Vulcan to host AfterTunes concerts

Vulcan Park and Museum will host its series of Sunday afternoon concerts this fall. This three-part series features local and national singer/songwriter acts often heard on Reg’s Coffee House and Birmingham Mountain Radio.

New this year is a Kid Zone that will feature face painting, coloring page and other activities.

The September 23 AfterTunes headliner is The Secret Sisters. This pair of Alabama sisters dare to cover the Sinatra untouchable “Something Stupid,” one minute and deliver their own self-penned, soon-to-be signature anthem “Tennessee Me” the next. Hailing from the legendary musical hamlet of Muscle Shoals, they refer to their ‘accidental discovery’ as “one of those things that happens when you’re not looking. You just embrace it and be grateful.” Their song “Tomorrow Will Be Kinder,” which was originally inspired by Alabama’s April 27, 2011 tornadoes, was featured on The Hunger Games movie soundtrack.

The October 21 concert headliner is Jason Isbell. Isbell’s home in Greenhill, Alabama plays a prominent role in the songs on his most recent album Here We Rest. Spending more time around his hometown this year, he could reacquaint himself with the locale and immerse himself with the rhythms of life in northern Alabama. “Being able to sit on my stool at D.P.’s, a bar in the building I live in, talk to my friends, and hear the problems that they have helped inform some of these songs,” he said.

The October 7 concert artist will be announced soon.

Concerts start at 3 p.m. Admission is $15 for general admission and $7.50 for Vulcan members. Children 12 and under are free. A VIP package for two is available for $75.

For more information and to purchase tickets, go to visitvulcan.com.