Southern Music Collection
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Gospel: A thing that is absolutely true; A set of principles or beliefs. In a world often mired in imitation or a lack of originality, it’s refreshing to find an artist willing to do things their own way regardless of what critics or others may think. Over the last few years, Abe Partridge, a singer-songwriter from southern Alabama, has done just that. At one of Partridge’s earliest shows at The…
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Part One: The Gift of Grayson Capps by Glenda Campbell When asked if I would like to write an article about Grayson Capps, I jumped at the opportunity to express why Grayson’s music means so much to me and countless other fans across the globe. Then it hit me; this wasn’t going to be so easy. It’s really hard to find the exact words to thank someone who has had…
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“When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay I want to be there in my city Ooh, ooh” ……oh wait, wait, wait, (oh wait!) Wrong city by the bay and definitely wrong song! We are not talking about that other city by the bay – we are talking about the one Phil & Foster call “home” – Mobile, AL. The city by the…
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Over the last couple of years, the Mobile, AL based band Paw Paw’s Medicine Cabinet has gained a loyal and devoted following. Their live shows have gained widespread recognition as one of those “bands to watch” as they furthered their evolvement Prior to the release of “The Great Room” and “Sombody Else’s Dream”, their two album debut, I was fortunate enough to receive copies of the much anticipated music. My…
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On the evening of Monday, May 15, The Southland Music Line decided the place to be was at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL. The scheduled program was Hannah McFarland & Friends. McFarland’s debut EP “Heartache Like You” was recently highlighted as Spotlight Music of the Month at The Southland Music Line. We have been closely following her career after hearing positive reviews from an array of sources throughout…
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The evolution of a dream continues as Della Memoria releases its much anticipated second collection of new music with “The Ebb”. The 2017 EP has had a journey all unto itself. To start, in late 2016 the just completed music was mysteriously stolen, thus leaving Della Memoria with only one option – record it again. The Southland Music Line has been following Della Memoria since the early stages of their…
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The sounds of a carnival barker introducing us to the Joey Cook & The Partyraddlers 2016 album “Welcome to the Variety Show” proves to be an original and ideal way to pull listeners into a colorful mixture of tunes that blend nicely together. This month we are privileged to spotlight the album by Joey Cook & The Partyraddlers (released this past May). The originality of Joey Cook’s album gives her…
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Recently, I had the privilege of attending a show at The Listening Room in Mobile, AL by the New Orleans based Darcy Malone & The Tangle. I spoke extensively about the show on social media and now believe it was a show by one of my “new favorites’ in 2016. Each year, The Southland Music Line searches the country for fresh, new and exciting music. We are always on 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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