Events : Visit Dothan

Aug 17

Summer Supper & KJAMS

The Plant

Aug 21

Trivia with Michael

The Thirsty Pig Craft Beer Taproom

Aug 21

Mike Hawley Memorial Golf Tournament

RTJ at Highland Oaks

Aug 22

Trivia is Brewing at Folklore

Folklore Brewing & Meadery

Aug 24

Art and Sound Downtown festival

Cultural Arts Center

Aug 28

Trivia with Michael

The Thirsty Pig Craft Beer Taproom

Aug 29

Trivia is Brewing at Folklore

Folklore Brewing & Meadery

Aug 31

Wiregrass Heritage Festival

National Peanut Festival Fairground Dothan Alabama

Aug 31

Wiregrass Heritage Festival

National Peanut Festival

Sep 05

Trivia is Brewing at Folklore

Folklore Brewing & Meadery

Sep 06

Magic Summer Nights

The Carver Museum

Sep 10

In This Moment at The Plant – 9/10

The Plant

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Sep 10

In This Moment at The Plant – 9/10

5:00 pm to 11:00 pm

308 North St Andrews Street Dothan, AL 36301

Mother’s House of Horror Traveling All Hallows Eve Masquerade

Steve Hall Productions Presents In This Moment w/special guests New Years Day, HELLZAPOPPIN CIRCUS SIDESHOW, & Ded at The Plant in Dothan, AL on September 10th, 2019. Doors 5:30p | Show 6:30p | Ages 16+.

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Throughout history, art rejoices and revels in the wisdom of women.

Within a deck of tarot cards, the High Priestess serves as the guardian of the unconscious. In Greek mythology, the old oracles celebrate the Mother Goddess. William Shakespeare posited portentous prescience in the form of MacBeth’s “Three Witches.” On their sixth full-length album Ritual, In This Moment—Maria Brink [vocals, piano], Chris Howorth [lead guitar], Travis Johnson [bass], Randy Weitzel [rhythm guitar], and Kent Diimel [drums]—unearth a furious and focused feminine fire from a cauldron of jagged heavy metal, hypnotic alternative, and smoky voodoo blues.

It’s an evolution. It’s a statement. It’s In This Moment 2017…

“It’s like we’re going into the next realm,” asserts Maria. “I had a conviction of feeling empowered in my life and with myself. I always write from a personal place, and I needed to share that sense of strength. I’ve never been afraid to hold back. Sometimes, I can be very suggestive. However, I wanted to show our fans that this is the most powerful side of myself and it’s without overt sexuality. It’s that deeper serious fire inside of my heart.”

“What Maria is saying comes from deep inside,” Chris affirms. “This time, we had a bunch of ideas started before we hit the studio. There was a really clear direction. It’s different.”

The group spent two years supporting their biggest album yet 2014’s Black Widow. Upon release, it seized their highest position to date on the Billboard Top 200, bowing at #8. Simultaneously, it clinched #3 on the Hard Rock Albums chart and spawned a series of hits such as “Sick Like Me,” “Big Bad Wolf,” and “Sex Metal Barbie”—all cracking 15 million Spotify streams each and topping Rock Radio. Meanwhile, the band’s signature smash “Whore” crossed the 50-million mark.

Furthermore, the title track off In This Moment’s 2012 album, Blood, has been certified gold by the RIAA. A remarkable accomplishment, the companion music video for “Blood” has been viewed over 27 million times.

Between headline tours, they incinerated stages everywhere from Rock On The Range to Download Festival. In March 2016, Maria and Chris commenced writing for what would become the new record with longtime collaborator and multiple GRAMMY® Award-nominated producer Kevin Churko [Five Finger Death Punch, Ozzy Osbourne] at his Las Vegas compound.

Following a high-profile summer 2016 tour with Korn and Rob Zombie, the duo began writing. Then, Maria visited Salem, MA for the very first time with all of the women in her family quite appropriately during Halloween.

“We were really tapping the energy there,” she says. “We were honoring each other. I was seeking inspiration and experience to inspire me in this album. I was trying to find a lot of truth in myself. I loved Salem. I was blown away by how visually beautiful it is. The history of the witch burnings is fascinating. It was a special ceremonial journey.”

Galvanized and inspired, Maria and Chris returned to Kevin’s stronghold to complete recording. In an atmosphere of candles, crystals, incense, and a cackling fireplace, they expanded their aural palette once again, welcoming a doom blues bombast into the sonic fold.

