Well That's Cool

Monday May 14th

“The Appalachian Influence: New Work by Bryce Brisco” and “Whimsy, Wood, and Wonder: Dale Lewis” @ Kentuck Art Center

MUDBUG MONDAY YMCA CRAWFISH BOIL @ steamers 5-8pm it’s only $35 single; $50 family

Tuesday May 15th

Jim n Nicks opens and as every Tuesday it’s Taco Tuesday!

Baseball - Alabama vs. Troy @ Sewell Thomas Stadium starts at 6:05

Music Trivia at Green Bar

Sam Adams Tap Takeover at Alcove

Wednesday May 16th

Egan’s Trivia Night hosted by The Trivia Factory 9-11

Open mic night with Ham Bagby @Greenbar

Thursday May 17th

Trivia at Wilhagans  8pm

Kristin Kothron & The Darkside @ Greenbar

Piano happy hour @ Alcove

Friday May 18th

SCM Electrix/The Grenadines @ Greenbar

Preservationist and DIY hero Ron Tanner will be performing his one-man show at the Tuscaloosa Barnes & Noble at 7:00pm

UA Bass Fishing Tour @ Lake Tuscaloosa-Binion Creek 6pm

Saturday May 19th

Opposite Box/Blackwater Thieves @ Greenbar

Museum Madness “Water World” @ the childrens hands on museum 10-am-4pm.

Hush Puppy Silent Auction — Cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment and wonderful items to bid on.  Auction is from 5:00pm – 7:30pm, cash or checks only. All proceeds go to the Humane Society of West Alabama – @ Wilhagans and Green bar

Sunday May 20th

Trivia Night at the Downtown Pub

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That’s right everyone it is time for a new league to start. The league will start this Wednesday May 16th. However we will be having a meeting at 8pm tonight at Wilhagans for $2 pint night were we will go over rules and answer any questions anyone has so why not come out and see us and let us tell you how awesome the league. A quick hint it’s real freaking awesome. This will be our 16thish or so league. Its hard to really remember when the sport practically demands that you drink large amounts of beer. The league works like this;

• You and two friends come out to the AMF bowling ally on Wednesday nights at 8pm. Come a little early this first week to fill out paper work.
• If you don’t have two other people to help you form your very on three headed monster pure
  bowling awesomeness come out anyway there are always a few people looking to join a team.
• You each bring $12, this covers the cost of the games, shoe rental and league scoring
• You get assigned a handicap to make it fair when bowling against better bowlers.
• How does this handicap work? Well I’m glad you asked, It is 100% of 200. I know you thought there would be no math but bear with us, all it means is that if you average 100 pins you’ll get 100 pins added to your score. So lets say you average 120 pins well you get 80 pins, 150 you 50 added and so on. So what ever you average under 200 will be added to your score.
• At the end of 12 weeks there are cash prizes as well as well as a big pot luck and free bowling. We also have it on good authority that there will be a special prize for each team this league. Hint it rhymes rolling fall.

We like to look at the league as sort of a midweek weekend. Something to help on Monday because shit it’s only two days till bowling and after bowing it’s almost the weekend. It’s also a great way to kick it with your friends and play one of the few sports that encourage drinking. If you have any questions please drop us a line at wellthatscool(at)gmail(dot)com. We hope to see you there.

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As many know, we at wellthatscool.com organized a concert called the “Tuscaloosa Get Up”. The show featured the Alabama Shakes, the Dexateens and Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires at the Bama Theatre here in Tuscaloosa on Friday March 23rd. The event raised over $26,000 towards building a house for Tuscaloosa Habitat for Humanity. We were lucky enough to have a great board mix from David H. Jones as well as a live mic mix from Matt at patchndent.com (great source for live music from the south) mixed by Shane Lollar at Old Capital studio. We were also very lucky to have Henry Busby and Marcus Tortorici there to record the night. What you see below is a mix of all of the above edited by Henry and Marcus. The Dexateens have been one of our favorite bands for years always on the brink. This show was no different, Matt Patton was stuck in Vancouver, BC, Canada on the morning of the show and yet found his way there. It was one of the most amazing  shows we have ever seen.

Maker’s Mound from Henry Busby on Vimeo.

Popularity: 9% [?]

