Spice Radio Huntsville: Recent Episodes
Spice Radio Huntsville
Spice Radio Huntsville is a podcast network and internet radio station devoted to the best original music and content from the Tennessee Valley and Huntsville Alabama.
You've probably heard many different stories about the founding of Black Lives Matter and how it's impacting America today. Hy Thurman of the North Alabama School of Organizers goes straight to the source with a candid conversation with one of BLM's founders, Alicia Garza. More information on NASO including upcoming classes at NASO.network
Podcast Edited by Ben Jobe and Mastering by Spice Rack Studios.
Intro and Outro music "Early Morning Get Down" by Hunter Copeland
With the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment fast approaching, Madison County Archivist Shalis Worthy joins Huntsvillain to discuss the fight for suffrage in North Alabama and nationwide. We also grieve some words lost to history like "Enfangle", name some strange biological artifacts from the Madison County Archive and of course deep dive into the lives of those who fought for the rights of women in Alabama.
A link to Suffrage era political cartoons: http://suffrageandthemedia.org/source/catherine-h-palczewski-suffrage-postcard-archive/
Credit: Palczewski, Catherine H. Postcard Archive. University of Northern Iowa. Cedar Falls, IA.
Spice up your Sunday with some Bonafide Gospel Trash, that's right it's The Go-Go Killers live recorded at Spice Rack Studios.
We even get to sit down with Alabama Sharp and the gang during the break to talk Theramin, Tattoos and the normal rites and rituals that go along with a go-go killers show. Today's episode is dedicated to Sophia the guitar, disemboweled live on Spice Radio but someone finished out the show!
We hear the tracks "Filthy as Sin", "Until You're Dead", "When Destruction Comes to Town", "I-565" and "Planet Fuck". Mixing by Mike Prosper Mastering by Spice Radio Huntsville
The AK in Tyler AK stands for Alaska, originally out of anchorage the warm hearts and minds of the valley have kept the original rock and blues musician grounded neatly in the south. Tyler had plenty to talk about his journey from the far north all the way to the valley including his time playing in Seattle, his favorites spots to gig down south, names for his many guitars and some ways to cook Alaska's favorite fish Halibut. We hear three live tunes including "That Girl", "Thinking About You" and "The Coffee Shop".
Last year we had the good fortune of interviewing a passel of local jazz legends about their jazz-funk project titled Groove Yard. Chip Gulbro, Keith Taylor, Chris Ferguson and Bryan Williams all make up the masterful squad that brought four live tracks to Spice Rack Studios. You can hear the entire album online on their Spotify. Our interview covers bass face, Latin music's influence on other genres and how jazz influences pop culture today. We hear four tracks live recorded at the Spice Rack including "49 Days", "Monte Sano Rain", "Lazio Rising" and "Soul Men".
On This month's Red Magic Imports we've got everything from face melting noise rock to funk from Japan and everything in between. Salina Brilla brings us music from Go Go Killers and Obed Edom who're playing the benefit show for Chris Fanning Feb 22 at Shagnasty's. We also hear music from Genki Genki Panic playing Sagnasty's March 7th, Possessed by Paul James and a special treat from Otonana Trio making their return to Huntsville on March 1st at Mario's in 5 points.
At the Bell Tavern on the evening of August 7th 1820 Reuben Turner and Thomas Logwood were drinking heavily. A horseback battle later that evening ends with one man mortally wounded and another barricading himself in the courthouse, but don't worry EVERYONE get's to wave a knife. The story became one of the first big news stories of the day with a special running in the Alabama Republican Newspaper focusing only on this case.
We also get a peak into Tennessee Valley resident's menu of the time which consisted of a pile of bacon, salted pork and you can polish that off with whiskey soaked bread and a tall glass of milk.
Salina Brilla has a whole host of new shows to talk about, poetry and of course awesome music to play on this month's Red Magic Imports. Don't miss a free show at Mario's in five points January 26th all ages! Also January 31st at Sidetracks check out Hillbilly Casino and Taco Mouth, and finally February 22nd Shagnasty's will be hosting a benefit show for Chris Fanning featuring Bleaker, Obed Edom, Bluesy and Slewfoot, and the Go-Go Killers. Tune in and go see some shows Huntsville!
Defying all genre X.Y. Spaces are the high energy heavy band ready to defy your expectations. Dan nestled up close to Brady, Jonathan, Alex and Heath to talk about their single "Thanks", stories from the road and their podcast "This Podcast Could Take Forever". Tracks included in today's Podcast include "Mutoid Boy", "Thanks", "Day 14", and "Tool Time".
This show mixed and mastered by Solo Monk and edited by Ben Jobe.
February 29th we'll be live streaming their show with Joe Canada and Camping in Alaska at Straight to Ale! As always X.Y Spaces
Check out their awesome Music Video featuring Cut Throat Freakshow here: https://www.facebook.com/XYspaces/videos/2465760333679598/
On October 29th 2019 local activists Courtney Brown and Emily Canfield sat down and produced an hour long podcast on the state of reproductive rights and locally accessible resources in the state of Alabama. This was the result.
Alabama is 200 years old today! John O'Brien is back to talk about Governance of the Alabama Territory, the first constitution (which we copied from Mississippi), and our current constitution which is the longest of any state.
In the studio out of Birmingham Alabama it's three piece heavy band Low Frequency Buzz. Matt, Anthony and Cole sometimes name their songs before their written, personally I'm looking forward to "Kidney Farm" and "Shrimp Smoothie". Our interview gets into all the nooks and crannies including how to win a "Big Time Douche" trophy at their shows, and their favorite spice - Trans-fats! Grab the podcast now and you'll get four tunes from Low Frequency Buzz including "Wallor in Squalor", "Suspicious Package", "You're a Chump" and "Mattress Liquidation".
Mixes by Chris Ghea Mastering by Spice Radio Huntsville
At our first ever on location Spicecast in front of a live audience it's Lamont Landers Band! When they're not playing the Apollo Theater or Lamont's not jamming out on America's Got Talent they're serving up soul and funk music all over the south-east. We got treated to a huge variety of original tunes and a titillating interview including but not limited to; Lamont's wardrobe malfunctions, backstage with Steve Harvey and a strange addiction to cinnamon sugar. Be sure to grab the interview and tracks now! We hear "Easy", "Love and Lust" and an Untitled Jam.
Put the Turkey knife down and go wake up grandma, It's a new episode of Red Magic with Salina Brilla of DIY Live. This month we hear music from Free Range, Gasoline Tank, Flood Reactor, Saint Chris, and the Piss Poor Players. Salina also gives us the lowdown on her next DIY event coming up Dec 13th at Shagnasty's featuring Saint Chris, The Franken Fucks, and Broken Mask.
Electric blues and Honky-Tonk extraordinaires Black Tupelo joined us at Spice Rack Studios in North Alabama. They play music built to travel you through time to an earlier period of Rock'n'Roll History. Check out the full interview and tracks from Black Tupelo on today's Spicecast! Tracks include: "Time Travel Love", "What More Can I Do", "Don't Be Evil" and "Up to the River".
Tracks mixed by Chris Ghea and Mastered by Spice Rack Studios.
October is domestic violence awareness month and this episode of Red Magic Imports features music from 3 bands participating in a fundraiser on Oct 25th at Shagnasty's for Crisis Services of North Alabama which helps victims by providing shelter and legal aid. We hear music from The Dirty Scavengers, Brewster and Bone Zone as well as an original spoken word poetry from Salina on her personal experience with domestic Violence.
Dan Bullard of Spice Radio sat down with Charles "Toot" Snoddy to discuss his 50 year plus career in music and to get his take on acoustics.
Toot takes us through building his first console from scratch to the cheapest and easiest ways to build bass traps and treat rooms acoustically.
Sound Science is a new mini-series distributed by Spice Radio where we interview veterans, visionaries and professionals about the science and functionality of sound design.
We sat down with Hunter Copeland's Band after an amazing live set in Spice Rack Studios. Our interview took place right before their big CD release party and Straight to Ale. Hunter, John, Bobby, Shelly and Scot get into the nitty gritty of producing their album, the way they prefer to form their compositions and of course all their adventures along the way. We also hear the tracks: "The Boom Boom Room", "Adam and the Bull", "Early Morning Git Down" and "Bob's Jam".
Queen of the hardcore scene Salina Brilla is back with another installment of Red Magic Imports! This month we hear music from Stuck Lucky, Bridge City Sinners, Lightnin Luke, King Strang, and The Golden Flakes. Salina and Matt Green are also starting a new Youtube show called DIY Live where they record and interview bands right from the comfort of their own shows! Check it out the first one will be Sept 20th at Shagnasty's Feat. Big Gaping Holes, Jonny and The Black Frames, Stuck Lucky and The Golden Flakes!
Have you ever wanted to see a disgraced dead president shred? Well Friendly Finger Men is here to deliver that and more! Fighting the power one song at a time, these guys will melt your face while delivering a warning about all the corrupting forces in our society. Wearing masks and kicking ass, this band delivers a whirlwind live performance you don't want to miss! They were kind enough to sit with us for a in studio performance and interview. You can watch the live streamed version of it here
Enigmatic, atmospheric and catchy. Three words to describe Silver Fern, the new shoe-gaze outfit out of Huntsville Alabama. Shannon, Steven, Jacob and Stone came by Spice Rack studios to play a live set featuring four tracks off their self title EP.
Drop Diver is a cosmic mash up of styles and sounds combining to form energetic and powerful rock'n'roll. We sat down with four of the divers before their show at Salty Nut Brewery, our conversation ranged from Nardwar's TED Talk to how to party on a House Boat. We also hear four tracks from their live performance including "Key to Your Heart", "Serious as I Can Be", "Under the Influence" and "Drive-In Movie Blues".
Your favorite red headed queen of the hardcore scene is back with a new episode of Red Magic Imports! This month Salina showcases music from The Deadly Dares, Send More Cops, Aatxe, The Dirty Swagger, and Drop Diver. She also talks about some upcoming shows around the valley. You can keep up with all things red magic on their facebook page.
The Yellow Dandies are an infectious and spontaneous take on a very old style of music. We sat down with the Dandies to divine their secret recipe to happiness or as they call it, "Dandiology" we also hear some great tunes along the way! The Dandies include swingin' guitar from Ben Hood, Mandolin and Vocals from Keystone Hill, fiery fiddle from Aerin DeRussy and finally hollers and bass thumpin from the esteemed Ryan Brown. Tune in now for the interview and live tracks including "The Ballad of El Rodego", "We Drink Whiskey", "Friends" and "Alabama Little Dog".
Salina is back with the lowdown on all things hardcore in Huntsville in June! On this episode we hear music from Drop Diver, Bone Zone, Big Gaping Holes and Lua Sol!
On today's cast a look back at our January session with local rockers The Golden Flakes. Topics range from Spice Radio's crust punk spiders, music friendly jobs and warm dad money. This is an extra spicy podcast you have been warned! We hear four tracks from the Golden Flakes, "My 99", "Inauguration Day", "Can't Afford It" and "Year of the Cock".
After the brand new performance space at Coppertop has been christened by a Daikaiju show Salina Brilla is back for another Red Magic Cast. Salina has got all the news on upcoming shows, sample tracks and a little info about the book "Raising the Dead" which inspired a new Tarot spread! Tracks include "Punk Rock Fanzine" by Tiger Hellicide, "Choices" by Heel Turn, "Supermodel" by As A Friend, and finally "Tongues of Fire" by Joseph Huber.
Today's Featured shows:
Friday Night May 10th Heel Turn at Coppertop in the new room
Saturday May 11th Free Candy and Strangers You Talk To
With a great history of singing original music in Huntsville Alabama it's a surprise we haven't had Hew on the program before. If you missed the live stream grab the interview and tracks now or see him 8PM TONIGHT at Campus 805: Wish You Were Beer!
In high school Hew was big into writing poetry and pros but eventually picked up the guitar at 15. Dan Bullard talks to Hew about getting over his writer's block to reintroduce his music to the world and some of the stories that ended up as his tracks. Today we also get to hear "Down in the Dirt", "Grey-Blue Skies", "It All Turns Around", and "100 Miles to Memphis" live recorded at Spice Rack Studios.
Salina is back with the new-news about upcoming hardcore music hitting Copper-Top Dive N' Dine. Be sure to check out tracks starting with the anti-animal cruelty track "Animal Abuse" by Alann Versipellis, followed by "Skate Until You Die" from Forsaken Profit, an Industrial track "Last Kiss" from Esper Machine and finally the God Damn Gallows with "Seven Devils".
James G. Birney is one of the few self-professed abolitionists from the Deep South and specifically Alabama. His life and work provides an insight into the evolving American attitudes towards slavery and its moral failings from the 1790’s to his death immediately prior to the Civil War. Birney was a deeply imperfect man and his path from slaveholder to first Presidential candidate for the anti-slavery Liberty Party traces a strange path across American politics in the Antebellum.
Red Magic rides again! Salina will tell you all the neatest shows not to miss at Copper-top this March and even has samples from some of the upcoming acts.
Check out tracks from Dave Cunningham "Before I Go" R.I.P., Aether Realm "The Tower", The Outside Voices "Bourbon in Bed", and finally Dead Selves "Alive at Last".
If Walter Cagle were alive today he might have had something to say about this week's "Snowpocalypse". The headline "500 Pound Weather Prophet of Boaz Dies" was the first clue that pulled John into the fascinating story of Walter Cagle. After suffering a mysterious illness that left him in a temporary coma Walter began observing local wildlife and predicting the weather, priceless information for farmers of the Tennessee Valley. Walter's fame grew readily with the help of newspaper stories. He eventually shared front page with the Spanish Civil War and the succession crisis of the English Empire.
Check out John's blog on the topic for more information on Walter on the blog https://huntsvillain.wordpress.com/2015/12/23/walter-is-coming/
Subjects on today's podcast include how to heat your tour van with friction, the best stretches to tackle before a gig and a few of their secret recipes! We also hear four total tracks from The World Forgot "Ghost to Ghost", "Night Shift", "Train Dodger" and "Carl Sagan Spoke of the Yawning Black Infinite".
BONUS how to cook a Zomlette -
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Cook two "Crappy" frozen pizzas from your favorite grocery and cook halfway
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Fry up an omelette with ingredients to taste but DO NOT fold
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Place omelette on top of first pizza and flip the second pizza and place on top
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Enjoy with Miller High Life
On today's Episode of the Livin' Easy Podcast Shelby and Co-Host Owlses (of Dead Rothschilds) talk to Deondre from Trash Cats, Solo Monk and Josh of Hunnivega. Check out the show this Saturday 9pm at Sidetracks, the show features Dead Rothschilds, Trashcats and Solo Monk!
Salina's got music from near and far on this episode of Red Magic Imports! Check out tracks from locals Solo Monk and Savant Harde as well as travelers You Shot Dead, Radical Operations and Doc Rotten. And be sure to submit your own tunes to Coppertop's facebook if you're interested in grabbing a show or know an awesome band that needs gigs!
We start up today's episode by defining "Wook Culture" so you can guess how deep today's Spicecast goes! We talk to the Silver Silo's about practice time rituals, how their tracks get conceived and for some reason the guys start throwing their wedding rings on the ground... We also get to hear four originals from the guys including "The Letter", "Last Night's Dream", "You Can't Be What You Ain't If That Ain't What You Is" and "Whiskey and Water".
