Americana
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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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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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Having formed only in 2013, the American “super group”, Hard Working Americans deliver, giving fans exactly what is expected from such a band. Made up of Todd Snider (frontman/vocals); Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools (bass), Neal Casal of Chris Robinson Brotherhood (guitar/vocals), Chad Staehly of Great American Taxi (keys) and Duane Trucks of Col. Bruce & The Quark Alliance (drums). Touring with them is Jesse Aycock (lap steel/guitar). Hard Working Americans…
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