Lesson No. 1: Apparently no one works the day after Christmas. Downtown is dead.
Listening
Birmingham Box Set- I See Monsters October 31, 2009My friend Sara Beth’s birthday falls on Halloween, and perhaps as a result SB is one of the biggest Halloween people I know. She’s fabulously extroverted anyway, and sharing her birthday with this holiday means her party should always be a special celebration. During the party planning process, I volunteered to create a few playlists for [...]
- In mandolin player and composer Chris Thile’s view, good music is good music. October 27, 2009Chris Thile. Photo: Cassandra Jenkins. During its long run, Nickel Creek was no stranger to Birmingham, and the newgrass band’s members have continued that tradition this week. Sara Watkins played her first Birmingham solo show at Vulcan Park on Sunday, and her brother Sean Watkins joined her on guitar. On Thursday, mandolin player Chris Thile will [.. […]
- Sawing on the Strings October 25, 2009My friend’s 6-year-old daughter recently began learning to play violin, and several weeks ago she received her very own instrument. I’m super excited for her–I love the violin and would love to know how to play, myself–so I immediately set to work creating a playlist of violin songs. This was a bit more difficult to compile [...]
- I See Monsters October 31, 2009
- Birmingham News
- Sunny weekend for the Birmingham areaHighs in the mid-70s today and Sunday.The Birmingham News
- UAB celebrates homecomingStudents, faculty turn out for parade.Linda Stelter -- The Birmingham News
- Jurors in trial for shootings outside nightclub will resume deliberations MondayPierre Smith, 17, has been on trial this week on two counts each of capital murder and attempted murder.Eric Velasco -- The Birmingham News
- Sunny weekend for the Birmingham area
- Book Review
- Stephen King’s Glass Menagerie November 6, 2009
- The Critic’s Critic November 6, 2009
- Barbara Kingsolver’s Artists and Idols November 6, 2009
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