ENTERTAINMENT

TUSK CALENDAR: January 18

Staff Writer
The Tuscaloosa News

LOCAL MUSIC

TODAY

Handshake Promise: 10 p.m., Rhythm and Brews, 2308 Fourth St. www.rhythmnbrews.com.

FRIDAY

DieDra: 7 p.m., Band of Brothers Brewing, 1605 23rd Ave. 246-2569.

Seismos, Radio Decay: 8 p.m., Green Bar, 2209 Fourth St. www.greenbarttown.com.

Cole Swindell, Morgan Evans: 8:30 p.m., possibly sold out, so call ahead, Druid City Music Hall, 1307 University Blvd. Doors at 7:30. www.druidcitymusichall.com. 523-7833.

Farmer's Daughter: 10 p.m., Rhythm and Brews, 2308 Fourth St. www.rhythmnbrews.com.

SATURDAY

Swift Kick: 7 p.m., Wheelhouse Sports Pub, 2326 Fourth St.

Jason Miller: 10 p.m., Rhythm and Brews, 2308 Fourth St. www.rhythmnbrews.com.

SUNDAY

Jazz brunch with the Voodoo Saints: Noon-2:30 p.m., 301 Bistro, Bar and Beer Garden, 301 Greensboro Ave.

Acoustic open-mic night: 6 p.m., no cover, Druid City Brewing Co., 607 14th St., Parkview Plaza. 342-0051.

TUESDAY

American Aquarium, Joshua Black Wilkins: 9 p.m., $15, Green Bar. www.greenbarttown.com.

WEDNESDAY

Musician's showcase and jam: 7-9:30 p.m., Band of Brothers Brewing Co. 1605 23rd Ave.

Carson Carlisle: 10 p.m., Rhythm and Brews, 2308 Fourth St. www.rhythmnbrews.com.

LOCAL EVENTS

TODAY

"Measure for Measure": Staged reading, 7:30 p.m., free, 205 Gorgas Library, UA campus. Shakespeare's comedy of morals, sexual misconduct and political corruption, produced by UA's Improbable Fictions staged-reading group. www.improbablefictions.org.

Inaugural Miss Druid City Pride Pageant: 9 p.m., $10, doors at 8, Icon Tuscaloosa, 516 Greensboro Ave. Contestants will compete in presentation, evening gown and talent; $50 entry fee must be paid by midnight Friday. For more, email Kyle Richardson at druidcitypride@gmail.com.

SATURDAY

Third Annual Chili Cook-off: 4-7:30 p.m., Black Warrior Brewing Co., 2216 University Blvd. Every chili's ingredients must include beer; bonus points for BWB beers. Costs $20 to enter your chili; pre-registration recommended. Tasting tickets $5. All proceeds go to Tuscaloosa's One Place. For more, call 248-7841, or email eric@blackwarriorbrewing.com.

TUESDAY-FEB. 22

Bama Art House Winter 2018 Film Series: five screenings of recent independent dramas, comedies and documentaries, 7:30 pm. Tuesdays in the Bama Theatre. Box office opens at 6:30, doors and Bama Bar at 6:45 p.m. Single tickets are $8 general, $7 seniors and students, and $6 Arts Council members. Punchcard tickets, for $60, will also be available at the box office, good for any 10 Bama Art House films. The series includes "Maudie" Tuesday; "The Square" Jan. 30; "Jane" Feb. 6; and the 2018 Oscar-nominated short films, with animation, live action and documentary, Feb. 13. www.bamatheatre.org/bamaarthouse. The opener, "Goodbye Christopher Robin," was intended for Jan. 16, but due to weather issues, was rescheduled for Feb. 22.

REGIONAL MUSIC

TODAY

Lazybirds: 7:30 p.m., $15, Moonlight on the Mountain, 585 Shades Crest Road, Birmingham. www.musiconthemtn.com.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, James McMurtry: 8 p.m. $30 and up through Ticketmaster, Alabama Theatre. www.alabamatheatre.com.

Holiday Gunfire, Captain Kudzu, Bitter Calm: 8 p.m., $5, Saturn, 200 41st St. S., Birmingham. www.saturnbirmingham.com.

Early James, Ryan Sobb, Taylor Hunnicutt: 8:30 p.m., $8, Zydeco. www.zydecobirmingham.com.

Reed Turchi, Jared Grabb, Brett Conlin: 10 p.m., $6, The Nick. www.thenickrocks.com.

FRIDAY

Muddy Magnolias, Jamie Kent, Anthony Peebles, Jon Michael Ogletree, Riverbend: 7 p.m., Lyric Theatre, Birmingham. Tickets $25 through Ticketmaster. www.lyricbham.com.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, James McMurtry: 8 p.m. $30 and up through Ticketmaster, Alabama Theatre. www.alabamatheatre.com.

