As you know by now, we here at the WTC headquarters love to have a party. Another of our passions is great live music. That's why we could not be more pleased to bring both of these things together. The evening will start with a live taping of our weekly podcast at 9:45 where we will tell you everything that is awesome in the Druid City. After us, Callooh! Callay! will bring you cuts from their new Hackberry Records release “Sasprilluh Champagne”. Something Stuart Bond, vocalist and guitarist of the band Sparrow and the Ghost describes, “It sounds like a pop-centric Fleet Foxes doing Viva La Bam".(ed. note found out Stuart was misquoted and meant "Viva La Vida") We are not even sure what that means but what we are sure of is that the powerful acoustic driven indie set will be something that Tuscaloosa is lucky to have and that you will not want to miss. Their amazing set will be followed by New Orleans's own, The Blue Party. If you have not had the chance to see them you are missing out. They are described by NOLAfunguide.com as "...high-energy folk rock that's perfect for a house party, The Blue Party is possibly the "funnest" band on Earth." We just describe them as a band that makes everyone want to dance and not feel uncool about doing it. I like to dance so much that they even let me set my drums up to play and dance behind them while they play. It is next to impossible to not to have fun with these guys. Little Willies will have specials from Tommy Knocker as well as Great Divide and there always price effective wellthatscool.com beer of the week for only $2. Come out for a night of great music, podcastery and dancing.

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It’s that time of year again! It’s the Well That’s Cool.com Lousy Bowlers Bummer League Extravaganza! Come join us at AMF Bama Lanes Starting this Wednesday night at 7:30 PM. This league is a 3 person team league so grab two of your buddies. Come on out! Our benevolent, 8^th term president, the honorable Bo Hicks will be happy to help you find a team! This is a purely for fun league with a handicap element that will keep everything fair! The cost to you is $12 per week for 12 weeks, which covers 3 bowltastic games. For the first couple of weeks, the cost of shoes is on us! After that, the cost goes up to $17 a week. But wait – you could also check out http://www.bowlingball.com/bowling-shoes.html?CategoryID=5&gclid=CMn7uv7MtqECFRRjnAodiGHiRA&Sort=Price for some fun cheap shoes, and Academy Sports has them for 24.99. If you have your own shoes the price stays $12 the whole league and lets face it how cool will you look to your friends when you bowl not in league play and bust out your own sweet shoes. The bartenders are friendly and you can generally get a pitcher just by using the not so secret password of “Yo, Yo!” Not to mention all of your favorite Wellthatscool.com personalities will be there! So if you’re looking for a fun way to spend your Wednesday nights, look no further than AMF Bama Bowl at the Corner of 15^th Street and Hackberry Lane!

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   You have no doubt heard stories from people who have been in Tuscaloosa a long time about how great the music scene was here "back then". You should listen to them, most of the time they are just not drunk weaving a web of lies (most of the time). One of those "back then" times was the late '80s an early '90s.
Friend of the show, David Smith found this today. It is well worth the read. A group of amazing people from Tuscaloosa's past are part of this article. Some of them still wind up out and about in Tuscaloosa after dark. I know I have seen them.
So take a few minutes to check out Rob Trucks' (a former Tuscaloosian) article - Getting High With Alex Chilton In Tuscaloosa, 1986-1990: An Oral History.
If you find you want to know more Tuscaloosa's musical past, check out the facebook fan page - Vinyl Solution - Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This is the former recored store on the Strip that was owned by George Hadjidakis, who is quoted in the article. There are tons of great pictures and disscusions from this "back then" time.
If you want to see a pice of this history, walk into Egans. Just inside the door to your left the original Vinyl Solution sign is on the wall. Read more »

From the U of A Creative Campus website, one can learn that their mission is to build a collaborative environment where students can connect with each other, faculty and their community while turning innovative ideas into action.  This weekend, on March 27th to be exact, one such innovative idea is taking place, the Druid City Arts Festival.  Bob's your uncle.  You should, nay... ought to attend.  It's your Tuscaloosa art duty. Read more »

