03/15/2024
Update:
Christian White and Christian Turner at FloBama on Wednesday night and Tyler Jones single release party on Thursday night.
Another great week of live music offerings in the Shoals this week!
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03/11/2024
From what I know, Glyn John’s never visited the Shoals but he was an engineer on some incredible albums including the Rolling Stones (18 albums), Led Zeppelin, The Band, and The Clash to name a few.
Here his is talking about his preferred approach to recording a band in the studio. He preferred a live, organic approach as this leads to more creative interaction between musicians resulting in the magic that is sometimes lacking when music is recorded separately and then stitched together during the editing process.
While I’m not a musician, I gotta say I definitely agree with his approach having observed both types of recording on multiple occasions here in the Shoals and elsewhere.
03/03/2024
UPDATE: Taylor Grace’s Birthday Bash, 8pm Saturday 2nd March at the Church of Sound!
Lindy Urban is playing at Bloom Winery 6-9pm Saturday 2nd March.
Another cool week of hot live music offerings in the Shoals this week! While there's fewer shows while we wait for Swampers to re-open after renovations and we may have missed a few shows, there's plenty of great live music to catch!
02/24/2024
Need live sound and/or recording for a show? We highly recommend Nostalgia Audio LLC and its owner/lead engineer/lead tech Alex West.
Alex did the audio and recording for a band show with Lucie Tiger and Grammy-winner Gary Nichols. She was organised, dedicated, efficient and friendly. Her level of expertise with all things audio is excellent and load in and load out were done in a neat and timely manner. She delivered a Carnegie Hall sound despite working with a compact set up in a cramped space.
According to the website, Nostalgia Audio installs audio equipment for home or commercial building, runs live sound including load in and load out for venues and bands, and does tracking and mixing work in studios. Nostalgia Audio aims for the highest quality of service to satisfy each individual customers needs while staying flexible and within budget. The founder of the company, Alex has a degree in Entertainment Technology and Entertainment Business, was trained by Billy Lawson, and interned at Wishbone Recording Studios and The ESB Group.
02/24/2024
Crossroads with an all star lineup including Bob Wray, Justin Holder, Kelvin Holly, Clayton Ivey, Spooner Oldham, Will McFarlane and James LeBlanc. 🎥 FAME Studios
02/24/2024
Here’s another great week of live music in the Shoals!
Check back later for any updates.
02/22/2024
Look at the gals lighting up this town! Last Friday night was a big night and we’re here to celebrate the fabulous women songwriters in the Shoals.
Here are some photos of the Songwriter Round at Ernest Barber last Friday night. The lineup featured:
- Hannah Clarke
- Catherine Campbell
- Mckenzie Lockhart
- Jayne Huntsman
Also on Friday night, Lucie Tiger lit up the Lava Room with her band show supported by fellow songwriter Taylor Grace plus Gary Nichols, Will McFarlane, Brad Kuhn, Justin Holder and Jamie McFarlane.
Photos by
02/19/2024
Happy Birthday to two musicians with strong links to the Shoals - Sadler Vaden and Lucie Tiger.
Sadler Vaden is well-known as the legendary guitarist and Grammy-winning member of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Sadler is also a songwriter and acclaimed producer, having produced the musical output of his earlier band Drivin’ N Cryin’, Morgan Wade’s ‘Reckless’ and ‘Psychopath’, and his own albums ‘Sadler Vaden’, ‘Anybody Out There’ and two live albums ‘Live At The Mercy Lounge’ and ‘Live At The High Watt’. Sadler has three Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards for ‘The Nashville Sound’ (2017) and ‘Weathervanes’ (2023).
Lucie Tiger is slowly but surely making her name in the male-dominated southern rock genre. Initially fronting her band Tiger & The Rogues for four years, Lucie went solo and hasn’t looked back. All her songs are self-penned and the first song she recorded in the Shoals, ‘Gasoline’ won Country Blues Song of the Year 2021 in Australia. Since then she has had five singles on the MusicRow Country Breakout Chart with a sixth on the way.
Photos:
1- Sadler Vaden website
2- Lily
02/16/2024
Here’s another great week of live music in the Shoals!
02/14/2024
If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with. Spread love around, shower others with encouragement, build them up, celebrate the highs and support them through the lows. We all win when we celebrate one another. Life can be tough and our beautiful, broken world needs a whole lotta love right now. Music is love.
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Text inspired by Stephen Stills, Billy Preston, Led Zeppelin, David Crosby, Michael Trotter, Olivia Herrick and heck, probably Gandhi too.
02/13/2024
We caught a great concert at The Shoals Theatre last Saturday night! The opening act was a cool blues/jazz quartet that featured Ed Bisquera (keys), Bernie Bulhack (guitar), Theron Brown (drums) and Kevin McClellan (bass) and they were also joined by David Dewayne Phillips (vocals/songwriter).
