Tony Irby
by Kelsey Butler “It’s amazing how music touches the soul and the mind and the heart. And how it can change and inspire people.” Local musician Tony Irby explains why he’s spent so much of his life behind a guitar. “That’s why I keep pushing forward and keep doing what I’m doing.” Irby is a […]
Author Stephanie Bain
by Stephen Hartsfield The sun was near its noon day high on a Sunday when I sat down with local author Stephanie Bain. It was hot and humid on the front porch so we stepped inside to soak up some air conditioning as we spoke. Hailing from Oxford, Alabama in southern Calhoun County, Ms. Bain […]
Tony Yardley
Tony Yardley says he fell in love with music the same as everyone his age, “I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show and it just blew me away.” Yardley, 67, remembers being fascinated by The Beatles, “The next thing that came to my mind was, ‘I need to be able to do that’ […]
Caldonia
Caldonia brings a fresh take on Southern soul with the new EP, “Caldonia …Is Hurtin’ For You”. “This album paints a hot and humid picture where dance-able rhythms combine with polished vocals, invoking pure soul.” Get your copy of the album recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL today for just $10. BUY NOW […]
Elijah Borders
Elijah Borders brings new, original “red dirt” country music in 2020. Borders, 21, hopes to release two singles before summer and an EP later this year. “I’m really trying to put out as much music as possible,” he says. “Hopefully this year will be fun!” The Jacksonville native has been working the college bar circuit […]
The Jacob Darrow Band
A new year will bring new music from The Jacob Darrow Band. “My main goal for 2020 is to release an EP,” says Darrow, guitarist and vocalist. “I’ve got the first single recorded… So that will probably be out very early 2020 and then some other music to follow.” The EP will be the first […]
Hunter Chastain
Hunter Chastain’s debut single, “Blame My Last Name” dropped Oct. 20 and is available on all major platforms. The country singer and college junior says he wanted this song to be “hard-hitting” because the lyrics reveal a piece of himself. Chastain played football for Faulkner University in Montgomery before transferring to Jacksonville State University. The […]
Austin Bishop
Teacher by day, musician by night, Austin Bishop is an up-and-coming country music talent. Bishop, 25, teaches special education at C.A. Donnehoo Elementary in Gadsden and plays up to three or four shows a week. The Borden Springs native has been singing since he was six years old and picked up guitar in college. Bishop […]
Tyler Ward
Tyler Ward says he’s had a natural love for music his whole life starting before he was born. “My grandmother was playing organ and my mother was playing piano in church the very Sunday that my mother went into labor. So I spent my time in the womb sitting on a piano bench every Sunday.” […]
Space Love: New Single from The Sunsets
Fans of The Sunsets are “looking to the stars” with the release of the band’s new single, “Space Love”. The out-of-this-world single describes jumping into the unknown aspects of a relationship, explains lead singer and keyboardist Torsten Dryden. “It has a rocking, rock-and-roll vibe to it.” “Space Love” is now available for purchase and streaming […]