BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Renovations to the

are far from completed, but that hasn't stopped musicians from filming videos in the historic building at 18th Street and Third Avenue North.

The atmosphere, the acoustics, the architecture … all of these are pretty wonderful, although the Lyric still needs about a year's worth of intensive restoration work. The

campaign has

. They're hoping to have a soft opening in mid-December.

In the meantime, bands such as the

, the

and

have settled into the Lyric for video shoots. Here are five examples we found on YouTube.

Drive-By Truckers, "Made Up English Oceans."

, "Lonely Island"

, "Call Me."

Chad Fisher Group, "Lester Leaps In" and "Honeysuckle Rose."