Friday, August 29, 2008

Birmingham's Great Local Talent

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For our first entry we want to focus on Birmingham's great local talent!  You're used to us talking about the international artists visiting Birmingham, now our upcoming inter-ART-ive event on Sept. 11 is giving us a chance to showcase homegrown artists.

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Local favorite THE WHITE OAKS are performing on the ASC's Outdoor Plaza stage.  Click here to hear their music.And, check out WBHM's interview with the band earlier this year on their site. On the Courtyard Stage, several local performers have signed on to perform in the Open Mic competition.  Follow the links below to learn more about each performer...
Chapman James             Singer/Songwriter, Guitar, Spoons
Hear the music of Chapman James, click here.

Jason Bailey                      Mandolin
Learn more about Jason Bailey, click here.   Watch Jason's Video

Stuart McNair                   Singer/Songwriter, Guitar
Hear the music of Stuart McNair, click here.

Ron Bourdages                 Singer/Songwriter

Mark Stith                          Singer/Songwriter, electric acoustic guitar
Hear the music of Mark Stith, click here.

Justin Davis                       Singer/Songwriter, Guitar
Hear the music of Justin Davis, click here.

Kelli Johnson                          Singer/Songwriter
Hear the music of Kelli Johnson, click here.

Lauren Krothe                                  
Hear the music of Lauren Krothe, click here.

John Wyatt
Hear the music of John Wyatt, click here.

Rick Sutton
Hear more from Rick Sutton, click here.

Kendra Sutton                       Singer/Songwriter, keyboard

Welcome!

Welcome to the ASC Blog!  We hope this will be an entertaining and engaging forum for sharing information about artists and events presented by the Alys Stephens Center.  This is your spot for seeing artist videos, getting behind-the-curtain info, reading reviews, hearing audio clips, and learning more about these super cool, talented people scheduled to perform.  As we all know, talking to yourself - while sometimes necessary - isn't very much fun.  So, PLEASE, make comments and send us your feedback! Want to submit your own artist review or preview? Send us a comment!  Want to talk about the last time you saw a performer live or what you think of their new recording? Send us a comment!

Enjoy!