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Matt Wake

Entertainment Writer at Freelance

Entertainment Reporter at AL.com

https://t.co/8a04Sk70PW staff writer. Prior bylines with: Metal Edge, SPIN, Guitar World, Revolver, LA Weekly, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Paste, etc.

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  • 1 week ago | al.com | Matt Wake

    The new album by the rock band L.A. Guns debuted at 44 on the Billboard albums chart, just above releases from Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo. Granted, Swift’s “Midnights” came out in 2022 and Rodrigo’s “Guts” in 2023. Still, to be within the chart orbit of today’s biggest pop stars, even on the outskirts, is a big win for L.A. Guns, who released their tastefully sleazy, gold-selling, self-titled debut in 1988.

  • 1 week ago | al.com | Matt Wake

    St. Stephens Music Hall’s partners and Velocé Pizza’s owner have signed a five-year lease on the building once home to legendary music bar Tip Top Café. St. Stephens Music Hall owner John Chamness says St. Stephens will shutter after Oct. 31, when the venue’s lease ends at Campus No. 805, the west Huntsville brewery, dining and event hub.

  • 2 weeks ago | al.com | Matt Wake

    If you attended an SEC school in the mid ‘90s, there’s a good chance some of the best nights of your life involved Blues Old Stand. The Montgomery-founded band was one of the hottest draws on the Southeast club circuit. Blues Old Stand regularly packed-out Tuscaloosa’s Ivory Tusk, Oxford’s Proud Larry’s and Athens’ Georgia Theatre. They killed in Baton Rouge, Columbia, S.C. and Gainesville, too.

  • 2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Matt Wake

    2 hours agoStop the scroll spiral with these secret Netflix tricks will have you bingeing something new in minutes. If your Netflix queue has started to feel a little tired, you're not alone. With so many options and a homepage that tends to show the same suggestions on repeat, finding something new to watch …

  • 2 weeks ago | al.com | Matt Wake

    ShoalsFest is back. After a two-year break, six-time Grammy winner Jason Isbell’s music festival returns to Alabama this fall. The lineup’s potent. In addition to Jason Isbell and long-time backing band the 400 Unit, the lineup boasts Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne, indie star/Alabama native Waxahatchee and Muscle Shoals music legends Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham. ShoalsFest 2025 will take place Oct.

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