The Alabama Shakes appeared on Saturday Night Live this weekend, performing standout single “Hold On.” The band followed up this fan favorite with a newer track, “Always Alright,” which appeared on the soundtrack for Silver Linings Playbook late last year. Watch the band’s performance below. You can stream and download the studio version of “Always Alright” in the widget at the bottom of the page....
- 2/18/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Alabama Shakes certainly lived up to their moniker on last night's episode of "SNL." The blues-rockers shook and shimmied and generally put the groove down during their debut appearance on the late-night sketch series, bringing a good ol'-fashioned slice of rock 'n' roll to the Studio 8H stage with their performances of "Boys & Girls" single "Hold On" and the rockabilly "Silver Linings Playbook" tune "Always Alright." Fronted by the rich growl and indisputable stage presence of lead vocalist Brittany Howard, the band no doubt made a few new fans with last night's appearance, and you can check out their boogie-worthy performance of the...
- 2/18/2013
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
The last time SNL welcomed a critically beloved, heavily-accented host, the resulting show was a pleasant surprise — Sofia Vergara presided over one of season 37′s better episodes. Given his amusing promos, recent goofy turns on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and “Between Two Ferns,” and excellent, Tarantino-honed timing, Christoph Waltz seems likely to repeat Vergara’s feat.
Sure, Waltz isn’t known primarily as a comedic force. And other Serious Actors, like Daniel Craig and Jeremy Renner, have fallen short as hosts this season.
Even so, something about Waltz just screams “old-fashioned showman,” and that alone is enough to make him seem...
Sure, Waltz isn’t known primarily as a comedic force. And other Serious Actors, like Daniel Craig and Jeremy Renner, have fallen short as hosts this season.
Even so, something about Waltz just screams “old-fashioned showman,” and that alone is enough to make him seem...
- 2/17/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
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