North Alabama

  • Northwest Alabama’s Independent Musicians Are Making a Scene of Their Own Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Russellville, and the surrounding Tennessee Valley — September 2026 When people outside Northwest Alabama hear the words “Muscle Shoals,” they usually think about the past — legendary recording studios, session musicians, soul records, Southern rock, and the long list of… Read more

  • Get ready for a delightful surprise with Buzzard Dust: Copper Bonus, featuring Cupcake Island and Coconut Girls! This unique collection takes listeners on a tropical detour from the ongoing Copper era rollout, blending music, radio ads, and comedy bits into a short pirate broadcast. Read more

  • Mic Check

    Mic CheckBy: Emmitt Owens(Index #12092020) Deshawn Bell had a system.   Every Thursday night, he’d walk the six blocks from his mama’s apartment to Rooster’s, the karaoke bar on Fenwick and 9th that let him in even though he’d only just turned nineteen, because the owner, Miss Odell, liked that he tipped the bartender in quarters… Read more