Alabama’s Tourism Department, as part of its “Year of Alabama Music,” recently released a very cool tourism brochure called “100 Places to Hear Live Music in Alabama.”
This Top 100 list is broken down into two parts, Music Attractions and Live Music Venues.
Music Attractions on the list include, in alphabetical order:
- Alabama Blues Project (Northport)
- ALABAMA Fan Club and Museum (Fort Payne)
- Alabama Music Hall of Fame (Tuscumbia)
- ALABAMA Statues (Fort Payne)
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (Birmingham)
- Commodores Studio (Tuskegee)
- Delmore Room, Brewer Library, Calhoun Community College (Decatur)
- Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park (Birmingham)
- FAME Recording Studios (Muscle Shoals)
- Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum (Georgiana)
- Hank Williams Gravesite (Montgomery)
- Hank Williams Museum (Montgomery)
- Music Murals (Dothan)
- Nat King Cole Home (Montgomery)
- Rufus Payne “Tee Tot” Gravesite (Montgomery)
- Tammy Wynette Display at Red Bay Museum (Red Bay)
- W.C. Handy Birthplace, Museum and Library (Florence)
Live Music Venues on the list included, in alphabetical order:
- 801 Franklin (Huntsville)
- 1048 Jazz and Blues (Montgomery)
- Above (Birmingham)
- Alabama Adventure (Bessemer)
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Carver Theatre (Birmingham)
- Alabama Music Box (Mobile)
- Alabama Opry (Athens)
- Alley Bar (Montgomery)
- Ardmore Annex Building Main Street (Ardmore)
- Athens Bible School (Athens)
- Athens Recreation Center (Athens)
- Back Nine Clubhouse & Grille (Birmingham)
- Back Street Opry (Vernon)
- Bama Theatre (Tuscaloosa)
- Bandito Southside Burrito Company (Huntsville)
- Barking Kudu (Birmingham)
- Baumhower’s Restaurant (Daphne)
- Berkeley Bob’s Coffee House (Cullman)
- Big Daddy’s Grill (Fairhope)
- Billy’s Bar and Grill (Birmingham)
- Billy’s Bar and Grill (Mountain Brook)
- Bimini Bob’s (Daphne)
- Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham)
- Blackstone Pub & Eatery (Gadsden)
- Black Water Hattie’s (Huntsville)
- The Blind Mule (Mobile)
- Blue Gill Restaurant (Spanish Fort)
- Blue Iguana Bar and Grill (Prattville)
- Blues Tavern (Mobile)
- Boondocks (Guntersville)
- Boo Radley’s (Mobile)
- Bottletree Café (Birmingham)
- Bourbon Street Bar (Auburn)
- Boutwell Auditorium (Birmingham)
- Brick Deli & Tavern (Decatur)
- Brother’s Bar (Jacksonville)
- Bucky’s Birdcage Lounge (Point Clear)
- Busy Corner at Hamilton Plumbing (Sylacauga)
- Café Firenze (Birmingham)
- Café Royal (Mobile)
- Callaghan’s Irish Social Club (Mobile)
- Capone’s 4th and 23rd (Tuscaloosa)
- Center Stage (Rainbow City)
- Chestnut Station (Gadsden)
- Copper Top (Tuscaloosa)
- Cosmo’s Restaurant & Bar (Orange Beach)
- Courtyard Oyster Bar and Grill (Birmingham)
- Cowboys (Dothan)
- Crawmama’s Steaks & Seafood (Guntersville)
- Crockmier’s Grill & Bar (Pike Road)
- Crossroads Café (Huntsville)
- Crush (Birmingham)
- Dahlia’s Electric Piano Hall (Mobile)
- Dave’s Pub (Birmingham)
- Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts (Montgomery)
- Dixie on the Strip (Tuscaloosa)
- D’Monico’s Italian Gardens (Dothan)
- The Docks (Scottsboro)
- Dothan Civic Center (Dothan)
- Dothan Cultural Arts Center (Dothan)
