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Birmingham Arts and Music (BAAM) Festival Returns This Weekend

August 11, 2011 |  by  |  Arts, Entertainment, Music  |  No Comments
Birmingham Arts and Music (BAAM) Festival Returns This Weekend

Can lightning strike twice in the same place? Forces of nature are hard to contain, especially when it comes to the power of music.

At last year’s inaugural launch of the BAAM Festival, co-founder Sharrif Simmons and his band played “Beautiful Day,” where the superb bass player lays down this hard-thumpin,’ blood-pumpin,’ signature funk rhythm that makes you wanna jump, jump, up and down. And so the crowd at Stillwater Pub went wild. As much as I wanted to do the same, I couldn’t because I was holding my little video camera.

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Art and Music Festivals Kick Off Today

August 19, 2010 |  by  |  Arts, Music  |  No Comments
Art and Music Festivals Kick Off Today

Thursdays are good days to get stuff started. And two exciting events that make Birmingham a great place for arts and culture are kicking off tonight.

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