Vulcan AfterTunes 2009
Cool Tunes. Fresh Brews. Sweet Views.
Sundays this Fall at 3:00 pm
September 27th, Ocober 11th and October 25th
Price: $10 General Admission; $5 Vulcan Members; $4 Ages 5 -12; FREE for Children 4 and under!
Birmingham's unique musical event returns to Red Mountain this fall for it's fifth season! Enjoy cool tunes, fresh brews, and sweet views on Sunday afternoons with Birmingham's hip iron man, Vulcan. Vulcan AfterTunes is a three-part concert series featuring local and national singer/songwriter acts featured on Reg's Coffee House and Live 100.5 FM. Kick back, relax and end your weekend with some of the area's best music while enjoying spectacular views of Birmingham's city skyline. Ticket price includes admission to Vulcan's Observation Balcony and Museum.
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Event FAQs
1. Where can I buy tickets for Vulcan AfterTunes?
Tickets are available at the gate on the day of each concert. All tickets are general admission and first-come, first-served. Gates open at 1:00 p.m.
2. Will there be food and drinks available?
Yes. Light snacks and beverages (water, soft drinks, beer and wine) will be available for purchase during each concert.
3. Can I bring my own alcohol?
No. Outside alcohol may not be brought in. All coolers brought onto the park grounds will be checked for alcohol. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed.
4. Should I bring blankets and/or a chair?
Yes. Blankets and lawn chairs are strongly encouraged. Seating is on the park grounds and is first-come, first-served. Gates open at 1:00 p.m.
5. Are pets allowed?
No. For safety reasons, pets are not allowed on the park grounds during Vulcan AfterTunes.
6. Is there parking and/or shuttles available?
Vulcan Park and Museum provides FREE parking to its visitors everyday, however, our parking is very limited. Once our parking lots are at capacity, there will be a free shuttle service available in the Jefferson County Board of Education parking lot across the street from Vulcan Park and Museum’s main entrance. All parking is FREE.
7. I am driving in from out of town. Where can I find information on nearby restaurants and hotels?
The Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau website will be helpful in planning your visit and you can learn how to recieve a FREE day in Birmingham!
Vulcan Park and Museum is a smoke free environment. If you have any additional questions, please contact us at info@visitvulcan.com. We look forward to seeing you soon at Vulcan AfterTunes!
Sunday, September 27th
George Porter Jr. and his Runnin' Pardners
Opening Act Arkadelphia
Featuring Fresh Brews from Boulevard Brewing Company
Few bass players in the history of modern New Orleans music are as storied as George Porter Jr. During the course of a career spanning four decades, Porter has not only made a deep impression with his work in the Meters, but he's notched sessions with artists as diverse as Paul McCartney, Jimmy Buffett, David Byrne, Patti LaBelle, Robbie Robertson and Tori Amos. Early in his career, Porter worked with seminal New Orleans artists like Allen Toussaint, Earl King, Lee Dorsey, and Johnny Adams. Back in 1965, Porter joined on with the Meters, considered by many to be the ultimate fusion of rock, funk and R&B, and gained recognition as one of the scene's elite bass players. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989. Today the group is called the Funky Meters, and Porter is still a member. He is frequently in demand and has been performing with his own group the Runnin' Pardners.
Sunday, October 11th
Todd Snider
Opening Act Kendra Sutton
Featuring Fresh Brews from Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
Fans of rock 'n' roll, folk, country and Americana music have long been held in Todd Snider's sway. His last full length album, 2006's "The Devil You Know" landed him on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and Late Night With David Letterman, and it appeared on numerous year-end Top 10 lists including Spin, Blender and Rolling Stone. With the success of his heralded 2008 EP, "Peace Queer" and "Peace Queer: The Movie", Snider just released its follow up, "The Excitement Plan." Recorded with Rolling Stones producer Don Was, the record, already hailed as Snider's next masterpiece, features a smokin' duet with Loretta Lynn, "Don't Tempt Me" and "America's Favorite Pastime," a song that combines sports and LSD and is based on legendary baseball player Doc Ellis. "The Excitement Plan's" laid- back groove and top- shelf lyrics are being called Snider's best work yet. "This music is sorta JJ Cale meets Jerry Jeff Walker sounding with words that would hopefully impress Shel Silverstein, Bobby Bare, Chuck Berry, Kris Kristofferson or Randy Newman," Snider said. With his contributions of stellar guitar, piano and harmonica, his musicianship shares the spotlight as easily as his treasured lyrics.
Sunday, October 25th
Sara Watkins
Featuring Fresh Brews from Highland Brewing Company
You could say that Sara Watkins’ solo debut has been a lifetime in the making. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter and fiddle player spent nearly two decades—all of her teenage and young adult life—as one-third of Nickel Creek, the Grammy Award–winning acoustic trio that used contemporary bluegrass as a starting point for its no-genre-barred sound. Along the way, she’s hinted at her desire to do a project of her own and even organized some exploratory sessions in Los Angeles about six years ago. Now, with Nickel Creek on indefinite hiatus, she is releasing her self-titled solo disc, recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville and produced by former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. It features an impressively wide range of backing players and old friends, including itinerant alt-country duo GillianWelch and Dave Rawling, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench, Elvis Costello drummer Pete Thomas; fellow travelers from the bluegrass world like Tim O'Brien, Chris Eldridge, Ronnie McCoury and Rayna Gellert; and her Nickel Creek bandmates.
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