Vulcan AfterTunes Concert Series

Sunday, September 30
Bobby Bare Jr with guest The Micheal Warren Band
Show starts 3 pm, gates open at 1 pm

Admission at the gate $8, children 4 & under and VPF Members - FREE

Mark your calendars... Vulcan AfterTunes is back this fall!  Kick back, relax and end your weekend at Vulcan Park and Museum with cool tunes, fresh brews (including the new Terrapin) and sweet views!

Vulcan Park and Museum presents Vulcan AfterTunes, a 3-part concert series taking place on select Sunday afternoons this fall at Vulcan Park and Museum. The concert series will feature  national and local acts heard on Reg's Coffee House, a weekly radio show heard on Birmingham's new Y94.5 FM that highlights singer/songwriters.

Bobby Bare Jr

Nominated for a Grammy at age five for doing a duo with his renowned county music dad, Bobby Bare Jr., also managed to sing on the Ryman Auditorium stage on its closing night. Although his dad is remembered for contemporary country songs like "500 Miles Away from Home" and "Houston," Bare Jr. took off in a different direction, reflected in the name of his CD Young Criminals' Starvation League, released in 2002 by Bloodshot. While the CD picks up the flavor of early-'70s classic country with Nashville soul, it also testifies to an angry and sad type of humor. An oddball combination of post-punk and psychedelic melancholy, the CD reflects Bare Jr.'s skill and depth as a musical artist who doesn't have to slouch in his father's shadow.

During the late '90s Bare Jr. put together his own indie rock band, appropriately called Bare Jr., with Bare Jr. as frontman, Keith Brogdon (drums), Tracy Hackney (dulcimer, harmonies), and Dean Tomasek (bass). The band put out two CDs, Boo-Tay and Brainwasher, that twist the classic Nashville sounds in a joyous, delightful, devious, self-loathing way. In August 2003, Bare Jr. performed at Bumbershoot 2003 in Seattle, and in October 2003, Bloodshot released OK - I'm Sorry... for Bare Jr. as an individual, not as a band. From the End of Your Leash followed in 2004. Two years later, Bare Jr. gathered friends from My Morning Jacket,...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Lambchop, and Clem Snide to serve as his Young Criminals' Starvation League on the live recording The Longest Meow.

The Micheal Warren Band

Michael Warren has hooked his fans early and continues to make them proud to support him as he climbs the ladder to stardom. Originally from Hoover, AL, Michael wasted no time working towards his musical dream. In 2006, he went overseas to Germany on a USO tour to play for our front line troops on leave from Iraq. He also  wrote & recorded original logo music for regional Fox TV affiliate. In 2007, he just finished recording a PBS/CPT TV special, won the 2007 BAMA Award for best singer/songwriter and has just released his second full length CD entitled "Race to Beat the Sun".

He has opened for Robert Cray, B.B.King, Live, Gladys Knight, Will Hoge, Marc Broussard, FogHat, Howie Day, Master P.,Ryan Caberra, Taylor Hicks, Diamond Rio, Dave Barnes and Michael Tolcher. 

There is a familiarity that is found in the universal themes of Michael's lyrics and a refreshing uniqueness in the music under them. By blending R&B, rock, pop and funk, Michael has created his own distinct sound that continues to win new fans.At a tender age, his voice is filled with the deep soul of legendary singers twice his age. On his debut album, Michael runs the gamut of life's experiences.  

His new CD "Race to Beat the Sun"( released 9/4/07) is a top seller at the AwareStore.com and getting great reviews after only 2 weeks out.

You can check out the artists on our myspace site or become Vulcan AfterTunes friend on myspace!

Lawn chairs & blankets are strongly encouraged. No pets or outside alcohol allowed. A cash bar will be available.  SMOKE FREE ENVIRONMENT. RAIN OR SHINE! 

Limited parking, carpooling encouraged.  Additional parking across Valley Avenue at Jefferson County Board of Education - shuttle provided.

View photos from previous Vulcan AfterTunes at al.com. 

Future concert dates are October 14 and October 28 (featuring Matt Pond PA).

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