Monday May 7th

Computer Basics, Part 1 at the Computer Lab of The Tuscaloosa Public Library

Tuesday May 8th

Alcove has jazz night

Music Trivia with Sweet Dog at Green Bar

Wednesday May 9th

WTC bowling league meeting will be a Wilhagans for $2 pint night

Open Mic night with Ham Bagby @ Green Bar

Piano happy hour @ Alcove.

Thursday May 10th

Introduction to Gmail at the Tuscaloosa Public Library

Listen to Three @ Green Bar

Friday May 11th

Henri’s Notions @ Green Bar

Champions of Tuscaloosa” at The Zone in Bryant Denny Stadium from 7 pm till 11

Saturday May 12th

Rick & Bubba 3on3 Basketball Tour  6pm @ Gov’t plaza

Sunday May 13th

Mother’s Day

Popularity: 6% [?]

As many know we at wellthatscool.com organized a concert called the “Tuscaloosa Get Up”. The show featured the Alabama Shakes, the Dexateens and Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires at the Bama Theatre here in Tuscaloosa on Friday March 23rd. The event raised over $26,000 towards building a house for Tuscaloosa Habitat for Humanity. We were lucky enough to have a great board mix from David H. Jones as well as a live mic mix from Matt at patchndent.com (great source for live music from the south) mixed by Shane Lollar at Old Capital studio. We were also very lucky to have Henry Busby and Marcus Tortorici there to record the night. What you see below is a mix of all of the above edited by Henry and Marcus. We are so proud to have been a part of this event and look forward to releasing more of the night as we can to help everyone remember that special night.

“Everything You Took” – Final from Henry Busby on Vimeo.

Popularity: 13% [?]

On Friday April 27th Egans will get a visit from Black Willis and The Golden Monica

If there is a band that is synonymous with late smokey whiskey tinged nights it’s the Black Willis band. Adam and Blake Williamson have been providers of soundtrack to dive bars and hell raising since the early 2000′s . The band has gone through several changes over the years and this model is comprised of Adam Williamson (Guitar, vocals), Blake Williamson (Drums), Little Bo Gibson (Guitar) and Justin Colburn (bass). If there is one thing we love about this band ( well besides for their undying love of The Crimson Tide) it’s there love of playing it’s like they do if for them and we get voyeuristicly watch. So if your ever feel like your hell raising is getting a little low, we know a cure and it is the Black Willis band.

Popularity: 21% [?]

As many know, the Wellthatscool.com Tuscaloosa Get Up concert was a major success. We raised around $20,000 to help the Nero family put their lives back together. In the rush to get everything lined up and running smoothly, we inadvertently forgot to thank some of the people that helped make the event so awesome:

The Guitar Gallery donated the guitar for the silent auction and help sell tickets for us. Dan and Scott have both been great help to us at WTC as well as many great causes. Make sure that if you need anything to do with stringed instruments, you stop by and see them. They are a great local company and everyone of them is super awesome.

The University of Alabama’s Creative Campus partnered with us to provide the after party for the Get Up. They sold bracelets to the Druid City Arts Fest bar crawl and are donating $5000 to the Nero’s home. We mentioned it but not quite enough, Alexis, Ryan and the whole Creative Campus team we can’t thank you enough.

The Jupiter on the Strip got in touch with us late when we were out of  sponsorship spots . Undeterred, Jeremiah Jones (owner of Jupiter) insisted on making a very generous donation to the cause and not caring if he got mentioned or not. He believed in the cause and wanted to join in to make a difference.

With that out of the way, we had the chance to stop by the Nero’s house as it was being built on Tuesday April 10th. It was amazing! There was a huge crew of volunteers and the house is really taking shape. Finially getting a chance to see the house really brought the whole thing home for us. Thanks to everyone that came, this has with out a doubt been the coolest thing we here at wellthatscool.com have ever been a part of. It goes to show when people come together, the force of change for the better is unstoppable

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Say what you want about the tenants of Wellthatscool.com, but at least it’s an ethos… and that ethos was on hand on April 7th at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa for “Tuscaloosa Abides: A Celebration of All Things Lebowski”.  The now annual event is not only a showing of the Cohen Brothers’ classic, The Big Lebowski, but an overall celebration of the quirky world that film created.

