2025 Coffeehouse Concert Lineup
STAY TUNED for more updates to the 2025 HTMA Coffeehouse Concert Series line-up. The concert series will be held at the new HTMA studio #1038 inside Lowe Mill. Adults $11 Advance Tickets / $12 at the door - Children under 12 are free (w/ paying adult).
Wednesday, JANUARY 15TH, 2025 - 6:30 PM - NEW HTMA Studio at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: The Ronnie Knight Band
Colleagues and fans alike find themselves reaching for the right adjectives to describe Ronnie Knight’s musical path. Ronnie is a guitarist, a singer and songwriter. He has long association with many Muscle Shoals music luminaries like Jimmy Johnson, David Hood, Donnie Fritts and Spooner Oldham.
In October 2024, Ronnie released Count On The Blues, an all-acoustic outing that traverses several styles of the genre. And alongside Delta and Piedmont-style blues offerings, he includes a couple of folk tunes and an instrumental played on his 1933 resonator Sugar Boy. WLRH Talkin’ The Blues host Microwave Dave Gallaher played cuts from the album on his
program. Dave has been very supportive of the independent release, saying the songs on the record bear “culture, society, spirituality and a refined irony.”
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Wednesday FEBRUARY 26TH - 6:30 PM - NEW HTMA Studio at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: Alan Little
A creative force from Huntsville, Alabama, Alan Little is a published singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music weaves tradition with innovation. Self-taught and versatile, Alan’s artistry spans a unique finger-picking guitar style, expressive harmonica playing, and powerful performances as a drummer, rhythm guitarist, and lead vocalist.
With over a decade dedicated to studying West African drumming, Alan’s rhythmic expertise reshaped his musical perspective and creative process. His passion for drumming extended to teaching it as music therapy at Three Springs, an outdoor therapeutic school, where he inspired others through the transformative power of rhythm.
MARCH 19TH, 2025 - 6:30 PM - NEW HTMA Studio at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: Allen Watkins Band
Allen Watkins Band plays original acoustic music and Americana-style covers. It features flat-picking and finger-style guitar, fiddle and banjo. The music is influenced by bluegrass, country, folk, rock, blues, Celtic and classical music.
Allen is a three-time Alabama State Champion for finger-style guitar, and is also accomplished on banjo, mandolin and bass. He is a nationally acclaimed touring and recording artist, with bands such as Claire Lynch, Lonesome River Band and Whetstone Run. His banjo stylings contributed to the landmark recording “The Front Porch String Band”, and he has recorded with bluegrass greats Mark Johnson and Tony Rice. His studio musician work has been in Muscle Shoals, AL, and his career discography includes 9 albums.
APRIL 16TH, 2025 - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: Lisa Chang
& Chase Perryman
Lisa’s Joy, also known as Narae Jayu (Nah-reh), is a Huntsville-based singer/songwriter who blends the sounds of coastal Alabama and draws from Texas singer/songwriters, the blues, jazz, and rock of St. Louis, and the cosmopolitan coastal sounds of the mid-Atlantic region to tell stories grounded in the experiences of women, mothers, and love across cultures and
generations.
Classically trained in piano, Lisa’s Joy also plays accordion and guitar and specializes in providing emotionally resonant vocal performances in multiple genres spanning classical, musical theatre, jazz, indie/folk/pop, and rock.
She is committed to building communities through music and hopes to inspire others to share joy through their creative acts.
Chase Perryman is a soulful singer-songwriter who writes and produces music for TV and movies. He has released 13 albums that showcase his versatile music style, including blues, blues-rock, retro soul, and whiskey country. Despite his ability to work across multiple genres, one thing remains constant: Everything he creates has a lot of soul.
His music has been featured in popular TV shows like "Outer Banks" and "BoJack Horseman," movies such as "Father of the Bride" and "Bottom of the Ninth," and commercials for Burlington Coat Factory.
MAY 21st, 2025 - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: The Drive-In Mondays
Huntsville's Indie Folk Trio, The Drive-In Mondays are an acoustic trio made up of Jon Blakely, Ivy Stringer, née Corron, and Johnny Hardin Performing original songs and covers of classic and indie rock, with lots of harmony, acoustic guitars, percussion and some harmonica for variety. The Drive-In Mondays have released seven originals to date. Their original music can be found on all streaming sites (Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, etc.)
JUNE 18th, 2025 - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
Acoustic Night of the Blues In The Round
Headlining the 3rd Annual Acoustic Night of the Blues In The Round will be Jess Goggans, along with Microwave Dave Gallaher.
