Shotguns May Have Been Involved. Shotguns of beer that is. Nightmare Boyzzz from right here in Florence, Alabama are about to head out on a tour starting tonight at Secret Stages in Birmingham, and continuing throughout most of the Nuclear Summer. Catch them in a town near you, or right here in Florence, on May 28th at The End.
That is real. They are Nightmare Boyzzz. Listen to it, http://nightmareboyzzz.bandcamp.com/, buy it if you like it.
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Everybody take note, there is a new band in town. Bottletree, comprised of Angela Hacker, James Leblanc, Scott Boyer, Byron Green, Zac Thomas, and Jon Davis, have came together to form a band of epic size and have created immense anticipation amongst music lovers in The Shoals. Bottletree will be playing their debut show, right here in The Shoals, tonight at FloBama. You can check out Bottletree on their website, http://bottletreeband.com, but be sure to check them out at FloBama tonight!
An excerpt from their bio…
Birmingham’s Secret Stages is like a smaller scale SXSW. Set in various bars and venues throughout the city, it’s an opportunity to check out up and coming bands from around the country, as well as some cool local spots. It takes place this Friday and Saturday (May 11th and 12th) and is located on or around 2nd Ave North in Birmingham. The Shoals area will be well represented by two diverse acts, displaying its eclectic music scene.
Nightmare Boyzzz will be bringing their fuzzed out, reverby brand of garage punk/pop to Das Haus on Saturday at 9:30 pm. Other acts include Kill Baby Kill, Hail the Titans, Black Tusk, and Dope Body.
Lauderdale represent the new Muscle Shoals sound, playing Americana rock and roll with a tinge of alt-country. They will be closing out Saturday night’s show at Rogue Bar at 12:30 am. Other acts include the Alvin Fielder Houston Quartet and James Wallace and the Naked Light.
For directions and a full schedule of events for both nights, Visit secretstages.net
Here is the music schedule for May’s FF:
5:00 – 5:45 Rob Aldridge
6:00 – 7:00 The Bear
7:15 – 8:00 The Paranormals
8:15 – 9:ish Alexander the Great
Also Lovelution presents “Hip Heart” at The End at 9pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/306533959422605/
Local band “Gnarly Charlies”, formerly “Alexander The Great” has released their debut EP called Time Machine. Visit iTunes for a preview or to order a copy.
Gnarly Charlies will be playing a free show this week at First Fridays in Florence, along with The Bear. They will also play May 11th at The End in Florence with SCM Electrix, Justin Hill and the Mississippi Kid, and KSS.
Check out Gnarly Charlies facebook page for more info about the band. http://www.facebook.com/gnarlycharlies
The Alabama Shakes announced today that they will appear on Late Show with David Letterman on April 12th.
The Alabama Shakes announced today a spring tour in support of their forthcoming album, Boys & Girls, which will be released April 10 on ATO Records.
Alabama Shakes 2012 Tour
March
9 - Chicago, Ill. @ Lincoln Hall
10 - Milwaukee, Wis. @ Pabst Theater
13 - Austin, Texas @ Austin City Limits TV (SXSW)
14 - Austin, Texas @ Stubb’s (SXSW)
23 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. @ Alabama Theatre
29 - Oxford, Miss. @ Proud Larry’s
30 - Huntsville, Ala. @ Crossroads
31 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Workplay Theatre
April
5 - Athens, Ga. @ Georgia Theatre
6 – * Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat’s Cradle
7 - Baltimore, Md. @ Rams Head Live
9 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ World Cafe Live
11 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom
12 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
14 - Burlington, Vt. @ Higher Ground
15 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise
17 - Toronto, Ontario @ Lee’s Palace
25 - Cologne, Germany @ Gebaude 9
26 - Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow
27 - Berlin, Germany @ Comet
29 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Bitterzoet
30 - Brussels, Belgium @ AB
May
2 - Paris, France @ La Fleche D’Or
3 - London, U.K. @ Brixton Electric
5 - Dublin, Ireland @ Academy 2
6 - Kikenny, Ireland @ Kikenny Festival
9 - Glasgow, U.K. @ King Tut’s
10 - Manchester, U.K. @ Deaf Institute
11 - Birmingham, U.K. @ Rainbow
12 - Brighton, U.K. @ The Great Escape
18-20 - Gulf Shores, Ala. @ Hangout Music Festival
25-27 - George, Wash. @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
June
7-10 - Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