Another day to live easy with Shelby and Friends! Shelby gives us the low-down on the upcoming Solo Artists Get-Down next Friday the 18th at Coppertop, Charles "Chuck" Taylor is on hand to play a new track "Told Ya So", David roots out some interesting busker stories from charles and talks about Foot Pound Force's upcoming plans. Don't miss a spin of Foot Pound Force's Self Driven at the end of the podcast!
Spice Radio and Livin Easy Artist Collective have teamed up to bring you a brand new bi-weekly podcast! The Livin Easy Podcast is hosted by Shelby Butler of Livin Easy Productions and features interviews with artists and influencers from all over.
On this first episode we feature up and coming hip-hop duo Dead Rothchilds and Jam tour de force Cosmic Shift from Nashville.
You can catch Cosmic Shift on Dec. 28 at Voodoo Lounge. Dead Rothchilds will be at Copper Top on January 4th with Charles Taylor, Dylan Sloan, and Solo Monk!
On August 13th, 1828 11 enslaved people sued two white men for their freedom in the court of Huntsville Alabama. This was one of only two court cases John O'Brien has ever found that included enslaved people as litigants and not as property.
Today's case covered a vast expanse of 1800's civil rights including a women's right to property and "Manumission" -where a slave owner willingly frees their slaves usually upon their death. We also discuss the documentation required of free black people during the era.
Find the blog at https://huntsvillain.wordpress.com/ for more tales of Alabama or catch us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/huntsvillain
By All Means performed a rare feat for us at the Spice Rack stripping down their big arena sound to a powerful acoustic performance. Hearing these guys in a different light than their normal electric stage show was one of our most interesting recordings of the year!
By All Means did not disappoint on the interview front either we covered eating at "Golden Coral" seafood restaurant and Justhrine's simultaneous trucking and vocal writing system. We also hear three tracks "You and I", "Tightrope", and "Seasons".
After two years the biggest Huntsville focused history podcast in the universe is BACK. Some big life events including losing his mother and getting married sent our historian John O'Brien trotting the globe for the last two years. Despite all his adventures John never doubted he'd eventually return to the strange and dark history of the Tennessee Valley.
On today's preview episode of the new season of Huntsvillain History we talk about the surprising abundance of southern staples around the world including mayo, chow-chow and of course boatloads of minion T-shirts.
Salina Brilla is here for your scoop on her next upcoming shows and she's got a bushel of tracks to get your appetite roaring! On this month's Red Magic Imports: Tracks include "Jump In" from Pinky Poodle-Doodle, "No Fake Love" by B-Still, "It Draws Me In" by Tony Perdue, "You Can't Shake My Love" from Zachary Mayhall, and "Generations Dead" by Some Kind of Nightmare
December 21st Hip Hop Live at Coppertop
December 22nd Coppertop hosts Krotchmas with ThunderKrotch and Sam Mcleroy - Collecting donations for Crisis Services of Alabama
Decebmer 30th Pinky Poodle-Doodle, Trash Cats, Some Kind of Nightmare, and Dirty Scavengers
Please check out Coppertop's facebook page for the most up to date listing of their shows!
Donations are accepted for Crisis Services of Alabama but they're also on the hunt for the following!
-Walmart Gift Cards
-Pajamas
-Bath robes (Children and Adult)
-Slippers
-Tablets
-Gift Bags
-Planners and calendars
-Umbrellas and Ponchos
Hip-Hop producer and video mastermind extraordinaire Bstill was in the Spice Rack to tell us all about how he got his start creating his videos and lyric based tracks. Be sure to watch the full music videos on our facebook interview or Bstill's youtube to see the entire episodic project. You can also hear a portion of our interview tomorrow night on WLRH 89.3's local music show, Valley Sounds. We hear three tracks from Bstill "Drained", "Chasing a Bag" and "No Fake Love".
Coffee Black out of Florence AL squished the entire band into the spice-rack for today's Spicecast, including two horns, keys, percussion (triangle YES), vocals, guitar, drums and of course da bass. We sat down with the guys to talk about their adventures on the road and the roots of their music. Check out the whole podcast right now and hear their tracks "Hope", "Stay", "Please Me" and "Get Away". You can also hear their track "Stay" on tonight's Valley Sounds local music show 9pm on 89.3 FM WLRH.
Today's cast includes a look back to when dynamic duo "The Shack" Michael Shackelford and Ashley Shackelford of G.E.M.S. were kind enough to grace the rack with their jamz just before their show at Maggie Meyers. Check out Ashley's R2D2 impersonation, tips and tricks for DIY recording, and of course four awesome tracks recorded live in the studio. We hear four tracks from G.E.M.S. or the Galactic Engineers of Magnetic Sound "Bound to Happen", "Bay View Rendezvous", "Think About It", and "Desert Eagle".
Although some of Alex's recent music has been composed in the format of a southern rock band his new solo act is letting him explore a brand new facet of his music. We talk Alex about his creative process and his experience working different sides of genre and vocality. He also performs four tracks, many of them debuts, including "All I Wear is Blue", "Already Shattered", "Stone Broken" and "Feels Good". Be sure to tune in to 89.3 WLRH tomorrow night at 9pm to hear one of his tracks "All I Wear is Blue" on Valley Sounds, WLRH's original and all local music show!
It's Spooptober already and Salina is back to tell you the best spots to get your fix of punk rock this month!
We hear tracks from Salina Solomon, The Reserves, The Abusements and Tiger Hellicide and give you the low down on the best upcoming shows. Be sure not to miss GADfest 3 taking place October 27th at SideTracks after the punk rock flea market and including the Rocket City Vampire Pagent.
The dynamic duo behind MASQ, Jason and Trevor toured all the way from Oregon to land in our Spicy little studio today. Although these two have brought their music to Huntsville before they're definitely kicked it up a notch with their latest jams. Look out for some stunning guitar effects, epic feats of coordination and interesting facts about Oregon. Big thanks to our newest intern Trent Whitlow, who mixed and mastered all four of MASQ's tracks. We hear "Take a Bite", "Fluid Notion", "Haircut" and "From the Grave".
After a literal brainstorm, the bravest and most clandestine of salesmen are back at the Spice Rack to promote the release of their album "Brainstorm". Yellowhammer is hosting Them Damn Dogs and the Black Market Salesmen this Friday night for their huge album release show tha you do not want to miss!
We got a sneak peak at some of the upcoming tracks from the album and talked to the guys about their recording experience, mandatory Klayton colors, and Welch's brand cigarettes. We hear four tracks recorded live, "Flower Child", "Tiger Lilly Dreams", "Abode of Mist"(Not A-Boat of Mist) and "Lucifer's Ploy".
On today's mini-cast Joshua Dodd is back at the rack to talk about his upcoming show featuring historic punk band X performing September 7th with Huntsville's Go-Go Killers and Property at Lowe Mill. Despite the angry gods of metal and the internet we talk about some of Huntsville's punk history and the resurgence of old and new music in the patch.
It's been a busy August here in the valley! Salina and Dan are back to give you the scoop on some of the coolest underground punk, rockabilly, and hiphop coming throuh Huntsville this August. We hear musc from The Dirty Swagger, Qball Quick, Call Me Bronco and The Goddamn Rights, all on this episode of Red Magic Imports.
On today’s cast we have the ever talented Victoria Jones. Victoria is performing tonight at 6pm alongside Judy Allison at Church Street Wine Shoppe, her show this evening is part of the huge Downtown Huntsville Women in Music Weekend. Victoria shares the story behind her track “Live for Now” as well as speaking to us about the importance of having women in the music scene.
Victoria will also be performing with Alex Hendrix, Lana White and more this Saturday at Straight to Ale. Grab more info on all the shows going on tonight through Sunday on Downtown Huntsville's facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/666597453677514/
Alex Hendrix is back in the Spicerack this time to talk about the HUGE number of amazing female musicians lining downtown this coming weekend for Downtown Huntsville's Women in Music Weekend. The shows start Thursday at tons of downtown localtions and runs until next Sunday. There was way too many awesome female musicians to choose from but we play two tracks for you during the interview including "Fool's Gold" by Ally Free recorded at Spice Rack Studios and "Sell me on California" by Bonnor Black.
Grab more info on the shows on their facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/666597453677514/
Gary Sanders is in the studio today with debut tracks from his new band Mother's Keeper. We talked to Gary about building his new group from the ground up and how composing with a band and with different vocalists changes his writing. We also hear three awesome tracks off of Mother's Keeper debut album of the same name, we hear"Last on Earth", "Old Horizons" and " Three Wishes".
Guest producer Gary Taylor is in the Spice Rack today with his new Podcast Street Beats, pounding the pavement to find what's happening in Huntsville in music and everything else.
Today Gary is sitting down with Lance and Rebecca of The 718 Project. Lance and Rebecca talk about their excperience creating religious music, musicians that inspire them and they also play plenty of tunes live just for us! Check out the whole podcast right now on our iTunes,or grab it on the podcast app of your choice under Spice Radio Huntsville!
Soul Karnival is back at the Spice Rack for their softmore spice rack appearance. Despite car wrecks, monster studio time and more Dobby, Cash, Ryan and Braxton of Soul Karnival pull off some amazing live tunes for us and get into all the nitty gritty behind their new album, "The Border Inbetween". We get to hear four great tracks recorded live in the studio on this episode including "High Cotton", "Interllude", "Family Reunion", and "Kart Wheels"
Half band, half time machine rock revival, The Go-Go Killers got style in spades and attitude to boot! The podcast drops just in time for their big show tonight and tomorrow, Huntsville Loud 2 at Sidetracks music hall!
On today's spicecast we talk to Hella-bama Sharp and Cud Youngblood about the philosophy of their music, the smells of hell and even fireball initiation rituals. Be sure to grab the interview and the tracks, "How Do You Voodoo", "Pillow Talk", "Filthy as Sin", and "Dance Like You Need to Screw" all off their album Hallucinogentalia.
On this month's episode, music from The Abusements of Montgomery, and a new song from The Dirty Scavangers off their upcoming New Weapon EP. We also play music from The Sawdoffs and Noogie who'll be playing with The Casket Kids at Copper Top July 27th. Finally music from Hillbilly Casino who are coming to Sidetracks on July 28th.
Safeword's Ceelyn Patterson was in the studio to give us the scoop on the newest alt rock sensation coming out of the valley. Ceelyn along with Casey Wolf make up Safeword and have already produced some stellar sounding demos and tracks. Even though the guys are just beginning their journey as a project they're both veterans of the national scene and Ceelyn drops by to give us the low down on what's to come from the guys as well as sample some of their awesome tracks! On today's show we hear "The Keeper", "Release", "Sorry Girl" and "Punch Out".
Coming up in June is a show so big we dedicated an entire episode to it! June 29th at Sidetracks Music Hall, Days and Daze, Gallows Bound, and Goddamn Gallows will share the stage with your friendly neighborhood ferral musicians, Trashcats who are kicking off their summer tour. Ticket info can be found here or on Facebook.
Spicefest is back for it's fourth year in a row! Spicefest 2018 has two days of great music for you and some of the best variety and original bands in the Tennessee Valley. One ticket gets you into the pre-party May 18th at Lowe MIll and May 19th at Salty Nut Brewery's biergarten! On today's podcast we hear tracks from some of the great huntsville acts playing this year you'll hear Wanda Wesolowski's "Tiny Watch", Q-Ball Quick's "Good Fight", Joe Cagle Band's "Apollo Jam", Them Damn Dogs' "Destruction", and The Quantaphonics with "Good Time".
You can get tickets now at tinyurl.com/spicefest2018
This year's Line-up features
May 18th: Pink Pyramids, Little Girl, Cahaba and Seeds?
May 19th: Wanda Wesolowski, Alex Hendrix, Joe Cagle Band, The Quantaphonics, Remy Neal Band, Josh Couts Band, Them Damn Dogs, The Hypnotyzer, Q-Ball Quick and A-Twist Beats.
We can't believe it's been more than 3 years since Wanda Wesolowski was at Spice Rack Studios to record! Wanda returns with tons of tales any musician can relate to and of course awesome new tracks. We talk to her about her upcoming tour "Bama Witch Trials" featuring Wanda, Alex Hendrix and SarahJayne Balash. We hear four tracks from Wanda including "Tiny Watch", "It Wasn't You", "Clear the Air" and "The Wolves of Huntsville"
And remember you can see Wanda opening up at this year's Spicefest May 19th at salty nut brewery, tickets are available at tinyurl.com/spicefest2018
Another spicy interview was underway this Thursday night when we sat down with Jurian and David Isabelle, brothers and filmmakers of the new documentary, Buffalo Soldiers. Buffalo Soldiers:A Quest for Freedom explores the history of african american soldiers spanning 200 years. We go all over the map talking about family dynamics, their early projects and the interviews that inspired their movie. Check it out on tonight's Spicecast!
Be sure to grab tickets to the 8pm showing of tomorrow's premiere of Buffalo Soldiers before they're sold out at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/buffalo-soldiers-movie-premiere-8pm-showing-tickets-43452256870
It's a Run on Radio RESURECTION! Run On Radio's Owen Ni and Des Turner are here with your new monthly source for regional events, multi-genre track releases and interviews with local music heroes. This podcast is the audio version of the full video format which you can find at https://youtu.be/RmQxIIxKlkA
In this month's episode Owen interviews Adam Harmless of GAD Zine and plays you some choice picks from local bands, artists and labels.
Events in this episode include:
April 19th - hip hop live at Sidetracks
April 20th - Ty Segall at Saturn Bham
April 21st - RSD at Vertical House, Seasick, etc.
Tracks included in this month's episode are: "Growin' wings" by Vawter, "So in Love..." by The Mostly Harmless?, "Lunar Vines" by The Crimson Rod, "Hoaxer" by Nowhere Squares, "Out on the Weekend" by Party Gator, "Her Interlude" by Jetson Coolage, "Wiz Woz" by Dj Viola, "Super Sad Sappy Drone" by Levi J Miller, "End Tyme 4x4" by JNN, and "8th note sky" by Otternotbe.
Salina and Dan are back with another episode of Red Magic Imports previewing awesome punk music happening in the valley over the next month. We talk about upcoming shows on April 20th at The Tetanus Ramp, featuring The Devil's Got A Hold On Me, Higher Than Hell, Goddamn Rights and Skatanic. April 26th at Sidetracks featuring Dirty Scavangers, The Friendly Fingermen, and American Dischord, and April 28th at Sidetracks featuring Skeptc. We also play music from Pirate Nights. Go see some shows Huntsville!
You may have seen them on our live stream, but if you're near Guntersville check them out tonight at The Brick Guntersville! They're also today's podcast guests, it's Joe Cagle Music!
We sit down with Joe, Kevin, Judd and Jason to talk about their time on the road, in the studio, and how their music reflects American life. They were also cool enough to play us four tracks! We hear "New Home", "Live 85", "Apollo Jam" and an acoustic track "Steeples".
Natural Onyx and Wyte T Breezy first met after being booked on the same show in Atlanta. Since then they've travelled all over the US bringing fashion, music and poetry together to support the black community. We caught up with Breezy and Onyx on the phone after they landed in Atlanta and talked about their stories from the road and hear some of their tracks! We hear "Peaceful Swag" by Wyte T Breezy, "FADED" by Natural Onyx and their collaboration track "On the Come Up"
You can see tonights Spicecast guests right on over at SideTracks Music Hall for HIP HOP LIVE.
