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While attending 2014’s South By Southwest in Austin, TX, we, from The Southland Music Line, had the pleasure of seeing the performance of one of the most unique and down right incredible musicians we’ve come across in the last few years – his name “Lincoln Durham”. For the last 10-plus months we have waited anxiously for him to come to a place we felt would welcome him readily and where…
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Article by Johnny Cole A Southern Pilgrimage The Southland Music Line was formed with one prominent goal – To search out the entire “South” for the best music, best musicians and best live music venues. We called our mission “A Southern Pilgrimage in Search of the Best Music”. Over the last twelve months, each of those contributing to The Southland Music Line aka “The Line” have seen between 200-300 shows.…
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The Best of 2014 The Southland Music Line’s 2014: A Year in Music continues with its “Best of” Collection. 1.) Top Ten Albums 2.) Top Live Music Experiences. 3.) Top Venues of The South that had an impact on us in 2014. * We will begin with Stephen, then Robby and finally Johnny. * Johnny will have an extended list for the first two categories. Stephen “Andy” Anderson (Photographer /…
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Article by Johnny Cole During the calendar year of 2014, The Southland Music Line’s Stephen “Andy” Anderson had the privilege of taking thousands of photos of musicians at locations throughout The South. Stephen has captured photos at venues from The Gulf Coast, Austin, TX at SXSW to Atlanta, GA and beyond. There were several unforgettable shows that will long be remembered. The photos taken by Stephen provide a look back…
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When attending a music event along the Gulf Coast and surrounding areas, one common sight to see is music-inspired artist Robby Amonett painting the performances of the musicians on stage. It would also be easy to say he is the most photographed artist (and maybe person) along the Gulf Coast. Everyone who owns a smart phone and attends live music events have likely taken a photo of Robby as he…
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When choosing 2014’s Artist of the Year, several things were considered by those contributing to “The Line”. Since we see and hear a staggering number of bands/musicians, quite literally hundreds of shows, travel thousands of miles to see their performances various bands/musicians were considered and eventually narrowed down to a few that have had a huge impact on us and our readers over the last year. What was “The Line”…
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When first deciding to write something about Glen Campbell and the most recent documentary chronicling his life, recent tour and his heartbreaking battle with Alzheimer’s “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”, I didn’t want to be just mentioning what a the countless number of articles and movie reviews have been saying everywhere over the last month or so. I’ve enjoyed many of those articles and the movie reviews have been nearly…
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When searching the South or other parts of the country in our travels, The Southland Music Line intently looks for those musicians with a deep passion for what they are doing. There is so much to be said about such ones and what they are striving to achieve. Failure isn’t an option. The passion we speak of isn’t about commercial success, because many highly successful entertainers do not have the…
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Evolution: The gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more advanced form or identity. Beautiful: pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically; alluring, attractive or fascinating. Dream: visionary creation of the imagination; desired purpose or something that fully satisfies a wish. The above three simple words are used in our vocabulary in referring to a multitude of people, places, ideas and things. The process of a band or…
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It’s easy to say that The Southland Music Line has been a huge fan of Larkin Poe for quite some time. For the last few years, we have been telling others just how impressed and enthusiastic we are about them. We have felt that bigger and better things had to be destined for the two sisters who front Larkin Poe, “Rebecca and Megan Lovell”. For many fans, one of the…
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