Amanda Shires is not an entertainer. She isn’t looking to help listeners escape their everyday lives or soundtrack celebrations. She isn’t reaching for celebrity, and she isn’t concerned with cultivating a personal brand. She is an artist in the true sense of the word, meaning she creates because she has a real need for the process of creating.
That is not to say that the songs on My Piece Of Land aren’t entertaining, but that quality is a by-product. The real intention here is to relate. Ms. Shires began her career as a teenager playing fiddle with the Texas Playboys. Since then, she’s toured and recorded with John Prine, Billy Joe Shaver, Todd Snider, Justin Townes Earle, Shovels & Rope, and most recently her husband Jason Isbell. Along the way she’s made three solo albums, each serving to document a particular period in her life while improving on the perceptive qualities of the previous record.
Enjoy cool tunes, craft brews and sweet views with these up-and-coming artists as well as everyone’s favorite cast iron statue, Vulcan. Chill out in Birmingham’s backyard with your lawn chairs and blankets and bring the whole family out to enjoy some of the country’s best new entertainers.
Gates open at 1:00 p.m.
Jesse Payne begins at 2:30 p.m.
Amanda Shires begins at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets and seating are first-come, first-served.
Light snacks, beer, wine and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
No pets or outside alcohol allowed.
Tickets:
$15 for adults
$8 for members
$8 for children
(Ages 4 and under free)
Vulcan AfterTunes 2016 is sponsored by Vulcan Painters, Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Butler Snow, America’s First Federal Credit Union, Barker Advertising, Alabev, Piggly Wiggly Birmingham, Xcuity Solutions, and Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa. Media partners include: ABC 3340 / My68 / CW 21, AL.com & Birmingham Magazine, Bell Media, Birmingham Mountain Radio, and City Vision.