Music Scenes

  • An Article by Brenda Germany Photos by Stephen Anderson Saturday night, thunder and lightning not only rolled across the sky in Ocean Springs, but also across the stage at Murky Waters. As the audience, sheltered from Mother Nature’s storm by the covered outdoor venue, gave enthusiastic attention to their performance, The Mississippi Shakedown created musical thunder and lightning with hard hitting blues/rock tunes and an energy that spilled out into…

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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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  • For years I’ve been criss-crossing the country in search of those special one of a kind places that regularly showcase the very best in live music. This pilgrimage of sorts has been a lifelong journey with high hopes. Along the way I’ve discovered a few real standouts – venues with that “extra something”  These select groups of venues have kept feeding my love for the road with its ultimate goal.…

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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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  • Robby Amonett, an artist with a love for music, has painted the performances of hundreds of bands/musicians from all over the country. His travels have taken him from The Gulf Coast and New Orleans to SXSW in Austin, TX to Atlanta, GA to paint a wide range of up-and-coming artists such as the sensational Larkin Poe. The list of names of those he has painted is quite extensive and impressive:…

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  • There have been many outstanding independent music scenes around the country and breaking it down could be lengthy. In the post 1955 Rock & Roll Era, we can easily list a number of familiar ones. At the start, however, to understand what a real independent music scene means, we should look at a few examples: San Francisco – The Haight-Ashbury District of the 1960’s was an area rich in music…

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  • The men and women behind The Southland Music Line have seen our share of bands/musicians and have no plan of stopping. We continue seeing many, but only a few truly grab our attention to warrant further discussion. Bantam Foxes Live at Alchemy Tavern in Mobile, AL (Friday, July 18, 2o14) Photo by Stephen Anderson I first saw Bantam Foxes more than a year ago at a performance in Mobile, AL. …

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  • For the last several months there has been news of something huge on the horizon.   After much speculation and rumor, it was officially announced to the public that a 20,000 square foot music venue was going to be located in the old Kress building in the Vieux Marche in historic downtown Biloxi. Above: KRESS LIVE at 814 Howard Ave. in Downtown Biloxi’s Vieux Marche district (location at the historic S.H.…

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  • New Orleans is known for its food, as well as its music. One of its most famous dishes, “gumbo”,  is known for its flavor, seasonings, combination of ingredients, varied culinary practices from several cultures and its incredible taste. Similarly, you can liken the music of New Orleans. Arguably, the greatest music city in America is New Orleans. There are many other cities that could easily enter into that debate such…

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