The main act was Castro Coleman aka Mr. Sipp, an American blues and gospel singer, musician, songwriter and guitarist.
(Apologies for the poor photos - we were volunteering at The Shoals Theatre on the night).
02/13/2024
Here’s a cool celebration to support! 55th anniversary of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio on April 26th at 7 p.m. The celebration concert will feature the band Hippies and Cowboys and more fantastic acts will be announced soon!
Enjoy an evening with music, food trucks, vendors, and awesome merchandise at this fundraiser aimed at helping to keep the studio running for another 55 years.
Early bird tickets are now on sale until February 19th, so grab yours now via this link:
https://muscleshoalssoundstudio.org/collections/55th-anniversary-concert
02/10/2024
Here’s another great week of live music in the Shoals!
Apologies for the late posting - we were up in Nashville promoting music made in Muscle Shoals (and of course, there was rain both ways and car accidents both ways making the round trip super slow)
02/09/2024
Valentines Shmalentines. For anyone who wants to avoid Valentines Day on Wednesday, here’s three things to do during the day before you head out to catch some live music in the evening.
1. Go for a walk along the TVA trail. Take some water and snacks and listen to the birds and the sound of the singing river. Spending time in nature is good for your soul.
2. Spend some time volunteering or raising funds for a charity - we love the good folks at the Florence Lauderdale Animal Shelter, 3240 Roberson Road, Florence.
3. Take time out to have a massage - we can recommend Bluewater Spa at Killen.
There’s some live music options on Wednesday night and when that’s over, head to Wildwood Tavern for a dram or three.
02/05/2024
Shoals recording artist, Lucie Tiger performs her brand-new single
02/04/2024
The Grammys are on tonight! Best of luck to all the nominees from the Shoals.
Best Roots Gospel Album - ‘Echoes Of The South’, Blind Boys Of Alabama. This album is a Single Lock release that was recorded at the Nutthouse Recording Studio in Sheffield, co-producer Ben Tanner and assistant engineer Austin Motlow.
Best American Roots Performance - ‘Heaven Help Us All’, The Blind Boys of Alabama. The song is from their recent record ‘Echoes of the South’, a Single Lock release.
Best Americana Performance - ‘Friendship’, The Blind Boys Of Alabama. The song is from their recent record ‘Echoes of the South’, a Single Lock release.
Best Americana Album - Weathervanes, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit.
Best American Roots Song - Cast Iron Skillet, Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit).
Best Americana Performance - King Of Oklahoma, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Plus…Colin Lott was assistant engineer on Greta Van Fleet’s album that’s nominated for best rock album.
Best New Artist - The War and Treaty. While The War and Treaty are originally from Michigan, they spent a week in early January 2024 recording at FAME Studio.
And…we might catch a glimpse of Kelvin Holly in one of the films nominated for Best Music Film - I Am Everything (Little Richard).
You can watch the Grammys via this link - live.Grammys.com
Please let us know if we’ve missed anyone and we’ll update this post!
Photo: Grammy.com
02/03/2024
The Band Loula plus Gary Nichols at the Gunrunner last night
The Band Loula
GunRunner Hotel & Bar
02/02/2024
This month’s Songwriters Series featured Daniel Market, Lucie Tiger, Lucas Smith and host Derrick Coffman. It’s amazing the way that listening to each artist - one song at a time - highlights the originality and authenticity of their songwriting style.
The Lava Room Songwriters Series is held the last Tuesday of every month and is definitely worth catching to enjoy an intimate showcase of local songwriters. Thank you Derek Coffman and the Lava Room for hosting this great event!
02/01/2024
This Friday night Local Brand releases their “Short Stories” EP! With support from Thad Saajid and The Company, it will be a great night of music at the Lava Room on West Mobile Street, Florence.
01/26/2024
Now that the snow and rain have gone, there’s lots of cool live music options this week in the Shoals! Stay warm and stay safe y’all
If you’d like to add any shows or correct any details, please DM
01/23/2024
Muscle Shoals - New Releases
Here’s a selection of some of the cool new releases in the Shoals:
January 10th: ‘Same Water’ - The Secret Sisters. Written by Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle, and produced by Ben Tanner and John Paul White.
January 12th: ‘Right Back Down’ - Bailey White. Written by Bailey White and Bay Simpson, and produced by James LeBlanc & Jimmy Nutt.
January 19th: ‘Isolation Games’ - Margaret Carpenter. Written by Adam Morrow, Austin Motlow and Margaret Carpenter, and produced by Austin Motlow.
January 19th: ‘End of the World’ - Outlaw Apostles. Written by Al Anderson, Bay Simpson and James Le Blanc, and produced by James LeBlanc and Bay Simpson.
January 26th: ‘To Hell With Guys’ - Taylor Grace. Written by Taylor Grace and James LeBlanc, and produced by James LeBlanc.
