Alabama Shakes Wraps Up Tour of Southern Soul

"Hang loose! Hang loose!" exhorts Brittany Howard as she warms up a tense crowd at Alabama Shakes' sold-out two-night set at London's Brixton Academy on Thursday, where extra security staff were on hand following terrorist attacks in Paris. Lead singer Brittany, bespectacled in a black dress, bellowing with her blue electric guitar, begins the show channeling her inner rock chick, almost screaming into the mic. Though the band is a four-piece, it can feel like a solo...

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