Mobile-Bred Country Trio The Band Perry Set to Release Debut Album Oct. 12
The Band Perry, a country music trio made up of siblings who grew up in Mobile, is set to release its self-titled debut album on Oct. 12, marking a milestone…
Mobile Singer-Songwriter Carey Dekle on Her Roots, Weekend Gigs and a Full-Length Album in the Works
In mid-2010, Mobile singer Carey Dekle sat down to talk about her path in music — a journey that began in childhood and was steadily building toward her first full-length…
Fairhope-Connected Blues Singer Lisa Mills Releases Live, Analog Album ‘Tempered in Fire’
Gulf Coast blues singer Lisa Mills has released a new album, “Tempered in Fire,” recorded almost entirely live and on analog equipment during a snowstorm in rural Kent, England. Mills…
Mobile’s El Cantador Launches DIY Label, Preps Split EP With Johnny Apple-Eyes
Mobile indie band El Cantador announced a split EP with Johnny Apple-Eyes and the launch of Friends Fight Records, a do-it-yourself label built around release shows in Mobile and Pensacola.
Mobile-Area Blues Musician Hank Becker Hospitalized in ICU With Pneumonia, Staph Infection
Hank Becker, a longtime fixture of the Mobile-area blues scene known for decades of work with his band The Boogie Chillin’, remains hospitalized in intensive care this week battling pneumonia…
Fairhope Singer-Songwriter Nick Gill Releases New Self-Titled EP After New Orleans Recording Sessions
Fairhope singer-songwriter Nick Gill has released a new, self-titled EP recorded in New Orleans, the latest step in a music career that started when he was a fifth-grader selling homemade…
Gulf Shores Trop Rock Favorite Brent Burns Wins National Songwriting Award
Baldwin County trop rock singer-songwriter Brent Burns has picked up a Just Plain Folks Music Award for Best Novelty Song, adding another honor to a career built around writing about…
Morris Minor’s Greg Nobles on Seven Years of Mobile Music, One Song at a Time
Ahead of a 2009 show at Noell B's in downtown Mobile, Morris Minor frontman Greg Nobles talked about the band's origin, a memorable night sharing a stage with Jim White…
Award Winners El Cantador Talk Songwriting, New Album Ahead of Bayfest
Mobile indie band El Cantador is riding a wave of local recognition after taking home three 2009 awards, including Best Local Band. Bassist Johnny Gwin won Best Area Bass Player,…