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02/19/2023

Very cool to hear play “unplugged” 2/18.

02/10/2023

, which just launched a 50-city national tour, played a pop up benefit concert in the Shoals Thursday night 2/9.

The Grammy, CMA and ACM-winning band, which last April signed a worldwide recording agreement with newly-formed 8 Track Entertainment (which will be distributed by Warner Music Group’s ADA) was among numerous artists to perform Thursday at Flobama in downtown Florence to benefit the family of Mike Peden.

Peden, the long time stage crew member for the band Dixie Mafia, who also played Thursday night, died Jan. 9 at the age of 58.

Earlier this week, Shenandoah announced a new cross-country tour “The Revival Tour,” named for the group’s new single, “Revival,” which was also recently released via 8 Track Entertainment/Fame Records. The tour includes a show in Tuscumbia July 13.

Shenandoah formed in Muscle Shoals in 1985 and has charted 26 singles on the Billboard Hot Country charts since, including No. 1 hits “The Church on Cumberland Road,” “Sunday in the South,” “Two Dozen Roses” (played here), “Next to You, Next to Me,” and “If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too).”

02/04/2023

Seven years, 100 million streams, multiple TV and movie credits, and cult hit “I Think I Like When It Rains” later, graduates Murphy Billings, Edward Armstead, Trey Murphy, Glenn O’Steen and Will O’Steen of indie rock band finally came home to play a show in Florence - a benefit for

The 2/3 show took place - a mere three blocks from where the band honed their melodic sound at Murphy’s childhood home on Seminary Street.

01/23/2023

Shoals-born, Grammy-winning artist/songwriter treating the wise folk gathered Sunday night 1/22 with a full set of his original music.

01/20/2023

could sing the phone book and we’d enjoy listening.

The former American Idol Top 20 finalist, 2021 graduate of Florence High School, and granddaughter of Shoals-based, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter (who co-wrote arguably the biggest crossover hit in history — “I Swear”) played a few songs in downtown Florence tonight, including some off her forthcoming EP.

Thank you as always for sharing your gift, Cadence!

01/16/2023

at local bar

1/15/23

01/16/2023

bringing the Sunday night energy to 1/20/23 (and doing so despite the fact that .goodemoon sliced her fingertip off hours before the show! Checkout that bandage!)

01/14/2023

breaking the seal on the brand new stage 1/13/23

01/14/2023

spreading love opening night 1/13

01/14/2023

.music closing out opening night 1/13

01/12/2023

In October 2022, ( producer, engineer, writer, and owner of all-inclusive residential studio ) published an article in the inaugural edition of Tuscumbia-based -- a new, high-end, biannual magazine product from local photographer/artist/celebrity and the intrepid, entrepreneurial, native son

In the article, Wright used the magazine’s first edition theme of “water” to explore the fleeting nature of hit songwriting. Wright feels one of the artists he’s been working with over the past year here in the Shoals -- -- has the talent and universal appeal so elusive in music making. Wright believes it’s just a matter of time before the artist (whose full name is Kenedi Griffis) makes her mark internationally.

Kenedi plays her next gig this coming Saturday, January 14 in Florence during the grand opening weekend of the city’s newest live music venue

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could one day say you saw Okay Kenedi play in a small club in Florence before she became a superstar???

01/09/2023

The Shoals area’s newest music hall and bar, , opens this Friday. The venue is billed as an original music venue owned and operated by musicians ( members of the band ) for musicians and music lovers alike.

Friday’s acts include:
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Saturday’s acts include:

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This is a great chance to support live music in the Shoals. Owning and operating a music venue is a tough business and a great opening weekend could go a long way towards helping these musicians turned businesspeople succeed in their new venture.

Plus, these are some great bands. See you there!

01/07/2023

It was a rare and wonderful experience to see and hear Shoals songwriting legend Donny Lowery play a few songs tonight (1/6)

Lowery’s hit songs include "Old Flame," a No. 1 single for the group Alabama that Lowery co-wrote in 1981. In the early 1990s, Lowery co-wrote two hit singles for the country music band Restless Heart titled "Why Does It Have to be Wrong or Right?" and "Say What's In Your Heart." Artists like the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Reba McEntire, Hank Williams Jr., and the Judds have also recorded Lowery’s songs. Craig Morgan is among the new wave of country artists who've recorded his songs.

Lowery was among the rare successful songwriters to have an actual day job - he was a TVA fisheries biologist and is an ichthyologist. He moved to the area in 1976 when he took a job with TVA in Muscle Shoals.

