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Birmingham's Oldest All-Ages Venue Gets Shuttered for Goodnew

Cave9, Birmingham's longest-running and most misunderstood all-ages music venue closed without fanfare. Death came in its typical way — with no warning and no chance to say goodbye.

Birmingham Weekly | David Hickox | 04-14-2009 | Music

Tags: Birmingham, Cave9, live music

The Recession of 'No Depression'

After 13 years in print, the magazine that helped to define alt-country has decided to stop the presses for good.

Birmingham Weekly | Courtney Haden | 05-15-2008 | Music

Tags: music, media, alt-country, No Depression, publishing

The Mo', the Merriernew

Argentine band transforms the blues into world music.

Birmingham Weekly | Courtney Haden | 02-11-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Mo'Blues

Emily Saliers Reflects on 20 Years of the Indigo Girlsnew

Reflecting on a career that has seen the duo sell more than 12 million records and garner seven Grammy nominations.

Birmingham Weekly | Brent Thompson | 01-28-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Despite Our Differences, The Indigo Girls

Sittin' on the Dock of the Past: Remembering Otis Reddingnew

Almost 40 years since Redding died in the chilly waters of Lake Monona outside Madison, Wis., we wonder how we've managed to get along so long without the Big O.

Birmingham Weekly | Courtney Haden | 11-19-2007 | Music

Gregg Allman Finds Solace in Rural Georgianew

These days, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Allman divides his time between The Allman Brothers Band and his solo career.

Birmingham Weekly | Brent Thompson | 11-05-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

'Magic' in a Time of Disbeliefnew

Bruce Springsteen's latest album offers new and subversive sounds.

Birmingham Weekly | Courtney Haden | 10-09-2007 | Reviews

Tags: magic, Bruce Springsteen

Tea Leaf Green Embraces the Jam Band Scenenew

Like many bands that can't rely on the support of commercial radio, Tea Leaf Green has built its fan base through touring and word-of-mouth on the internet.

Birmingham Weekly | Brent Thompson | 10-09-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Tea Leaf Green

Colin Hay Balances Solo Career with '80s Famenew

"My experience is that people are either interested in what you're doing now or they’re not," says the ex-Men at Work singer.

Birmingham Weekly | Brent Thompson | 09-24-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Colin Hay

Goodtimes Charlie's Got the Bluesnew

"In blues, the longer you hang in there, the better it gets. In rock -- after a certain age -- people are not interested in you anymore," blues legend Charles Musselwhite says.

Birmingham Weekly | Brent Thompson | 09-18-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Charlie Musselwhite

Reunited Blue Mountain Reinvents the Same Old Songnew

It's all love between former husband and wife Cary Hudson and Laurie Stirrat and the ghost that hovers just out of sight in all their songs: The South.

Birmingham Weekly | Daisy Winfrey | 07-02-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Blue Mountain