Birmingham’s Seasick Records will be a part of this year’s Sloss Music and Arts Festival. Partnering with Single Lock Records, a Florence-based record label, Seasick will have its own stage that will feature six Alabama acts.

Attendees will be able to enjoy a Seasick-sponsored meet-and-greet with some of the festival’s performers, shop Seasick merchandise and local music at pop-up shops, and spin a prize wheel.

“After I went last year, we had a lot of traffic at the store from people who came in town for the festival,” said Daniel Drinkard, owner of Seasick Records. “So we knew we wanted to be involved in some capacity, so we met with Red Mountain Entertainment and they suggest that we get a stage.”

Seasick Records’ Daniel Drinkard said his store got a lot of traffic from last year’s SlossFest, so Seasick is co-sponsoring its own stage this year. (Jaysen Michael)

Seasick Records’ Daniel Drinkard said his store got a lot of traffic from last year’s SlossFest, so Seasick is co-sponsoring its own stage this year. (File)

Seasick Records’ Daniel Drinkard said his store got a lot of traffic from last year’s SlossFest, so Seasick is co-sponsoring its own stage this year. (Tiairria Parker/Alabama NewsCenter)

Seasick Records’ Daniel Drinkard said his store got a lot of traffic from last year’s SlossFest, so Seasick is co-sponsoring its own stage this year. (Tiairria Parker/Alabama NewsCenter)

Seasick Records’ Daniel Drinkard said his store got a lot of traffic from last year’s SlossFest, so Seasick is co-sponsoring its own stage this year. (Contributed)

Seasick Records in the Shoppes of Crestwood features an inventory that is almost entirely vinyl albums. The store has a variety of today’s and yesterday’s music, ranging from well-known to local talent. Seasick also includes a music listening area and a stage. Local acts perform on stage regularly. The store hosts album release parties and has in-store promotions for touring bands.

“It has been busy and a lot more foot traffic,” Drinkard said. “It has been great and this is a fun shopping center; there are a lot of cool local businesses over here.”

Seasick chose four Birmingham bands, while Single Lock Records picked two north Alabama bands to play at the festival. Here is the lineup:

Saturday, July 16:

Daniel Elias + Exotic Dangers (4- 4:30 p.m.)

Hailing from Muscle Shoals, Daniel Elias + Exotic Dangers combine varied types of rock ‘n’ roll. Their music bypasses genres and pretense and gives listeners an old-school cool sound.

Null (5:45-6:15 p.m.)

Null is arguably Birmingham’s heaviest metal band. Its sound also has gentle touches, with hypnotic vocals and crushing grooves. But even with the semi-pop touches, it is still advised to bring earplugs.

 \\GT// (7:30-8 p.m.)

\\GT// has a distorted sound with knocking melodies and Motorhead vibes. The group gives its audience punk/drone weirdness, bringing entertaining chaos.

Sunday, July 17:

Future Primitives (4-4:30 p.m.)

Rock ‘n’ roll polytheists Future Primitives worship the rock gods of yore, channeling the bombast of the Who, the sensory overload of the Flaming Lips and all points between.

The Pollies (5:45-6:15 p.m.)

Hailing from Florence, the Pollies deftly blend Americana, A.M. gold and psychedelic flights of fancy with songwriter Jay Burgess’ heartfelt lyrics, which tell tales of love lost and found, unsung civil rights heroes, drinking beer and getting lost in paperback books. Their latest album is Not Here.

Nerves Baddington (7:30-8 p.m.)

Nerves Baddington is the experimental hip hop duo of Ryan Howell and John McNaughton. Howell, who had been making a name for himself as a rapper on the West Coast before returning home to Birmingham, was looking to bring guitars into his new songs when he met bassist McNaughton. Their latest single, “Addict,” is taking the internet by storm, even landing on the front page of Reddit.

Sloss Music and Arts Festival takes place at the historic Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham July 16-17 and features 40 performers on four stages. Tickets can be purchased here.