Just Imagine You're at City Stages
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2010 • THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS • CITY SCENE 9G music Homespun bluegrass was part of the agenda at the Sampler, where acts ranged from Ralph Stanley to Red Mountain White Trash. For that front-porch feel, look no further than Birmingham’s Three on a String. Bobby Horton (banjo and guitar), Jerry Ryan (guitar and harmonica) and Brad Ryan (bass and fiddle) per- form bluegrass, country and folk music. They tell some knee-slapping jokes, too. j If you planted yourself at the Homegrown Stage: Red Mountain Renegades, 10 p.m. Sunday at The Nick, opening for The Bluesweaters, $6, 252-3831 or www.thenickrocks.com. Local bands had a stage to call their own at City Stages. Sometimes, acts at Homegrown complained they didn’t get enough time, attention or respect. Still, it was a coup to be on the festival’s lineup. The Nick, one of Birmingham’s grungiest and most be- loved bars, has supported countless local groups, giv- ing them a place to play and a chance to hone their skills. Folk-rock trio Red Mountain Renegades will do exactly that on Sunday. j If you got jazzed at The Birmingham News Stage: Jazz in the Park, 6 p.m. Saturday at Leeds His- torical Park, free, 616-1735 or www.magiccity- smoothjazz.com. With Keith Williams, Vann Bur- chfield and the Neo Jazz Collective. Not much jazz at City Stages near the end of its NEWS FILE/JOE SONGER run, but this stage was part of the festival’s blueprint If you’re missing L’Angelus at City Stages, the family act still is playing in town this weekend.
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