- Dothan Opera House (Dothan)
- Eastside Grille (Montgomery)
- Ed’s Seafood Shed (Spanish Fort)
- Eighth & Rail (Opelika)
- Elkmont Depot (Elkmont)
- Erie Meyer Civic Center (Gulf Shores)
- The Event Center Downtown (Opelika)
- Fat Daddy’s (Auburn)
- Fathoms Lounge (Mobile)
- Felix’s Fish Camp (Spanish Fort)
- Festhalle Market Platz (Cullman)
- The Filling Station (Tuscaloosa)
- Finnegan’s Pub (Huntsville)
- Fizz Lounge at the Emerald River Hotel (Sheffield)
- Flora-Bama Lounge & Package (Orange Beach)
- Fly Creek Café (Fairhope)
- Flying Monkey Art Center (Huntsville)
- Frank’s Italian Restaurant (Tuscumbia)
- Fred’s Pickin Parlor (Loachapoka)
- Freeney’s Bell Tavern at the Exchange at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Montgomery)
- Front Street Pub (Greenville)
- Furniture Factory Bar & Grill (Huntsville)
- Gabriel’s Café (Hoover)
- Garage Café (Birmingham)
- Ginny Lane Bar and Grill at The Wharf (Orange Beach)
- Gip’s Place (Bessemer)
- Gnemis Top Shelf Tavern (Tuscaloosa)
- Grand Central (Mobile)
- Grey Bar (Birmingham)
- Gridiron (Gadsden)
- Gulf City Lodge (Mobile)
- Guy Harvey’s Island Grill (Orange Beach)
- The Hangout (Gulf Shores)
- Hard Dock Café (Decatur)
- Harriott II Riverboat (Montgomery)
- Harry’s Bar (Tuscaloosa)
- H Bar (Birmingham)
- Heroes: An American Grille (Anniston)
- Historic Alabama Theatre (Birmingham)
- Historic Mort Glosser Amphitheater (Gadsden)
- Historic Ritz Theatre (Talladega)
- Hog Wild Saloon (Huntsville)
- Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom (Mobile)
- Humphrey’s Bar & Grill (Huntsville)
- Innisfree (Birmingham)
- Irish Bred Pub (Opelika)
- Iron Horse Café (Hoover)
- JaMoka’s (Boaz)
- J.D.’s Lounge (Sheffield)
- Joe Cain Café at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa (Mobile)
- Johnny’s Place (Athens)
- Kaffeeklatsch Bar (Huntsville)
- KD O’Sheas Irish Pub (Dothan)
- Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center (Tuskegee)
- Key Largo Bar & Grill (Montgomery)
- Laidlaw Performing Arts Center and USA Mitchell Center (Mobile)
- Langdale Theater (Valley)
- LaSalle Blue (Montgomery)
- Lee Ann’s (Huntsville)
- Legend’s Sports Café (Eufaula)
- Little Willie’s (Tuscaloosa)
- Live Bait at The Wharf (Orange Beach)
- Live Bait Too! (Orange Beach)
- Local Color Café (Springville)
- Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment (Huntsville)
- LuLu’s at Homeport Marina (Gulf Shores)
- Main St. Tavern (Montevallo)
- Marble City Grill (Sylacauga)
- Maria Bonita Restaurant (Athens)
- Marina Bar & Grill (Montgomery)
- Martini’s (Hoover)
- Marty’s (Birmingham)
- McGraws Coffee House (Florence)
- McSharry’s Irish Pub (Fairhope)
- Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center (Huntsville)
- Metro Bistro (Birmingham)
- Mobile Civic Center (Mobile)
- Moe’s BBQ & Blues Revue Lakeview (Birmingham)
- Montgomery Performing Arts Centre (Montgomery)
- Moonlight on the Mountain (Birmingham)
- Mud Bugs Pub and Club (Gulf Shores)
- Muscle Shoals to Music Row Live (Florence)
- Networks at Best Western (Guntersville)
- The Nick (Birmingham)
- Nolan’s Restaurant & Lounge (Gulf Shores)
- Oak Tavern (Prattville)
- Oasis (Birmingham)
- Old Car Heaven (Birmingham)
- Ol’ Tymers BBQ & Blues (Fort Payne)
