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Red Radio Productions South presents Pickers & Poets ft. Brandon Kenyon, The Whispering Trees, Jenna McClelland, and John Hall at Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi, MS (May 3, 2025). Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed and edited by Johnny Cole) Ground Zero Blues Club Brandon Kenyon The Whispering Trees Joey Raines Naomi Raines Jenna McClelland John Hall Jeff Hernandez Brandon Kenyon Joey Raines Naomi Raines Jenna McClelland John…
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Tender Oak at the Magnolia Room (located at Handsboro Pointe on Bayou Bernard) in Gulfport, MS (April 24, 2025) Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed and edited by Johnny Cole) Tender Oak Tender Oak Tender Oak Mason Boudreaux, Seth Morgan,Brittany & Jason Sanford Mason Boudreaux The Magnolia Room The Magnolia Room Handsboro Pointe (location of The Magnolia Room) Handsboro Pointe Bayou Bernard The Magnolia Room
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Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds with special guests Drew Young and Lhay Browning Thriffiley at Johnny Mac’s in Fairhope, AL (March 28, 2025) Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed and edited by Johnny Cole) Molly Thomas Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds John Keuler Rick Hirsch John Milham Drew Young Drew Young & Lhay Browning Thriffiley Johnny Mac’s Johnny Mac’s Johnny Mac’s
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Recently, on Saturday, March 22, The Southland Music Line attended the annual Songwriter Keynote at the University of South Alabama’s Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. After a hiatus, the event returned, featuring an acoustic performance by critically acclaimed singer-songwriter James McMurtry. Following remarks from former USA Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard, the popular Abe Partridge musically opened the show. Also performing a portion of the show with McMurtry was BettySoo. We have enjoyed…
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By Deborah Chatham Les Kerr, a Mississippi native and current Nashvillian, has released his 12th album, Child of HWY 90. Kerr spent his adolescent years in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where the likes of Elvis Presley inspired him to pursue music. After graduating from Ole Miss, Les established a career in broadcast journalism in Mobile, Alabama, before moving to Nashville in 1987 to become a full-time musician. Les frequently returns to play…
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On Saturday, January 25, 2025, The Southland Music Line’s Stephen “Andy” Anderson photographed Isaac Eady & Third Moon at Mockingbird Cafe in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Eady, a Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter, hails from Tullahoma, Tennessee, by way of New Orleans. Since 2021, Eady has been performing and recording on drums as a member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, as well as playing drums, bass, guitar, pedal steel, piano,…
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Recently, The Southland Music Line attended a Carolyn Wonderland concert at the Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Friday, January 24, 2025. We have enjoyed her music and attended her concerts for many years, including appearances at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. The following photos were taken by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page edited by Johnny Cole). Carolyn Wonderland Carolyn Wonderland Carolyn Wonderland Carolyn Wonderland Carolyn Wonderland Carolyn…
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The Southland Music Line continues our Mississippi Blues Trail Series at the marker recognizing Church Street, located in the heart of Indianola, Mississippi. Early in his career, B.B. King used to play the blues on Church Street. Later, he described this location as “like a good fishing hole.” This inspired the legacy of Church Street. When is a street more than just an address? When that address serves as the…
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On Thursday, November 21, 2024, the Mississippi Songwriters Alliance featured Libby Rae Watson as its featured performer in its monthly “Songs & Stories” at the Trent Lott Theater inside the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center in Ocean Springs, MS. It was an enjoyable evening of live music with fascinating stories. Libby Rae is a longtime favorite of The Southland Music Line. Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed &…
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An article by Johnny Cole with photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson, art by Robbie Amonett, and editing by Deborah Chatham The Southland Music Line, which began in October 2013, aims to find the best music with a strong commitment to accuracy. We are now in our 12th year, thanks to devoted readers and music enthusiasts who share similar interests. The Southland Music Line, a nonprofit organization and website, promotes music…
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