Microwave Dave Gallaher and Jess share a friendship of many years, and at his invitation, Jess will join him on stage for this special acoustic night of the blues. Homegrown and raised in the Northeast corner of Alabama, singer/songwriter Jess Goggans puts her entire soul into her music and every ounce of her heart into every single performance. Recognized for her sultry Southern Grit, soulful melodies and high-energy stage presence, it is said that you can literally feel her voice moving through you. Jess' music defies genre; it's been referred to as "get down music," with influences of funk, rock and blues.
NEW LOCATION - This event will be located at the NEW HTMA Studio #1038 located at Lowe Mill. (Access via Door #4)
HTMA Opener:
Lynne and Steve Edmondson and Russ Holder performing traditional blues.
Tickets: $11 in advance $12 at the door / Children under 12 are free.
JULY 16th, 2025 - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: Milltowne
Milltowne pays tribute to Americana acoustic roots by weaving a dynamic blend of bluegrass, folk, rock, blues & country music. With influences ranging from Bill Monroe to the Beatles to the Grateful Dead.
Milltowne delivers modern interpretations of traditional classics while rendering modern tunes with traditional arrangements to create a timeless sound that appeals to listeners of all ages and musical backgrounds.
Milltowne's lineup features Mike Bowman on fiddle, Charelle Hudgins on vocals and bean jar, Keating Johns on guitar and vocals, Greg Staggs on mandolin and vocals, and Drew Bolling on bass.
NEW LOCATION - This event will be located at the NEW HTMA Studio #1038 located at Lowe Mill. (Access via Door #4)
HTMA Opener:
HTMA member Jim Vest will open on guitar and play a mix of Americana originals and covers.
Tickets: $11 in advance $12 at the door / Children under 12 are free.
AUGUST Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: TBA
SEPTEMBER Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: TBA
OCTOBER Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: TBA
NOVEMBER Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
Featured Performance: TBA
Milltowne takes the Coffeehouse Concert Series stage as the featured artist on July 16th, 2025.
Recent Highlights
The 3rd Annual Acoustic Night of the Blues featured Jess Goggans & Microwave Dave on June 18th, 2025.
Huntsville's Indie Folk Trio, The Drive-In Mondays at the Coffeehouse Concert Series on May 21st, 2025.
Lisa Chang & Chase Perryman performed together at the Coffeehouse Concert Series on April 16th, 2025.
Allen Watkins Band performed at the Coffeehouse Concert Series on March 19th, 2025.
Huntsville singer-songwriter Alan Little took the stage as the featured Coffeehouse Concert Series performer on February 26th, 2025.
Muscle Shoals artist, Ronnie Knight kicked off the 2025 Coffeehouse Concert Series on January 15th, 2025.
National Thumb Pickers Hall of Fame inductee, Shane Adkins performed at the NEW HTMA studio space at Lowe Mill on November 20th, 2024.
Tomas Gorrio brought his high-energy one-band act to the NEW HTMA studio space at Lowe Mill on October 23rd, 2024
Neeve Weinberger was our first featured performer at the NEW HTMA studio space at Lowe Mill on September 19th, 2024.
The Alabama A&M University Choir performed A cappella Spirituals at the Burritt Concert Series on August 27th, 2024.
The Steel City Jug Slammers returned to Huntsville to take the stage at the Old Church at Burritt on the Mountain on July 23rd, 2024.
Microwave Dave, Lukas Johnston & Jimmy Henderson showcased their talents at our 2nd Annual Acoustic Night of the Blues on June 25th.
Rule of Thirds Trio took the stage as the featured performer at the Old Country Church at Burritt on May 28th, 2024.
The Grasstronauts were the featured performers at the Old Country Church at Burritt on April 23rd, 2024.
Andrew's Legend returned to perform at the Old Country Church at Burritt on March 26th, 2024.
HTMA President Mike Ball brought his band the Bubbanauts to the coffeehouse concert on February 27th, 2024.
Curtis & Loretta returned to Burritt on the Mountain to kick-off the 2024 Burritt Concert Series on January 23rd.
Jazz Stephan Dudash, accompanied by John and Vickie LeCroy, closed out the 2023 Concert Series on November 28th, 2023.
The Old Fashioned Rhythm Method, a unique musical trio made up of Trumpet, Tuba and Tenor Banjo performed at the Burritt Concert Series on October 24th, 2023.
The Alabama A&M University Choir
wperformed A cappella Spirituals at the Burritt Concert Series on August 22nd, 2023.
The Steel City Jug Slammers provided the audience with a one of a kind experience at the Burritt Country Church on July 25th, 2023.
This program has been made possible by a 2025 Arts & Cultural Grant from Arts Huntsville funded by the City of Huntsville.
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