Interview: Jaguarundi on Four Years in the Mobile Music Scene
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…
The Hallers, Fighting for Apollo and Through the Sparks Set Triple Bill at The Blind Mule
Downtown Mobile venue The Blind Mule, at 57 N. Claiborne St., hosts a three-band indie rock showcase on Friday, Jan. 8, with doors opening for a 9 p.m. show. The…
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…
Flaming Lips Bring Sensory Overload to Soul Kitchen
The Flaming Lips bring their famously chaotic live show to the Soul Kitchen in downtown Mobile, with doors at 7:30 p.m. and opener Spaceface starting at 8:30 p.m. Given the…
Will Johnson of Centro-matic Plays Intimate Satori Coffee House Show
The University of South Alabama’s Independent Music Collective opens its 2015 listening-room series with a familiar name: Will Johnson of the indie-rock band Centro-matic plays Satori Coffee House on Friday,…
Mobile’s The Mustachios release new Ride EP
Mobile indie rock outfit The Mustachios have released Ride, their first professionally produced EP, recorded locally at Dogwood Productions with engineer Ray Norman. The release marks a step up for…
Four Alabama Bands Bring Clashing Sounds Together for ‘Alabama Mix-Up’ Show at Alchemy Tavern
Four Alabama bands spanning horror punk, indie rock, traditional punk and shoegaze-inflected noise rock share the stage at Alchemy Tavern for a show billed as the "Alabama Mix-Up."
The Mustachios and MANDOWN Brought Indie Energy to Alabama Music Box
Two of Mobile’s rising independent bands, The Mustachios and MANDOWN, took the stage at the Alabama Music Box in downtown Mobile on March 29, 2014, delivering a night of original…
Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide Headlines Final Independent Music Collective Showcase Ahead of SouthSounds
Eef Barzelay, the songwriter behind indie rock cult favorites Clem Snide, brought his solo act to Satori Coffee House on Friday, April 11 for the final Independent Music Collective show…
Macaulay Culkin’s Pizza Underground Brings Velvet Underground Parody to the Alabama Music Box
The Alabama Music Box hosted one of its more unlikely bookings in March 2014: the Pizza Underground, a New York band devoted equally to pizza and to the Velvet Underground,…