In Sweet Home Alabama we love our music.  There are over 150 places where musicians entertain audiences monthly, weekly or daily.  Here is a list of some the great places to go.  To verify time and dates at venues, we suggest you use the telephone number provided to call.

Here is information in Alabama City and Towns P-Z

To suggest additions, email grey.brennan@tourism.alabama.gov

Piedmont Venue

Rabbittown Café and Fiddlers Hall
900 Rabbittown Road, Piedmont, AL 36277
(256)435-8008
Rabbittown Café and Fiddlers Hall holds many memories for the community. Spare instruments lie on the shelf waiting for customers to pick them up and play. Each Friday and Saturday after 4:00pm various groups from the local area, and sometimes further away come and play for the audience. Everyone is invited to bring along their instruments and/or voices and participate.

Point Clear Venue

Bucky’s Birdcage Lounge
Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa
One Grand Boulevard, Point Clear, AL 36564
251-928-6329
With its massive moss-draped oaks covering the grounds, the Grand Hotel is steeped in long-standing traditions. One of which is Bucky’s Birdcage Lounge, named for Bucky who worked at the Grand for almost 60 years.  Live music nightly inside and a sitting area outside with several fire pits and overstuffed wicker loungers.

Prattville Venue

Blue Iguana Bar and Grill
1714 East Main Street, Prattville, AL
334-358-8600
When the bands are on stage most Saturday nights, the Blue Iguana Bar and Grill opens up the back room with their large stage and room for 300.  Regional and local rock bands with the occasional country group.

Club BTS
2152 Cobbs Ford Road, Prattville, AL 36066-7700
(334) 285-5500    
Big dance floor with a Behind The Scenes (BTS) Hollywood style movie memorabilia decorations.  Local Battle of bands on Thursday nights.  Local and regional bands on Saturday nights.

Oak Tavern
Inside the Marriot Legends
2500 Legends Circle, Prattville, AL 36066
Located inside the Marriott Legends, the Oak Tavern is a restaurant and lounge that features live music Wednesday through Friday and occasionally on Saturdays.  From Jimmy Buffett style to blues performers, the music starts around 7pm and ends around 9 pm.  

Red Hill Community Venue

Red Hill School House
Highway 229, Red Hill Community
(12 miles north of Tallassee)
334-541-2474
In the same auditorium that Hank Williams drew crowds, musicians still gather in the Red Hill community 40 miles northeast of Montgomery.  The Red Hill School Building auditorium, located near Lake Martin, has been the place for local live music every Friday night from 7p to 9p year round except for the week of Christmas to New Years. The performances are held Open Stage style with all musicians using acoustic instruments welcomed to play with the regular group of back-up players.  Often these jam sessions swell to a dozen musicians playing music from bluegrass to jitterbug for crowds of 100 that come to dance and listen. No admission charge but donations are welcomed to maintain the building and pay for refreshments. 
 

Russellville

Scottsboro Venue

The Docks
417 Ed Hembree Drive, Scottsboro, AL 35769
(256) 574-3071
 Selected as one of the “100 dishes to eat in Alabama before you die" for their Shrimp & Grits, The Docks is a restaurant with live music every Thursday through Saturday nights. Located at Goose Pond Colony, you can see 17 miles of Tennessee River from their huge outdoor patio

Sheffield Venues

Old Town Tavern
304 North Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield, AL 35660
256-314-0353
The Old Town Tavern is a bar and grill, located in downtown Sheffield, featuring live music . The schedule varies but is usually offered on Friday and Saturday evenings.

The Southland
1309 South Jackson Highway, Sheffield, AL 35660
256-383-8236
Legendary local performer Travis Womack and Butch “Big Arms” Ledford perform from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday evenings at The Southland.  This restaurant has been in the Shoals area for more than 50 years and was once frequented by the likes of Elvis Presley during his early career, when he played concerts at the Sheffield Recreation Center. 

Spanish Fort Venues

Blue Gill Restaurant
3775 Battleship Parkway, Spanish Fort, AL 36527 
251-625-1998
www.Bluegrillrestuaruant.com

Live music can be heard every Wednesday through Sunday and on the second Tuesday of the month at the Blue Gill Restaurant.  The bands perform on their large wooden deck overlooking the backwaters of Mobile Bay starting around 6pm.  This natural setting makes for a great backdrop for music played by local and regional bands. 

Ed’s Seafood Shed
3382 Battleship Parkway, Spanish Fort, AL 36527
251-625-1947
Located near the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, this seafood shack on stilts has a 3,500 square foot deck overlooking Mobile Bay with live music Thursday through Sunday starting around 6pm. 