“We love Black Widow, but it was very electronic,” Chris explains. “This is a little more organic, emphasizing guitars, bass, drums, and vocals. We slowed down the groove a little bit. I got to play some slide guitar, and I’ve never done that. There’s a bluesy side, which we’ve also never had.”

“We always want to grow and evolve,” Maria adds. “It was a chance to get a little more serious.”

That progression shines through the first single “Oh Lord.” A minimal drum and handclap echoes as Maria’s wild incantation takes hold. Guitars shiver and shake as the frontwoman delivers an undeniable refrain.

“The meaning of ‘Oh Lord’ is central to the album,” she reveals. “I should be able to have a relationship with what I perceive God to be. For me, it’s this strength and light. When I was younger, I felt guilty for thinking of these things. I’m not supposed to touch an oracle card, a tarot card, or these beautiful things, because they’re ‘bad.’ I had these fears in me for a long time like, ‘Is this wrong?’ I realized I don’t have to be afraid anymore. There’s a lot of learning and an awakening in that one.”

Inverting everyone’s favorite Billy Idol nuptial anthem, “Black Wedding” sees Maria walk down the aisle of musical madness with none other than Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford. Co-written with Stevens, it’s an explosive and enchanting duet.

“I can’t believe that happened,” beams Chris. “Maria hit up Rob and asked if he was interested. He jumped right on it. I can’t believe we got him.”

“Who doesn’t love ‘White Wedding?’,” laughs Maria. “We wanted to do a spin-off that’s creative. It’s a question-and-answer between me and another voice. The chorus essentially says this isn’t going to be the opposite of a happy ending! You’re becoming empowered by heartbreak.”

Chris breaks out the slide on the raging “River of Fire,” while “Witching Hour” dances around the flames to a new wave-inspired groove and midnight lore as Maria recants, “This idea of me being burned as a witch in a past life for teaching people to be free.” Elsewhere, “Roots” practically opens up the earth with its sheer seismic force.

“Sometimes, I have to go through pain in order to forgive and let go,” she adds. “I love to thank the hate in people. It’s that sort of energy. I’ll be okay, hold my head strong, push forward, do what I’ve got to do, and prevail.”

Simultaneously, In This Moment breathe a dark new life into the Phil Collins’ classic “In The Air Tonight.”

“We can’t reproduce what he did in a million years,” she says. “It’s one of the best songs ever. We did our own interpretation and made it a little more sinister like our ritual.”

The ritual has begun, and In This Moment ignite a brighter fire than ever before here.

“When fans hear this, I want them to feel the music, whether they take away sadness, anger, or happiness,” concludes Chris. “As a kid, I remember listening to records and putting them on repeat over and over again. I’d love for the world to listen and absorb this as a piece of work.”

Maria leaves off, “I want everybody to be unafraid of who they are and not worry about what the rest of society says. Be strong. Be loud. We love our fans deeply. I hope everybody feels that love and powerful in who they are.”

Sep 12

Trivia is Brewing at Folklore

Folklore Brewing & Meadery

Sep 19

25th Annual Tee Off For Kids Golf Tournament

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Highland Oaks

Sep 19

Trivia is Brewing at Folklore

Folklore Brewing & Meadery

Sep 19

Low Country Boil

Landmark Park

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Sep 19

Low Country Boil

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

430 Landmark Dr Dothan, AL 36303

Join Landmark Park on September 19 for the annual Low Country Boil! Shrimp, sausage, corn, potatoes, onions and celery will simmer in a blend of the chef’s secret spices in a 60 gallon kettle outside the barn. When the cooking is done, Low Country Boil is loaded into wheelbarrows and spread on tables for a laid back feast. Hot dogs and chips will also be served for kids at this family-friendly event. Wagon rides will also take place for kids and families to enjoy.

Local musician Brian Hart will entertain guests outside under the tent. This fundraising event also features a silent auction with a wide variety of items donated to the park for bid.

Tickets to the Low Country Boil are $50 per person, $5 for kids ages 3-12 and free for ages 2 and under. Reserved tables of 8 are also available for $500. If you purchase a table you can select if you want to sit inside the barn or outside under the tent with the music. Ticket price includes all you can eat, plus beer and wine. Money generated from the Low Country Boil fundraiser supports Landmark Park’s mission to preserve our agricultural heritage and provide quality educational programming to families and school children on science and history.

If you would like to purchase tickets to the Low Country Boil, please call 334-794-3452 or email laurav@landmarkparkdothan.com.

