Gulf Shores, Ala – May 17, 2012 –Thirty-teams are set for the 32nd annual NAIA Softball National Championship, starting Thursday from Gulf Shores, Ala. Action begins at 9 a.m., from the Gulf Shores SportsPlex as Brenau (Ga.) and Bethany (Kan.) kick off the event. There will be pool play format from Thursday through Saturday, with each club playing a total of three games. The eight pool-play champions will advance to the double-elimination bracket starting on May 21. The national champion will be crowned May 23.

The Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Sports Commission, in conjunction with the University of Mobile (Ala.), are hosting for the second-straight time.

"The Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Sports Commission warmly welcomes the return of the NAIA Softball National Championship to the sugar-white sand of the Alabama Gulf Coast," said Beth Gendler, vice president of sales for the Commission. "When these student-athletes and family members are not at our beautiful sporting venues, they will have the opportunity to explore our family-oriented beaches, accommodations, restaurants, and attractions.” To learn more about the area, click here.

An all-tournament pass can be purchased for $30 or $8 per day for adults and $3 per day for children 4-10.  All tickets can be purchased at the gate.

The current field is comprised of 23 automatic qualifiers based upon their conference / independent / unaffiliated group tournaments, eight at-large selections, which were determined using the final Top 25 rating released May 9 and the host berth, Mobile.

The Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), which has repeatedly landed six teams in the Coaches' Top 25 poll this season, qualified the most of any conference / independent / unaffiliated group with six. Representing the SSAC is Auburn Montgomery (Ala.), Brenau, Lee (Tenn.), Mobile, Shorter (Ga.) and William Carey (Miss.). The Sooner Athletic Conference sends four teams to Gulf Shores: Lubbock Christian (Texas), Oklahoma City, St. Gregory's (Okla.) and Southern Nazarene (Okla.).

Defending national champion Oregon Tech, who is out of the Cascade Collegiate Conference, looks to become the first team since Oklahoma City (2000-02) to repeat as titlists. The Hustlin' Owls take on Madonna (Mich.) at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday. No. 1-ranked Concordia (Calif.) meets up with newcomer Talladega (Ala.) at 2 p.m.

Talladega is one of six first-times at the National Championship, joining Auburn Montgomery, Bethany, Indiana Wesleyan, Southern Nazarene and Williams Baptist (Ark.). Conversely, there are 12 programs making at least their fifth National Championship. Of those teams, only Oklahoma City and Mobile are playing in the event for at least the 10th time.

Qualifying for its record 21st-straight National Championship, Oklahoma City owns the most national championships (8). With a 40-18 season record, the Stars have won more postseason games than any school in NAIA history (103-38) and seek their first title since 2007.

NeuLion, the NAIA's digital media partner and official video-streaming company of 10 select NAIA National Championship events, will be broadcasting select softball games from May 21 - 23. Once competition has pared down to six teams, starting with Game 9 at 5:30 p.m. on May 21, live streaming will be available for $9.95 per day or $29.95 for the whole event. For more video-streaming information, click here.

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Tour Dates

5/17    Hangout Music Fest                          Gulf Shores, AL

5/20    The WorkPlay Theatre                   Birmingham, AL

5/21     Smith's Olde Bar                                     Atlanta, GA

5/23     The Basement                                          Nashville, TN

5/24     Patton Alley Pub                                     Springfield, MO

5/25     Blue Moose Tap House                         Iowa City, IA

5/25     Summer Camp Music Festival           Chillicothe, IL

6/2        The Bitter End                                         New York, NY

6/10     Bonnaroo                                                   Manchester, TN

7/14     Great South Bay Music Festival        Patchogue, NY

8/3        Jones Beach Amphitheater                 Long Island, NY

8/11     Peach Festival (w/ Allman Bros.)   Scranton, PA

10/11   Harvest String Festival                        Ozark, AR

(Orange Beach)

Just two weeks after The Wharf had its inaugural Bands, Barks and Brews event, today they are kicking off "Rockin' Thursdays" at the Ferris Wheel Palm Plaza.  Rockin' Thursdays is a weekly free music event featuring local and regional musical acts.  Grab your blankets or lawn chairs and head to the Wharf to enjoy The Jay Williams Band tonight from 5:00-8:00.

