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The Grit Behind Huntsville’s Art Scene

A reflection of Remnant Framing's studio at Lowe Mill A&E in Huntsville, Alabama November 2024

Huntsville’s art scene isn’t something that just sits quietly on a shelf or hangs politely on a wall. It’s alive. It’s got this raw, gritty energy that hits you the moment you step into a place like Lowe Mill. It’s in the scuff marks on the floors, the paint splatters that didn’t quite make it to the canvas, the buzz of conversations about projects half-finished or dreams half-formed.

I see it every day, and it never gets old. There’s something about this place—this city—that draws in people who are ready to work, to hustle, to throw themselves into something bigger than themselves. Artists here don’t wait for permission or for the perfect circumstances. They show up, day after day, and they make it happen.

You can see it in the brick walls of old warehouses, the ones that hold so much history and now pulse with new energy. There’s grit in the way those spaces feel lived in, like they’ve seen decades of transformation and are now standing as a testament to resilience and reinvention. The same could be said for the people who fill them—artists who’ve spent years refining their craft, musicians who’ve played more empty rooms than full ones, creators who never stop chasing that spark.

It’s not about polish here. It’s not about making something perfect. It’s about making something real.

Josh Macero from Josh & The G.M.O.S performing at Verticle House Records at Lowe Mill A&E in Huntsville Alabama December 2024

I love that about Huntsville. It’s not trying to be something it’s not. The people here are grounded, but that doesn’t mean they don’t dream big. They just know how much work it takes to get there, and they’re willing to do it. That’s rare.

For me, being a part of this scene feels like stepping into something honest and alive. It’s messy in the best way—collaborations that come together at the last minute, experiments that fail and turn into something better, conversations that spark new ideas in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.

Cup of Coffee, at Remnant Framing December 2024

It’s not glamorous, but that’s what makes it matter. Every piece of art, every mural, every photograph, every frame—it all comes from someone who cared enough to create it, someone who worked through the hard parts to get there.

Huntsville’s art scene isn’t just about making pretty things. It’s about making meaning. And that’s something worth being a part of.

More on evolving Art scene in the Southeast

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Stay tuned folks!

RECORD STORE DAY 2024 is less than two weeks away!

We'll have plenty of exclusive RSD release (list announced a day or two before RSD), hundreds of newly processed LPs & new vinyl mark-downs!

Stay tuned folks and see you Saturday 20th April.

Thanks to @annie_walter for the excellent kebab-inspired poster design.

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This is one of those individuals whose mere presence makes any and all molecules in her immediate vicinity, I suspect everywhere she goes, begin to vibrate with excitement, whose high-voltage smile on the street demands a double-take, whose coolness, if you’re lucky enough to be acquainted, makes YOU feel cool, who not only has aura, but who IS aura – the incredibly talented and supremely hep Jazz vocalist from Sapporo/Sydney/NewYork/Tokyo, Miho Jonishi. Beyond this firecrackin’ bang of character and charisma I mention, she is also a most soulful vocalist, with a deeply nuanced and signature voice that I highly recommend you check out, particularly her most recent record, September in the Rain (available for purchase and on all the streaming platforms from her bio.) Miho was a surprise show at Tokyo Record Day and I was so glad to see her and dig aide her in the crates at Tower Records. As a student of some very influential musicians, she will likely out-jazz you if you attempt to go head-to-head as I did. But don’t worry, she is as tender as she is steeped in the entire breadth of Jazz, all of which comes through her singing. She gave me a small heap of recommendations, mentioning interestingly, that they were all still living, recording, and performing, making me realize so much of the limited Jazz that I know is only dead legends …who Miho ALSO loves and respects and whose albums she studies like textbooks. But Miho is primarily, definitively focussed on contemporary artists who she still has chances to see perform. Interesting. By the way, Miho, I’ve lost your recommendations somewhere on my phone. If you recall a few that you mentioned (or even more you didn’t), please leave us all some essential contemporary Jazz artists rec’s in the comments, those who are inspiring you lately (and any upcoming performances, too!) Thanks, Miho! So cool you came! Enjoy the records and hope to see you next time. More Tokyo Record Style to come! #Tokyo #record #style #tokyorecordstyle #records #music #recordcollector #recordstore #vinyl #vinylrecord #Jazz #Bop #CoolJazz #LatinJazz (at TOWER VINYL) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqIUfRnPZs0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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ISS "Spikes+" LP

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VARIOUS ARTISTS "Bloodstains Across Virginia" LP

VELVET UNDERGROUND "New York Rehearsal 1966: The Factory Broadcasts" (CLEAR vinyl) (2xLP)

FUNKADELIC "Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow" (BLUE vinyl) (Gatefold) LP

MISFITS "We Were 138 (San Francisco 1981 + Live Detroit 1983) (SPLATTER VINYL) LP

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CRAMPS "All Aboard The Drug Train" LP

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SONICS "Here Are The Sonics" LP

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MISFITS "P.U.N.X. Los Angeles, CA April 8, 1983" LP

CHILTON, ALEX "Free Again: The "1970" Sessions" (RED vinyl) LP

FUNKADELIC "Maggot Brain" LP

VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO "S/T" (Original Peeling Banana Jacket' Edition) LP

Back in stock:

AVENGERS "S/T" LP

CRIME "Murder By Guitar" LP  

DIRTBOMBS "Play Sparks" 7"

OH SEES, THEE "Floating Coffin" (LTD, Reissue, Red/Green/Orange Tri-Colored vinyl) LP

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