Tuscaloosa Music

• MEET THE BAND: Blaine Duncan and The Lookers

  

  Blaine Duncan started trying out his songs several years back, accompanied by just his acoustic guitar and harmonica, at Guerrilla Theatre and various songwriter nights. A band, The Lookers, coalesced around musician-fans of his writing.

• TUSK TUNES: Mary Tylosaur

  

  This week's music Q&A is with Mary Tylosaur. Answers by guitarist/vocalist/composer/music director D.C. Moon.

• Blaine Duncan and the Lookers celebrate new EP

  

  Things have changed since the 2009 self-titled debut disc by Blaine Duncan and The Lookers; for example, the whole band, save ­singer-songwriter Duncan.

• TUSK TUNES: Michael Wilk

  

  This week's music profile is Michael Wilk, longtime keyboardist for John Kay and Steppenwolf. Wilk moved to Tuscaloosa in July 2012 to be closer to his daughter, Mandy, a flutist and musical therapy major at the University of Alabama's School of...

• MUSIC REVIEW: ‘Above’ resurfaces as reminder of bygone era

  About 18 years ago, stories began trickling out of the Pacific Northwest that seemed too impossible to actually happen. It began with reports that Pearl Jam’s lead guitarist, Mike McCready, had gone into a rehab facility. When, exactly, it...

• MEET THE BAND: Callooh! Callay!

  

  Fresh off a gig at Mobile's South Sounds Music Festival, Tuscaloosa's Callooh! Callay! gears up to perform tonight at Egan's bar before returning to Mobile for performances in June. The band recorded its first album, “Sassprilluh...

• Famed instrumentalist David Lindley to play Bama Theatre

  

  Stringed-instrument virtuouso and world-music aficianado David Lindley, who has graced and enlivened the songs of Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, Ben Harper, Warren Zevon, Curtis Mayfield, Dolly Parton, Crosby, Stills & Nash...

• MEET THE BAND: Red Clay Revival

  

  Red Clay Revival was founded by Doug McElvy and Ben Joseph in Tuscaloosa in 2010. Musicians such as Evan Dudley, Mark Griffin Jr. and James Cook have since joined the band, contributing to its bluegrass tunes. RCR has been on several tours over the...

• MEET THE BAND: Voodoo Saints

  

  A piece of New Orleans resides in Tuscaloosa through the swampy jazz music of the Voodoo Saints. Musician John Holaway and his group continue to proudly add a Creole kick to the city's local music scene, adopting and adapting the musical stylings of...

• MEET THE BAND: The Ne'er Do Wells

  

  The Ne’er Do Wells reunite this Saturday for a show at Green Bar. Original members including Ham Bagby, Abbot Henderson, Mikey Oswalt and Bryant Saxon, with new addition Bernard Veillon will play together live for the first time in five years.

• MEET THE BAND: Electric Moon

  

  Fresh off a live recording last week, Electric Moon gets set to visit neighboring Tuscaloosa cities to showcase its rock ‘n’ roll music. The band has been busy writing new music since its last studio EP “Oleander,” released...

• MEET THE BAND: Stagolee

  

  Jimmy K and Katie Robertson began playing music together out of Starkville, Miss., in 2002. After years of touring the state, the duo migrated to Tennessee’s “Music City” in 2006 and incorporated a handful of musicians to create...

• MEET THE BAND: Eye Candy

  

  Former Drive-By Truckers bassist Shonna Tucker left the DBT in 2011 for solo work after more than eight years with the band. She began writing her own music collaborating with former Drive-By Truckers guitarist John Neff, to create the group Eye...

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Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

• Bob Dylan headlines July 3 show at Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

  

  An Americana assault rolls into the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater July 3, with the Americanarama Festival of Music, featuring Bob Dylan and His Band, Wilco, My Morning Jacket and The Richard Thompson Electric Trio.

• The Beach Boys to play Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Oct. 17

  

  The Beach Boys, with guests The Swingin’ Medallions, will play the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Oct. 17, booking agent Red Mountain Entertainment announced.

• Grammy winner John Mayer to open 2013 Tuscaloosa Amphitheater season

  

  Heavy buzz surrounds the Druid City as John Mayer prepares to break his three-year touring hiatus with a performance Thursday at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. The show will be Mayer’s first stop on an international “Born and Raised”...

• Tickets for fun. concert will go on sale Friday

  

  TUSCALOOSA | Tickets for the fun. concert, which is scheduled for 7 p.m Sept. 16 at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office or by phone...