Felix’s Fish Camp
1530 Battleship Parkway
Spanish Fort, AL
251-626-6710
Walking up the wooden ramp to the entrance of Felix’s Fish Camp may remind you of walking on ship planks with the netting and fishing décor hung along the railings. Inside you will find wonderful views of the Gulf of Mexico and live music every day of the week.  Local entertainers provide live music Monday through Saturday from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm and on Sunday from noon to 8:00 pm

Springville Venue

Local Color Cafe
5811 U.S. Highway 11
Springville, AL 35146
205-467-0334
The Local Color Café is a cozy restaurant featuring live music Friday and Saturday evenings year round. During the summer season, Thursday night open mike and songwriters events are held on the outdoor patio. Some of the regular musicians to perform include a local trio called Something Else whose family members once toured the country during the 20s, 30s and 40s.  Other artists include Janet O’Neil who first started playing when she was 10 years old, and performs a wide range of music including folk, country, pop and blues. The Ain’t Dead Yet Band is a group with tight harmonies reminiscent of Crosby, Stills and Nash.  On any weekend music may include bluegrass, folk, blues, jazz, 60s and standards.       

Sylacauga Venue

Busy Corner at Hamilton Plumbing
808 Seminole Ave
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-207-2558
For over a decade local musicians have been coming to Busy Corner at Hamilton Plumbing on Friday nights to perform on stage and then join in jam sessions. It’s the local version of the Grand Ole Opry and the music is all hard core country.  All ages welcome.

Troy Venue

Tuscaloosa Venues

Brown’s Corner Dueling Piano Bar and Grill
2325 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-342-9899
Located in what was once Brown’s Dollar Store in the 1920s, the building located on a downtown Tuscaloosa corner was vacant for 60 years before it became a brewery.  Now a bar & grill, the establishment honors its past as a gathering place with dueling pianos every Thursday through Saturday.

Capone’s 4th & 23rd
401 23rd Ave., Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-248-0255
Capone’s 4th & 23rd is located in a refurbished warehouse in Temerson Square in downtown Tuscaloosa at the corner of the streets for which it gets its name.  Live bands perform on certain nights.

Copper Top
2300 4th Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-343-6867
Copper Top is located in Temerson Square in downtown Tuscaloosa with pool tables and live music many nights.

The Filling Station
411 23rd Ave., Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-764-0924
Located in downtown Tuscaloosa, the Filling Station has pool tables, pinball machines, an outdoor patio and live music certain nights of the week.

Gnemis Top Shelf Tavern
407 23rd Ave., Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-343-0020
Located in downtown Tuscaloosa, the Gnemis Top Shelf Tavern features live music every night.

Harry’s Bar
1330 Hargrove Road, Tuscaloosa, AL
205-758-9332
For about 4 decades, Harry’s Bar has been an establishment in Tuscaloosa. With live music most nights of the week and a country music jukebox, this small bar with pool tables is a tradition.

Jupiter Bar & Grill
1307 University Blvd
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-248-6611
Jupiter Bar & Grill features live bands every Thursday and on other selected nights. This Bar & Grill on University Blvd is located near the University of Alabama campus.

Little Willie’s
2350 fourth Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-752-2060.
Located next door to the larger Wilhagan’s, Little Willie’s specializes in jazz, blues and other similar live music.  This small dimly lit establishment is located in the Temerson Square area of downtown Tuscaloosa. Live music certain nights.

Rhythm & Brews
2308 4th Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-750-2992
Rhythm & Brews  features live regional and local bands performing most Thursday through Saturday nights.

Tuscumbia Venues

Frank’s Italian Restaurant – The Courtyard
104 S. Main St.
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
(256) 314-4407
Situated in historic downtown Tuscumbia, Frank’s Italian Restaurant offers talented local musicians performing on the outdoor stage in the courtyard on Saturday evenings April through Fall. 

Rattlesnake Saloon at Seven Springs Lodge
1292 Mount Mills Rd.
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
(256) 370-7218
The Rattlesnake Saloon, built underneath an ancient Indian Bluff Shelter in Western Colbert County, offers a unique experience.  The outdoor stage is the venue for live Country music performances on Saturday evenings, when many of the patrons ride up along the equestrian trails and hitch their horses to the hitching posts right at the source of one of the Lodge’s seven natural springs. 

Spring Park Market
South Main Street
Tuscumbia, Alabama 35674
Tuscumbia Parks & Recreation
(256) 386-5670
Tuscumbia’s Spring Park is the site of an upscale farmer’s market, where delicious homegrown vegetables and homemade bread are spread out under festive tents and live musical performances and cooking demonstrations by outstanding local and regional chefs round out the offering at Spring Park Market, held every Thursday afternoon, June – September, from 4 – 7 p.m.

Vernon Venues

Back Street Opry
125 1st Avenue Northwest, Vernon, AL 35592
205-695-7029
Townspeople in this northwest Alabama community gather Saturday night in an old theatre building for the Back Street Opry, a free one-of-a-kind Saturday evening attraction known for featuring local artists with as many as 25 different entertainers, professional and amateur;  country, gospel, blues, comedy. Different show every week.

York Venues

Trackside Blues Café
607 1st Ave, York, AL 36925
205-392-4343
As the name implies, the Trackside Blues Café is located next to the railroad tracks that run through downtown York.  This establishment with a New Orleans style patio offers live blues and jazz music during warmer months on the patio every Friday evening. During cooler months there is live blues and jazz music approximately twice a month inside.