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Premiere | Taylor Hunnicutt: All or Nothin'

Premiere | Taylor Hunnicutt: All or Nothin'

Kerri McClinton

You could call Taylor Hunnicutt Alabama’s Sweetheart, and for certain, you wouldn’t be wrong, but you’d be glossing over a woman who is also gritty, raw, fierce, and soulful. She might be sweet, but she’s the epitome of ‘fuck around and find out,’ and I don’t think you wanna.

A small-town, Southern Alabama native, Taylor has graced stages with artists and friends like Joshua Ray Walker, Mike and the Moonpies, Jaime Wyatt, Daniel Donato, Lilly Hiatt, Early James, 49 Winchester, Them Dirty Roses, and fellow Alabama artists Red Clay Strays.

Red Clay Strays Bring Moment To Life

Red Clay Strays Bring Moment To Life

Derek Scudder

“This is the biggest crowd we’ve ever played in front of in the state of Alabama,” exclaimed Red Clay Strays front man Brandon Coleman. Over 2200 people filled the Halstead Amphitheatre in downtown Fairhope on Saturday May 7th to welcome the Strays back to their LA (that’s “Lower Alabama”) home for the record release concert celebrating Moment of Truth and the first show of their upcoming extensive tour. The band’s debut album is five years in the making and this show was their first ever with a record for sale at the merchandise table.

Red Clay Strays: Moment of Truth

Red Clay Strays: Moment of Truth

Derek Scudder

When the Red Clay Strays posted a question on social media a few months ago asking fans what they would call the type of music the band plays they got a lot of different responses. One that caught my attention was “Southern Soul.” I deplore putting labels on music but I also understand the need to point listeners in a direction so they don’t get lost, and this was an excellent description of what the Strays do best. Centered around the vocals of Brandon Coleman, the band often is laying down a groove or pumping out a cushion for his soulful vocals to ride. Their first full-length record, Moment of Truth (released 23 April), mines that soulful vein deeply. Anticipation for this release has been building for a good while.