https://youtube.com/shorts/0ejNHhehEaY?si=BpMBaUN-YfBCiwZq A theater in Birmingham. The guitarist had already been seen before — years earlier at Samford, with Darol Anger and Mike Marshall and Barbara Higbie, the Dolphin circle. Four people making something that shouldn't…
https://youtu.be/6Zo_f6Qt5sc?si=xV1lVcaVcSpfTBGU Two tracks from Michael Hedges' landmark 1987 live album Live on the Double Planet were captured right here — at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama: "Silent Anticipations" and "The Funky Avocado." Distilled from recordings…
A sower went out to sow. Not to build an empire. Not to manage a harvest. Just to cast seed — and trust the ground. That's what this is. There are those sowing in the…
https://youtube.com/shorts/iTxUY_v0kNM?si=xlcFVqTO1iL01vTb On April 23, 2026, at Kinetik Rooftop, a small group put what can be called the 4.25/4 rule into practice in support of Iron City Trykes alongside Kinetic Golf. The idea is straightforward. A…
https://youtu.be/0cHeNscKZN0?si=2EYQ-fWra9oHSFiR Tommy Emmanuel takes a single guitar and turns it into an orchestra, and when he touches Somewhere Over the Rainbow the melody feels both ancient and new. Each note carries warmth, precision, and a…
https://youtu.be/6Fx8LprPMIU?si=HK5_cguDMriZJcT5 Dark matter and Pearl Jam might seem worlds apart, but both speak to what’s unseen yet deeply felt. In physics, Dark Matter refers to the invisible substance that makes up most of the universe’s…
https://youtu.be/BNWh4j78zgw?si=dyz5QSGv10xq1eoH Mark Kimbrell is a Birmingham-born guitarist whose musical journey is deeply rooted in a rich family legacy and a commitment to craft. As the son of jazz legend Henry Kimbrell, he grew up surrounded…
What happens when raw musicianship meets real community? You get We Rock—a sound that isn’t manufactured, but lived. Featuring Mark Lanter, Chuck Sawyer, Mark Kimbrell, and Jase Carns, this gathering goes beyond performance. It’s a…
https://youtu.be/08DyzLEzkZI?si=pRGqNJIRfBlgWjGP Andrew Gorney just tapped into something rare. His Rickover's Dream cover of Michael Hedges isn’t just a performance — it’s precision, discipline, and soul in motion. There’s a reason Hyman G. Rickover demanded excellence…
https://youtu.be/V7fh5J_mo5E?si=U0YNTAIqjyJXHKMo The story of Daryl Davis and his work with members of the Ku Klux Klan is one of the most unusual examples of dialogue-based reconciliation in modern American history. Daryl Davis is an African…