For more Wharf information check out:  Alwharf.com

April 17, 2012 (Pensacola, FL) – DeLuna Fest is proud to announce the 2012 lineup for their third annual music and beach festival. Headliners Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters will be joined by Florence and the Machine, Band of Horses, Dwight Yoakam, Ben Folds Five, Guided By Voices, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Band of Skulls, The Wood Brothers and many more. DeLuna Fest is heralded as the ultimate end-of-summer music festival experience, taking place September 21 – 23 on the white sands of Pensacola Beach, FL. Tickets go on sale today, Tuesday, April 17th, at 8 am CT/ 9 am ET at www.delunafest.com. More bands, including a third headliner, will be announced in the coming months. A confirmed lineup is listed below.

DeLuna Fest hosts four stages, with two rising directly out of the sand, on the water’s edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Featuring a top-notch musical assortment of national headliners and regional favorites, DeLuna Fest is an easy to get to vacation destination with thousands of hotel rooms, condos and beach houses in close proximity. Accessible by car and boat, and located only 15 minutes from the Pensacola Regional Airport, Trip Advisor names Pensacola Beach one of the country’s top 10 beaches.

The festival’s tropical location fused with top-tier talent and a bevy of festival activities and amenities prompted 2011 headliner Perry Farrell, front-man for Jane’s Addiction, to call DeLuna Fest the “best kept secret in America.” And Popmatters says, “DeLuna Fest is an experience not to be missed.”

A shuttle service will be available for attendees traveling from downtown Pensacola or staying on either end of Pensacola Beach’s Santa Rosa Island. Other amenities on the festival site include two open-air Florida restaurants, mini-golf, a sports lounge with big screen TVs, assorted vendors, and more. Families are welcome; kids 10 and under are free when accompanied by a paid adult.

A limited quantity of advance price festival weekend passes are available for $159.95 and go on sale today at www.delunafest.com through Front Gate Tickets. Once tickets at the advance price level are sold-out, passes will then go on sale at the regular price of $199.95. VIP ticket packages are also available online for $649.95. VIP pass holders enjoy premier stage viewing, access to the VIP Beach Club Lounge and more.

For information on DeLuna Fest including lodging, shuttle services and VIP packages, visit www.delunafest.com.

WHAT: DELUNA FEST 2012
WHEN: FRI., SEPTEMBER 21 – SUN., SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
WHERE: CASINO BEACH BLVD., PENSACOLA BEACH, FL 32561
TICKETS: $159.95 3-DAY GA PASS / $649.95 VIP PASS
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: delunafest.frontgatetickets.com
FESTIVAL WEBSITE: http://www.delunafest.com

For media inquiries, please contact Crissa Requate ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) at Mason Jar Media (828-337-6002). For radio inquiries, please contact Molly Kummerle ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) at Mason Jar Media (828-776-7829).

CONFIRMED ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Pearl Jam
Foo Fighters
Florence And The Machine
Band Of Horses
Dwight Yoakam
Ben Folds Five
Guided By Voices
DJ Jazzy Jeff
The Joy Formidable
The Gaslight Anthem
The Wallflowers
Superchunk
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
Bad Brains
City And Colour
Band Of Skulls
The Wood Brothers
Walker Hayes
Kermit Ruffins And The Barbecue Swingers
Mike Doughty
The Corin Tucker Band
Rebirth Brass Band
Fishbone
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
The Silos
Motopony
Anders Osborne
Twothirtyeight
Bonerama
The Parlotones
Ben Sollee
Washboard Chaz w/ Tin Men
Eric Lindell
Mishka
Charmaine Neville
Chris Thomas King
Lights Resolve
Antoine Knight
The Villains
Kitt Lough
Hip Kitty
The Gills
Deadly Fists Of Kung-Fu
Paloma
DLP
Pioneers! O Pioneers!

February 29, 2012 (Pensacola, FL) – Tomorrow, Thursday, March 1st at 9 am, DeLuna Fest will offer a limited number of early bird tickets for sale. Fans will be able to purchase discounted general admission and VIP Beach Club three-day passes online at www.DeLunaFest.com. The 3rd annual DeLuna Fest will take place September 21-23 on the sugar white beaches of Pensacola Beach, FL and will feature world-class rock, country, indie, and New Orleans’ musicians and bands.

DeLuna Fest VIP Beach Club passes provide exclusive access to stage viewing, food and beverage specials, and more. Early bird general admission passes are $99.95 plus service fees and early bird VIP Beach Club passes are $449.95 plus service fees. Supply for both general admission and VIP passes at the early bird price are limited and likely to sell out.

