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Southern Voices Festival 2026: Celebrate the Literary Spirit

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Festival Headliner, Jon Meacham

The Hoover Public Library is set to host the 2026 Southern Voices Festival, a celebration of Southern literature, art, and music that has grown into one of the region’s most anticipated cultural events.

Taking place in February, the festival draws together authors, visual artists, and musicians, offering audiences an immersive experience that spans genres and generations.
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Video Clip of The Week: Literature, “Kites”

Here at The Gig, we enjoy two things especially: those things being a jangly pop song accompanied by a psychedelic video. So it is that with Philadelphia-based quartet Literature we have a win-win situation!

I hate to say it, but Summer is (kind of) officially over at this point, so a great thing about “Kites” is that it extends the feeling of summer just a little longer with its chime-y guitars and dreamy vocals over engaging visuals of flowers and geometric designs washed together in a kaleidoscopic fashion. Trippy.

Literature — which is at least an original name, if not the most exciting in the world — recently released their sophomore album, Chorus via Slumberland Records available now on iTunes. Based on evidence presented here, I would imagine it is worth checking out. Enjoy!

Literature Band

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