Mix equal parts Zeppelin-inspired hard rock, some lonesome country ballads, a PBR or five and you’ve got yourself the Southern rock group Doc Dailey and Magnolia Devil. The haggard six-piece group of musicians, led by songwriter Doc Dailey, hail from Alabama’s musical Mecca, Muscle Shoals, and they’ve been doing the area proud for years now, having developed a loyal fan base in and around the area.

Dailey and company are one of those hard-working, unabashedly Southern-fried rock groups in the vein of The Drive-By Truckers - but with a little more twang and a touch of female harmony - that can truly pull off their shtick. The tattooed, bushy bearded Dailey spent his formative years consuming the sights and sounds of his Northern Alabama upbringing and has poured his experiences into some beautiful songs that touch on, what Patterson Hood has labeled, “the duality of the Southern Thing.” With his band, Magnolia Devil - a group which includes a pianist, a banjo player and a female vocalist - the band comes across with a lush classic country rock sound.

Recently, the group has been on a tour of smaller venues that has taken them as far north as Ohio and into parts of Kentucky and Tennessee. Their Friday, Dec. 11th Auburn date at The Independent will wrap up their most recent string of dates.

For some tunes and more information about Doc Dailey and Magnolia Devil check out myspace.com/docdaileymusic.