A novelty act built around ironic appropriation of jock culture? Or are they really cheerleaders?

All-girl California surf band plays twice this weekend.

Indie-rock patriots take their name from Birmingham-area taxidermist.

“Yeah, I played tight end and defensive end.”

Muscle Shoals, Neil Young, and education.

“I mean, there’s The Quadrajets from Auburn, and they turned out some real cool musicians.”

Travis and I used to have a joke and I think the punch line was “Polyvinyl.”

The idea that they’ve sired something magically, musically alt-original sends Brian Venable’s eyes rolling.

“We’re in a college town,” says Heath Truitt. “This what you’re supposed to do.”

All of a sudden, Auburn was the center of the South’s musical map.