Arts Underground

Funny You Should Ask is back, this time with Matt Carter and Sparky Shelton of Rocket City Improv. We hear about their improv roots, what it takes to be a bonafied improv comedian, the art of listening and more!

On this episode of Arts Underground, we present to you, dear listener, another installment of "Independent Grooves." We'll meet Kyle Husband, the head honcho at Offbeat Coffee Studio at Campus 805 in Huntsville, and learn how he started his combination coffee shop and record store.

This episode of Arts Underground, Jennifer Baxter, ALCPL Library Director & local podcast host, tells us about something audiophiles won't find anywhere else- 4 unique podcasts with a hyper-local focus on Athens & Limestone County issues, people & history!

On this episode of Arts Underground, it's another installment of "Independent Grooves." In the rosy spotlight is Lynsey Staggs, owner of eclectic record shop and all women-run biz incubator, Urban Atlas in Decatur.

Funny You Should Ask on Arts Underground this week features Tim Kelly, a local comedian and cofounder of Huntsville's monthly comedy showcase at Theatre Huntsville, Epic Comedy Hour!

Funny You Should Ask on Arts Underground this week features Elliott White, a local comedian and a host and producer on both Awesome Comedy Hour and Epic Comedy Hour!

This week on Arts Underground, Funny You Should Ask is back, with our guest Kimberly Wilson. Kimberly is a local stand-up and improv comedian and the co-founder of Shenanigans Comedy Theatre in Huntsville. Kimberly tells us about how her background in improv crosses over in her day job as a schoolteacher, reestablishing her beloved independently-owned comedy theater in Somerville, AL to Huntsville and lots more. 

Funny You Should Ask is a series where we hear from comedians in the TN Valley, getting to know their style, hear first gig stories and plenty more. 

This week on Arts Underground, we head to Madison, AL to meet with Cliff and Leslie Patterson at their brand new independent record store, Black Dog Grounds and Sounds, in the first segment in our new series here on Arts Underground titled "Independent Grooves."

This episode, we sit down with Sonya Clemons, known endearingly to most as Artlady Sonya. We hear about Sonya's adventures and some of her favorite tunes!

Nashville-based husband and wife duo of The War and Treaty, Tanya Blount-Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr., are opening A Taste of Panoply in Huntsville (2021) with their unique blend of soul and Americana, sure to vibrate through the soul and get everyone on their feet dancing. We sat down for a phone conversation with the two dynamo musicians, where they tell us about working with legendary musicians in a pandemic, the role spirituality plays in their performance, and an anecdote about Tanya, from Michael, that sends everybody into a laughing fit.