Gulf Shores News

All eyes were on the South this weekend as musicians and music lovers descended on Gulf Shores, Alabama, for the 4th annual Hangout Music Festival.

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GULF SHORES, Ala. Three burglary suspects are under arrest Thursday after three separate wrecks in Gulf Shores.

The Hangout Music Festival 's beach setting may be a natural environment for famed Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and TV host Chrissy Teigen , but this weekend, she's been covering the more colorful aspects of what goes down in Gulf Shores, Alabama, at this four-year-old gathering.

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit perform on the BMI Stage during the Hangout Music Fest on Sunday night, May 19, 2013, in Gulf Shores, Ala.

GULF SHORES, Alabama -- With light overcast skies, the Hangout Festival's final day is cool and comfortable and wrapping up a relatively trouble-free weekend.

Members of the Revivalists enjoy a post-show pause on Sunday, as another New Orleans band, Galactic, rocks the Chevrolet Stage in the background.

Elizabeth Hopkins and Ian Holljes of the band Delta Rae perform at the BP Kids Stage at The Hangout Music Festival Kick-Off Party on Thursday, May 17, 2012.

GULF SHORES, Alabama --Without a word, headliners Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers launched right into "So You Want to be a Rock & Roll Star" on Saturday night at Hangout Fest Petty, in a loose tie and a purple shirt, hair blowing in the wind, was a mellow, confident presence on The Hangout Stage.

People walk the grounds under the heat of the late day behind The Hangout during the Hangout Fest on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

GULF SHORES, Alabama - Let the record show that the dancing started promptly at 11:30 a.m., courtesy of Brassft Punk, the first act of the day at the Hangout Music Fest.

The first considerations when attending a music festival on the beach are sartorial.

GULF SHORES, Alabama -- For Monica McGrellis after a 12-hour drive from Dayton, Ohio, she sailed right into town around noon Friday for the Hangout Music Festival .

Birmingham musician Matthew Mayfield will perform at this weekend's Rock By The Sea music festival at Spinnaker Beach Club in Panama City Beach, Fla.

Gov. Robert Bentley, basking in the Gulf Shores sun this week and apparently baking his brain in it, called this year's session of the Alabama Legislature the best session ever.

Gov. Robert Bentley signs SB 231, enabling the state to construct a lodge and conference center at Gulf State Park, during a news conference in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

By late afternoon thousands of fans were out in the street for The Hangout Fest's Thursday Kick-Off day on May 16, 2013.

Karen O, lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, Calif.

Gulf Shores, Alabama, seems like an odd place to have a music festival, but then again, there was probably a time when folks scoffed at the idea of doing one in Manchester, Tennessee, too ... and look how that turned out.

Best Coast makes its first trip to Alabama as Best Coast, and they'll do it twice this month.