Sep 20

Special Event: Southern Momma Cledus T Judd Comedy Experience

Center Stage Alabama

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Sep 20

Special Event: Southern Momma Cledus T Judd Comedy Experience

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

11295 S US Highway 231 Dothan, AL 36320

Bang Productions presents The Southern Momma Cledus T Judd Comedy Experience produced by John Edmonds Kozma featuring Comedians Red Squirrel and Gary Cargal. A night you will not forget with Variety’s 10 Comics To Watch Darren Knight and Parody Icon Cledus T Judd.

Darren Knight, aka Southern Momma from Munford, Alabama, is the fastest rising comedian in American history. In just a few short months, he has cultivated a massive online presence, accumulating over a half a billion views across multiple social media platforms. Darren takes his persona to the stage, selling out theatres and casinos nationwide. He’s been compared to Jeff Foxworthy, as the next star of redneck comedy.

Cledus T Judd is an American country music artist known for his daring parodies of today’s top country music hits. His bold lyrics and hysterical videos to match have named him the “Weird Al” Yankovic of country music. Judd has an impressive history, having toured with acts such as Brooks and Dunn, Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Toby Keith, the Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, and Montgomery Gentry. Having released eleven studio albums and two EPs has led several of their singles to enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. After hanging up his overalls for 3 years , he is “strate outta retarment” and funnier than ever with “My Weight’s Goin’ Up Down,” a parody of Morgan Wallen’s #1 Country single “Up Down” featuring Florida Georgia Line. The video premiered on CMT Music and CMT.com in late July and immediately became one of their top trending clips, hitting the CMT 12 Pack Countdown chart.

Dee Jay Slim McGraw bred on music that’s slow roasted and deep fried like his Southern roots! Slim McGraw has opened for Brett Eldredge, Lee Brice, Randy Houser, Dylan Scott, and shared the stage with The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris, Nelly, Flo Rida among others. When in Nashville you can find him on Broadway playing at Jason Aldean’s Rooftop Bar, Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge and Florida Georgia Line’s FGL House. Back home in Charlotte, the non-stop DJ is a resident at Whisky River owned by NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Jr. He recently was honored to perform at Dale Jr’s retirement party with Kid Rock, Cole Swindell & Billy Currington.

Show starts at 8:00 pm Doors open at 7:00 pm.

Sep 20

2019 Scarecrows in the Gardens Entry Deadline

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Sep 26

Trivia is Brewing at Folklore

Folklore Brewing & Meadery

Sep 26

Shooter Jennings + Whitey Morgan at The Plant – 9/26

The Plant

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Sep 26

Shooter Jennings + Whitey Morgan at The Plant – 9/26

6:00 pm to 11:00 pm

308 North St Andrews Street Dothan, AL 36301

Steve Hall Productions Presents Shooter Jennings Official + Whitey Morgan and the 78’s w/special guest BISHOP GUNN at The Plant in Dothan, Alabama on September 26th, 2019. Doors 6:00p | Show 7:00p. On sale at 10am on Friday, August 9th. $27.00 Adv | $33.00 DoS | Ages 16+ (Under 16 admitted with an adult 21 years or older, all guests require ticket purchase). No refunds.

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Sep 29

Heroes Weekend

CornDodgers Farm

Oct 01

15th Annual Scarecrows in the Garden

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Oct 02

15th Annual Scarecrows in the Garden

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Oct 03

15th Annual Scarecrows in the Garden

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Oct 03

Trivia is Brewing at Folklore

Folklore Brewing & Meadery

Oct 04

FallOut 2019

Fun Zone Skate Center

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Oct 04

FallOut 2019

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm

465 Westgate Parkway Dothan, AL 36303

Okay guys it’s that time of year again FallOut 2019!!!!

$45 weekend pass all events | $15 per event | 5$ for Spectators

FallOut is sponsored by RG Sonic, Anabolix skate company, VNLA, and Fun Zone Skate Center

Judges- TBA*

*FRIDAY*
Starting at 4pm-8:30pm we will have a open skating session. This is for all skaters to get a feel for the floor and meet and greet with all the other skaters.

Hot Floor- start time is 8:45 hot floor means your hands can not touch the ground at all! You can do splits but once again hands can not touch ground. Basically this is a footwork battle so let’s get creative and think outta the box for this one guys!
*This event is sponsored by Fun Zone Skate Center*
*PRIZES*
1st $250
2nd $100

Make sure if you are doing the 90 second performances you have your music ready Friday night. You will be able to give it to the DJ or Josh Tucker. Please have your start and stop times ready for your music, so we can have it ready to go!