Lowery still writes and played a few new songs for friends and fans tonight. In this video shot tonight, Lowery is playing a song he wrote with English singer John Waite called Bluebird Cafe. Waite was the lead vocalist for the successful rock bands The Babys and Bad English but this song appeared on Waite’s 6th solo studio album where Waite attempted to tone down his hard rock influences and regain the adult contemporary radio audience he once had.

Thank you for tonight, Donny!

01/01/2023

.music NYE!

01/01/2023

NYE!

01/01/2023

Mr. E and the Qlue NYE!

12/29/2022

Another clip from the 12/27 songwriter show (hosted the last Tuesday of every month), this one featuring local treasure playing a song he said he wrote with

Enjoy!

12/28/2022

Songwriter night 12/27 with (featured here), and

12/27/2022

As we near the end of 2022, it’s fun to look back over the past 12 months and think about some of the top live music moments here in the Shoals in 2022. Your humble editor offers up these 7 fantastic events. Do you agree with the choices? What’s missing? Which one was best? You tell me!

hosting its 53rd anniversary celebration “Swampaversary”

The pop-up Iguana Party reunion February 5, 2022 with and others

fronting his son’s band .music at

and throwing down in front of Soul Wingery on Poplar Street

“Muscle Shoals Meets The Swampers” benefit at

getting their shot at

just, well, being Jason Isbell

12/27/2022

12/26/2022

Arguably the most intriguing Shoals area studio project in December 2022 took place operated by Grammy-winning engineer/producer .jimmy and featuring St. Louis Cardinals pitcher .wainwright.50 recording an album of songs he co-wrote with Shoals-based songsmith and Grammy winner - writer of one of the greatest crossover hits of all time, “I Swear.”

12/26/2022

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Very cool to hear @yestrespassingmusic play “unplugged” @lavaroomflorence 2/18. #newmuscleshoalssound #indiemusic #indierock #indieartist #florencealabama #florenceal #florencealrocks #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory

@shenandoahband , which just launched a 50-city national tour, played a pop up benefit concert in the Shoals Thursday night 2/9. The Grammy, CMA and ACM-winning band, which last April signed a worldwide recording agreement with newly-formed 8 Track Entertainment (which will be distributed by Warner Music Group’s ADA) was among numerous artists to perform Thursday at Flobama in downtown Florence to benefit the family of Mike Peden. Peden, the long time stage crew member for the band Dixie Mafia, who also played Thursday night, died Jan. 9 at the age of 58. Earlier this week, Shenandoah announced a new cross-country tour “The Revival Tour,” named for the group’s new single, “Revival,” which was also recently released via 8 Track Entertainment/Fame Records. The tour includes a show in Tuscumbia July 13. Shenandoah formed in Muscle Shoals in 1985 and has charted 26 singles on the Billboard Hot Country charts since, including No. 1 hits “The Church on Cumberland Road,” “Sunday in the South,” “Two Dozen Roses” (played here), “Next to You, Next to Me,” and “If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too).” #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #florencealabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musiclife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #musicproducers #newmusic #musicbusiness #musicindustry #musiclovers

Seven years, 100 million streams, multiple TV and movie credits, and cult hit “I Think I Like When It Rains” later, @florencehighschoolfalcons graduates Murphy Billings, Edward Armstead, Trey Murphy, Glenn O’Steen and Will O’Steen of indie rock band @thebandwillis finally came home to play a show in Florence - a benefit for @fhsfafa The 2/3 show took place @shoalscommunitytheatre - a mere three blocks from where the band honed their melodic sound at Murphy’s childhood home on Seminary Street. #ithinkilikewhenitrains #willis #willislocal #newmuscleshoalssound #indiemusic #indierock #indieartist #florencealabama #florenceal #florencealrocks #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory

Shoals-born, Grammy-winning artist/songwriter @garynicholsmusic treating the wise folk gathered @fortherecordmusichall Sunday night 1/22 with a full set of his original music. #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #florencealabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musiclife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #musicproducers #newmusic #musicbusiness #musicindustry #musiclovers

@cadencebakerr could sing the phone book and we’d enjoy listening. The former American Idol Top 20 finalist, 2021 graduate of Florence High School, and granddaughter of Shoals-based, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter @garybakermusic88 (who co-wrote arguably the biggest crossover hit in history — “I Swear”) played a few songs @the_pie_factory in downtown Florence tonight, including some off her forthcoming EP. Thank you as always for sharing your gift, Cadence! #americanidol #americanidolalumni #amercanidolcontestant #americanidolalum #americanidolexperience #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #florencealabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musician #musicstudio #muscleshoalsnow

