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Photos by Stephen Anderson, JT Nicholson & Johnny Cole The Southland Music Line first met Oh, Jeremiah a few years ago at what was only their second live performance. Opening that Gulfport, MS show for a band fronted by Rosco Bandana’s Jason Sanford, Oh Jeremiah featuring Jeremiah Stricklin and Erin Raber offered a slight glimpse of what was to come. Now move the clock forward to the spring of 2014…
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Jim Groves was known to everyone as Mr. Jim. He was The Shed Barbeque & Blues Joint’s first customer, waiting outside in the summer heat for their doors to open. He stopped by every day, even when his failing health in later years allowed him to stay for only an hour or two at opening time. Saturday nights were his “down time” when he would listen to bands and dance.…
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The proverbial link between live music and quality music venues has an important effect on the total existence of a local music scene. They are connected at the heart and soul of what transpires locally and shared abroad. For the better part of the last few decades, I have followed various scenes and witnessed some locations maintaining a lasting hold on the market and in several cases, pop culture. It…
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After a busy 2015, I decided in early 2016 to reign things in for the coming year. The 300+ shows attended in 2015 seemed far from an attainable goal or was it? Now six months into the new year, despite bouts with illness along with two car accidents, I’m steadily moving ahead with similar numbers and the quality of music couldn’t be more outstanding. Early 2016 Festivals: Festivals are a…
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The much anticipated album “Paradise Right Here” by Willie Sugarcapps had its official release in April of this year. The follow-up to the successful self-titled 2013 debut album lives up to everything fans of Willie Sugarcapps have grown to expect. “Paradise Right Here” by Willie Sugarcapps (released April 2016; Baldwin County Public Records); The Southland Music Line has named it May 2016’s Spotlight Music of the Month. Along the Gulf Coast region of…
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While casually surfing the internet in 2012, I ran across the song “Bad Without You” by the Nashville-based duo Escondido. (“From there I began searching for everything about this striking duo with such a unique and colorful sound. I discovered Escondido consisted of Jessica Maros and Tyler James. Tyler James and Jessica Maros in front of Gasa Gasa in New Orleans, LA (Fri. April 15, 2016) I promptly contacted Jessica…
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The month of March means one thing above all for The Southland Music Line – “South By Southwest” in Austin, TX. Each year we travel to the annual festival to enjoy some of the very best music, often discovering new and exciting musicians as they break onto the scene. In addition, seeing a number of acclaimed musicians throughout the music industry is always a pleasure. 2016 was no different from…
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< Previous Page Robbie Fulks at The Broken Spoke in Austin, TX. Corb Lund at The Broken Spoke in Austin, TX. Marlon Williams at The Broken Spoke in Austin, TX. Whitney Rose at The Broken Spoke in Austin, TX. Twangfest Day at The Broken Spoke featured great music alternating on two stages at the legendary Honky Tonk music venue. A few musicians worth mentioning: Robbie Fulks (Chicago, IL), Corb Lund (Edmonton,…
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Two years ago, The Southland Music Line featured an article highlighting the music of Rambling Steve Gardner, Libby Rae Watson, Bill Steber, and Wes Lee. This talented group of acclaimed Blues and American Roots musicians are compositely known as The Jericho Road Show. The 2014 Tour “Acoustic House Party & Traveling Road Show: Times Aint Like They Use To Be” criss-crossed the region, including stops at the famous Birdie’s Road…
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On the evening of Sunday, January 10, 2016, the electrifying Kristin Diable made her much anticipated return to Callaghan’s in Mobile, AL. Callaghan’s has become one of the region’s most beloved venues by musicians and fans alike, the perfect location for such an artist as Diable. Diable’s second time at Callaghan’s was exactly what music fans needed on this cold winter night – something hot and full of alluring energy!…
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