Downright, Tragic City, DJ Shlothy: 8 p.m., $10, WorkPlay Theatre, 500 23rd St. S., Birmingham. www.workplay.com.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Mike Floss: 8:30 p.m., Iron City, 513 22nd St. S, Birmingham. Tickets $30 and $35. www.ticketfly.com. www.ironcitybham.com.

Buku, Ployd, Black Carl, VCTRE B2B: 10 p.m., $15, Zydeco. www.zydecobirmingham.com.

Revel in Romance, The Murder of Jane Crow, Mariela: 10 p.m., $8, The Nick. www.thenickrocks.com.

SATURDAY

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, James McMurtry: 8 p.m. $30 and up through Ticketmaster, Alabama Theatre. www.alabamatheatre.com.

Ben Smolin, YB International, Terrance Wimberly, Socially Awkwrd: 8 p.m., $8, Saturn, 200 41st St. S., Birmingham. www.saturnbirmingham.com.

Shooter Jennings, Jamie Wyatt: 10 p.m., $15, Zydeco. www.zydecobirmingham.com.

Armed For Apocalypse, Moth Face, Maggot Gag, Kamikaze Zombie: 10 p.m., $8, The Nick. www.thenickrocks.com.

SUNDAY

YBN Namhir: 7:30 p.m., $18 and up, Zydeco. www.zydecobirmingham.com.

Sleep, Yautja: 8 p.m., may be sold out, so call ahead, Saturn, 200 41st St. S., Birmingham. www.saturnbirmingham.com.

Tubefreeks, The Singing Butcher: 10 p.m., $6, The Nick. www.thenickrocks.com.

MONDAY 

Aimee Mann: 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, Birmingham. Tickets $30 and $50, through Ticketmaster. www.lyricbham.com.

TUESDAY

The Rotten Mangos, Underland Express, Dead Sea Flowers: 10 p.m., $6, The Nick. www.thenickrocks.com.

WEDNESDAY

David Rawlings: 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, Birmingham. Tickets $36 and up, through Ticketmaster. www.lyricbham.com.

Destroyer of Light, Hexxus, Throng of Shoggoths: 10 p.m., $6, The Nick. www.thenickrocks.com.

REGIONAL EVENTS

SATURDAY

Ballet Memphis: 2018 Alabama Dance Festival, 8 p.m., tickets $25 and up, Jemison Concert Hall at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, www.alysstephens.org.

Third Annual Lyric Masquerade Ball: 7 p.m., Lyric Theatre, Birmingham. Black tie and masks encouraged. Open bars, heavy hors d'ouevres, silent auction, dancing, live music by Matthew Devine. Tickets $75 standard, $100 VIP (includes guided tour of the theater). www.lyricbham.com

UPCOMING 

JAN. 25: Corey Smith, Hudson Moore, 8:30 p.m., $20 in advance, $25 day of show, Druid City Music Hall. www.druidcitymusichall.com.

FEB. 10: Pink Box Burlesque’s 20-year-anniversary tribute to "The Big Lebowski," 9 p.m., doors at 8, Saturn, ages 21 and up, 200 41st St. S., Birmingham. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door, through www.saturnbirmingham.com, or www.ticketfly.com.

FEB. 23-MARCH 4: Kander and Ebb's "Cabaret," performed by Theatre Tuscaloosa, Bean-Brown Theatre, Shelton State. www.theatretusc.com.

MARCH 2-5: “Seussical the Musical,” performed by Actor’s Charitable Theatre, 7:30 p.m. March 2, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. March 3 and 4, 7:30 p.m. March 5, Bama Theatre. www.theactonline.org.

MARCH 24: Brantley Gilbert, Aaron Lewis, Josh Phillips, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through Ticketmaster, the Amphitheater box office, or by phone at 800-745-3000, for $19.75, $29.75 and $49.75, with open pit admission $49.75. www.tuscaloosaampitheater.com.

APRIL 8: Styx, REO Speedwagon and Don Felder, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through Ticketmaster, the Amphitheater box office, or by calling 800-745-3000, for $30, $50 and $74.50. Gates at 6. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

APRIL 19: Chris Young, Kane Brown, Morgan Evans, Dee Jay Silver, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, tickets, $55, through the amphitheater box office, Ticketmaster, or at 800-745-3000. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

APRIL 20: Casting Crowns, I Am They, 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets $25, through the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office, Ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800-745-3000. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

MAY 1: Jack Johnson, 7:30 p.m., opening act TBA, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets $44.50, $54.50 and $74.50, through the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office, Ticketmaster.com and outlets, and by phone at 800-745-3000. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

MAY 4: Alan Jackson, 7:30 p.m., opening act TBA, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets through the Amphitheater box office, Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 800-745-3000., for $35, $49 and $78 for tiers of reserved seats, and $78 each for the general admission pit. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. www.tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.

JUNE 30: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Drive-by Truckers, Marcus King Band, 6:30 p.m. Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Tickets $15, $30, $50 and $70, with limited Gold Circle seats for $94, through the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office, Ticketmaster.com and outlets, and by phone at 800-745-3000.