Last night we went to Workplay in Birmingham for the First Anniversary Party of Birmingham Mountain Radio, which purports itself to be "Birmingham's Alternative [to] Radio." Among the performers were Jesse Payne and my favorite local Matthew Mayfield.
I had neither heard nor heard of Jesse Payne before, but he was pretty good. I definitely plan to buy his EP Buffalo that dropped back in October.
Now Matthew Mayfield on the other hand. I am quite familiar with his work. He has numerous EPs and a full album that released earlier this year. My favorite of his albums came from his work with The Blue Cut Robbery, though its a bit of a limited offering.
Now Matthew Mayfield on the other hand. I am quite familiar with his work. He has numerous EPs and a full album that released earlier this year. My favorite of his albums came from his work with The Blue Cut Robbery, though its a bit of a limited offering.
Much thanks to Birmingham Mountain Radio, who has provided for the past year what has been so difficult to sustain in Birmingham...a viable alternative music station.
And as a special little nugget, I took the video below of Matthew Mayfield (opening for Needtobreathe) at Sloss Furnaces. The song "Still Alive" recounts Birmingham's infamous racial struggles of the past.
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