{"id":642778,"date":"2013-02-18T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=217213"},"modified":"2013-02-18T09:30:44","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T14:30:44","slug":"alabama-shakes-own-saturday-night-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/642778","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Shakes Own \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you ask a lot of people who still watch &#8220;SNL&#8221;, the show hasn&#8217;t seemed to be able to find its footing in recent years, with the exception of a few talented cast members and an injection of new blood this season. There have been notable appearances by several guests, however, and Christoph Waltz is so adorable it&#8217;s hard to find much wrong with his performance in any circumstance. But even he was overshadowed this past weekend when the Alabama Shakes took the stage to perform &#8220;Hold On&#8221; and &#8220;Always Alright&#8221;; if you&#8217;re anything like me, your Twitter\/Facebook feed blew up after they did their thing, with many who had never heard of them declaring a newfound love. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Wow. You guys wiped out the free download site we used! Here&#8217;s a NEW LINK to get our 2nd song on SNL, Always Alright: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/sJ6EJi8t\" title=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AlwaysAlrightDL\">bit.ly\/AlwaysAlrightDL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alabama Shakes (@Alabama_Shakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alabama_Shakes\/status\/303215783360733184\">February 17, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Amazing band! They killed on SNL this weekend @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alabama_shakes\">alabama_shakes<\/a> \u2013 Hold On by Alabama Shakes, from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23SoundHound\">#SoundHound<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/k8pvtYvT\" title=\"http:\/\/soundhound.com\/?t=31c57ebe08dea7ada6a85a8dce36d177\">soundhound.com\/?t=31c57ebe08d\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric S. Crane (@chauneuf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chauneuf\/status\/303507987442577408\">February 18, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>WHOA. RT @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nodepression\">nodepression<\/a> In case you missed Alabama Shakes on SNL this past weekend: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/XaqN50Bc\" title=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/VZDgRZ\">bit.ly\/VZDgRZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cindy Howes (@cindycast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cindycast\/status\/303503789409837056\">February 18, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Finally saw Alabama Shakes SNL performance last night&#8230;DAMN SAM! They freaking nailed it. Check it! Tickets on&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/R2wMVXdR\" title=\"http:\/\/fb.me\/1baWZAu4O\">fb.me\/1baWZAu4O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Register (@RegsCoffeeHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RegsCoffeeHouse\/status\/303489711618547712\">February 18, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Alabama Shakes shaked (shook) SNL (video) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kXwP5zQB\" title=\"http:\/\/pulse.me\/s\/izuh0\">pulse.me\/s\/izuh0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; knsrex (@Knsrex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Knsrex\/status\/303487375760322561\">February 18, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Impressed with Alabama Shakes.I was expecting moonshine jugs and washboards and heard some great music. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23snl\">#snl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dale Tudge (@toqueguy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toqueguy\/status\/303509772869701634\">February 18, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Check out their bluesy Southern rock performance below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/embed.html?eid=50q2s1yfec0yy1msqfe6nq&#038;partner=aol&#038;%23038;uri=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.aol.com\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/embed.html?eid=zlrrg1wdhz1gfleoy15rvg&#038;partner=aol&#038;%23038;uri=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.aol.com\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Z5OiNp_XXME:qrmvghk-sb4:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Z5OiNp_XXME:qrmvghk-sb4:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=Z5OiNp_XXME:qrmvghk-sb4:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Z5OiNp_XXME:qrmvghk-sb4:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Z5OiNp_XXME:qrmvghk-sb4:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=Z5OiNp_XXME:qrmvghk-sb4:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Z5OiNp_XXME:qrmvghk-sb4:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Z5OiNp_XXME:qrmvghk-sb4:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=Z5OiNp_XXME:qrmvghk-sb4:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/Z5OiNp_XXME\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you ask a lot of people who still watch &#8220;SNL&#8221;, the show hasn&#8217;t seemed to be able to find its footing in recent years, with the exception of a few talented cast members and an injection of new blood this season. 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