   We here at Well That's Cool dot com want to thank you for coming out to the Suds of The South Beer Fest last weekend at Little Willies. Hands down, amazing. 200+ people were able to sample beers from seven brewers around the South. Some brewers were overheard mentioning that this was one of the best events they had ever been a part of.  There is even scuttlebutt around the Well That's Cool World Wide HQ that the Beer Fest may have eclipsed the awesomeness of the Brews Cruise. Once again from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
   After last week's Beer Fest and the previous week's chili cook-off,  there is no podcast per-say (we are taking off for spring break too). Instead, we will be putting together a "mix-tape" from the Suds of The South Beer Fest. So look for that later this week. If you have something that you need the world to know about this week, feel free to send us an email at wellthatscool AT gmail dot com and we will get it on the calendar.
We will be getting back to our regularly scheduled podcasting this friday, if you have never been to the WTC Studios and you want to check it out, e-mail boandnick At gmail dot com. Bo can fill you in on all the details.
   Once again thank you for a great couple weeks. We, ALL OF US, are improving Tuscaloosa together!
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Saturdays "Suds of the South Beer Fest" at Little Willies is a complete sale-out! We would love to be able to pack more people in but the fire marshall will not allow it to happen.
We are overwhelmed by all the support for the Free The Hops cause and to Well That's Cool.
In advance we want to thank all the sponsors, with out them none of this could happen. Thank you to the The Left Hand, The Pink Box Burlesque, Letters, The Alcove and The Option Knob. Also a big thanks to Wilhagans and Little Willies for hosting a great event.
With out these great sponsors we would not be able to do the things we love to do, like bring people beer!
We also want to thanks all of the the brewers involved.
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. | Terrapin Beer Co. | Sweetwater Brewery | Good People Brewing Co. | Back Forty Beer Co. | Highland Brewing Co. | Abita | Yazoo Brewing Co.
We can't wait to see you all there.
If you were not able to get a ticket, come on out to Little Willies after 6:30pm. Beer nerds will still be around and Little Willies will be open for business. Read more »

Unless you have been under a rock you know that this Saturday is going to be a banner day in Tuscaloosa!
wellthatscool.com is proud be hosting "The Suds of The South Beer Fest" this Saturday March 13th at Little Willies.
In attendance at this event will be the best in craft brewing from the south.
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. - Kiln, MS.  | Terrapin Beer Co.  - Athens, GA. - Sweetwater Brewery - Atlanta, GA. - Good People Brewing Co. - Birmingham, AL. | Back Forty Beer Co. - Birmingham AL. | Highland Brewing Co. - Asheville, NC. | Abita - Abita Springs, LA. | Yazoo Brewing Co. - Nashville, TN.
Each brewery will have a table set up with reps to explain what makes the south rival any other beer region in the world! The $10.00 cost will cover unlimited samples, a 3oz sample glass and special discount on Southern Beers at the after party. Musical entertainment will be done by two of Tuscaloosa's finest, Mr. Ham Bagby along with Sir Blaine Duncan.
All proceeds will benefit Free the Hops to help in the fight to continue modernizing Alabama's beer laws! We want everyone to have a good time designated drivers will be let in free of charge and Taxis will be on standby.
Only a few tickets are left, get them now!
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/99481
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   From what started on a one stove burner in a downtown apartment and grew to kitchen of Bo and Becky in an apartment by Taco Bell and now the friendly confines of Egan’s, the Asses of Fire Chili Cook Off has evolved into the greatest event Tuscaloosa holds every winter.
We invite you out for Budweiser and Egan's Present: The Wellthatscool.com 9th annual Asses of Fire Chili Cook Off.
   We want you to join us with our asses on fire!
Here is the deal –
This Saturday, March 6 from 4pm-8pm
To enter a chili - $8.00*
*it is highly recommend to bringing your chili in a crock pot, plugs and power strips will be available.
To eat a little of all the chili - $3.00
The money from entry fee and eaters alike goes into a pot.
1st place chili get 70%
2nd place gets 30%
3rd place gets a case of beer.
   The judges will be picked at random with a few celebrity judges thrown in for flavor. No one involved in wellthatscool.com will be a judge and the judging will be blind so no one will be able to play favorites. 
   There will be $2.00 Bud, Bud Light and Bud 55 along with  $3.00 select Great Divide. There will also be music enterimnet and more chili than you can shake a stick at!
Spread the word, the more people wih chili the more you will be able to eat! The more the merrier.
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   As expected The University of Alabama Football team will visit the White House on Monday March 8th. According to an article by Chase Goodbread in the Tuscaloosa News (which you can find here) As part of their vist the Tide will conduct a public service project,  "According to a White House official, the Crimson Tide will meet with local D.C.-area youth on the importance of staying in school and making good choices. The youth group will attend the White House ceremony with the team." Expected topics include the importance of having two oatmeal cream pies every morning, proper public speaking including but not limited to proper pronunciation of "aight" and the when and when nots to use it (hint  its always alright  to use aight). The trip will also include a tour of the White House's Blue Room, Red Room, Green Room,as well as other historically ceremonial rooms on the White House’s East wing. These rooms you may remember where named after the late Secretary Suess, the first and last Secretary of color inappropriate foods and silly rhymes
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