We have the dynamic duo that comprises Kuntry Locos, Kilo and Kuntry themselves in the Spice Rack tonight. We talk to the guys about unity through hip hop, the formation of Kuntry Locos and hear some of their latest tracks. Check out the podcast right now and see them live tonight! On Today's cast we hear three tracks, "Don't See", "Hu$tle" and "Kuntry Roads". [This Podcast includes explicit Language]
Q Ball is in the studio with his new upcoming album - Errant MC. We talk with Q and A-twist about making the tracks, Hip-Hop live (Which is every third Thursday at Sidetracks!), and about Q's recent music videos and next moves! Don't miss some great Hip Hop right out of Huntsvegas on today's spicecast! We hear three tracks from the new CD including "Good Fight" feat. Raymond Williams and KGZ, "Talk2Me", "Higher" and the live recorded "Pioneers".
On Tonight's Spicecast - Shawn Buis of Amateur Astronaut.
It happens, all your bandmates get out of town jobs or start going to "schools" to get "educated", but Shawn of Amateur Astronaut carries on! And today he brought some awesome solo songs to the studio for the Spicecast. We talk with Shawn about writing with and without a band, life changes that put a new perspective on old lyrics and more! Don't miss tonight's interview with Shawn Buis and his tracks recorded right here at the Spice Rack, "Welcome Pt 2", "Hold Me" and "The Sun."
On today's spiecast we have two very cool people, Evan Grey fashion designer and musician as well as Jenny from The Blossomwood Foundation. Hosting next month's Funck Fashion event these two have joined forces to show off unique fashion and design you won't see in New York all in the awesome and unique setting that is Happspace in Huntsville. We talk to Evan about his perspective on fashion today and Jenny about how art can make a big difference everywhere you take it. Opening tune David Bowie's "Fashion"
Promoter Josh Dodd is back in the studio talking about some of his upcoming shows featuring misfits veterans and some awesome local acts, but it goes oh so much deeper than that! Josh and Ben speak about the enduring punk rock legacy of Huntsville, his more recent releases with The Moose and an upcoming super gruop recording for the Boneyard Mafia!
Salina and Dan are back with another installment of Red Magic Imports! This month we play music from When Particle's Collide and Black Market Salesmen who will be sharing the stage at Sidetracks Music Hall on March the 8th. We also play a song Huntsville punk institution Property who'll be playing at Mad Malts on Feb 24th. We've also got the details about a meeting of the folk minds on February 22nd, Folk Allstars at The Skate Park, featuring Trashcats, Owls and Other Animals, Something and the Somethings and The Steel City Jug Slammers. Finally we round out the show with music from The Ditchrunners from Wisconsin. Thanks for listening and go see some shows!
It's what they always say, fourth Spicecast's charm! Cahaba is back again with two fresh new tracks and some new tales imported up from Birmingham way. We even get to grill the band's newest member, Colton! Cahaba recorded 3 tracks in the Spice Rack including "One Loose", "Buster" and "Pusher".
Owen Ni, founder of Run on Recordings is back with the release of his label's newest compilation, Incoming Frequencies #3. We talk about the state of electronic music, how his label has changed over the years and the future for his music including an upcoming concept album. Ni was also kind enough to bring in a few new tracks and a more known tune, we hear "Dreams of Fish", "Running by the Beat" and "Familiar Stranger". Grab the interview and tunes right now!
Salina Dan and Ben are back with the first Red Magic Podcast of 2018 previewing 2 amazing shows coming to SideTracks Music Hall!
On January 31st local favorites The Wolves of Chernobyl take the stage with Vagittarius and The Silhouette of Nude from Japan. Each band has their own distinct flavor and fans of all things fun and ecclectic won't be dissappointed!
On February 3rd comedian and musician Mishka Shubaly take the stage with Heels from Memphis. Mishka is known all over and has fans of the likes of Jeff Bezos. Heels is a rough and tumble full frontal assault of sound like a Godzilla vs Mothra battle rap!
You won't want to miss either of these shows. To find out more info visit https://hsvsidetracks.com/
On Today's Spicecast: Jerome from Them Damn Dogs and Ben Stark of Wonder Mill Films
On Today's Spicecast we'll be debuting a brand new track from one of our favorite Huntsville ROck Bands and Talking about their New Music video that's releasing next Friday!
We sit down with film maker Ben Stark to talk about the behind the scenes work that makes a music video and Jerome Villareal about the origin of the track and how the music video came to be.
Starting as the class clown Kevin threw his first comedy show together in just two weeks! Since then he's been expanding his skills to include music and vision consulting - helping people find their own superpowers. On today's Spicecast Dan Bullard sits down with Kevin to talk about the hard work and planning it takes to be successful, bringing family and church humor to the masses and his process behind comedy.
Kevin is about to set off on tour this coming year be sure to follow catch up with his latest dates by following his facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Successvictory09 or on instagram at Iamwill.johnson
On this week's Mini-cast the founder of Re-Evolution Radio and Hip Hop producer El Fuser. Fuser heads into Spice Rack Studios to talk to us about his experiences with the music industry, early inspirations for his music ranging from theater to Jimmy Hendrix and the future of Hip Hop music. Grab the entire interview right now and hear two tracks from El Fuser "The Fallen" and "Alone in the Watchtown"
And be sure to head out to Sidetracks tomorrow night at 9pm and see El Fuser live along with Jason Birmingham, Maximo, Pangea, Brandon Cain and Kuntry Locos.
Allen Watkin's Band is back in Spice Rack Studios again with their complete full length self title album in hand! The album will be officially released January 13th at Huntsville String Studio. All of the bandmates perform a variety of roles on the new album, it has songs written by all three members, Banjo and Guitar perfomed by Allen, vocal harmonies and pure instrumental tracks.
Check out a sneak peak of the new album on today's podcast, we hear "Season's", "The Journey from Donegal", "Finding My Way" and "As the Sun Goes Down".
Izzy Miller and The Black Market Salesmen are in the studio to talk about their newest release "American Times" and how the chaos and debauchery of American life translates perfectly into country rock music! We also hear 3 full tracks off the new album including "One Night Stand", "It Just Happens" featuring vocals from Tawny Hillis and Joey Huffman on Organ, and the title track "American Times".
You can grab the album at https://www.amazon.com/American-Times-Miller-Market-Salesmen/dp/B07786PFHF/
On tonight's Spicecast: Hop N Shop Urban Bazaar
Teneshia and Nicole "overlords" and coordinators of this year's Hop N Shop are in the studio to talk about their inspiration to start the event and all the goodies that await shoppers this Friday and Saturday!
The Hop N Shop is a FREE event featuring a big variety of artists, merchants as well as a great musical line up with local and regional acts. Be sure to show up and shop local this Friday and Saturday at the old STA Location at Leeman Ferry, and check out the podcast right now!
On today's podcast we hear some of the featured acts at this year's Hop N' Shop including Love More - "Bam-Bam", DMR Soul - "Bullet Proof" and Saint Pressure with "Reckover".
On Today's Show: Chill Russell
Always importing the tastiest of jams Rob Pascolo of Penny Loafer PR is back at it again bringing us Chill Russell all the way in from Austin TX!
We caught the guys on their way up to NYC on their first tour out of Texas. We hollered at the guys about some of their 7' vinyl releases, their truck's "Meme Farm", and life on the road.
We also recorded 3 tracks with the guys "Know What I Need", "Answers" and "Low".
Good afternoon spicers! Today we have a special treat all the way up from Bham Tyler Ambrosius!
Tyler's sets include live electric guitar, electronica and analogue inputs. Tyler was cool enough to bring by his gear and play us a mini set right here at Spice Rack Studios!
Before the set we talk about his evolution into his current genre, the dangers of gear lust, and experiments in music and the Birmingham scene.
Be sure to catch the whole interview and live set recorded right here at Spice Rack Studios, but if you're in Birmingham check out his show tomorrow night at Data River #8 w/ Kifferei at Revelator.
Kevin Dunn started with the idea to have a few bands on the sidewalk, to help raise funds for a friend in need of help with medical bills. Since then CommUnity Fest 2017 has been growing in scale to become a big show pulling talent from all over Arab Alabama and the surrounding area! We got to sit down with Kevin Dunn as well as two up and coming musicians that will be performing at Community Fest, Abby Hufnagle and Brandon Elder. We also get to meet the official mascot of Community fest Duke the Flamingo and even get into some interesting discussions about silly puddy.
Don't miss today's episode featuring four tracks recorded live from our guests including, "Call Us Anytime" and "You Amaze Me" by Abby Hufnagle, as well as "Long Way from Home" and "Gone" by Brandon Elder featuring Kevin Dunn on Bass.
Community Fest is a free show this Saturday in Arab AL located in the Cricket Wireless parking lot across from Walmart on Hwy 231. Community Fest is still accepting volunteers, get in contact now by visiting their facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CommunityFestArabAL/
Happy Halloween to all you spicers! Today we have horror poet and author of "Darkly Told", an audio chapbook, Alicia Cole! Alicia sits down with us to talk about how she got her start writing horror poetry and her process behind creating the chapbook which is available now on soundcloud. She also talks about her publishing house, Priestess and Hierophant, Out-Loud Huntsville and the local peotry scene. P&H will also be releasing an anthology as well as a Novella, Sicophant by Meghan Meean this coming year.
On today's Spicecast we hear the short poem "Rat Catcher" as well as the full "Darkly Told" chapbook with peotry by Alicia Cole and music by Memory Splice.
Be sure to drop by her website https://www.priestessandhierophant.com/ or listen to Darkly Told on soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/memorysplice/darkly-told
Lindsey Shante of Pushi and the mysterious Cooper of Montgomery are in the studio today and they brought HOT SAUCE! We got to chat with the two electronic artists on their way across the south east for shows and get to sample Birmingham's Hottest sauce from Dos Hermanos. We talk about how their music evolved and hear some unreleased tracks as well!
We hear "High Quality Teas" Intro, "Untitled" and "Work" from Cooper and finally "Pushi Suns".
Tonight on the Spicecast: Brandon Worthey
You can listen to our podcast interviewing Brandon Worthey right now, but after that be sure to check out his CD Release party at SideTracks Music Hall tonight at 9PM!
Brandon dropped by to play a few tunes in the studio from the new CD he'll be releasing tonight as well as play a couple tracks straight from the new album "Real".
On tonight's spicecast you'll hear two tracks recorded live "Caroline", and "She Ain't Sanctified" as well as two off the CD "Dreamed About a Witch" and "Oiled and Greased".
And again don't miss out tonight at 9pm for the Brandon Worthey Band CD Release Party w/ Call Me Bronco, Orbits!
Trash Cats are fresh off their first tour supporting their first album, "Ward Core", which was recorded in full right here at Spice Rack Studios! Afterwards the guys sat down to discuss our new sponsorship from Natural Ice, Ward House misadventures, and Chris' unending love for the Spice Radio Bear!
Check out the whole interview and 4 tracks off the new album here! We hear "The Devil is Calling", "Scumbag's Paradise", "Open Casket Funeral", and "Red Cloud".
If you want tight funky rhythms, intrigueing licks and masterful playing look no further than The Note Kickers. John Onder who originally formed the band for album recording has watched his creation grow into it's own being. Along with Scot Holder on drums and Hunter Copeland on guitar the guys have released their first full length CD, "Faith, Hope, Love Passion & Pain".
We talk to the band about how they got started and some interesting inspiration behind their tracks, we also recorded four songs at Spice Rack Studios including, "D-Dawg", "Rocker", "Plow Right Through", and "Mary's Gone to Yoga".
Be sure to check them out Oct. 22nd at Musicology in Madison!
On Today's Spicecast we have the founding member of Amateur Astronaut Shawn Buis. Shawn, a 10 year veteran of the local scene, was approached by his good friend Liam Pannel to start a band, and thus Amateur Astronaut was born! Now joined by Matt Meyer and Brenner Oaks they have a brand new album coming out soon!
We sat down to hear some of the new unreleased tracks and some brand new live tracks, we hear "One-by-one", and "Know Everything" from their upcoming album, as well as "Northern Lights" and "Cables" recorded live at Spice Rack Studios.
Be sure to check them out on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/amateurastronautmusic/ or their bandcamp https://amateurastronautal.bandcamp.com/.
Some of Ally's first gigs were at South Huntsville's own Coffee Tree, since then Ally has served in the marines, traveled all over and even tried a hand at MMA fighting. All those experiences and so much more is funneled into powerful vocals and songwriting.
We talked with Ally about the inspiration behind the music as well as recorded four tracks at Spice Rack Studios, check out the whole interview now and hear, "Fool's Gold", "Fine Wine", "Maybe Possibly", and "Who's Gunna Fight for Me?".
Salina is back in the studio to tell us all about GAD Fest 2 October 6th and 7th at Sidetracks Music Hall. Don't miss it, it's just a 5$ cover each day and all the proceeds are going to support GAD Zine. The night will include tons of awesome music as well as a raffle!
Salina also brought a huge helping of tracks from bands you'll see at GAD Fest. We hear "This Could Take Forever" by XY Spaces, "Seperation Celebration" by Vorpal Sword, "Kill" by Swiss Army Brat, "Attention Whore" by Jonny and the Black Frames, "Purple Angel with a Tele" by Gasoline Tank, and "Less than All is Nothing" from Random Conflict.
And be sure to contact Salina Brilla if you're interested in contributing to GAD Zine or donating to the raffle!
Gary has traveled far and wide in the states and will tell you the best way to get the best music and experiences is on the ground level. His newest album "Secondary Characters" is inspired by the many people and places he's met along the way.
Check out today's interview where Ben sits down with Gary to talk about stories from the road and hear some great tracks! We hear "Favorite Star", "The Crawl", "Tree City" and "Number One No-One". Don't miss Gary headlining the Madison Street Festival October 7th at 2PM and that night at Mad Malt's Brewery at 7PM. He'll also be playing a benefit concert for Breaking Bounderies, supporting victims of Hurricane Harvey and Irma, at Yellowhammer Brewery Oct 22nd.
Self described as Neo-Soul and R&B Victoria Jones is focused on making positive, challenging music. She combines powerful vocals, substance of message and a laid back style to great effect! Check out today's episode where we talk to Victoria about what inspires her music, her growth as an artist and her future plans.
We also hear three tracks recorded in studio, "White Butterfly", "Uptown New York City", "Live for Now" and off her album "Be Bold"
Be sure to see her next Friday (Sep 15th) at Concerts on the Docks Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment
From mowing grass, fixing houses, providing food or supporting Hurricane Harvey relief, Angels Squad does it all when it comes to community service! Alix dropped by the studio to talk how their Non-Profit got started and the life changing experiences they're encountered along the way. Tune in to today's Spicecast and learn all about the diverse needs of the community and how anyone can help! Angels Squad does take donations as well as goods for the community, but anyone can put work in to make our city better! Find out more at their website PassTheLoveDown.org or by calling 256-262-3235.
And tonight head over to Club Convergent and meet up with them TONIGHT at 8pm. 25% of the proceeds go to FitGirlsGiveBack for Hurricane Harvey Relief!
