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It’s tough to know where to start with singer/songwriter Jason Isbell. He has six Grammy awards. Variety Magazine once called him the “Poet Laureate of Rock.” Another critic compared Isbell’s writing style to William Faulkner and John Prine.During the COVID-19 pandemic, Isbell got a part in director Martin Scorsese’s Oscar nominated film Killers of the Flower Moon.And of course, Isbell founded the annual ShoalsFest musical festival, which is returning to Florence next week.We’ll touch on all that on APR notebook

The ShoalsFest music festival returns to Florence next week. Six-time Grammy winner Jason Isbell is the driving force behind the event. His musical roots in the Shoals run deep. One of Isbell’s mentors was David Hood. He’s a bass guitarist with the group known as the Swampers.

It’s tough to know where to start with singer/songwriter Jason Isbell. He has six Grammy awards. Variety Magazine once called him the “Poet Laureate of Rock.” Another critic compared Isbell’s writing style to William Faulkner and John Prine.During the COVID-19 pandemic, Isbell got a part in director Martin Scorsese’s Oscar nominated film "Killers of the Flower Moon."And of course, Isbell founded the annual ShoalsFest musical festival, which is returning to Florence next week.We’ll touch on all that on APR notebook

Residents of Florence will have the chance to excavate artifacts at one of the city’s most historic buildings at Junior Archaeology day at The Pope’s Tavern Museum on June 8 from 9am to 2 p.m.

A brand new event will make its debut in Tuscumbia, AL this year. The Shoals Cottagecore Festival is a festival based on the popular aesthetic. It's originally based on rural European life and was later coined as cottagecore in 2018 on the social media blog website Tumblr.

The United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports a strong job market this year, with about 353,000 jobs added so far in 2024 and a stable unemployment rate of 3.7%. This might be why cities nationwide are seizing the opportunity to attract job seekers to their area with special relocation perks for remote workers and new residents. An Associated Press analysis shows Muscle Shoals is among the communities making offers.