Montgomery
Hail the Titans on Tour: Their 17 Day Trek from Montgomery to Atlanta
Back in April, Hail the Titans had a fundraiser on IndieGoGo and held a bake sale and car wash to raise money for a new van. The band was fortunate enough to raise 80% of the amount they hoped to raise, and were able to get a new van. Just in time, as tomorrow (July … Continue reading
Bands and their Vans: Hail the Titans (Part One)
This July, Montgomery’s Hail the Titans will be doing a 17 day show that will start here in Montgomery, going up to New York, then coming back down the East Coast to end in Atlanta. 17 days, 17 shows. At the moment, they have about half of those venues booked and confirmed. What they don’t … Continue reading
Listen Up, Montgomery! Let’s Support Our Local Musicians!
When someone mentions live local music, what cities come to mind? Austin? Atlanta? Tampa? New York? What about Montgomery? This suggestion may raise some eyebrows and elicit some chuckles among local residents. Why, you might ask, would I want to see bands play in Montgomery when I can go up to Birmingham? What can Montgomery … Continue reading
…and the lawyers Album Review
Thanks to …and the lawyers, a band in Montgomery, AL, I will never be able to picture a penguin eating ice cream the same way ever again. To understand the band’s first album, ‘WWBMJD,’ you must first throw out any preconceived notions of music that might have been thrust upon you by mainstream media. … Continue reading
The Gump is Listening
Earlier this week, we talked about how local bands in Montgomery are rarely talked about on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. If this is the case, then what type of music is Montgomery talking about? The following story details the trending topics today in Montgomery across these social networking sites. [<a … Continue reading
Supporting Local Music in the Gump
As Josh Carples of Montgomery’s Hail the Titans once said in regard to local musicians, “The worst thing people can do is not talk about us.” Unfortunately for Montgomery musicians, what little conversation is going on is hard to find. Much of the existing conversation, outside of the occasional review, centers on the idea that … Continue reading
The Gump: Expanding Horizons for Original Musicians
New ownership isn’t the only change to come to the It’ll Do Tavern in Montgomery, AL. Sure, it’s still the same homey bar filled with regulars where there’s never a cover charge. What has changed is the music. Once, only cover bands played at the It’ll Do Tavern. Now it has opened its stage to … Continue reading
Pigging Out for the Kids
On October 7, 2011, the Children’s Harbor held their 8th Annual River Region Pig Out at the Union Train Shed in Downtown Montgomery. Event director Jim Ray predicted that over 2,000 people attended this family friendly barbeque event. Sponsors provided food, and Montgomery’s Mama Said provided the musical entertainment. All proceeds from the event went … Continue reading
Free Flight: Together Again After 30 Years
Free Flight first hit the music scene in central Alabama in the late ’70s. In the years that followed, these teenagers and young adults grew up, had families, and most of them moved away from Montgomery. Thanks to Facebook, the distance and time became inconsequential, and the band was able to reunite. After they returned … Continue reading
Jazz: A Celebration of Southern Music in Alabama
Every Sunday night at the 1048 Jazz and Blues bar in Montgomery, AL, the weekend winds down with a night of jazz. Three core members, Sam Williams, Steve Ellington, and Coleman Woodson III, of the jazz group Just Friends play there each week, though different musicians often sit in with them. For more information on … Continue reading