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Win Tickets To See Willie Sugarcapps In Montgomery On Thursday Night November 8, 2016 13:55

Live & Listen is pleased to team up with our friends at Vintage Year to offer a free pair of all inclusive tickets to the 11th annual Montgomery County Bar Association Tailgate, featuring live music from Willie Sugarcapps at The Warehouse at Alley Station in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.  All proceeds from this event will benefit Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program.  Come enjoy an evening of music from Alabama's favorite supergroup Willie Sugarcapps, which features Will Kimbrough, Grayson Capps, Corky Hughes, and Anthony & Savana Lee Crawford of Sugarcane Jane. This event is presented by Beasley Allen.

Fairhope Brewing Company, Good People Brewing Company, and Grayton Beer Company will also be on hand pouring crisp & refreshing brews all night.  And if beer isn't your thing, make sure to stop by and get an ice cold sweet tea from Alabama Sweet Tea Co.  This ticket package includes free entry and complementary refreshments.  Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here, and they will also be available at the door on Thursday night.  To enter the ticket contest, simply share this post from our Facebook page and tag a friend in the comments.  We will announce the winner at 11:00 AM CST on Thursday morning.  

Watch Willie Sugarcapps' official music video for "Oh, Colorado" here:


Wednesday's "Art Jam" To Feature Will Kimbrough, Grayson Capps, & Corky Hughes In Selma December 22, 2015 16:31

Wednesday, December 23rd is sure to make for another special evening of live music in Selma, Alabama, as the Blackbelt Benefit Group is scheduled to host it's 3rd Annual Art Jam.  Art Jam is an art show/concert at the 100-year-old, 260-seat Walton Theatre in downtown Selma.  Art Jam 2015 will feature live music from Will KimbroughGrayson Capps, and Corky Hughes with special guest Dead Fingers.  Many will recognize the three names as members of the South Alabama-based supergroup, Willie Sugarcapps. 

The event began in 2013 and featured the power duo of Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires.  In 2014, the event was headlined by Patterson Hood and The Band of Heathens. This year's event will benefit the Blackbelt Benefit Group's community garden organization, Grow Selma. Several local artists decking the walls of the Striplin Performing Arts Centre, with a silent auction of the live painting from last year, signed by Patterson Hood. An array of Alabama craft beers liquors will be served, adding to the local, homegrown feel of the event. Tickets are $25, doors open at 6:00 PM, and music starts at 7:00 PM.

Blackbelt Benefit Group is a non-profit organization formed in the primary interest of assisting local charities, promoting tourism and providing a variety of entertainment within the Black Belt Region of Alabama.

To accomplish this, BBG focuses their events on many cultural aspects of the region, art, music and food, among others. The end result is a new group of young adults committed to keeping local neighborhoods, schools and parks clean and safe for all to enjoy. BBG likes to boast the amazing architecture and history of Selma and surrounding areas by using revitalized buildings and other places of interest as unique settings for different events. BBG strives to ensure that Selma's community is healthy and growing.

Click Here: Purchase your Art Jam tickets in advance!


New Interview: Grayson Capps of Willie Sugarcapps May 20, 2015 23:39

(Photo by MCE Photography/Chad Edwards) 
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Anyone remotely familiar with the Alabama music scene has likely had the pleasure of seeing Grayson Capps perform with one project or another.  Capps, an American singer/songwriter from Brewton, AL, started his first two bands while studying at Tulane University in the early 90s.  Many of Capps' songs were also featured in the 2004 film A Love Song For Bobby Long, based off of his father's (Ronald Everett Capps) novel Off Magazine Street.  Capps' latest project is an Americana/folk supergroup known as Willie Sugarcapps.  We couldn't be more excited to be a part of bringing Willie Sugarcapps to Montgomery, AL on Thursday, May 28th (Tickets can be purchased by clicking here.  We recently caught up with Grayson to learn a little bit more about his background and his latest work.
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