Taking us out on today's Spicecast is Benny Pitsinger's Angel With Buffalo Wings.
With some very cool gadgets in tow, The Sun. The Moon. are the best of both planets. Laid back indy from out of Florence graces our doorstep for today's Spicecast!
Lane and Lukas of The Sun. The Moon. have been playing music together for many years in many different forms but intend to keep pushing their limits. They use a variety of effects, loops, some nifty organ pedal boards, keys and more! Working on a new album to be released soon the guys drop by The Spice Rack to record some tracks and play a bonus track off their current release. We hear “Comfort Zone”, “Find Yourself”, “Warrior By Nature”, recorded right here at the Rack and their album track “The Cloud People”.
And if you're out Florence way be sure to hit them up TONIGHT at the Underground Art & Sound or Tomorrow at 116 East Mobile Street.
On your way home today don't miss out on our interview with Remy and some sample tracks of his newest album, "Breathe Out". Remy will also be teaming up with one of our favorites, The Retrovales to bring you a slamming album release show at Alchemy at 8PM tonight!
Remy Neal's travels have taken him across the US all the way up to New York and finally back to Huntsville Alabama. Check out the full interview including his tracks of soulful vocals and master of keys. We hear four tracks off the new album including, "Breathe Out", "Seasons", "Picture", and "Shadow".
Local singer songwriter Alex Hendrix is in the studio tonight to discuss her upcoming album and play some live tracks! Dan and Alex talk about her gig experiences, stories behind her songs and even some Huntsville History.
After you grab the podcast be sure to head over to her many upcoming gigs including the 22nd at Maggie Meyers Irish Pub, Sep 23rd at The Boot Pizzeria, September 29th at Mad Malts Brewing, and September 30th at our buds Salty Nut Brewery!
Grab the podcast now at spiceradio.podbean.com or our itunes!
Self described as Sub-tropic Goth and deeply influenced by 80s pop, Caleb Gallman and Bobby Gill form the Pink Pyramids. The band, managed by Spicecast alumni Lindsey Shante, made their way up from Birmingham to perform some live tracks right here at the Spice Rack! Grab the podcast now to hear Lindsey, Bobby and Caleb holler about their most recent adventures and music on the horizon!
Tonight we hear "Sintech", "Little Truths", "Wealthy Spirit" and from Little Girl, a premiere track, "Homeward Bound" Shoutout to Tyler Ambrosius who was a collaborator on the last track.
Our monthly series focusing on all things Metal, Rockabilly, Hardcore, and Underground is back! This month Salina and Dan preview the Black Irish Texas show at Sidetracks Music Hall on August 30th, and the Sept 5th show featuring music from Whisky Dick, Abraham and The Old Gods, James Hunnicut, and local Dave Cunningham. And be on the lookout for GAD! Fest coming October 6th and 7th.
On Today's Spicecast: Rick of 5 Points Blok Party
Rick Bradshaw drops by to talk about the 3rd installment of the 5 Points Blok Party a free event showcasing some of the best music and art out of Huntsville. The show goes all evening long including a performances by Translee and Spicecast alums Seeds? and Free Candy.
You can support 5 Points Blok Party and get delicious pizza by heading out to Mellow Mushroom Pizza in providence August 14th for the All Day Pizza Party Fundraiser!
Blending alternative rock icons like Stone Temple Pilots and Foo Fighters, Ryan Beard and Justin Markland formed their duo, Barricades at Night in early 2011. On today's Spicecast the guys sit down with Dan to talk about their latest album, VOIDS, and perform some special acoustic only versions of their songs including “Rewrite the Day”, “Heard You Coming for Me”, “Bayonet” and a track from VOIDS, “Where I Belong”. Check out their Bandcamp for more info!
All About the Tones is back with their brand new full length album! It's safe to say they've covered plenty of tones with this masterful and varied CD. The new album, "Passing Through" includes tons of collaborations from guitarists, saxaphone and even clarinet and vocals. Be sure to pick up All About the Tones new album off their Bandcamp. On this episode we hear, Natural Selection, Earthly Hippodrome, Thanatophobia, and Manmade Forrest
Take a break , soothe your soul with the laid back music of Southern Asylum. Basing their first EP, Refuge, off of time spent at Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, the word Asylum is actually a synonym for Refuge. We talk to the guys about how they got their start as well as hear brand new unreleased tracks. We hear Refuge, Had To Let You Go, Live It Up A Little, and Bottle In The Water
Hailing from the woods of Courtland Alabama The Moose have played with the Go-Go Killers, The Queers and more right here in Huntsville! With influences ranging from Mastadon to Parliament Funkadelic The Moose already has a full lenth album out online under the title of Manifesto.
We sat down with 2/3 of The Moose and learn about the dangers of recording in a haunted church as well as answering the age old question, just what do moose sound like? We hear 3 tracks off The Moose's first album, Manifesto, including "Death", "Drums in the Deep", "If the River Was Whiskey" and "Manifesto".
Yes The Dozens are back and with them they've got brand new, debut tracks off their new EP coming out July 14th! We sat down with Shelley and Brent to talk about the making of the new album and about their upcoming gigs including the release show happening at Good People Brewing in Birmingham July 22nd. We also chat about Spicefest 2017 our third annual music festival happening July 8th, be sure to catch The Dozens there and so many more great acts by getting your tickets at tinyurl.com/spicefest2017! On today's podcast we hear three great tracks from The Dozens new EP TEST including the debut track "Tidal Wave", "Have a Heart" and "Voodoo".
You can get more of The Dozens from their website TheDozensBand.com, on twitter as @TheDozensAL, and on facebook at facebook.com/thedozens/
Salina and Ben sit down and talk about some amazing upcoming shows arriving in the valley this June!
Altercation Punk Comedy Tour is back for it's 3rd year at Coppertop on June 4th! Local comedians Patrick Cunningham and Elliott White stop by the studio and talk about how this mixture of punk culture and comedy came together including the one time a single person with a mic was able to tame a Coppertop punk crowd, a feat rarely attempted since! The show features Jt Habersaat, Josh McLane, and will be guest hosted by Atlanta's Rodney Leete (Star Bar, Laughing Skull, Relapse Theater). There'll also be accousitc music by local musician Dan Thompson. Don't miss this great show Sunday night starting at 8pm $5 Cover.
Ambear Troupe of Hometown Throwdown Productions and Headstash Products sits down with us and gives us a preview of A Grateful Getdown with Miltowne and Friends June 2nd at The Flying Monkey Arts. The event starts at 7:30 and will feature many local artists and artisan vendors with music from Milltowne. There'll be a preshow preformance by Joe Cagle.
Dixie Deville and Ivana Cupcake, two of the orginal Dixie Danger Dolls drop by the studio to talk more details on this year's Dixie Danger fest! They've also got a huge line up of local and non-local acts this year including Johnny and the Black Frames, Motel Ice Machine, N.P. Presley and the Royal Hounds at Sidetracks Music Hall at 5PM. The after party features The Queers, Go-Go Killers, The Moose, and Johnny and the Jay Birds at Maggie Meyers at 8PM. It's all going down June 3rd so don't miss out!
You still have today and tomorrow to register for the Dixie Danger Doll's pagent, the winner will be announced at Sidetrack's as well as the after party at Maggie Meyer's. Find out more about the show or sign up for the pagent on their website https://dixiedangerfest.com/
The alien spirit, descending from his cosmic flying V has made harbor once again on earth! His vessel, Daniel Godwin gives us a glimpse of what his plans might be by joining us in Spice Rack Studios! Daniel also talks about his upcoming new album, and we get to hear some of the Hpnotyzer's current works "First Contact", "Astronomicon", "Haxicron", "U.F.V." and "Arrival".
Be sure to catch Daniel June 14th at Sidetracks, July 1st at Maggie Meyers with Send More Cops, and July 7th and 8th at Loudfest!
Salina and Dan are back with the lowdown on Dixie Danger Fest 2017 on June 3rd over at SideTracks Music Hall!
Tonight on the Spicecast: Josh Conine Returns!
Josh Conine is back again with a bushel of new tracks and plenty of news about his current work in the Jonathan Slater Project. Grab the newest spicecast now at spiceradio.podbean.com and hear Josh's live recorded tracks. We hear "I Wanna Travel", "Swing", "Smooth", and "Aventures of Impact the Giant".
Abby Hankins' powerful voice has been from L.A., Texas and now Nashville TN and she was kind enough to bring some brand new originals right here to Spice Rack Studios. We talked to Abby about Nashville, her work in the studio and future plans!
Check out the entire interview including her tracks "Another Round", "Dolly Parton", "After the Fire", and "Stand Up", you can get it at spiceradio.podbean.com or our itunes!
Kent Maddux is back in the studio with a lot to talk about and some great new tunes! Kent has been busy getting ready to open his music school, Jam Academy in Muscle Shoals, as well as recording new tracks with a band. He was kind enough to play us some of the brand new songs from his upcoming CD "Get It Together". Be sure to download the podcast now to hear the whole interview as well as the Tracks "On My Own", "On Our Own", "Make Up Your Mind", "Heads Up" and "Reflections".
This month on Red Magic Imports we hear music fromThe Devil's Cut and Saint Christopher Webster who'll playing a show at Sidetracks on April 12th as part of their East of The Mississippi Tour. We also talk about some other great shows coming up including Tail Light Rebellion at The Sports Page on April 29th and Dixie Danger Fest on Jun 3rd at Sidetracks. We close out the episode with a track by local band Bad Susan called Sinner.
Melbourne Australia band The Elliotts have gone as far Finland playing tunes but they were kind enough to drop by Huntsville to record some tracks! Fresh from playing SXSW and touring the North and South East, we caught up with the guys in New Jersey. Our conversation spanned from the proper pronunciation of "Chips" to the most dangerous marsupials in Alabama! Be sure to check out the interview as well as the tracks recorded at Spice Rack, "More Than a Man", "Coming Down", "Far From Home" "Bad at Goodbyes" and a debut secret track "Possum Boy".
On today's Spicecast: Brad Posey of The Invisible City
If you've had your radio set to 89.3, no doubt you've heard Brad's voice or maybe just his kittens! Brad Posey hosts The Invisible City radio show every Friday night at 7pm and Saturdays at 10pm on WLRH public radio.
Check out the interview with Brad Posey right now at spiceradio.podbean.com or the podcast App of your choice! Get the new Local Alien's Complilation CD at WLRH during their Spring Fundraiser starting April 3rd!
The Invisible City includes a huge variety of music and interviews with local artists. We talk to Brad about his start hosting show's on Ardmore country radio, playing music with three bands, and the new Local Aliens compilation CD. We also hear a track from Brad's band - Boneyard Mafia, "Bigfoot Army".
Florence Alabama band RATOBaby have interesting instrumentation covered. Including Zach Dawson on vocals and electric bass, Howard Walker on drums and Daniel Neville on Tenor Sax RATOBaby has a growing and rhythmic sound. The guys are on their way to releasing their brand new Album "Television" April 1st with a release show in Florence April 3rd. Dan sat down with all three RATOBabys and discussed their upcoming release and their music. We hear "Baroque Rococo", "Spanish Boy", "Artificial Sensations", and "Fence Post".
Be sure to check them out on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RATOBaby/
Online at http://www.knology.net/~thecavenders/SFRecords/ratobaby.html
And their label http://www.knology.net/~thecavenders/SFRecords/index.html
Salina is back with another Red Magic Imports telling you about some of the coolest shows coming up soon!
Check out the whole episode at spiceradio.podbean.com and don't miss the events:
Knotty Goth Night - Final Show
Gnarly Sacs & Tail Light Rebellion at Sports Page April 29th
Dixie Danger Fest 2017 with The Royal Hounds
Jonathan Slater is fresh out the gate with a brand new EP "Waking Flames" and was kind enough to drop by the studio with Spice Radio Veteran Josh Conine to record live!
We talk to Jonathan about his music, the new EP and upcoming plans. Check out the interview and tracks now at spiceradio.podbean.com, we hear "This Feeling that I'm Feeling" featuring Josh Conine, "Madison County", "Black Water" and "Waking Flames"
You can also check out Jonathan live tonight at Coppertop with Rob Lyon!
From the land of the rising sun comes the funkiest trio this side of the mothership! Otonana Trio from Tokyo Japan visted the Spicerack a few weeks back before their show at Maggie Meyers to record some live cuts and talk about how "Japanese" steak is totally fake and how Ramen is totally Chinese. We also talk about the adventure and challenges that come with touring so far from home. Otonana Trio is Kentaro Saito on Guitar/Vocal, Kazuhisa Maekawa on Bass, and Hikari Kuroda on Drums. You can find out about upcoming show and buy their music and merch on their website
Tonight on The Spicecast we have The Viking himself! Joshua Dodd, booking agent, house sound engineer, and showrunner for Maggie Meyers Irish Pub talks with us about the resurgent metal and hardcore scene in Huntsville and some exciting shows he's bringing to the valley in the next few weeks.
Coming up March 21st, Michale Graves (ex-Misfits) w/ The Go-Go Killers & The Moose
April 15th Killing Grace ft. Firewater Revival & Ash of Eden
June 3rd The Queers ft. The Dixie Danger Dolls w/ GGK/Moose/Johnny Black
June 30th Dwarves, Richie Ramone w/ Cancerslug & Property
Deondre, Seth and Tyler are the three wizards behind the Punk/Rock group Mrs.Moon. Trading the guitar, bass, cajone drum and song writing for almost every track they'll give you a great mix of acoustic music! Spice Rack Studio was happy to host and record 4 tracks with Mrs. Moon. We hear "Bus to Birmingham", "Homeless Anthem", "Candle Lit Room", and "The Smoking Song". We also sat down with the guys to discuss their music as well as Seth's Standard Recording promotion company.
If you're in the Montevallo area, or even if you're not, you don't want to miss Cahaba playing with Giant Sunbeam and the Noise today at Eclipse! Fresh off the step with previews of their new upcoming CD, Cahaba is back at the Spice Rack to tell us all about their new creation and exactly which memes to invest in this year. Download the podcast now and hear some sweet new jams from Birmingham!
We hear "Come Back to Me", "Bowtie" and "Coat Stretched".
The Will River Trio, and sometimes quadruplet, brings influences from Arizona, England, North Carolina, and Seattle. It all comes together in a smooth and intimate musical experience. Check out the interview and tracks right now on our itunes or our podbean.
Will -Guitar and Vocals, CJ -Drums and Harmony, Chris -Bass, and Larry -Keys were all kind enough to record some tracks for today's Spicecast including "Where Do You Belong", "Smoke and Mirrors", "Animals and Kings" and "To Be Young".
Don't miss Will River at Yellowhammer Brewing March 18th and keep an ear out for their new album coming out soon!
Happy Valentines Day from your friends at Spice Radio!
On today's Spicecast we have two sweet treats for you, SarahJayne and Corey Travis of the Retrovales! The dynamic duo has been hitting tons of local venues playing music full time and are about to release their first full length album this Saturday at Alchemy Lounge. Be sure to check out this episode of the Spicecast right now at SpiceRadio.podbean.com we hear "Madeleine", "Ghost", "Dance 'Til We Die" and "Until I See You Again" all recorded live right here at Spice Rack Studios.