- Ona’s Music Room (Birmingham)
- On the Rocks (Florence)
- Otey’s Tavern (Mountain Brook)
- Pale Eddie’s (Birmingham)
- Papa Rocco’s (Gulf Shores)
- Parkside (Birmingham)
- Pat’s Downtown Grill (Mobile)
- The Peerless Saloon and Grille (Anniston)
- Piccolo (Auburn)
- Pink Pony Pub (Gulf Shores)
- Pirate’s Cove Marina & Restaurant (Elberta)
- PJ’s (Muscle Shoals)
- Plan B Sports Bar and Grill (Dothan)
- Plummers Pub (Gadsden)
- Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts (Decatur)
- The Pub (Fairhope)
- Pub 261 (Pelham)
- Rabbittown Café and Fiddlers’ Hall (Piedmont)
- Rafters Restaurant and Sports Bar at The Wharf (Orange Beach)
- The Rare Martini (Birmingham)
- Rattlesnake Saloon at Seven Springs Lake (Tuscumbia)
- The Red Caboose (Elkmont)
- The Red Hat (Birmingham)
- Red Hill School House (Red Hill)
- Rhythm & Brews (Tuscaloosa)
- Ribs and Reds Restaurant (Gulf Shores)
- Riverwalk Amphitheater (Montgomery)
- RJ Saxons (Dothan)
- Rock Bottom American Pub (Montgomery)
- Rogue Tavern (Birmingham)
- Roxy Theatre (Russellville)
- Royal St. Tavern at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa (Mobile)
- Roy’s (Prattville)
- Rum Runners at The Wharf (Orange Beach)
- Saenger Theatre Center for the Living Arts (Mobile)
- Sandbar Bar & Grill (Sheffield)
- Serda’s Coffee Company (Mobile)
- Shipp’s Harbour Grill (Orange Beach)
- Shucker’s Oyster Bar at The Wharf (Orange Beach)
- Sidelines Sports Deli (Montgomery)
- Singing on the Square at Limestone County Courthouse (Athens)
- Sipsey Tavern (Birmingham)
- Skybar (Auburn)
- Sloss Furnaces (Birmingham)
- The Smokehouse (Florence)
- Smoking Moose Saloon (Anniston)
- Soul Kitchen Music Hall (Mobile)
- Sous La Terre (Montgomery)
- Speakeasy (Birmingham)
- Sports Page Lounge & Deli (Huntsville)
- Spring Park Market (Tuscumbia)
- The Station Pub & Grill (Madison)
- Stem & Stein (Madison)
- Stillwater Pub (Birmingham)
- Strutting Duck Ale House (Auburn)
- Sundance Saloon (Montgomery)
- Swampers Lounge (Florence)
- Tacky Jack’s (Orange Beach)
- Tallassee Mt. Vernon Theatre (Tallassee)
- Tipseas Steam Shack (Orange Beach)
- Trojan House Sandwich & Coffee Shop (Montgomery)
- UAB’s Alys Stephens Center (Birmingham)
- Veets Bar and Grill (Mobile)
- Verizon Wireless Music Center (Pelham)
- Village Pizza (Athens)
- The Von Braun Center (Huntsville)
- Voodoo Lounge (Huntsville)
- Wagon Wheel Saloon (Rainbow City)
- Ware Eagle Supper Club (Auburn)
- The Wharf & The Amphitheater at The Wharf (Orange Beach)
- The Wine Loft (Mobile)
- Winery at Pepper Place (Birmingham)
- WorkPlay (Birmingham)
- Yesterdays Event Center (Athens)
- The Zone (Huntsville)
- Zydeco (Birmingham)
The complete brochure, which is 12 pages long, gives more information about each location, including street addresses and contact information for most of them. To download a free copy of the brochure, visit http://www.yearofalabamamusic.com/downloads/alabama_music_2011.pdf.
In the end, how many of these places have you had the chance to visit? Which did you like or dislike? Which would you recommend and why? Which of your favorite music venues didn’t make the list? Let us know in the comments section below.
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