NOTE: I am currently in the process of archiving all of these posts from their original home to this site. These links are currently largely serving as placeholders as I complete that process.
Conversations with musicians. [Alphabetical order]
Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra
Sopie Allison aka Soccer Mommy
Chase Bader (of Waker)
Joshua Bailey of K.L.U.B. Monsta
Lee Bains III (2014)
BJ Barham (of American Aquarium)
Kip Berman of Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Betty Who
Black Twig Pickers (Isak Howell and Mike Gangloff)
Blothar (Michael Bishop) of GWAR
Nicki Bluhm of Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers
Colin Blunstone of The Zombies
Leon Bridges
Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses
Oteil Burbridge of Aquarium Rescue Unit
Tim Butler of Psychedelic Furs
David Byrne
Brandi Carlile
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Chris Carrabba of Twin Forks (formerly of Dashboard Confessional)
Andrew Carroll (of The Lonely Wild)
Boots Copeland of Knox Hamilton
Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers
Justin Crumpton of Nightmare Boyzzz
Joel Cummins of Umphrey’s McGee
Alejandra Deheza of School of Seven Bells
Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers
Tim DeLaughter of the Polyphonic Spree
Paul Doucette of matchbox twenty
Justin Townes Earle (2011)
Justin Townes Earle (2014)
Escondido (Tyler James and Jessica Maros)
John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants
Critter Fuqua of Old Crow Medicine Show
Marc Ford
Chris Freeman of Manchester Orchestra
Zach Gabbard of Buffalo Killers
Rhiannon Giddens
Corey Glover of Living Colour
Great Peacock (Andrew Nelson and Blount Floyd)
Dallas Green (aka City & Colour)
Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra
Patty Griffin
Mike Adreas aka Perfume Genius
Matthew Hauck aka Phosphorescent
Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Andrew Heringer of Milo Greene
Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas
Robyn Hitchcock
Patterson Hood (2014)
Matthew Houck aka Phosphorescent
Billy Howerdel of A Perfect Circle
Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal
Alex Hungtai aka Dirty Beaches
Grant Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit
Andy Jackson of Sloss Minor (formerly Hot Rod Circuit)
Andy Jackson of Hot Rod Circuit [2017]
Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Sarah Jarosz
Josh Jenkins of Green River Ordinance
JOHNNYSWIM (Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano)
Durand Jones & the Indications
Kevn Kinney of Drivin’ N Cryin’
Dan Layus (formerly of Augustana)
Michael Leon (formerly of 13 Ghosts)
Christian Letts of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Stephen Malkmus of Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks (formerly Pavement)
John Maloney of Chelsea Light Moving
Doug Martsch of Built to Spill
Jimbo Mathus of Squirrel Nut Zippers
David Mayfield of David Mayfield Parade
Steven McKellar of Civil Twilight
John McMahan of Luella and the Sun
James McNew of Yo La Tengo (2011)
Elliott McPherson
James Mercer of Broken Bells (and The Shins)
Matt Palmer of Sheer Mag
Ian Patrick O’Neil of Deer Tick
Perfume Genius
Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket
Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive
Erin Rae
Josh Rawson of The Felice Brothers
Bear Rinehart of NEEDTOBREATHE
Josh Ritter (2017)
Marc Roberge of O.A.R. (2013)
Marc Roberge of O.A.R. (2014)
Dean Roland of Collective Soul
Caroline Rose
Jon Russell of The Head and The Heart
Noelle Scaggs of Fitz & the Tantrums
Dave Schools of Widespread Panic
Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show
The Secret Sisters (2011)
The Secret Sisters (Laura, 2014)
Alynda Lee Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff
Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons
Michael Shackleford of/aka Future Elevators
Shovels & Rope (Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent)
Shakey Graves (Alejandro Rose-Garcia)
Amanda Shires (2016)
Timothy Showalter of Strand of Oaks
Tommy Siegel of Jukebox the Ghost
Gabe Simon of Kopecky Family Band
Jordan Smith of Diarrhea Planet
William Smith of Truth & Salvage Co.
Jon Spencer of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Chris Stapleton
Joe Stickney of Bear in Heaven
Ken Stringfellow of The Posies
Marty Stuart
Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols
MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger
Chris Thile (Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek, A Prairie Home Companion)
Kate Tucker of Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden
Willie Watson (formerly of Old Crow Medicine Show)
Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards (2016)
Tony Joe White
Lucinda Williams
Zach Williams of The Lone Bellow
Cindy Wilson of the B-52s
Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust
Lee Ann Womack
Steve Wynn of The Baseball Project (and Dream Syndicate)
Michelle Zauner aka Japanese Breakfast
Nate Zuercher (of Judah and the Lion)
Features. [Chronological order]
Muscle Shoals goes to Secret Stages
It’s the end of R.E.M. as we know it
The Alabama Shakes build a Tuscaloosa home on rock and roll
Birmingham shares a “Secret” this weekend
Which musician defines each SEC school?