Not only do Alan and John form a great music writing team, but they're also the back bone of Listen Local Huntsville, one of the biggest up and coming singer-songwriter showcases in the valley! We sat down with the guys to discuss how they formed a song writing team, the background behind some of their tracks, as well as Listen Local Huntsville, it's history and their upcoming show. We hear Alan Little performing "Welcome Home", "Rockets and Watercress" and "Mother of Exiles" recorded right here at Spice Rack Studios.
Spice Radio will also be live streaming Listen Local Huntsville VI at the VBC Playhouse February 16th, be sure to grab your tickets now at listenlocalhsv.com
Don't delay! AKA Faceless is playing TONIGHT at Ward house along with Spice Favorites Free Candy and Owls And Other Animals. Formed on the spot right before a month long tour, AKA Faceless have traveled across the US, always striving to get out of the box of "just Rock and Roll".
We sat down with Trevor, Jason and time-traveler Tenly for a chat as well as recorded 4 live tracks off their brand spankin' new CD.
You may have seen Free Candy at the last Knotty Goth Night, or maybe Maggie Meyer's? Wherever Free Candy is the jams are sure to flow. The Free Candy crew left their suspicious bus just long enough to record a few tracks and have a chat. We hear "Rae", "The Mind Has Faded (But the Body Remains)", "Mr. Rogers is the Real G", and "Luke is the Section-Leader".
Red Magic Imports, our monthly podcast focusing on some of the great punk, hard rock, and rockabilly music coming through the valley, is back for the new year!
This month we talk about upcoming shows from Call Me Bronco Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones The Vorpal Sword The Nowhere Squares and NP Presley
Rocket City Shakedown is the latest Indy short film from Wonder Mill Films. The film was produced by a volunteer staff of over 50 people and scored by all local musicians! We sat down with star and narrator Lincoln Greer as well as director Ben Stark to talk about the process of filming from the ground up.
Check out the whole podcast right now at spiceradio.podbean.com!
Straight To Ale Brewing's Campus No. 805 will be hosting the free premiere show of Rocket City Shakedown, Saturday, February 18th. Spice Radio has teamed up with Wonder Mill to bring a huge line-up of local music to featured in the premiere to play live including Gabe Larose, Complex Flavor, ThunderKrotch, The Wolves of Chernobyl, and Them Damn Dogs!
And please check out Wonder Mill Films facebook:https://www.facebook.com/wondermillfilms/ for the latest on Rocket City Shakedown!
After serving the community of Athens for over four years Joy's House is currently running a go-fund me to keep the doors open. Sarah and Dennis talk to us about how they started keeping just one woman off the streets to now serving up to 6 occupants at a time, sometimes up to 6 months each, and running a thrift store!
Joy's House serves women and families struggling with domestic violence, addiction and financial hardship. It's safe to say Sarah and Dennis probably have one of the largest extended families in Athens!
Be sure to check out their fund raiser https://www.gofundme.com/joys-house-womens-shelter-closing
Also check out their Thrift Store at 1428 Freeman Ave in Athens And you can visit their website at http://joys-house.com/
After hearing the 911 tapes released from the shooting of Trayvon Martin Gina was immediately effected and couldn't sleep until she found out more. We talk about her book discussing the facts behind the shooting, continuing issues in the black community, and ways to improve the criminal justice system. You can find a link to her book (in E-Book or paperback!) on her website http://ginamcgill.com/
Check out the interview right now on our itunes, podbean, or subscribe to our podcasts through the service of your choice!
He's back again from touring the north east, with a live recorded CD in hand! Owen Ni, who operates variety focused label Run On Recordings, stopped by to tell us what he's been up to around the states as well as his future plans for Run On Recordings. We hear excerpts from his live CD available now at Vertical House Records, and up for download this Monday!
Check out the latest spicecast at spiceradio.podbean.com
Don't miss Owen Ni's facebook page Owen Ni and certaintly check out his label at runonrecordings.bandcamp.com
What's Spice Radio thankful for this Thanksgiving? Young People that can combine all sorts of genres and make AMAZING MUSIC!
While you'll have to rely on your grandma for the Soul Food, tonight Spice Radio is serving up a hot plate of Soul Karnival straight from Fort Payne Alabama.
For Dobby, Brax, Cash and Ryan inspiration comes from Reggae, Hip-hop, Funk and Jazz. With mastery beyond their years Soul Karnival brings out the best of the mix. Check out tonight's Spice cast and hear their tracks "Lemon street", "Untitled/Sick Bass Line", "Interlude" and "Dope BoysRasta".
Check i tout now at spiceradio.podbean.com or our itunes!
And if you're thankful for Spice Radio Show us the love at spice-radio.com/donate/
Today's Spicecast: Owls And Other Animals
Originally from Chicago, Owls And Other Animals always ask people to tell them what genre they play, the best they've come up with is "Moody Folk-Pop". With many songs inspired by their work in a Chicago animal shelter, the line up includes Colin and Dana Carroll and recent addition Michael Lamb.
Be sure to check out the tracks recorded right here at Spice Rack Studios! We Hear "Viola", "Compassion Fatigue", "Causin' a Commotion" and "Spider Bites".
Pick up the whole interview ASAP at spiceradio.podbean.com or check out our itunes and be sure to rate us for maximum awesomeness!
You can also see their BRAND NEW WEBSITE! http://oaoamusic.wixsite.com/oaoa
On tonight's Spicecast: Laura Carter author of The Elect
Laura Carter, in between being a full time high school teacher and parent, finished her first 200+ page book! Her first novel, The Elect, focuses on a former child soldier embroiled in a struggle with an oppressive totalitarian government. She is currently working on the sequel to the elect as well as another book set in modern day Alabama.
In tonight's episode Laura speaks to us a lot about the surprising challenges of bringing a book from an idea to modern publishing, as well as some tips for getting started in writing.
Be sure to check out Laura's book The Elect on Amazon, Itunes and digital book stores!
https://www.amazon.com/Elect-Laura-Wadsworth-C…/…/B01IFJVPUG
Looking for something to do this Sunday? Why not help a less fortunate neighbor by checking out Grateful Life Community Church of Huntsville, one the most diverse congregations in North Alabama.
On today's spicecast, we sat down with Larry Jess, a board member and band member at Grateful Life. We talk about his experience as a Jewish person serving in the christian church, and how to get involved with helping the homeless of Huntsville.
Grateful Life is also looking for musicians, a bus driver, and volunteers of all types. If you're interest you can email them at glcc.huntsville@gmail.com
Also check out their story on WHNT!
http://whnt.com/2015/03/09/grateful-life-community-church-operates-shelter-and-ministry-with-open-arms/
This week on The Spicecast we sit down with Shelby Butler and listen to music by Winston Ramble of Birmingham and Permagroove of Ft. Payne. Both bands will be playing an 11/11 Jamboree show in the Lowe Mill Connector this Friday at 8pm.
Corey Travis spends most of his time these days playing gigs as the other half of The Retrovales. In fact tonight at the VBC you can catch The Retrovales including Corey and the Spice Radio featured SarahJayne Balash! Or you can check them out at lone goose saloon tomorrow!
But for right now, check out the interview with Corey including live tracks recorded at Spice Rack Studios, we hear "Dance 'til We Die", "Evergreen", "Lead You Home", and "Six-Hundred Miles".
As always be sure to subscribe to our itunes, or grab our podcast at spiceradio.podbean.com
The first ever Live recorded spicecast, recorded at Salty Nut Brewery and hosted by Thomas Wolfe. On Today's Spicecast we interveiw, The Wolves of Chernobyl. Self described as Post-Apocalyptic Bluegrass extraordinaires tell us ghost stories, talk about the music industry and put on a great live show in the Salty Nut Brewery Biergarten.
Find Josh Conine Music on Facebook and you'll see him playing live plenty, check out his Soundcloud and you can hear him create a song for the first time! Josh Conine has a laid back solo style using looping and effects. Josh came by Spice Rack Studios to record four of his tracks live and talk about his experiences bringing his music around town. Check out Josh Conine on tonight's Spicecast with his tracks "Beautiful Chill", "Creepy", "Full", and "Drops"
You can find Josh on his facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshconinemusic
and be sure to subscribe and rate us on itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spice-radio-huntsville/id967695215?mt=2
Ash of Eden, first formed 2009 by Vocalist Alex Rivers and guitarist Jsmoke, changed and grew over the years into the heavy metal sound they have now. Ash of Eden was kind enough to drop by Spice Rack Studios and lay down 3 live tracks and hit our listeners with a never before heard new track "Magic No More". Grab a chair check out the interview right now on Spice Radio! We hear the tracks "Heroes On High", "Rejects of the World", "Lonely Weapons" recorded live at the Spice Rack as well "Magic No More". The guys are currently recording a brand new music video at Arx Mortis (http://www.arxmortis.com/)!
Catch them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AshOfEden/
Check out their demo on soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/ash-of-eden-official
Joel Elliott was one of our very first guests on the Spicecast in 2014. Back then, Joel was known as Huntsville's #1 homeless stand-up comedian. Since that time Joel found a home in Huntsville's arts and entertainment community and has expanded his creative output to include filmmaking, poetry writing, and songwriting. He calls his unique style of guerilla performing, Entertainorism.
On this episode we talk to Joel about some upcoming comedy and musical performances and listen to the premiere recordings of 3 of his original songs as well as one of his poem's recently featured at Out Loud Huntsville.
You can catch Joel at Alright Bayou comedy on September 30th at Tim's Cajun Kitchen and on October 6th performing his music Live at Hops Wild Craft Beer.
Shibari is the ancient Japanese art of rope bondage. Now practiced world-wide Shibari involves not only an intimate interaction between two people, but an intense form of physical art. At Fly By Night Productions "Knotty Goth Nights" volunteers from the audience participate in this experience. Shibari is not just for fun though, we talk to J.J. and Nehena about the history behind the art form as well as some safety tips for beginners!
You can catch Knotty Goth Night tomorrow live at Hop's Wild 9pm for 3$!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1665022797146414/
Wow! Tons of great shows and stuff to do in Huntsville Alabama this weekend, check out the run down of everything you should be doing tonight and this weekend right now on this week's update!
Acoustic Synergy is a brand new band to the Huntsville scene infusing both their original music and covers with their own unique sound. You can catch them at Hops Wild and at other venues around the valley. You can keep up with them on their Facebook.
SarahJayne is a talented, up and coming, singer songwriter who's been making waves around the valley and beyond. Sarah was kind enough to sit down with us to talk about her travels and record 4 of her originals; Doin' Alright, Gettin' Clean, Never Been My Way Before, and I'm Goin' Back. You can keep up with Sarah on her Facebook
Indy Ghost got his name from being an independent artist and "a low key guy". Inspired by popular rap and hip hop music Indy put together his first beats over-seas. Now back in Huntsville Alabama, Indy Ghost and his crew, Phantom Paper Chasers, dropped in the studio to record some of their first lyric tracks.
We sat down to talk about how the group got their start, and the stories behind some of their tracks. We hear "Platinum Heart", "Vamos", "On A Roll" and "About You" recorded right here in Spice Rack Studios with Tracks by Indy Ghost, Featuring Lyrics from Indy Ghost (Elijah McGregor), Phantom Twitch (McKale Averette) And Paso Paso (James Lakes).
You can follow Phantom Paper Chasers on Soundcloud.
Or you can catch Elijah and James on Facebook and Instagram,
Follow Phatom_Twitch on Instagram, or Snapchat at BossSquad300
JB and Mark of Seminole Strut are back in the studio once again! The guys sat down to discuss some of the early days of the band, their first recordings, and upcoming music. And of course, they've got lots of juicy info on their shows!
Check them out the 19th at the Flying Monkey in Lowe Mill with Permagroove! or the 20th at Blue Pants Brewery!
You can keep up with Seminole Strut on their facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeminoleStrut/?fref=ts
Clete Wetli is a man of many hats! Known to some as Alabama's most hated liberal voice, Clete is a longtime writer for AL.com and an outspoken activist. Currently serving as Executive Director at First Stop, Clete worked as the chair of the Madison County Democrats, and also started and hosts the All That's Left Radio Show on WVNN. Clete sat down at Spice Rack Studios to discuss current events, changes in the region and activism in our community.
Be sure to check out Clete's show on WVNN Saturdays 11AM-2PM http://www.cletewetli.com/ http://www.wvnn.com/all-thats-left-sat-11am-2pm/ you can learn more about First Stop Center for the Homeless or donate at: FirstStop.org
Lindsey Shante of Helen of Coi has been all over the south east with her music. Nearing a break after 16 days on the road, Lindsey dropped by with some of her tracks to talk shop at Spice Rack Studios in Huntsville. Lindsey, or Helen as many call her, takes her music one step further by using music in her guided meditation sessions. Helen will actually be releasing a 30 minute guided meditation track here soon so stay posted!
Helen of Coi involves intense use of synthesizers, chaos pads, vocoders and a plethora of experimental instruments. Technology combined with Lindsey's classical training gives her a powerful and effective sound in any setting. Check out Helen of Coi on tonight's Spicecast! Get her music on her Bandcamp: https://helenofcoi.bandcamp.com/releases
or listen in on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/helenofcoi
Tonight on The Spicecast, Shelby Butler of Hometown Throwdown Productions chats with us about 2 upcoming shows this weekend featuring Florida Hippie Pirate Funk band The Bath Salt Zombies and Belligerent funk band Opposite Box from Chattanooga.
You can catch Bath Salt Zombies Friday night at Voodoo Lounge Bar & Grill and on Saturday with Opposite Box and Evan Rollet at Salty Nut Brewery starting at 7pm.
John O'Brien is back with more great tales of yesteryear on this month's episode of Huntsvillain History!
In this month's episode we discuss the history of the first incarnation of a police force in the south. And their first skirmishes with gamblers in the woods. Yes busting bingo is a time honored tradition here in the south, but back then there were a lot more swords involved!
Check out Huntsvillain history podcast on Spice Radio 6PM on Weekdays and Noon on weekends or download the Podcast from our podbean.
And as always follow John O'Brien's blog at huntsvillain.wordpress.com
Want to know all the deets on the best local and regional comedy coming up in Huntsville? Spice Radio is happy to provide!
Local Stand Up Scott Eason sits down with Dan to talk about all the newest comedy shows you can't miss this month. Pull up a tiny plastic chair to the Huntsville Comedy Corner!
On today's episode of the Spicecast Dan interview Nick Grubbs creator of ZepliN - Electronic dance music from Huntsville Alabama. Exposed to a variety of music early in life, Nick cut his teeth on local shows and even started his own DIY venue in South Huntsville, the Earl Mom.
Check out ZepliN's facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ZepliNOfficial/
or hear some of his latest tracks on his Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/zeplin/
Amber Troupe from Hometown Throwdown Productions and Kimberly Casey from Out Loud HSV stopped by The Spicerack to tell us about an awesome show coming up on July 15th featuring Nashville band Mr. B And The Tribal Hoose and poetry from Out Loud HSV! You can find out more info about the event here and more about Out Loud HSV here
Emma Klein is a young up and coming singer songwriter based out of Huntsville with a sweet pop influences folk sound. She stopped by Spice Rack Studios last week to record 3 of her original tunes Waffle House, Six Feet In The Dirt, and Blame It On The Whiskey.