DeLuna Fest offers music enthusiasts and beach lovers an unparalleled end-of-summer festival experience featuring over 50 bands and musicians. Located on Santa Rosa Island, one of the longest barrier islands in the world, Pensacola Beach features open-air restaurants, old Florida hangouts, natural beaches, and outdoor activities.

More information about DeLuna Fest can be found at www.delunafest.com

For media inquiries, contact Crissa Requate ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) at Mason Jar Media (828-337-6002)

For radio inquiries, contact Molly Kummerle ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) at Mason Jar Media (828-776-7829)

(Gulf Shores, AL) – The Hangout Music Fest announced today the third main stage headliner to the highly anticipated 2012 lineup: the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who will be touring in support of their latest Grammy-nominated album, I'm With You.   To be held May 18, 19 and 20 on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, the Fest will also feature main stage headliners Dave Matthews Band and Jack White, along with dance tent headliner Skrillex.

(Gulf Shores)

The much awaited 2012 Hangout Music Festival Schedule has been released as follows:  Dave Mathews Band, Jack White, Skrillex, String Cheese Incident, Wilco, The Flaming Lips Perform Dark Side of the Moon, Dispatch, Steve Winwood, Chris Cornell, STS9, Gogol Bordello, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Mac Miller, Flogging Molly, Coheed & Cambria, Paul Oakenfold, G. Love and Special Sauce, Randy Newman, Dr. Dog, Young the Giant, Cage the Elephant, Dawes, Alabama Shakes, M Ward, Yelawolf, Switchfoot, Julian Marley, Zeds Dead, Mavis Staples, Shpongle, Gary Clark Jr., Rebelution, Allen Stone, Big Freedia, The Devil Makes Three, Paper Diamond, Futurebirds, Hey Rosetta!, Sleeper Agent, The Lumineers, Archnemesis, Tribal Seeds, Rich Aucoin, Jamie Bergeron and more to be announced (line-up available at http://lineup.hangoutmusicfest.com/).

(Gulf Shores)

The WI Sno-bird Club will begin their 2012 meetings on January 4 at the Orange Beach Community Center (OBCC) with coffee and donuts at 8:30 am and meeting following at 9 am.  Remember to bring you hotel-sized toiletries, Campbell soup labels, General Mills Education boxtops, aluminum can pop tops and computer printer cartridges.

(Gulf Coast)

Here is the Frank Brown International Songwriters festival schedule for Wednesday November 16th:

FLORA-BAMA
6:00 Elaine Petty & Friends

GINNY LANE
6:00 Sam Morgan
7:00 Tony Brook

HAPPY HARBOR ON THE LINE
7:00 Riley Yielding

HAPPY HARBOR OYSTER BAY
7:00 Karen E Reynolds

THE JELLYFISH BAR
7:00 Donnie Mills
8:00 Robert Wolf

LULU’S AT HOMEPORT MARINA
5:00 Reed Lightfoot
6:00 Kacey Jones
7:00 Bill Whyte
8:00 Brent Burns

NOLAN’S
7:00 Mac Walter
8:00 Leavin Brothers - Charles & Evans Davis

RAFTERS SPORTS BAR
6:00 RB Stone
8:00 Simmons Brothers - Chris and Curtis Simmons
*FBISF SPECIAL - AYCE Ribs $19.99, $2 Guinness & Blue Moon

THE RIB SHAK
7:00 John Lott
8:00 Johnny Barbato

SHUCKERS AT THE WHARF
7:00 Eddie Rhoades
8:30 Top Hat & Jackie

SILVER MOON STAGE
3:00-5:00 Songwriter Open Mic - Hosted by Karen McNatt
FBISF Silver Moon Stage Performances - Hosted by Lea Anne Creswell
6:00 Jonmark Stone
7:00 Brian Ashley Jones, Tisha Simeral      
8:00 Wayne Carson, Bo Roberts, Chris Newbury
9:00 Break
9:30 Billy Joe Shaver
10:30 Suzi Ragsdale, Rick Whaley
11:30 Gove Scrivenor
12:30 Ashlee K Thomas, Karen Waldrup

SPORTS BAR OF PERDIDO KEY
6:00 Buzz Kiefer
7:00 Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley
8:00 Sam Glass

TIN TOP RESTAURANT
6:30 Vic Saul, Jim St. James
7:30 Break
8:00 Brett Jones, Camille Wallin, Chris Wallin

TIPSEAS STEAM SHACK
7:00 Cass Hunter, Stephen Lee Veal
8:00 Pat McCann
9:00 Ottar Johansen, Tore Andersen