Exploring the boundaries of “Muscle Shoals;” a weekend at the Billy Reid Shindig
“That Muscle Shoals Sound” – preview of Avondale Music + Arts Festival 2014
Birmingham, Alabama [Mud & Magnolias cover story for February/March 2015]
The Pollies debut music video for “She”
Tickets to Prince’s final show
‘What College Kids Want:’ Preserving Zydeco’s unique reputation
How Communicating Vessels Changed the Music Scene in Birmingham
The Punk Rock Legacy of Cave 9
Opinion: Birmingham’s generosity is what makes it a great city [Birmingham magazine op/ed]
Thacker Mountain Radio [Good Grit feature]
Out of the Darkness: The Secret Sisters [Good Grit feature]
Sports Features.
Never Give Up: Former Patriot Browning Gets His Chance After Missing Out in the Draft
The Forty Year Plan: Vestavia’s Buddy Anderson Reflects on the Past But Looks to the Future
Conversations with Makers, Tastemakers and Educators. [Alphabetical order]
Paige Albright (interior design)
Mark Bailey (conservationist)
Paul Bates (architect)
Chris Bennett (forager)
Bob Boyd (botanist)
T.A. Breaux (botanist, pioneer of American absinthe)
Andrew Brown (interior designer)
Mario Buatta (interior designer)
C. Colston Burrell (landscape designer)
Bashira Chowdhury (entomologist)
Shane Connolly (Royal florist)
Paloma Contreras (interior designer)
Tradd Cotter (biologist)
Taylor Dawson (architect)
Tom Diggs (botanist)
Jeff Dungan (architect)
James Farmer (Southern Living Editor-At-Large)
Bill Finch (conservationist, author, personality)
Aaron Floden (plant taxonomist)
Jim Fowler (conservationist)
Libby Greene (interior designer)
Curtis Hansen (professor, botanist)
Lida Inge Hill (author)
Jane Scott Hodges (interior designer)
Bobby Horton (musician and composer)
Dolores Hydock (performer)
Dolores Hydock (2015 – performer)
Mallie Ireland (jeweler)
Mark Kennamer (interior designer)
Brian Keener (botanist)
Jeff Lowenfels (founder of Plant a Row for the Hungry)
Charlotte Lucas (interior designer)
John Manion (botanist)
Chris Martine (botanist)
Bobby McAlpine (architect and designer)
Bobby McAlpine (architect and designer)
Preston Montague (landscape designer and artist)
Amanda Nisbet (interior designer)
David Price (botanist)
Thomas Rainer (landscape architect)
Janisse Ray (author, 2015 inductee to the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame)
Danielle Rollins (entertainer)
LeNell Camacho Santa Ana (mixologist)
Angela Schmidt (chef)
Amy Stewart (author)
Emily Thompson (floral designer)
Iris Thorpe (interior designer)
Vine Garden Market (garden shop and design team)
Rebecca Vizard (pillow maker)
Laura Vogtle (art curator)
Barbara Westbrook (interior designer)
Bunny Williams (interior and garden designer)
Reviews. [Chronological order]
The Black Keys play an intimate concert for fans in Birmingham, Alabama
Jason Isbell unleashes Here We Rest to two Alabama crowds
3.12.12. Jack White. Workplay. Birmingham.
Jason Isbell offers intimate performance at Alys Stephens Center
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit record forthcoming live record over two Alabama nights
KISS delivers a spectacle at Oak Mountain
Bush becomes first act to test Iron City’s capacity
10.23.13. Muscle Shoals Review. Workplay. Birmingham.
Sound & Page opens to a full house in Woodlawn, kicks off Revive Woodlawn week
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit sell out the Shoals Theater
4.16.14. Nickel Creek kicks off reunion tour at Alabama Theater
Chris Stapleton leaves Birmingham wanting more
Grace Potter offers no ‘Apologies’ during her second night at Iron City
Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett brings laughs, tears and joy to the Alabama Theater
Punk grown up: Fall Out Boy tries out arena rock in Birmingham
Mumford & Sons ‘so at home’ at Birmingham show, offering crowd a ‘Roll Tide’
Jimmy Buffett delivers a ‘Coconut Telegraph’ to fans at Oak Mountain
Widespread Panic, with help from Tedeschi Trucks Band, give Birmingham fans what they want
Dave Matthews satisfies an aging audience at Oak Mountain Amphitheater
Harry Connick, Jr. reminds Birmingham why it needs to be watching
Alabama invades Bonnaroo: Jason Isbell, Anderson East, a Grateful Dead surprise and more
8 performances we loved at Bonnaroo
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa unite a diverse audience at marijuana-themed show
Maxwell brings a ‘blackSUMMERS’night’ to Birmingham
Sturgill Simpson and his band dazzle in Birmingham
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit return home, through those ‘Alabama Pines’
Bonnie Raitt salues St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Alabama Shakes at Birmingham show
Blake Ells 