February 2nd: ‘Hummingbird’ - Lucie Tiger. Written by Lucie Tiger O’Connor and produced by John Gifford.
February 2nd: ‘Lovely Ronin’ and ‘Short Stories’ EP - Local Brand. Written by Damyon Jolley and Logan Clark, and produced by Local Brand and Patrick Tetreault.
February 2nd: ‘Stuck In Town’ - Austin Bohannon. Written by Austin Bohannon, Brad Kuhn, Evan Lane, Kent Maddux, and produced by Austin Bohannon, Brad Kuhn, Evan Lane, Jimmy Nutt.
And here’s one we missed late last year - ‘Alone’ was released by Otto Speake on 24th November 2023!
Please let us know if there’s any New Releases that we’ve missed 🙂
01/19/2024
OK there seems to be light at the end of the snow tunnel, so here’s what on this week.
01/18/2024
Lots of postponed shows tonight due to the weather 😕
- Dylan LeBlanc + The Outlaw Apostles at For Theatre Record postponed to 25th April
- Crafted Conversations with Mark Narmore at Singing River postponed and new date TBA
- Susan Rogers in Conversation with Brad Crislet at the Mane Room postponed and new date TBA
- Swampers is open and Taylor Grace is playing (5-7pm) and we think Barry Billings is also still playing (7:30-10pm)
01/18/2024
OK if you’re looking for something to do until the snow and cold goes away, search ‘daylist’ in Spotify and see what comes up. This is what came up for me
01/16/2024
In case you missed it, the Shoals got a good 3 inches of snow which meant that Wildwood Tavern was packed on Monday night
📸 Wildwood Tavern
📸 North Court Street
01/09/2024
And here it is! Our article on Muscle Shoals music was published in Rhythms Magazine (Australia). The magazine has been featuring a regular update on the Nashville music scene by Annie McCue for some years and we’ll be submitting an update on music from around the Shoals on the reg too, so stay tuned!
Thank you for allowing us to use your fabulous photo of the Donnie Fritts gig Somewhere in the process, Johnny Belew became John Belew! It doesn’t have the same ring, does it?! Apologies Johnny!
01/07/2024
Here’s a selection of some of the new releases in the Shoals:
November 1o, 2023 - ‘Balance’ - Taylor Grace
November 10th, 2023: ‘Red Light Love’ - Outlaw Apostles
November 17, 2023: - ‘All Of Me’ - Billy Allen & The Pollies
December 1, 2023: ‘Simple As That’ - Austin Bohannon
December 8th: ‘Drown Me In Emotions’ (Live + Acoustic) EP - Carver Commodore plus their December 15th: ‘Live at the Shoals Theatre’ EP
January 4th: ‘Let It Rain’ - Dylan LeBlanc
January 5th: ‘Easy’ - Kassidy McCorkle
01/05/2024
It might be a little chilly but there's some great live music this week in the Shoals to warm you up!
01/04/2024
According to Billboard, US vinyl album sales hit a new peak in the week ending December. 21, with 2.055 million copies sold, based on data from Luminate.
So, December is clearly a big month for vinyl album sales. 2023’s peak marks the largest week of 2023 for vinyl albums, and the third-largest week in the modern era — since Luminate began tracking sales in 1991, with previous peaks occurring in December 2021 (2.115 million) and December 2022 (2.232 million).
01/04/2024
We’re excited to announce that an article on Muscle Shoals music will be published in Rhythms Magazine (Australia). The magazine has been featuring a regular update on the Nashville music scene by Annie McCue for some years and we’ll be submitting an update on music from around the Shoals on the reg too, so stay tuned!
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From what I know, Glyn John’s never visited the Shoals but he was an engineer on some incredible albums including the Rolling Stones (18 albums), Led Zeppelin, The Band, and The Clash to name a few. Here his is talking about his preferred approach to recording a band in the studio. He preferred a live, organic approach as this leads to more creative interaction between musicians resulting in the magic that is sometimes lacking when music is recorded separately and then stitched together during the editing process. While I’m not a musician, I gotta say I definitely agree with his approach having observed both types of recording on multiple occasions here in the Shoals and elsewhere. #recordedmusic #recording #liverecording #recordingstudio #muscleshoalsmusicnow
The Band Loula plus Gary Nichols at the Gunrunner last night The Band Loula GunRunner Hotel & Bar @garynicholsmusic #MuscleShoalsMusic #MuscleShoalsMusicNow #livemusic #musicintheShoals
The Band Loula plus Gary Nichols at the Gunrunner last night The Band Loula GunRunner Hotel & Bar @garynicholsmusic #MuscleShoalsMusic #MuscleShoalsMusicNow #livemusic #musicintheShoals
Here’s a snippet of a cool cover by Fathers & Sons to warm you up on a stormy Friday ❤️ #livemusic #MuscleShoalsMusic #musicintheShoals #muscleshoalsmusicnow
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