(Gulf Shores)

West Beach Grille in Gulf Shores is hosting Hangout Music Festival After Parties featuring some of the best musicians around.  The events will begin on Friday night at 11:00 with the music of Kristy Lee.  Saturday night will be the music of Possum Trot featuring members of Rollin in the Hay and A Hank Williams Jr. Guitarist.  The weekend will conclude on Sunday with an incredible local line-up featuring Wes Loper, Cary Laine and Wes Bayliss also beginning at 11:00 p.m.

That mighty rumble you hear coming out of Alabama is none other than Kristy Lee. Her voice like thunder, rolling in before a sweet southern rain, instantly washes the world away. Kristy Lee's unique rhythms are absolutely nourishing, clean, pure, and unapologetic.

This woman means it when she takes her voice out to play! By the time Kristy Lee reached 18, she landed her first album nationwide, to be sold exclusively with "Target Stores" across the states. Kristy Lee's first album gave her an early jump on, what is now, a career. This Alabama girl can pack a house in any state. Tough luck sticking her in a category, because when it comes to writing songs, she has no limits!

Possum Trot is a blues, bluegrass, Americana trio featuring Donnie Skidmore, Stan Foster and Ben Jernigan.  Based out of Mobile, Alabama, you may recognized these names from Rollin in the Hay.

Wes Loper:  Growing up and residing on the South Alabama Coast, Wes Loper progresses into stardom and entertains professionally across the region. He has performed along the gulf coast for the past eight years and continues to mix Rock, Country, Blues, and Folk music to create his own style with a funky, beach side feel.

After enjoying the local success of his debut album, “Take Me Home,” Wes joined with a team from Muscle Shoals and Nashville to record a breakthrough album of Country and Southern Rock! This second studio project entitled “Keep On Growin’” was released in July 2005 and is featured on CD Baby.com and www.wesloper.com. A selection of each song can be played, along with other options such as, booking, schedules, and email. Touring the Southeast to promote this album is first priority for the Wes Loper Band this year.

With well over 1,000 live performances, Wes knows how to entertain a crowd. He has a way of blending music genres that has fans cheering for more. He finds a common ground with the audience and infuses his own flavor until everyone is singing along with the music. His shows are exciting, his voice is outstanding, and his fans are never disappointed.

Wes is working to expand through Texas and the Mid-West. The Wes Loper Band has dedicated musicians interested in bringing their unique and loveable sound to all parts of the U.S. If you enjoy music, then you will enjoy the talented Wes Loper.

Cary Laine, this blonde-haired, blue eyed country girl from the gulf coast of Alabama is quickly gaining attention from the music industry for her unique sound, voice, and songwriting. Cary has performed at various venues across the Southeast including the Broken Spoke Café and Bluebird Café in Nashville, the Hank Williams Festival, Going Country for a Cure and Bayfest in Mobile.

Cary has performed throughout Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee with an emphasis on building a fan base among country fans, both young and old. She won a national songwriting award as well as the 2005 Overall Talent Award at the Jimmie Rodgers Music Competition in Mississippi for her original song, If Im Ready. Cary is busy writing songs, recording and producing a new cd, and performing at various venues, events, and festivals across the Southeast. Recently Cary has been performing across the southeast where she has most recently opened for John Rich, Cowboy Troy, Gretchen Wilson, Rhett Akins, Joe Diffie and Lorrie Morgan. Cary is pursuing a career as professional recording artist and songwriter, and says that she is living out her dream and couldn't imagine doing anything else.

Wes Bayliss:  Wes is a young up and coming musician who has been entertaining audiences on the Gulf Coast for many years now.  He is as talented as they come on many different instruments.  Wes has a very distinct singing voice and has been referred to as the next Jason Aldean. You never know what he will pull out of his arsenal.  Just request something.