Philip Shouse
The Alabama Take
If you were around North Alabama in the late '90s, then you probably remember Subterrific Chug-A-Lug. In this episode, I talked to their guitar player, Philip Shouse, who went on to start Thee Rock and Roll Residency in Nashville, tour with Gene Simmons AND Ace Frehley, tour with Accept, and create Mutt Merch. Check it out!
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Travis Talbert - Frontier Folk Nebraska
The Alabama Take
In this episode, I talked to Travis Talbert from the band Frontier Folk Nebraska. We talked about their new album called "Freaks" and the influence that bands like Big Star and the Rolling Stones had on them. We also talked about the late, great Eddie Hinton, Sopranos, Pearl Jam, and more. Check it out!
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Know Huntsville Episode
The Alabama Take
In this episode, I talked to Tom Patterson and Daniela Perallon from KnowHuntsville.com. They are the hosts of the Know Huntsville Podcast and have recently expanded their site to include several other podcasts that spotlight Huntsville Hip Hop, food, comedy, and more. We talked about their site and show as well as Huntsville musicians and venues, chicken wings, and more.
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Alan Little
The Alabama Take
Alan Little is a singer-songwriter in Huntsville, Alabama. Alan is a big promoter of local music and created Listen Local Huntsville with his partner John Schmitt. We talked about the birth of that idea, Huntsville and Shoals music, and much more in this episode.
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Cody Gaisser
The Alabama Take
Cody Gaisser has been a fixture of Muscle Shoals music for the better part of the last 20 years. In this episode, we talk about some of his past bands and current music as well as his studio contributions on albums by Red Mouth and the Pollies among others.
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Hunter Murphy
The Alabama Take
I met Hunter Murphy during our Senior year in High School. We became friends quickly, played in a band for a few months and then went our separate ways when college started. Years later, I found him online and realized he had just published his first book called "Imogene in New Orleans" in 2014. He followed that book up with "The Curse of the Bridal Chamber" in 2016. In this episode, we talk about those books, being a Southern writer, Alabama laws and politics, and more.
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Matt "Casio" Mitchell
The Alabama Take
In this episode, I talked to Matt "Casio" Mitchell about comedy, his stints on the Rick and Bubba Show and The Tonight Show, TV, wrestling, Little Debbie snack cakes, and much more!
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Jimbo Hart
The Alabama Take
In this episode, I talked to Jimbo Hart about his band (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit), his time on the road before the 400 Unit, Shoals Fest, Jason Newsted and much more.
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Jim Hanke (from the Vinyl Emergency podcast)
The Alabama Take
In this episode, I talked to Jim Hanke from the Vinyl Emergency podcast about records, Hum, Pearl Jam, Great Peacock, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Never Not Funny, and much more.
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Space Tyger
The Alabama Take
Kyle Bragwell, AKA Space Tyger, is releasing his new album "Bittersweet" on November 8th via Single Lock Records. In this episode, I talked to Kyle about growing up and playing music in the Shoals area of North Alabama, his influences, learning to create music by himself and carving out his own place in Muscle Shoals.
info_outlineThe title says it all, but you can hear a few more details in the podcast. We should be back up and running sometime in March. We have a REALLY FUN episode planned if everything works out right. Thank y'all for listening and please share an episode with a friend. Thanks!