You can find her music on ReverbNation and you can keep up with her upcoming shows on Twitter and Facebook
Cheryl Llewellyn is a native of Athens who and has been a staple of the local singer songwriter scene for the past 4 years. She stopped by the studio to record acoustic versions of 3 of her originals, Everything's Right (But Me And You), Down The Road, and All We Need. You can find Cheryl on Facebook.
Them Damn Dogs are back with a vengeance on this week's Spicecast! Jerome, Chris and Brandon stopped by the studio to record 4 brand spankin new tracks and talk about their upcoming gig with Old Nick and The Gypsies tomorrow night at 9 at MVP Spirits and Grill!
Departing on their first ever tour, Curtis and Glistening Water of Where the Sun Don't Shine bring together a blues and rock feel with all the percussion you can fit in one trunk. We talk to the guys about their next adventure on the road and how they arrived at their sound. We hear "Flea", "Ruby Tuesday", "Rythmn to the Beat" and "Rebellion Blues".
Salina Brilla is back once again with all your cool shows going on this upcoming week, check it out yall!
Albino Sock Monkey is the brainchild of Run-on Recording's and previouse Spicecast feature-ee Owen Ni, along with Des and Justin Albino Sock Monkey recorded their first demo right here at Spice Rack Studios, with the brand new EP featuring two of the songs heard today releasing 6/6/16, this monday! Be sure to check out ASM's facebook facebook.com/asmbandofficial and whatever you do don't look up #nannermanners on instagram!
The Pressure Kids kids from Nashville stopped by the studio in between gigs to record some original tracks and talk about their current tour. The band met at Belmont University in Nashville but hail from all over the country giving a unique flavor to their sound with roots in the Memphis rock tradition. Keep up with them on their Facebook and SoundCloud
Salina and Dan are back for another episode of Red Magic Imports talking about some of the great touring acts coming through the valley in June. This month we have music from N.P. Presley & The Ghost of Jesse Garon , Swamp Rats , Richie Ramone , Continental , Dead Dick Hammer , and Wonky Tonk
Old Nick and the Gypsies are back with a passel of new members! Justin Madden brings tastefully warped solos with his electric guitar, Jovani Occomy pulls no punches with another layer of awesome female vocals and finally Nate Michal to top it all off with some wicked drums! Of course Old Nick retains the original greats, Cam, Josh and Sarah check out their newest interview and some awesome recordings, recorded right here in Huntsville Alabama at Spice Rack Studios! We hear "Heroine", "Lost Ones" and "Rollercoaster". Be sure to congrats Old Nick on once again being crowned champions of the End Zone Battle of the Bands!
You think the bacon craze is a new affliction in Madison County? Think again! In the 1800's Madison county had more than 2 pigs for every person, and within less than 20 years we ended up having to import even more pork! John O'Brien's gone hog wild rooting out the very best stories related to our little piggy obsession on this month's episode of Huntsvillain History. That's right prepare for pig-puns galore but don't get to squeelin', it's Huntsvillain History!
Huntsvillain History plays at 6pm every weeknight (Monday-Thursday) at spice-radio.com/radio/ and noon Friday through Sunday. You can also download the podcast tonight at 8pm!
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You think the bacon craze is a new affliction in Madison County? Think again! In the 1800's Madison county had more than 2 pigs for every person, and within less than 20 years we ended up having to import even more pork! John O'Brien's gone hog wild rooting out the very best stories related to our little piggy obsession on this month's episode of Huntsvillain History. That's right prepare for pig-puns galore but don't get to squeelin', it's Huntsvillain History!
Huntsvillain History plays at 6pm every weeknight (Monday-Thursday) at spice-radio.com/radio/ and noon Friday through Sunday. You can also download the podcast tonight at 8pm!
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Salina Brilla of Hops Wild, Copper Top, and Maggie Meyers stopped by the studio to talk about some great shows coming through the valley over the next week. For more info checkout her facebook group You Are All Tagged
Check it out tonight at 7pm at spice-radio.com/radio/ or as always download our podcast through podbean and itunes!
Originally from Atlanta, you may know Afu from hosting Soul Sessions in downtown Huntsville, a live talk show focused on bringing young adults together to talk about current events that matter to them, most recently featuring Mayor Tommy Battle.
Tonight we speak to Afu about being a young professional in Huntsville and how our city is changing and how it needs to change.
Check out the full interview tonight at 7pm at spice-radio.com/radio/ or as always download our podcast through podbean and itunes!
You can spot Afu's events through his facebook at https://www.facebook.com/afu.okosun
Sam Sims music takes him from his birthplace in Huntsville all the way to chilly New Jersey and sometime back again even further south to Florida. It's easy to see why Sam Sim's music gains ground in all climates, with positive moods, mellow tones and a great performance at Spice Rack Studios.
We were lucky enough to have some time to talk to Sam about his time making music across the US and to record some great new tracks right here in at Spice Radio! We hear "Going to Alabama" and "Positive Vicration", "Don't Give Up" and "The Motion" recorded in the studio!
Tune into Spice Radio tonight at 7pm or subscribe to our itunes and now you can also find us on Podbean.
Salina is back with all the coolest local shows going down this week (May 3rd - 8th), check it out right now here! Music provided today by Winslow Davis.
Hailing from the even deeper south of New Orleans, Ghandi Castle came by Spice Rack Studio's on their happy way to rocking out at Copper Top. Ghandi Castle self label as a Psych Grunge but they're definitely intense, frantic and powerful! Check out the Live Tracks recorded at Spice Rack Studios, "White Noise", "Space Song", and "Dose", we also hear "Happiness" off their EP, Fun Times Rubbernecker. Hear the entire interview and their tracks tonight at 7pm at Spice-radio.com/radio/ or download our podcast from spice-radio.com/shows/ or our itunes at 8pm!
Check them out on their Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/gandhicastleband/
Their Website:
http://gandhicastle.com/
or their Soundcloud:
What do elevators from the future sound like? Funky! Michael Shackelford and the rest of Birmingham’s Future Elevators were kind enough to drop into the studio before their gig at Copper Top last Saturday to talk about their music and upcoming tour.
Their sound ranges from the poppy to the surreal. His self-titled debut as Future Elevators expertly mixes whimsy and gravity, the fantastical with the everyday. Even as he grounds his lyrics in real-world issues, Shackelford fills his songs with new and improbable combinations of familiar sound.
The Wolves are back in the studio this week to talk about their kickstarter campaign and upcoming album! You can also vote for The Wolves in the Que The Music competition to decide the opening act for the headliners at this year’s Whistle Stop Festival.
Justin Tidwell from Rocket City Sounds sat down with us to talk about Spring Fest 2016 this Saturday at Yellowhammer Brewing! In it’s second year, Spring Fest is bringing in the new park at Campus 805 in the best way possible. There’ll be food trucks, vendors, and some amazing music from the likes of Aaron Lee Tasjun and The Whigs. Inside Yellowhammer there’ll also be an acoustic stage featuring a slew of local talent like Josh Allison and Steven Brian. Tickets are available through Friday at Yellowhammer and available day of at the park.
If you’ve been to shows at The Copper Top or Maggie Meyers recently, chances are that this fabulous lady has had a hand in it. Salina Brilla is originally from Chicago where she got her first taste booking for venues and has brought that passion and skill to the valley where she helps book bands and musicians for The Copper Top and Maggie Meyers and has just started booking some shows at Hops Wild.
Salina took some time to talk about her passion for all things exciting and strange in music and how she tries to give each venue she books for a distinct style and feel. If you’re interested in contacting Salina for booking requests you can contact her through her email: sassysaliva@gmail.com
On this month’s Episode of Huntsvillain History John O’Brien and Ben Jobe take on a more tragic side of Huntsville history, the subject of Slavery in North Alabama. With census and court records dating from 1809 through 1837 O’Brien and Jobe talk about how laws, economics and fear effected the lives of blacks in North Alabama, free and enslaved. This episode includes explicit discussion of slavery and violence that may be inappropriate for some listeners.
In the 1820’s 49% of the population of Madison County were counted as enslaved, and only a handful of official records indicate any evidence of these people’s lives. Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of Laws made of Whips here, or catch the show on Spice-Radio.com/radio/ at Noon Friday-Sunday and 6pm Monday-Thursday.
Follow John O’Brien’s Blog Huntsville at huntsvillain.wordpress.com
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On this month’s Episode of Huntsvillain History John O’Brien and Ben Jobe take on a more tragic side of Huntsville history, the subject of Slavery in North Alabama. With census and court records dating from 1809 through 1837 O’Brien and Jobe talk about how laws, economics and fear effected the lives of blacks in North Alabama, free and enslaved. This episode includes explicit discussion of slavery and violence that may be inappropriate for some listeners.
In the 1820’s 49% of the population of Madison County were counted as enslaved, and only a handful of official records indicate any evidence of these people’s lives. Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of Laws made of Whips here, or catch the show on Spice-Radio.com/radio/ at Noon Friday-Sunday and 6pm Monday-Thursday.
Follow John O’Brien’s Blog Huntsville at huntsvillain.wordpress.com
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Today we’ve got local comedian and improv comedian Jason Sims over at Spice Rack to talk about this weeks April Foolery show at Straight to Ale old campus. We get into the nuts and bolts of comedy as well as talk about this weeks show which will feature sketch, improv, stand-up and a performance from The Wolves of Chernobyl. Check it out right now on Today’s Spicecast!
Get your tickets HALF OFF right now at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2515337 and check out their Facebook event. The show starts at 7pm!
The Wolves of Chernobyl are also currently hosting a Kickstarter crowdfund, so if you want to help a local band get a new album made, plus some cool goodies check that out!
The Old Paints are an up and coming band out of Birmingham with a southern alt rock and progressive soul sound that’s sure to leave your ears craving more! Breely Flower and Andy Harris chatted with us via Skype about their unique brand of music making and their upcoming tour!
Their music is available on Band Camp https://theoldpaints.bandcamp.com/ and you can follow them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theoldpaints/
If you like what we do here at Spice Radio be sure to check out our Support Page http://spice-radio.com/support/ which has lots of interesting ways to help Spice Radio flourish!
Yes they’re back and tastier than ever. Cahaba, the rad rock trio from Birmingham Alabama, is now a rad rock quartet with the addition of Kyle on keys! The guys came all the way up to record some awesome debut tracks, as well as some tracks off their new CD, Odd Times, out now! Grab the new full length over at their bandcamp for FREE, right now, it doesn’t get any better than that! And listen tonight at 7pm to your favorite internet radio station to hear the whole interview, or just lazily subscribe to our itunes. Honestly, we’ll love you either way! We hear “I’m Starting to Believe”, “Keep Your Hands Off The Record! Machine!”, “Coat Stretched”, and “Slip to Earth”.
Of course follow these guys on their facebook.
If you like what we do here at Spice Radio be sure to check out our support page which has lots of interesting ways to help Spice Radio flourish!
The Allen Watkins Band, first formed at a friendly jam session, quickly turned into a power house of original music!
Featuring Allen Watkins, a veteran of touring with such acts as Claire Lynch, Connie Watkins, a singer-songwriter with a CD already available on iTunes and Bob Hall, a classically trained bassist, Allen Watkins Band puts a new spin on bluegrass and rock tradition with great skill and original songwriting!
On today’s Spicecast we hear “Let Go and Fall”, “Bailey”, “Heart Like This” and “Watkin’s Ride” all available currently on their reverbnation page!
Check it out tonight at 7pm at Spice-Radio.com/radio/ or download it at 8pm, and as always, subscribe and rate us on iTunes!
Hear them now at their Reverbnation or pick up Connie’s CD on itunes!
Bringing Huntsville culture to the world is the name of the game for Codie G of Slow Motion Soundz. Slow Motion Soundz’ work has been featured in magazines and media from Tokyo to Sweden. Codie drops by Spice Rack Studios to talk about the changes in technology, the local Hip-Hop Scene and how to bring Alabama soul international! Check out this great interview tonight at 7pm or download it from our new and improved podcast’s page tonight at 8pm and as always subscribe to our itunes!
And be sure to check out Slow Motion Soundz on Facebook.
You can follow Codie G through:
CodieG256 Twitter
Huntsville Intl on Facebook
CodieGlobal on Instagram
Just in time for your Valentine, a new scandalous episode of Huntsvillain History!
John O’Brien is back in Spice Rack studios with a raunchy tale of Alabama debauchery: The Maddammes of Madison County, women who held such a great New Years Party that we’re still talking about it almost two hundred years later.
Join us on an adventure through wild side of old Huntsville with this month’s Episode of Huntsvillain History with John O’Brien and Ben Jobe.=
Meet the band that’s always about to play as soon as these guys are done, that’s right, it’s Up Next. Although occasionally skipped over on open mic listings, Up Next brings a rockin’ sound with some great local talent. Klayton Hodges and Shane Davis share writing and guitar (with some rad effects!) with the Chris and Kris rhythm section backing them up. Kick back and take a listen to what the good folks at Up Next have for you, up next on Spice Radio! We hear, “Colour Me A Gentleman”, “Turtle Mountain”, “On My Way”, and “Dirty” recorded all here live at Spice Rack Studios!
Check it out tonight at 7pm at spice-radio.com/radio/ or download it at 8pm at our podcast’s page or our itunes!
You can also hear them on their Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/up-nexthuntsville
-Hailing from different parts of North Alabama The Wolves of Chernobyl is a bluegrass band that takes a shotgun approach to entertainment. The core band of Banjo -Jonathen Seals , Guitar -Michael Hauser, Bass -Ben Jobe, Drums -Sean Fungafat and vocalists -Tyler Nafe and Victoria Olivares also have their alter egos as Horn, Ambrose, Twill, Happy, Constant and Daisy respectively. The Wolves performed their first “Stage Show” featuring live music and drama at the Flying Monkey Arts Center, and are working on a podcast radio drama as well as playing local venues. The Wolves’ next big step is a Kickstarter Campaign starting this coming month.
Tonight we hear “Clumsy Tongues” and “In the Hall’s of the King Pt. I & II” recorded live right here at Spice Rack Studios as well as “We Lucky Few” off their first EP.
You can hear The Wolves of Chernobyl streaming for free at https://muzooka.com/thewolvesofchernobyl/6293
Be sure to tune in tonight at 7pm to hear the Spicecast or download it from our Podcast’s Page at 8pm or from our itunes!
With some of the top players in Huntsville, soulful vocals, a dash of jazz and a big helping of American charm, The Dawn Osborne band is a long time staple of the Huntsville music scene. On today’s Spicecast, Dawn belts out some heartfelt vocals on some debut tracks with Newt Johnson on keys, Solomon Grable on drums, Jason Humphress on guitar, and Andrew Sharpe on bass. We hear “Rope to Hang” by Osborne and Sharpe and “Karma VS Inspiration” by Osborne recorded live at Spice Rack Studios as well as “Twisted Fool” (Osborne,Sharpe), and “Slow the World Down” off the new CD!
Their brand new CD, Slow the World Down, is out today and you can get it tonight at Straight to Ale’s original campus. Doors at 7pm and music starts at 8pm tonight at Straight to Ale with The Dawn Osborne band and Microwave Dave. Until then check out The Dawn Osborne Band’s itunes or reverbnation. You can also hear them February 5th at Lone Goose, and February 12th at Voodoo Lounge!
A special viewing of this podcast can be heard today at noon, and at 5pm or downloaded now from our podcasts page or our itunes!
