December 26th gig, which supports local grassroots organizations like Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda and CivicGeorgia ahead of the January 5th, 2021 runoff election.
“The stakes are incredibly high in the Georgia runoffs,” Kunj Shah, the founder of Live for Live Music and the Comes Alive event series, said in a statement. “The fate of the music industry, struggling small businesses around the country, and our democracy as a whole are at stake. With Georgia Comes Alive, we hope to once