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When the 2016 SouthSounds Music Festival rolled through downtown Mobile, one of its most anticipated late-night moments belonged to a pair of Birmingham artists who had already made the city…
SouthSounds 2016 spread across a growing map of downtown Mobile businesses, and for first-time visitors the sheer number of stages could be daunting. The festival, built around the idea that…
Mobile’s own neo-burlesque troupe, Camellia Bay Burlesque, honored David Bowie with a tribute show on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at The Merry Widow, 51 S. Conception St. The evening celebrated…
The Blind Mule, at 57 N. Claiborne St. in downtown Mobile, carried one of the longest lineups of the 2016 SouthSounds Music Festival. Its attic stage and downstairs dining room,…
During Mardi Gras 2016, the Mobile music scene offered visitors and locals alike an unusually rich stretch of live shows, with national and regional acts playing alongside the homegrown bands…
During Mardi Gras season, we spoke with several touring acts that stopped in Mobile. Regional band Surfer Blood performed at the recently opened Merry Widow on Jan. 22, 2016. Here…
On Feb. 3, 2016, Mobile band Jaguarundi performed with art-music duo Pocket Vinyl at Alchemy Tavern, with doors at 9 p.m. The midweek pairing of a raucous local four-piece with…
When The Punknecks rolled into Mobile in January 2016, they carried with them the kind of reputation that touring bands spend years building: a live show loud enough, loose enough…
When Mobilians flocked downtown to celebrate New Year’s 2016, one of the most popular stops was Alchemy Tavern at 7 S. Joachim St. Local musician Gregg Fells handled the downstairs…
The final day of 2015 was a time for revelry and resolutions, and many Mobilians planned to spend it at the city’s independent businesses, whether in search of food or…