-Today we have electronic music artist Owen Ni in the studio. With plenty of hats on his hat rack, Owen produces albums and singles for a variety of labels as well as his own label, Run On Recordings. We speak to Owen on how he became a fan of electronic music and eventually an artists, his variety label Run On Recordings, and some upcoming live events! We hear four of Owen’s tracks on today’s Spicecast, “Sonar”, “Wired For Sound”, “Bloom” -With Outward Roots, and “Passing Through”.
Be sure to check out a special run of his spicecast tonight, tomorrow and thursday at 8pm on spice-radio.com/radio/ or download it from our podcast’s page or itunes at 8 tonight!
-Mmmm, Beer! Tom Yack and Don Milligan of Yellowhammer Brewery drop by Spice Rack Studios to talk all about how they got started with the brewery, how art and brewing work together and their brand new Campus 805 off of Governor’s Drive (or I affectionately call it, the “Beer Mall”) Check it out tonight at 7pm on Spice Radio, or Download the Podcast at 8pm tonight on our podcast’s page or our itunes!
The first all new podcast made at Spice Rack Studios, we’re so happy to introduce you to The Huntsvillain Podcast with John O’Brien and Ben Jobe! John and Ben lead you on a magical journey through time to revisit some of the most interesting, out of control and downright scandalous events in Alabama history. John O’Brien never ceases in his quest to prove Huntsville has always been weird by digging through the oldest archives in the state of Alabama and the end result? The Huntsvillain! Check out the very first episode of The Huntsvillain series “‘Bama is Born” with a look into the haphazard founding of the state of Alabama. On this month’s episode we learn about the influx of the mysterious and powerful Broad River Faction, the romantic misadventures of Ditto Landing’s namesake and just how many times we can change the name of this town. Hear it every weeknight at 6pm and at noon on Weekends on spice-radio.com/radio/ or download it from our Podcast’s page or itunes. Be sure to check out the blog the podcast is based off at https://huntsvillain.wordpress.com/
Tonight on the Spicecast:
We talk to musician Katie Lott originally from Huntsville and now residing in Birmingham. Starting music early in life, Katie pursued different string instruments as she grew as a musician but ended up primarily performing piano and vocals. Katie’s inspiration can come from anything from a single word to everyday life experiences.
We hear “Playwright”, “They Don’t Tell”, “Criminal”, and “Last Song”.
Hear it live on Spice Radio at 7pm tonight at spice-radio.com/radio/ or download it from our podcast’s page or our itunes at 8pm.
-Scumbags, street kids, and train traveling troubadours assemble! Celebrate the new year with a debaucherous Spicecast triple feature featuring the down and dirty jangling sounds of The Percocets, Saw Mama and local scoundrels The Box Wine Bandits! The Percocets hail from NYC and feature a sound as raw as the streets themselves. Saw Mama AKA Mars comes to us from L.A. She’s a multi lingual, multi instrumental tour de force playing everything from Banjo to spoons and her specialty the musical saw. Our featured guests The Box Wine Bandits hail from right here in the valley. In their own words they play dirty rotten scum gutter trash folk punk. They’ll steal your wine and flirt with your girlfriends all before the cops come.
Ho, Ho Ho! Spice Radio’s got one more present for you to unwrap, Yes it’s Big Red hosting a Spicecast Special about tomorrow’s Winter Spice Throwdown at Flying Monkey Arts. Be sure to check it out right now at spice-radio.com and hear a track from each of the local music acts that will be jamming tomorrow! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Spice Radio!!
For more information on the Winter Spice Throwdown head on over to https://www.facebook.com/events/763471580426114/
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Getting his start making albums with his band A Symptom of Leisure, Drew Richter has always been involved in the music business in some fashion. His Travels have taken him from Miami to Amsterdam but now’s he’s back in the Tennessee Valley with his first ever solo album “Snake Smile”. Today we hear “Man Who Sold His Soul”, “Reasons Are My Own” -Recorded at Spice Rack Studios-, “I’ll Get Away” -Debut recorded at Spice Rack Studios-, and “Drink to No-one”.
Check out the show tonight at 7pm at spice-radio.com/radio/, or you can download it from our Podcasts Page at 8pm, and of course sign up for our Itunes.
Since writing an intensive paper on divorce in the 19th century in Alabama, John O’Brien found time and time again, evidence that The Tennessee Valley has always been a crazy place.
O’Brien utilizes the extensive archives of Alabama’s oldest city, Huntsville, to find some of the most bizarre, hilarious, and telling stories in Alabama history.
From brothel busts and UFOs to spited lovers and family feuds O’Brien’s blog “Huntsvillain” covers all the dirty laundry of Alabama History, and there’s a LOT of it.
On today’s Spicecast O’Brien discusses his blog and upcoming podcast and apparently the only Christmas story he could dredge up, the only hint I can give you is it involves 4 men and corn.
Tune in tonight and tomorrow at 8pm to hear the full story, or you can download the podcast at 8pm on our podcasts page, and of course our itunes.
Black Market Haggis comprised of Andy, Garret and Mike are in the Studio with some new spins on some age old dance music. With Garret playing Mandolin and Fiddle, Mike on Guitar, Whistle Banjo and Andy backing it all up on the handheld Bodhran the guys talk about how they came to love traditional Celtic music how the music has changed over the years. We hear “The Shannon Bell”, “Babes in the Woods”, “The Moontown Set” and “Concertina Reel Set” on today’s spicecast.
Be sure to check out Black Market Haggis’ apply named website, betterthanitsounds.com to stay up to day on all their newest music and shows!
You can see them Live the 16th of this Month at Randolph School’s Candlelight Concert, and the 19th at Grounded Coffee on county line road.
Check out tonight’s Podcast at 7pm only on spice-radio.com/radio/ and at 8pm on our itunes or our podcast’s page.
On a mission to bring real hip hop music, culture and community to everyone in the Tennessee Valley, Spice Rack Studios was happy to host Complex Flavor for tonight’s Spicecast! A-Twist, Q-Ball and MC Prospect of Complex Flavor drop by to speak on growing the Hip Hop scene in Huntsville and how great hip hop music gets made.
You can hear many of the Complex Flavor crew at the Bi-monthly Society Cypher at Lowe Mill, First and Third Friday’s of the month. No cover, just great music, lyrics, and dance.
Also Check out Complex Flavor’s song “The 256” on their Souncloud.
We hear, “Cold Fusion” and “The 256” on tonights Spicecast
Check it out tonight at 7pm at spice-radio.com/radio/ or download the podcast at 8pm, and as always subscribe and rate us on itunes!
One of our best buds from Nashville Tennessee is back in the studio again today with a brand new album in hand! We talk about the album from composition to cover art and hear some tracks recorded live right here at Spice Rack Studios! You can download the album right now for free at his website JohnPlaysMusic.com
Today we hear “The Man in Black” and “She’s the One I Think About” Co-written by Scott Mattingly” both recorded at Spice Rack studios as well as “September” and “To a Prayer” off the new album Paper Boats.
Before you fill up on soul food this week, fill up on some soulful rock and roll from all over Alabama! The Dozen’s formed over a consensus on great southern music and they bring the soul of the south to today’s stage.
We talk about their upcoming gig at The Nick December 11th and hear “Have a Heart”, “Why Are you Surprised”, “Chase Me” and “Gravity’s Pushing”.
Check it out on spice-radio.com/radio/ tonight at 7pm, or download the Podcast at 8pm.
-Old Nick and all of the Gypsies are back with a brand new full length album: Naked coming out this weekend! The CD release will be November 7th, this Saturday at Prototype multimedia, Old Nick will be performing with Seeds? in all their funky splendor. Tonight hear some of the tracks off the new album and get the inside scoop fresh from Spice Rack Studios. We hear “Rae”, “Old Nick and the Gypsies”, and “I Can’t Love You Anymore”.
Local Orbit has been on the North Alabama Music scene for 16 years. Over that time the band has gone through may mutations but current members, Anthony, Scott, Wes, and Guza are still dishing out their signature hard rock, punk sound, served up with plenty of attitude.
The band did a live set at Spice Rack Studios featuring four new tracks, I Wanna Be An Astronaut, Mouse, Outta Town Enemies, and Starduster that will be on their upcoming album!
Their first album is available on iTunes, and you can hear more tracks on their Sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/localorbit
You find out more about the band and info on upcoming shows on their Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LocalOrbitMusic
Straight outa 5 points, The raucus and rowdy Do Nuthin’s are a punk-folk trio with some interesting instrumentation. Patrick jams out on the Acoustic Guitar while Drew wields a rusty bow saw tied up in chains and Zach with the washtub bass is the cherry on top. Also the origins of the Falcon’s Roost house shows, the guys talk all about running live shows, some interesting tales from their midwest tour and tips on dealing with authority. We hear “Rot”, “Illumination” and “Smells Like Bacon”.
This episode, we sit down with Matt Bakula, Benjamin Rhyne, and J.D. Frye, the mad geniuses behind The Pizza Party Massacre.
Half haunted house, half nostalgic romp through the disappointment of your childhood, The Pizza Party Massacre is a Halloween treat to satisfy all those with twisted senses of humor, topped with pepperoni and MURDER!!!
The show will be running at Lowe Mill on October 23rd, 24th, 30th, and 31st with showings at 8pm, 9pm, and 10pm. There’ll also be a “clean” version for the kids at 4pm both Saturdays.
For ticket prices and other info go to http://www.lowemill.net/event/the-pizza-party-massacre/
EAT THE PIZZA!
Starting in Fall 2014 share your cloud set up some of their first booths at music festivals with Papadosio, a band which ultimately inspired their name. A year later Share Your Cloud has chapters spanning the US and have raised thousand of dollars for charities.
Emily Malpica drops by tonight to tell us all about how Share Your Cloud came to be.
For more info on the charity including ways you can get involved check out their Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ShareYourCloud?fref=ts
This week on The Spicecast, Cahaba joins us in the studio to play some smoking blues and talk about the finer points of time signitures, faking it in jazz band, and hitting the elusive G Major Neutral 0 chord.
Today on the show we hear “Big Spender”, “Funky Jams Part II”, “One Loose”, and “King of the Castle”, All recorded right here in Spice Rack Studios!
You can find their music on their Bandcamp https://cahaba.bandcamp.com/
-This week on The Spicecast, the guys from Seminole Strut stop by to show off their new CD Clatter & Howl. Seminole Strut blends modern rock with southern fried soul to create a unique musical experience.
Seminole Strut recently won the second round of Al.com’s real music contest and had a live show at Yellowhammer Brewing that’ll be featured on a compilation album of new music from across the state.
You can find their music on their bandcamp https://seminolestrut.bandcamp.com/
This week on The Spicecast Seeds? travels through time and space to bring us some fresh tracks of their new album!
Seeds? is a musical journey through the multiverse of sound, combining elements of funk, electronica, hiphop, and jazz into a wild and fun mix guaranteed to make even the saltiest of stiffs get down and groove.
Tonight we hear “Citrus Escapades”, “Let’s Get Together”, “Here We Are Once Again”, and “Valley Of Enlightenment”.
You can find their music and info on upcoming events on their website http://www.weareseeds.life/
Them Damn Dogs are back on The Spicecast to show off their new album Let Loose recorded right here at Spice Rack Studios!
Combining elements of Surf Rock, Reggae and good old fashioned Hard Rock Soul, Let Loose is culmination of years of work and collaboration by a very talented group of musicians from different musical backgrounds. We’ll hear “Too Birds, Too Stoned”, “Why Control Myself”, “Can’t Wait”, and “Bloody Knuckles”
You can get a digital copy of the album on their bandcamp starting tonight, and CDs will be available September 30th
Our first ever Alternative Ambient artist to be interviewed, Jovani Occomy works with musicians and producers from as far away as France to as close as Huntsville Alabama. Jovani uses her love of acoustic guitar and mixes various beats and rhythms to end up with a sultry and smooth musical presentation. On this episode we hear “What Do You Want to Be? Raw.”, “Maybe You’re Right”, “The Worst” and “Dandelion Featuring Tüelpa”
-Before All About the Tones even got together as a band they set one thing straight. They were going to make great music and they weren’t going to let egos, space, time or anything else imaginable get in the way.
Composed of Sean and Jason Lowery and John Birdsong these once metal-heads are now cranking out a sweet hybrid of Jazz infused prog rock that sticks in your brain. The guys dropped by Spice Rack Studios armed with never before heard tracks off their new album, Prodigious, coming out this month, September 18th, everywhere.
We hear “McFly” and “There It Is” off of their first album Demo Dayz, “Shia Labeouf” and “Perfect Day” off their new album, Prodigious.
Madison artist Float first picked up the can in Amsterdam to do his first Graffiti pieces. Now he’s on the other side of the fence and turned to mixed media of all types. Floats art combines strong colors, distinct contrast and iconography all inspired by his love for street art.
Float’s art table can be found all sorts of places, from the Huntsville Library, a variety of pop conventions and holiday markets around the valley. We talk to Float about his journey from street art to adapting his style to find a place inside the buildings he used to tag.
Be sure to drop by Float’s art table at the Rocket City Lit Fest October 10 and 11th, NerdCon October 24 and 25th and the Memphis Comic and Fantasy Expo November 20th through the 22nd.
-A spicy taste of Sam Lewis’ cool blend of genres recorded right here at Spice Rack Studios. Huntsville guitarist Sam Lewis combines country picking styles, bluesy melodies and a myriad of musical influences to bring you unique tunes that are impressive technically and satisfying lyrically.
You can hear him live this Saturday at Flying Monkey along with visual artists and vendors. Today we hear “Two Free Birds, One Big Sky”, “The Filthy Low-Down Blues”, “Backyard Dogs” and “Toothbrush”.
-Tonight you can hear a track from every one of the artists playing spice radio’s first annual spicefest! It’s august and the first year anniversary of Spice Radio, so check out some of the best artists we’ve interviewed this year and get a little taste of Spicefest 2015 on saturday!
more information on Spicefest can be found at spice-radio.com/spicefest-2015
-Jon Storm’s music combines rockabilly, the oldest church hymns and straight ahead southern Rock’n’Roll. Originally from Huntsville and then touring the south and even spending some time in LA. He’s now working on his fourth album “Tracks” to be released this year. We Hear “Come on Home to Me”, “Memphis Bound Train”, “Love Is You” with Jackie Glyn, “Music on the Mountain”, and “Everybody Needs a Little Rock’N’Roll”.
-Chris Wade, a visual artist as well as a skilled guitar player, dropped by Spice Rack to talk about his creative process and play us some new tracks. Chris’ music combines classical guitar styles with hand percussion techniques all with the aim of producing songs encapsulating atmosphere and nostalgia. We hear “Marymont”, “Hide-away”, “Tomorrow is a New World”, and “Waves of Stuff”
-The Spicecast Features the Harlquin Jazz Band in all their swingin’ glory! You might have seen them playing outside the Alabama Hammer’s game, or breaking it out at one of the many swing dances around town, check them out tonight and find out what all the fuss is about! We hear “Va-Der”, “Godzilla”, “Rosetta” and “Hammer’s Game”
Kameron, Sarah, Austin and Josh of Old Nick and the Gypsies are back in Spice Rack Studio once again to promote their new album coming out later this summer! We were lucky enough to record some brand new tracks as well as sit down and chat with the gang about the construction of the album. We hear “The River”, “Roller Coaster”, “Monster”, and “To Luxembourg”
Just in case you missed their awesome performance at Salty Nut Brewery, the guys of Dirty Heat of Austin TX dropped by to play us some of their tracks! We hear “Alone in the Dark”, “Too Small”, “BoneYard”, and “Empty Spaces”.