@localbrandband at local bar @fortherecordmusichall 1/15/23 #florencealabama #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musicislife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #newmusic #muscleshoalsnow #musiclovers #shoalsrock #shoalsrockrevival

@brothergoode bringing the Sunday night energy to @fortherecordmusichall 1/20/23 (and doing so despite the fact that @haylee.goodemoon sliced her fingertip off hours before the show! Checkout that bandage!) #florencealabama #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musicislife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #newmusic #muscleshoalsnow #musiclovers #shoalsrock #shoalsrockrevival

@thadsaajid spreading love opening night @fortherecordmusichall 1/13 #florencealabama #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musicislife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #newmusic #muscleshoalsnow #musiclovers #shoalsrock #shoalsrockrevival

@fishmanaquadome breaking the seal on the brand new stage @fortherecordmusichall 1/13/23 #florencealabama #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musicislife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #newmusic #muscleshoalsnow #musiclovers #shoalsrock #shoalsrockrevival

@coffeeblack.music closing out opening night @fortherecordmusichall 1/13 #florencealabama #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musicislife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #newmusic #muscleshoalsnow #musiclovers #shoalsrock #shoalsrockrevival

It was a rare and wonderful experience to see and hear Shoals songwriting legend Donny Lowery play a few songs tonight (1/6) @swampersbarandgrille Lowery’s hit songs include "Old Flame," a No. 1 single for the group Alabama that Lowery co-wrote in 1981. In the early 1990s, Lowery co-wrote two hit singles for the country music band Restless Heart titled "Why Does It Have to be Wrong or Right?" and "Say What's In Your Heart." Artists like the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Reba McEntire, Hank Williams Jr., and the Judds have also recorded Lowery’s songs. Craig Morgan is among the new wave of country artists who've recorded his songs. Lowery was among the rare successful songwriters to have an actual day job - he was a TVA fisheries biologist and is an ichthyologist. He moved to the area in 1976 when he took a job with TVA in Muscle Shoals. Lowery still writes and played a few new songs for friends and fans tonight. In this video shot tonight, Lowery is playing a song he wrote with English singer John Waite called Bluebird Cafe. Waite was the lead vocalist for the successful rock bands The Babys and Bad English but this song appeared on Waite’s 6th solo studio album where Waite attempted to tone down his hard rock influences and regain the adult contemporary radio audience he once had. Thank you for tonight, Donny! #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #florencealabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musiclife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #musicproducers #newmusic #musicbusiness #musicindustry #musiclovers

@coffeeblack.music @singinriver NYE!

@localbrandband @singinriver NYE! #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #florencealabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musicislife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #newmusic #muscleshoalsnow #musiclovers #shoalsrock #shoalsrockrevival

Mr. E and the Qlue @singinriver NYE!

Another clip from the 12/27 @lavaroomflorence songwriter show (hosted the last Tuesday of every month), this one featuring local treasure @robmaldridge playing a song he said he wrote with @thelifeofbillyallen Enjoy! #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #florencealabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musicislife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #musicproducers #newmusic #musicbusiness #musicindustry #musiclovers

Songwriter night @lavaroomflorence 12/27 with @jayburgessiv (featured here), @robmaldridge and @_derrickcoffman #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #florencealabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musicislife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #musicproducers #newmusic #musicbusiness #musicindustry #musiclovers

Happy Holiday season from Shoals Music Scene! Our gift to you is this ‘lil video of Fathers & Sons absolutely shredding at the Muscle Shoals Music Association’s annual Christmas party Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 in downtown Florence. How many other cities are there in the world where on a random Tuesday night you can find music legends like @wilmcf and @klevlin performing live and swapping legendary licks? #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssound #muscleshoalsalabama #florencealabama #sheffieldalabama #tuscumbiaalabama #livemusic #shoals #theshoals #shoalsmusic #shoalsmusicrevival #shoalsareamusic #shoalsmusicians #shoalsmusicgroup #shoalsmusician #shoalsmusicindustry #shoalsmusicstory #shoalsmusichistory #musiclover #musician #musicstudio #musicislife #musicians #musicpromotion #musiclove #musicproducers #newmusic #musicbusiness #musicindustry #musiclovers