*SATURDAY*

1v1s- start time is 2pm, also this 1v1 will be a little different. Each skater will have 30s second each round, and there will be 2 rounds each battle. Now here comes the fun part! Before your round begins you must spin the FallOut twist board, on this board there will be 4 different moves you must add in your set that round. (Pictured will be posted of board soon with the moves on it.)
*This event is sponsored by Anabolix Skate Company*

*PRIZE*
1st $500
2nd $200

Obstacle Course- start time is 5pm, the obstacle course will be timed and judged by how fast you are, tricks, and your control. There will be a sonic tray you carry throughout the course. There will be nothing on the tray at all, but you can get bonus points for doing tricks with the tray. Each trick is worth one point.
*This event is sponsored by RG Sonic & VNLA
*PRIZE*
1st $200
2nd $100
3rd $50 & VNLA SKATES

90 seconds- start time is 7:30, MUST HAVE CLEAN MUSIC OR YOUR MUSIC WILL BE CUT AND SO WILL YOU! On Friday night you should have already turned in your music, but if you forgot then on Saturday you need to be at Fun Zone at 1pm with your music ready. We will draw for order on the 90s.

After everybody has performed the judges will select the top 5 highest scores. The bottom 3 will have a 3-way battle called “Own the circle for 5”. So whoever owns the circle for 5 minutes will be your 3rd place winner.

The top 2 scores will battle head to head for 1st & 2nd place right after the 3-way battle.
*This event is sponsored by RG Sonic, Fun Zone, Anabolix, & VNLA
*PRIZES*
1st $500
2nd $250
3rd $100 & VNLA SKATES

Shuffle till you drop- start time is 9:30, all skaters will be on the floor at the same time. Music will play none stop for about 10 minutes on that time frame judges will pick skaters off the floor until there is three skaters left, and then one more song will play for them to showcase they have what it takes to be the shuffle till you drop champ!
*This event is sponsored by Anabolix & Sonic*
*PRIZE*
$100 & Anabolix skate prize pack

Oct 04

15th Annual Scarecrows in the Garden

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Oct 04

Fanaticon 2019

Fanaticon

Oct 05

15th Annual Scarecrows in the Garden

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Oct 06

15th Annual Scarecrows in the Garden

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Oct 07

15th Annual Scarecrows in the Garden

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Oct 08

15th Annual Scarecrows in the Garden

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Oct 09

15th Annual Scarecrows in the Garden

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens

Oct 10

Theory of a Deadman at The Plant – 10/10

The Plant

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Oct 10

Theory of a Deadman at The Plant – 10/10

6:30 pm to 11:00 pm

308 North St Andrews Street Dothan, AL 36301

Theory of a Deadman rocks The Plant on October 10th!

Rock 100.5 & Steve Hall Productions Present Theory of a Deadman w/TBA at The Plant on Thursday, October 10th | Doors 6:30p | Show 8:00p | Ages 16+

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itunes.apple.com/us/artist/theory-of-a-deadman/id16169450THEORYWAKE UP CALL“

“Complacency is such a disease when you’re in a band,” says Tyler Connolly, singer and guitarist for Theory. “People are so afraid to progress, but you have to change—you can’t just write the same song over and over. So when I saw where this record was going, I said to the other guys, ‘We’re in a car and it’s going off a cliff. Do you want to jump out or ride it to the bottom?’ “

With their sixth studio album, Wake Up Call, Theory hit the reset button, diving into a new sound, a new approach, even a new location. The more melodic, intimate style that defines the project is a bold move for one of the leading rock bands in the world. Since forming in British Columbia in 2001, Theory of a Deadman—Connolly, guitarist Dave Brenner, bassist Dean Back, and drummer Joey Dandeneau—have placed nine songs in the Top 10 on the rock charts, including the Number One hits “Bad Girlfriend,” “Lowlife,” “So Happy,” and “Angel.”

Following the success of 2014’s Savages album (which reached the Top Ten on the Hot 100 albums chart, and topped both the Alternative and Hard Rock charts), Connolly began writing again, but he was frustrated by what he was hearing. “The songs all felt like they were in the same place as the last record,” he says, “and I wasn’t happy, I just didn’t like what we were doing.”

He bought a piano for himself, an instrument he had never played, and he soon discovered that it was unlocking something new. “I started writing songs that felt musically different,” he says. “It opened my mind to different ideas, and I think that was the catapult for where this album went.”

But maybe this story starts much further back. Connolly’s father was a piano player, and he grew up surrounded by the sound of the keyboard. “As soon as I started noodling, thirty years of hearing my dad play opened up this whole thing that didn’t exist before,” he says. “There were sounds I heard my whole life but ignored, ingrained inside me.

