FROM THE MAGIC CITY TO THE MUSIC CITY Birmingham's David Swatzell, David Brown, and Blake Wimberly, otherwise known as Wray, made Nashville's Exit/In the first stop on the tour supporting their recently released eponymous album on label Communicating Vessels. Veterans of various bands, mostly in the realms of punk and post-punk, the members of Wray were born and... Continue Reading →
ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES WITH STEELISM AT MERCY LOUNGE
I was at Mercy Lounge last week, on a mission to see southern soul septet St. Paul & The Broken Bones, from Birmingham, Alabama.  I say "on a mission" because that's what it feels like when I set my sights on a show I want to attend; I gear up for it by "spreading the gospel"... Continue Reading →

