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.
Members of the band include singer/songwriter/guitarist/mandolinist Connie Nichols Watkins, bassist Joe Parker and Garrett Smith, a fiddle/violin player known from two local Celtic bands, and the Irish Drum Center’s Andy Kruspe. Andy is a freelance percussionist and instructor who teaches privately in his Lowe Mill studio.
NEW LOCATION - This event will be located at the NEW HTMA Studio #1038 located at Lowe Mill. (Access via Door #4)
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.
Known for his captivating vocal performances, Perryman has performed at various venues across the United States, spanning everywhere from Florida to California. Growing up south of Nashville, TN, he was exposed to outlaw country, southern soul, and southern rock, which have greatly influenced his music.
Perryman enthusiastically supports songwriters and hosts songwriting events in Nashville, TN, and Huntsville, AL. He has written and published two books on songwriting and has a course on Udemy.
NEW LOCATION - This event will be located at the NEW HTMA Studio #1038 located at Lowe Mill. (Access via Door #4)
HTMA Opener:
Marylyn Coffey and Michael Perry will open the coffeehouse. They duet often at Open Mic’s around town. They are both very close friends with the headliners – Lisa Chang and Chase Perryman and his daughter Ava Perryman which should provide an evening of musical synergy.
Tickets: $11 in advance $12 at the door / Children under 12 are free.
MAY DATE TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
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JUNE Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: IN-THE-Round
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JULY Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
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AUGUST Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
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SEPTEMBER Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
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OCTOBER Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
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NOVEMBER Date TBA - 6:30 PM - HTMA Studio #1038 at Lowe Mill
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STAY TUNED for the HTMA 2025 Coffeehouse Concert Lineup with performances at the NEW HTMA studio space at Lowe Mill. More details coming soon!
Lisa Chang & Chase Perryman is the featured performer at the Coffeehouse Concert Series on April 16th, 2025.
Recent Highlights
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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