Just in time for his new album release, Michael Moore dropped by to record some great new tracks, featured on his album coming out now! We hear “You and I”, “The Traveller”, “Red Shorts”, and “Rain”.
-After many bloody battles and thumb wrestling Huntsville Band Thompson M.T. finally settled on their name. If you’ve seen their shows at End Zone or Copper Top you know all about Thompson M.T.’s crazy energy! Spice Rack Studios was lucky enough to lasso Thompson M.T. into some live recordings and an interview, even with a special guest appearance of their co-founder and constant canine companion Thompson. We hear “Claps”, “Cold Water”, “Growing Up Poor in Dubai” and finally “Sugar Lump”.
John Carroll a Texas native comes to us by way of Hendersonville Tennessee. Previously playing with Man & the Mountain, Carroll is now setting off on his solo career with a new EP coming out this summer. Carroll recorded 4 songs live at Spice Rack studios including debuts off his new album. We hear “September”, ” The Curse”, “Paper Boat”, and ” March of the Giants”.
Jackson and Lawson Beasley (Guitar and Bass), Austin McBride (Lead Guitar) and Joshua Bolding (Drums) make up the Beasley Bro’s. Launching from middle school, to bridge street, and now playing to thousands at whistlestop this year, the Beasley’s popularity continue to grow.
You can hear them live them live May 30th at Yellowhammer, June 8th Concerts at the Park, Junt 18th Madison Gazebo Concert, June 19th at the Food Truck Rally and June 25th for Sounds of Summer.
We hear four tracks all recorded live in Spice Rack Studios 3 of them off their new album “Here We Go Again”, “I’ll Still Call You My Friend”, “Time Will Tell”, and “Four Days Til’ Friday”.
Travelling all the way to California, Benny Pitsinger honed a solid solo act with his southern sound. Back in Huntsville you can hear him live at Green Street Market May 28th and on an upcoming songwriter documentary series Rocket City Songwriter’s Club. Benny plays three tracks live for us right here at Spice Rack Studios we hear “Don’t Need No Shoes”, “The Music Tree”, “Walmart Fashion Show”-recorded, and “Medication Vacation”.
Len Bullard and Rick van Nostrand first chance meeting at a bank brought them together for a long lasting creation of music as a band first with JumpStreet. Now together as Dawghaus they bring Len’s talent of songwriting together with Rick’s vocals and instrumentation.
We hear Len Bullard on Guitar, Curtis Zimmerman on String Bass and Ben Jobe sitting in on Drums with “Morenita Do Brazil”, “Hey Bus Driver” and “Why Do Babies Love the Beatles?”
You can see them live April 25th at Angel’s Island Coffee and June the 5th at Yellowhammer Brewery.
You can hear some of Dawghaus’s tracks on their:
Reverbnation http://www.reverbnation.com/lenbullard
Josh Allison, a long time musician of Huntsville, recently completed a successful kickstarter campaign to finance his first EP “Hold You” We sat down with Josh and Judy Allison and Jason Humphress of King’s Haze to talk about how the album came together and their journey through song writing. On the interview we hear “Hold You” and “Pieces Together” recorded live right here at the studio as well as a clip off the new album “Satisfy”.
-It’s the first edition of Spice Family Reunion! We’ve got Video Bloggers and beer connoisseurs extraordinaire Joe Orozco and Tom Patterson of Know Huntsville for you today. Know Huntsville is a video blog focused on beer, arts and entertainment for Huntsville Alabama. They do on site interviews with local breweries and venues.
Check out their website at knowhuntsville.com, you can also find them on facebook and youtube and at your closest craft brewery!
JTRA — Huntsville DJ and Multi-instrumentalist
JTRA also known as Justin Archer is a man of many hats. Singer, Multi-instramentalist as well as a DJ JTRA’s tracks are a collage of sampling, beat and recorded vocals. Dan Bullard got the chance to talk with JTRA about upcoming events and some new tracks. We hear “Passion Extract”, “Audio Aphrodisiac”, “Atari Hoodrat Christma” and “Rain Dance”.
Taylor Hoch based in Fayetville Tennessee has been featured on over 15,000 stations with her Americana Style music. She and Jay Jernigan host open mic nights at the Fayetteville-Lincoln County arts center. You can download her newest single for free and vote for it to be featured on Howler.com by clicking here.
You can also hear the new track right after the interview tonight at 7pm at spice-radio.com/radio/ You can get this interview in podcast form by subscribing to our itunes or download it directly on our podcast page at 8pm. Listen tonight to hear some tracks recorded live at Spice Radio: What Should I do Now, I’ve Fallen Down, Right Through Me and the new single “It Must Be Love”.
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Echoes of Creation is progressive metal with a science fiction twist, the guys come by the studio with a debut track off their new album available March 31st on Bandcamp. We hear Satellites, Interstellar Xenocide, Departing and Oxygen off the unreleased album right here at Spice Rack studios!
Check out their music at their:
Bandcamp
or Keep up with them on
Old Nick & The Gypsies at Spice Rack Studios
Old Nick & The Gypsies are a band only about as old as this radio station, but they play like lifelong friends. Old Nick & The Gypsies consisting of Cameron (Guitar), Josh(Bass) and Sarah(Keys) bring on some of their first recorded material with melodies ranging from heartbreak to springbreak and Harmonies spot on. Check out their interview and live tracks recorded right here at Spice Rack Studios here or streaming this weekend at 8pm on Spice Radio.
We hear “Softground”, “Old Nick and the Gypsies”, “Last Train Home” and “Kids”.
Check out their music on their:
-Aaron Hoffman AKA Atwist Beats featured in the Rootsy Hip Documentary filmed in Mobile Al. Hoffman always enjoyed playing music but growing up with MCs got him into making beats and Hip-Hop in general. In his newest project he’s working with rapper Elton Zen and dropped by to play some of the newest tracks. We hear “Thus Spit Zarathustra”, “A Be Sparkin’ Js”, “S’other State of Mind” and “Kush Dreams”.
Check out the interview and hear the tracks here: http://spice-radio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Spicecast-24-Atwist-Beats.mp3
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Justin Tidwell of Rocket City Sounds sits down with Ben in Spice Rack Studios to discuss the brand spanking new Huntsville music festival happening this year -Springfest as well as the state of music and local art in the Tennessee Valley area. Justin tells us about how Rocket City Sounds got started and what makes the Tennessee valley a unique music venue.
Rocket city sounds has been an old friend of huntsville music and manages acts like Them Damn Dogs, Mayhymn and countless other up and coming names. You can keep up to date with them and their musician’s shows on their Facebook.
You can get tickets to Springfest right now by clicking here.
Kent Maddux of Hamilton Alabama is back at it making great tracks with his acoustic guitar, he sat down with us at Spice Rack Studios to talk about his newest tracks and plans for future releases. You may have seen Kent playing with Struggling Jimmies in Florence. We hear his tracks “Stand Alone”, “Where I’m Going”, and “Back to the Start”.
Check out the interview and hear the tracks here: http://spice-radio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Spicecast_-Kent-Maddux-Feb-19-2015-Master.mp3
Or Download the MP3
Keep up with his music on his:
You can hear and buy his tracks on:
Bancamp
Soundcloud
Steven Hudson-Cullman Musician
Steven Hudson drops by with some of his originals we hear “stay”, “Chemistry”, and “Casualty” all recorded live in Spice Rack Studios.
Get his music on his: Bandcamp
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That Andy Guy-Andy Masson can wring the funk straight out of a 4 channel Nintendo sound chip with amazing results. He talks about his music in an upcoming videogame, his creative process and some favorites of old. We hear “What are you Doing”, “I Run These Pipes”, “HappiNES”, and “Rocks Ninja!”.
Keep up to date with his shows and tracks on his:
If you’ve been around the Huntsville music scene then you just may remember Brian Zaremba from his early days playing with Exalted Ruler in Huntsville Alabama. Brian, since moved to Nashville has been hard at work with a new project called Blinds.
Fresh off of MTSU’s Campus Brian’s new band Blinds is putting out new Singles and has started playing shows. We hear “Dana Sue Grey”, “Dasani”, and “Staring at the Glass” recorded at the Spice Rack!
You can hear him live the 20th of February at Mad Donna’s in Nashville.
Check out the project’s website here:
http://www.blindstheband.com/
And download the first single Donna Sue Gray Here:
http://blindstheband.bandcamp.com/releases
Blake Rhoades, Dan Bullard, and Cordera Burns are Nocturnal Conversions an electronic focused band from Huntsville Alabama. They bring tracks off their new self titled CD we hear “Love”, “Sometimes”, “The Solo Artist” and “The Last Goodnight” available March 1st 2015.
Check out their sample tracks and keep up to date on their website:
http://nocturnalconversions.com/
Kyle and Carmen of Metalcore band Throne of Eden stop by along with some samples off their new album coming this summer. We hear “Tombstone Lullaby” off their CD “And No One Knows”, a clip “Consious Slumber”, their Newest Release “House of Fate” and another debut clip.
Keep Up to date with them at
https://www.facebook.com/throneofedenband
Shane Davis’ first EP “Light Me Another Drink” will be out January 27th 2014. We hear “Through”, “Isle of Rain” and “Must We Try” all off the new EP.
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King’s Haze members Jason Humphress(Guitar/Vocals), Rashard Phillips(Drums/Vocals), and Sean Hopkins(Bass/Vocals) bring their genre spanning jams to spice rack studios. We hear “The Call” and “Cool Kids” off their self titled EP and “The Route” live.
Get their music on their website:
http://www.kingshaze.com/
Wanda Wesolowski AKA “Wanda June” is back with a brand new Christmas Single. We hear “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “All I Want for Christmas is Us” and her new single “Waiting for Christmas”.
You can find Wanda and keep up with her shows on:
https://www.facebook.com/WandaWesolowski
You can hear her new single and Christmas album on her Bandcamp page:
http://wandajune.bandcamp.com/
Rick Jobe brings his new CD: The Wonderin’ Cowboys we hear “Chili Dogs Only Bark at Night”, “She’s a Looker”, “Dis de Life” and “Snuff Dipper’s Ball”.
Keep up to date with Rick’s projects or contact him at his website:
http://rickjobe.com”>RickJobe.com
Hear samples of his new album at his Reverbnation site:
http://www.reverbnation.com/rickjobeandthewonderincowboys
Izzy Miller gives us a few live versions of tracks off his new album: Commercially Inept, we hear “Rapid Decline” and “Rekindle the Light” straight off the album and live versions of “I Forgot to Get Drunk” and “You Don’t Have to Fall in Love Like This”.
Keep up with Izzy on:
https://www.facebook.com/izzymillerhuntsville
Listen to some of his tracks on:
http://www.reverbnation.com/izzymiller
Defeated Eden drop by to debut their new album Prodigal, we hear three tracks off the album, “Cut Ties with Event Horizon”, “Wither Wicked World”, and “The Alpha of The Omega”
Get their new album at:
http://defeatededen.bandcamp.com/
Follow them on:
https://www.facebook.com/defeatededen
https://twitter.com/DefeatedEden
Musician Winslow Davis brings his unique sound to the Spice Rack. Winslow plays “Thirteen”, “Walking in the Air” by Howard Blake, and “Door #1”
Visit his Website:
http://winslowdavis.drupalgardens.com
Get his Music at:
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/WinslowDavis
Follow him on:
https://www.facebook.com/Winslow.Davis.Music
https://twitter.com/daviswinslow
https://www.youtube.com/user/WinslowDavisViolin
Evan Rollet brings his crass comedy act to the Spice Rack. Armed only with his wits and ukulele Evan blazes trails at the End Zone and Foyer open mics. Evan plays “I’ll Never Make it Big”, “Nintendo”, and “Not Funny”.
Huntsville band Them Damn Dogs talk to us about the history of the band, their new release “Tattoo”. Songs in the show include “Teenage Dreams”, “Carrie”, “Twisted Xtc”, and “Dirty”.
Check out their website:
http://www.themdamndogs.com
Get their music at:
http://themdamndogs.bandcamp.com
Follow them on:
https://twitter.com/ThemDamnDogs
https://www.facebook.com/themdamndogs
https://www.youtube.com/user/themdamndogs3
- Travis comes by to showcase his EP “Not Just an Adventure” inspired by the Cartoon Network show Adventure Time. Travis performs “Cheer Up Marceline”, “I Have One Fear” and a track straight off his album “Last Adventure”.
Download Travis’ tunes at:
http://teainthetreehouse.bandcamp.com
- Joel Elliott talks with us about the local comedy scene, life on the street and the motivation behind comedy. You’ll hear portions of Joel performing at Coppertop, The Sports Page and Partners.
Check out his Videos on
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGGC9MUqitKBK55e6PY7spQ
- -Joel Elliott talks with us about the local comedy scene, life on the street and the motivation behind comedy. You’ll hear portions of Joel performing at Coppertop, The Sports Page and Partners.
Check out his Videos on
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGGC9MUqitKBK55e6PY7spQ
Samantha Rowell a more recent transplant to Huntsville stopped by to talk about her motivation for making music. She performed three originals “Hundred Miles or So”, “Wings Dipped in Wax” and “Rachel”.
Len Bullard, long time staple of the Huntsville music scene, chats with us about the Huntsville music scene and the huge changes taking place in the music industry. Dan plays “Have Pity on the Fool” from his CD Life Among Mammals in the first act, Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring and finally “If You Go Away” in the second act.
Listen to his some of his work on
http://www.reverbnation.com/lenbullard
Watch some of his videos at
https://www.youtube.com/user/clenbullard
- Len Bullard, long time staple of the Huntsville music scene, chats with us about the Huntsville music scene and the huge changes taking place in the music industry. Len plays “Have Pity on the Fool” from his CD Life Among Mammals in the first act, Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring and finally “If You Go Away” in the second act.
Listen to his some of his work on
http://www.reverbnation.com/lenbullard
Watch some of his videos at
https://www.youtube.com/user/clenbullard
Xavier Frye drops in with his new band playing three original songs "That's Fine", "Wise Old Man", and is joined by John and Nate for "Make a move"
Keep up with his showtimes at
https://www.facebook.com/XavierFrye
In this episode we feature Wanda Wesowski a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Huntsville playing "Tie Me Down", "Change" and wrapping it up with "Not a Hipster"
Keep up with her showtimes at
https://www.facebook.com/WandaWesolowski
https://twitter.com/TheWanderp
You can buy and download her music at
http://wandajune.bandcamp.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/wandawesolowski
The first ever Spicecast Podcast a show dedicated to providing an inside look to fans, and promoting and recording some of the best Tennessee Valley talent. The Podcast featured long time Huntsville musician Robby Eichman of Robby Eichman Music playing two new songs “All on Red” and “The Music Man Moocher”
You can contact Robby and keep up with his showtimes at https://www.facebook.com/RobbyEichmanMusic
You can buy and download his music at https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/robby-eichman/id584480502 https://soundcloud.com/robby-eichman