“It was crazy how fast stuff came out of me,” he continues. “Every time I sat down at the piano, I would write a song. And I don’t think I’ve ever felt such freedom—I could write anything, I felt no fear about upsetting people or pressure to write any specific kind of song.”

Connolly noticed a shift not only in the melodies he was coming up with, but in the words as well. “When I finished the lyrics to ‘RX’ [the first single from Wake Up Call], I felt like I had something to say. I really wanted to write great lyrics, not just throw stuff on there or give the fans something to crank up in the car.”

The songs also tapped into a new sense of maturity, even contentment. “On our fourth record [2011’s The Truth Is…], I had just gone through a divorce and I was so angry, stuff came out that was really hateful,” he says. “This time, there’s much less aggro stuff—nothing comes from a place of spite or anger.”

Connolly and drummer Dandeneau worked up demos for the new songs via email, initially trying to make them “as naked as possible.” Only when they went into the studio did they think more consciously about how to present the new material; as Connolly says “to put the clothes on—like, ‘Does this one need jeans or a suit?’ “

The band’s next decisive move was to commit to a new producer for Wake Up Call. In fact, though, Martin Terefe—who has worked with a wide range of artists including Jason Mraz, Mary J. Blige, and Train—expressed interest in collaborating with them first. “Our label sent Martin some of the songs blind,” explains Connolly, “and he heard them and said, ‘Is this a pop artist?’ They told him no, it was the opposite, it was a rock band, and he said he wanted to do it.”

Theory headed to Terefe’s Kensaltown Studios in London for a grand experiment. “It was like a first date,” says Connolly. “He was on ground he was not comfortable with, and everything seemed so scary to us—everything he suggested was the opposite of what we wanted. We definitely had some sleepless nights, but we just had to jump in the water and go for it.”

Songs went into directions that surprised the band members. Dandeneau was especially taken with the sparse demo of a song called “Time Machine,” but in the studio it assumed a more breezy and rhythmic feel.

Listening back to the album on the final night before they headed home, the band got to the track “Loner” and suddenly felt dissatisfied. “It was just terrible!,” says Connolly. “We were all like, ‘What happened?’ So it’s the last night, we’re eating dinner, and we said, ‘Let’s just bang it out.’ We deleted it and started over, slowed it down and changed the key, and we finished that night. It was such a pat on the back to the band that after seven weeks, we knew we could track a whole song in a few hours.”

Connolly points to the song “Echoes” as a breakthrough for both his writing and his vocal performance. “It’s a very U2-ish song,” he says, “kind of that one-take, ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’ feel, and I’ve never really done that before. ‘Echoes’ really hits home with me—as you get older, you have more past and less future, more memories. It’s so hard to let go of all those past things, the things that I think about when I’m going to sleep.

“Martin made me sing in this big room with everyone else watching,” he continues. “It was so emotional, you can hear my voice cracking—I’d never had that hard a time getting through a song. But I felt such attachment to these songs, you can really hear it in my voice.”

In the year leading up to Wake Up Call, Theory released a series of unlikely covers—“Hallelujah” (which came out the week of Leonard Cohen’s death last November, though it had been recorded months earlier), Sting’s “Shape of My Heart,” “Cold Water” by Major Lazer. “Those were just me sitting at home bored, trying to get outside the box,” says Connolly. “They’re all so out of my element and so difficult to sing.”

One of these covers, Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game,” makes for an unexpected closing track on the album. “We had a bunch of great songs and didn’t need to throw in a cover,” says the singer, “but we thought this one could turn into something great.”

Now comes the challenge of integrating this new material alongside the band’s beloved catalogue on stage. “There’s a real dichotomy of Theory now, two very different sides,” says Connolly. “Not that we want to get away from our old songs, but the new songs are so diverse, such a juxtaposition. We’ve been playing ‘RX’ and it’s super-different, and we’ll add another couple in the fall tour. We’re really working on building a big show, and trying to make it all more visual, as well.”

Tyler Connolly knows that the ambitions of Wake Up Call—from its more atmospheric songs to its most propulsive and beat-driven—may meet with some resistance from Theory’s fan base. “It might be a little awkward, but we were always a songs band, not a sound band—we’re not AC/DC,” he says. “We’ve also been seeing that rock music was becoming smaller, more of an invite-only clique, and we really wanted to make something big and very progressive for us. And hopefully, the rest of the bands will cheer us on, and maybe be a little less afraid to try something different.”