• 2008 the highlights: Columnist Lawrence Specker looks back at the past year's special musical moments
I'm richer than I was a year ago.

• Country stars lend voices to relief effort
Musicians generally aren't the first responders to a crisis, but they've proven their willingness and ability to help with the healing process.

• Mobile's Christmas and Holiday Parade set to roll through downtown Saturday
Santa, marching bands, floats, giant balloons and other attractions are scheduled to take to the streets of downtown Mobile Saturday afternoon as the city's annual Christmas and Holiday Parade rolls once again.

• Grayson Capps hits big, keeps things small
Usually when Grayson Capps and the Stumpknockers play Mobile, it's a "hangover Sunday" at Callaghan's Irish Social Club.