Review: 1065 Festival 2016 Brings Blind Melon, Trombone Shorty and More to Mobile
1065, the free downtown festival that rose from the ashes of BayFest in 2015, returned to Mobile from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, spreading music across the city center in…
Looking Back: How 2015 Reshaped Mobile’s Live Music Landscape
From the end of BayFest to the birth of Ten Sixty Five and the opening of The Merry Widow, 2015 brought major shifts to Mobile's live music scene.
Ten Sixty Five 2015: Mobile’s Free Downtown Music Festival Delivers a Fresh Take on Bayfest’s Absence
Downtown Mobile got a new kind of music festival in 2015. Ten Sixty Five emerged in the wake of Bayfest’s cancellation, and with a scaled-back lineup, free admission, fewer stages…
Mobile Slashes WAVE Transit Budget, Redirects Funds to Tourism
Mobile's city council cut more than $700,000 from its bus transit budget while boosting tourism funding, as the fiscal 2016 budget passed unanimously.
New Hilton Garden Inn Breaks Ground on Former BayFest Stage Site in Downtown Mobile
A new 93-room Hilton Garden Inn broke ground in downtown Mobile at the site of a former BayFest stage, part of developer Mike Cowart's growing downtown hotel portfolio.
Mobile’s El Cantador Plays Farewell Shows After Two-Year Pause
Mobile band El Cantador reunites for a pair of farewell concerts after two years off the stage. The power trio, which the newsroom has followed since 2010, plays May 29…
A Year on the Town: Mobile’s Biggest Parties, Pranks and Celebrity Sightings of 2014
From Senior Bowl week and Mardi Gras balls to Hollywood film shoots and the Hangout Festival, here's a look back at Mobile's biggest social happenings of 2014.
Bayfest 2014, Part 2: Jane’s Addiction Delivers the Weekend’s Best Set
Bayfest 2014 gave Mobile audiences a wide musical spread, but arguably the best performance of the weekend belonged to Jane’s Addiction. Lead singer Perry Farrell and company played the band’s…
Bayfest 2014, Part 1: Local Talent Shines Alongside National Headliners
The 20th anniversary of Bayfest — Alabama’s largest city music festival — drew big names including Kid Rock, Jane’s Addiction and Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington. But some of…
Blues Traveler Rolls Into Soul Kitchen Music Hall Tonight
Jam-band pioneers Blues Traveler bring their legendary live show to the Soul Kitchen Music Hall in downtown Mobile, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and music starting at 8 p.m.…