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By Brenda Germany Photos by Stephen Anderson Designed & Edited by Johnny Cole On January 29, 2022, Southland Music Line photographer, Stephen Anderson, attended the “Music and the Crossroads” presentation at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) in Ocean Springs, MS. This portion of their outstanding series showcasing the many forms of art that spring from Mississippi focused on the Delta blues’ connection to the mystical “themes of death…
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Lucious Spiller live at the newly opened Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi, Mississippi (Feb. 11, 2022). The following photos were taken by Stephen “Andy” Anderson and page designed/edited by Johnny Cole. Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi, MS Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi, MS Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi, MS Lucious Spiller Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi, MS Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi, MS Ground…
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by Johnny Cole John Mellencamp’s highly anticipated studio album Strictly A One-Eyed Jack finally arrived in January of this year containing the new single “Did You Say Such A Thing”. While this newest release is his 25th studio album, Mellencamp has also had several more records released when you count his greatest hits, live and acoustic packages. This album is his first studio release since 2018’s Other People’s Stuff, an…
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Andrew Duhon at The Shed Barbeque & Blues Joint in Ocean Springs, MS (Sat. Feb. 5, 2022). The cold weather couldn’t keep loyal Duhon fans from showing up to enjoy his music at “The Shed.” Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson; Page designed & edited by Johnny Cole. The Shed in Ocean Springs, MS Andrew Duhon Andrerw Duhon, Jim Kolacek & Myles Weeks Myles Weeks Jim Kolacek Andrew Duhon Myles Weeks…
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By Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Edited by Brenda Germany The Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, Mississippi continues to bring numerous outstanding exhibitions and events to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On January 8 of this year, the museum hosted Euphus Ruth’s “Photography: Language of the Dead”. The promo for this event read: “Venture into the spirit realm with photographer Euphus Ruth and explore the history behind…
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By Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Edited by Brenda Germany Approximately eleven years ago, Rosco Bandana’s Jason Sanford introduced me to a young musician from Oklahoma named John Calvin Abney. When Abney was on the Gulf Coast during those early years of knowing him, he would often perform at such places as Ben Kaufman’s Irish Coast Pub in Gulfport, MS or Mezo’s (now the Juke Joint) in Ocean Springs,…
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By Brenda GermanyPhotos by Stephen AndersonPage Design by Johnny Cole “The Bentonia style is one of the most haunting sounds in all of blues. Its blend of minor-key tuning and bleak, forlorn lyrics create a music that manages to be both enthralling and heartbreaking at the same time.”– Jeff Konkel (Broke and Hungry Records, St. Louis) It is clear that crossroads have played a recurring role throughout the story of…
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Libby Rae Watson, Cary Hudson, Katrina Miller & Anna Hudson with guests Double Dee at The Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula, MS (Thur. Dec. 16, 2021) Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson Katrina Miller, Cary Hudson & Libby Rae Watson Katrina Miller, Cary Hudson & Anna Hudson Cary Hudson Anna Hudson Libby Rae Watson Cary Hudson, Katrina Miller & Libby Rae Watson Double Dee’s Darwin Nelson Double Dee’s Dana Nelson Double…
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An evening of music by Corky Hughes, Mark Pfaff & Jim Roebuck at The Peoples Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL. Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page edited by Johnny Cole) Jim Pennington introducing band Corky Hughes, Jim Roebuck & Mark Pfaff Corky Hughes Mark Pfaff Jim Roebuck Corky Hughes Corky Hughes, Jim Roebuck & Mark Pfaff Mark Pfaff Corky Hughes, Jim Roebuck & Mark Pfaff Corky Hughes Corky Hughes…
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Article by Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson The Southland Music Line began the new year hoping things would be better for us all than the very difficult year of 2020. These hopes would be met with mixed outcome. Sadly, the many cancellations or postponements that occurred in 2020 continued for much of 2021, yet, live music and some events did make a gradual reappearance, often with a variety of…
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