Alabama Senate Race: Lee Bains Joins Alabama Musicians For Jones

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Alabama's music scene has seen national and international success in the last few years, and this week, some local musicians are using that increased exposure to get involved in the state's political process. After free live shows supporting Democrat Doug Jones over the weekend by Alabama musicians St. Paul & the Broken Bones and Jason Isbell, international touring artists Lee Bains & The Glory Fires took to the streets Monday - literally - in support of Jones.

The band, whose music has never shied away from addressing social issues, loaded up in a pickup truck and drove around Birmingham playing their music, with a Doug Jones sticker on the side of the truck. "We went downtown, to northside, southside, UAB, the Summit, Homewood, and now are in Gadsden," Bains said as the band prepared to play in Republican candidate Roy Moore's stomping grounds.

"We feel like this is a generation defining moment for Alabamians, and we need to be loud about our intent to stand up for our fellow Alabamians that Roy Moore has been attacking for decades," Bains added. While some fans of musician Jason Isbell criticized him on socail media for getting involved in the election, Bains said he does not think anyone familiar with their music would be surprised at the band getting involved. "We are pretty outspoken in our politics so don't have people taken aback very often."

Fans of the band took to social media to alert others about where the band was traveling, and were able to capture some of the "tour" on camera: