Elemental blues-rock howler Brittany Howard released her second solo album What Now last year. Last month, Howard and her old band Alabama Shakes played a surprise reunion show in Tuscaloosa ...

Last year, Brittany Howard released her bluesy second solo album, What Now, and regrouped with Alabama Shakes for a surprise show, but now she’s making her entrance into the world of hardcore.

The Alabama Shakes reunion, which began in Tuscaloosa on Dec. 18 at the Bama Theatre, may be expanding into more live work ...