Max Shores is a producer/director in the Center for Public Television & Radio at the University of Alabama. He also serves as adjunct faculty in the department of Telecommunication & Film.
2011 Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza Date Set
The 7th Annual Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza (now renamed "The Alabama Cigar Box Guitar Festival") will take place on Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th, 2011 in Huntsville, Alabama. This is the event at which most of my documentary, "Songs Inside The Box" was shot several years ago. The event attracts cigar box guitar enthusiasts from across the eastern U. S. and is a fun outing for anyone interested in these unique instruments. Times and performers have not been announced at [...]
Early 2011 Projects
People frequently ask me what I'm working on. I usually have several projects in the works but rarely list them all in conversation. If you want a fuller report, here it is: Songs Inside The Box I am in the process of finalizing clearances and preparing promotional materials in anticipation of wider distribution of this documentary on cigar box guitars. The cigar box guitar revolution will conquer the world in 2011! Hill Country Troubadour This film on [...]
The Sucarnochee Revue Rocks in the New Year with Dr. Hook Co-founder
The Sucarnochee Revue returns to the Temple Theater in Meridian, Mississippi January 7th at 7 pm for another live taping of the nationally syndicated radio and television program. This edition of the show will showcase the music and friends of George Cummings, co-founder of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. George Cummings was born and raised in Meridian and now resides in Bayonne, New Jersey. He played football and baseball at East Mississippi Community College and baseball at the University [...]
"Songs Inside The Box" to screen at Woodford Folk Festival
I'm pleased to announce that "Songs Inside The Box," the cigar box guitar documentary will be screened at the 2010/2011 Woodford Folk Festival in Woodford, Queensland, Australia. The screening is scheduled for Wednesday, December 29th at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed with performance by Eb 'n' Flo, a local cigar box guitar duo. The annual Woodford Folk Festival is one of the largest cultural events of its type in Australia. The festival takes place over six days and nights from December [...]