The night included Wii Bowling for those wanting to replicate the favorite hobby of The Dude, Walter, and Donny and specials on Caucasians, or White Russians if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.  The highlight before the actual showing of the film was a costume contest held by The Pink Box Burlesque’s own Mama Dixie, which tied the night together nicely…

If you don’t have Nihilists chasing you and you don’t have to chase down little Larry on suspicion of stealing your “briefcase”, take a look at the full gallery of photos at http://www.dsmithimages.com/site/events/tuscaloosa-abides-4-7-12/1/.

Enjoy!

-David
DSmithImages
“Modern Photography for Modern Times”
http://www.dsmithimages.com

Popularity: 8% [?]

Monday April 9th

Fefu and Her Friends. 7:30 PM. Morgan Auditorium. Cost: $10

Tuesday April 10th

Art with Friends 5:30pm.  ”Art with Friends” is a monthly event to gather with friends and enjoy the art of the Tuscaloosa Musuem of Art

Jazz Night @ Alcove

The Alabama Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will hold its monthly Pooches on the Porch event at Innisfree Irish Pub from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m

Tee Time Fashion Show - 7:30 on the front lawn of Doster, $5 admission

Wednesday April 11th

Tuscaloosa Public Library Poetry Slam 6:00 pm.

Being Alone Sucks with Adam LoDolce - 08:00 PM – 09:00 PM.

Thursday April 12th

2012 Homegrown Alabama Farmers’ Market – Lawn of Canterbury Episcopal – 3:30 P.M.

Piano Happy Hour at Alcove

Digital Leather and the Nightmare Boyzzz.  Green Bar.  10:30pm.   21&UP  Only 3$

Friday April 13th

“Womanless Beauty Walk” April 13th @ 5:00 P.M at Premier Service! $5.00 admission and plate dinners for $3.00 ea

Stand Up for Autism.  @ Green Bar.  6:30-9pm.  $20.

Callooh! Callay!, Eliza Rickman.  Green Bar.  10pm.   3$  21&Up

Saturday April 14th

A-DAY

PBB on TV at Green Bar: Come sit on the couch with Mama Dixie and watch the PBB on TV! Laughs, Singing, Dancing and everything you know and love from the…ahem…boob tube. THIS JUST IN! PBB on TV, now with 50% more HAM BAGBY!! It shreds, it thrashes, it fights stains – Ham Bagby. Cooler than Mr. Clean. Cleaner than Mr. T. He pities all fools who miss him.  Tickets at the door: $10.  Doors open at 7pm… Show starts at 8pm.  21+

August Spies, Deal Me In at Egan’s.  10pm

Sunday April 15th

The Friends of The University of Alabama Arboretum will hold their annual Festival and Plant Sale from 12 noon until 4 p.m

Popularity: 10% [?]

Monday April 2nd

UA Trombone Choir and Tuba Ensemble 7:30pm – 9:30pm Moody Concert Hall

Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus will play host to the Miniature Book Society‘s national traveling exhibit

Tuesday April 3rd

Jazz Nite at The Alcove

Music trivia with Sweet Dog at Green Bar

“Rhythmagic”  7:30 p.m to 9:30p.m at the Historic Bama theatre

University Opera Theatre presents “One Night Only” – Moody Music Building – 7:30

The Faculty in Residence Riverside Program presents a new film festival, ‘Beyond Rice Paddies, Shadow Puppets and the Vietnam War: Alternative Views of Southeast Asia through Contemporary Cinema’ at 8pm

Wednesday April 4th

Becoming a Scholar: What it means to be a ‘scholar’ and engage in a scholarly community 11:30 to 12:30 at 311 Carmichael Hall

Pint Night @ Wilhagans

Open night mic night with Ham Bagby

Thursday April 5th

Piano happy hour @ Alcove

Art Night (Downtown Northport/Kentuck)

The Estate Planning Essentials 6-8 pm at the Tuscaloosa Public Library Rotary Room.

Gravy @ The Booth

A Conversation with Patterson Hood: 7:30 – Moody Music Recital Hall

Friday April 6th

Baak Gwai, Diarrhea Planet @ Green Bar.

Copper Possum @ Gallets

Saturday April 7th

Annual Hurricane Creek Clean-up 8:30 am

Hank Williams Jr. with .38 Special at The Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

WTC and PBB presents Tuscaloosa Abides

Sunday April 8th

Easter Sunday

Popularity: 11% [?]