Mobile rock radio station 92Zew booked one of the city’s hottest homegrown acts, the Underhill Family Orchestra, for its Second Tuesday Concert Series at The BlueGill, with the band set to play Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 7 p.m. — and no cover charge.
The booking was a notable fit for the monthly series, which gives local bands an hour of on-air attention. Station watchers noted that series bookings don’t always match the station’s playlist; this time, the pick landed squarely with a band Mobile audiences were genuinely excited to hear.
A Radio Hour That Matches the City’s Taste
92Zew has long been one of the few commercial stations in the market giving serious airtime to local musicians, and the Underhill booking was read as a sign the Second Tuesday series could become a true showcase for bands Mobilians actually follow — rather than generic hard-rock touring filler.
Also in Motion on the Mobile Music Scene
The announcement came as Arts Alive approached, with word that artist Jimmy Lee would spend 72 hours producing work based on a single note inside abandoned buildings as part of the festival. Meanwhile, the ongoing noise-ordinance friction around the Alabama Music Box continued — a running dispute over downtown venues turning up the volume in Mobile’s designated entertainment district along Dauphin Street.