Mobile music heats up with Coastline Chronicles!
The brainchild of Mod Mobilian’s own Kris Skoda, Coastline Chronicles is a two-fold entity;

A free CD compilation of 22 of Mobile’s current original music acts will be available in many local businesses -pretty much everywhere- in the coming weeks
and
A yearly three-day music fest on Lower Dauphin Street. (2011 : May 12-14)     Preorder Your Tickets Now!

CD’s available at-

Downtown:

Serda’s Coffee Co
Royal St. Tattoo
Samurai J
Crescent Theater
Bebob’s
Gabriel’s
Hero’s
Haleigh’s
The Garage
Hopjacks
Lunatix & Co.
Island Thyme
Blind Mule
OK Bike Shop
Liquid
O’Daly’s
Alabama Music Box

Midtown:

92 Zew
Mellow Mushroom

West Mobile:

Bubble Lounge
Doughboy Pizza
Tattoo Zone
Industry bar
Hot Topic
Guitar Center
Satori
Mellow Mushroom
Carpe Diem

Eastern Shore:

Royal Street Tattoo
Bay Sound
Papa’s Pizza
Bentz’s Pizza
Slow Fade Tattoo
The Coffee Loft

photo : Justin Hartley
CD design : Carol Anne Solberger
model : Tori Lane

The Coastline Chronicles CD will feature:

Adam Taylor
Bay City Brass Band
Cockfight
Criminal Class USA & the Hush Hush Revolution
Edward Appleby
El Cantador
Fargo
Gregg Fells feat. Josh Ewing
James Copeland Band
Josh Bond and the Big Black Smoke
Mandown
Mob Towne Revival
Morris Minor
The Old Guard
The Port Wine Stain
Seduction Bomb
The Sunshine Factory
Super Nice Bros.
Swamp Wompus
Too Far From Amsterdam
Underhill Family Orchestra
Venom

The lineup for this year’s festival :

May 12th Alabama Music Box:

Strange Rover (DJ set)- 8:00-9:30 (before and during set up, then also between set ups and after the last band)
Too Far From Amsterdam (roughly 9:30-10:00)
Fargo (roughly 10:20- 10:50)
Edward Appleby (roughly 11:10- 11:40)
The Cimarron Club (roughly midnight- until)

May 13th Alabama Music Box

The Company Man (DJ set)- 8:00-9:30 (before and during set up, then also between set ups and after the last band)
The Handsome Scoundrels/The Old Guard (roughly 9:30 to 10:00)
Banditos (roughly 10:20-10:50)
Seduction Bomb (roughly 11:10-11:40)
Underhill Family Orchestra (roughly midnight- until)

May 14th

During the day Island Thyme:

L. F. Knighton (2:15-3:00)
The Suzies (roughly 3:15- 3:50)
Alex Joy (roughly 4:00- 4:30)
Lane Fisher (roughly 4:40-5:20)
Dave and Virginia of 20,000 Leagues (roughly 5:30-6:15)
Under the Tree (roughly 6:30-7:15)
Mandown (roughly 7:30-8:10)
Adam Taylor (roughly 8:15-9:00)

Night Alabama Music Box:

The Company Man (DJ set)- 8:00-9:30 (before and during set up, then also between set ups and after the last band)
James Copeland Band (roughly 9:30- 10)
Gregg Fells (roughly 10:10- 10:40)
Bay City Brass Band (roughly 11- 11:30)
Cockfight (roughly 11:50-12:20)
The Architects (roughly 12:40- 1:10)
Venom (roughly 1:30- 2:00)
20,000 Leagues (roughly 2:20-until)

Last Year’s Coastline Chronicles:

Mario Mena, leader of the Mario Mena Band, on The Mod Mobilian Show 9-23-10

Mario began playing in the Bay City Brass Band at age 12, and now leads his own band.

Mario performs a mash-up of The Temptations “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” and Lil Wayne’s “Misses Officer”

(And check out the blistering guitar solo over the closing credits.)

Mario Mena Band on Facebook

Mobile’s Bay City Brass Band will be playing at 7:30pm in Mobile’s Bienville Square (Rain location 351 Water St.) for the Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival.

Bay City Brass Band was formed in 1997 by tuba player and band leader, Marcus Johnson. Marcus, at the time was also a member of one of Mobile’s other brass bands, the Olympia Brass Band. Once formed, the Bay City Brass Band began to work to bring the Mobile Mardi Gras industry to the forefront, and their special music to it’s citizens, full time. They now, routinely, play at semi- pro games, parties, parades, conventions and even weddings where the band provides music to dance by. When major events come to the Mobile area, the Bay City Brass Band has assumed the role of musical representatives to the Mardi Gras industry and brings the traditions to the events with great results! “People come to the birthplace of Mardi Gras and want to experience the sounds and sights that we provide.”

Bay City Brass Band at the 2008 W C Handy Music Festival:

Anne Kimzey interviews Marcus Johnson of the Bay City Brass Band of Mobile. They discuss brass band history and music in the Mobile Mardi Gras tradition.

Saturday, broadcasting from Spring Hill College in Mobile, at 2:30 P.M. on:

• WHIL 91.3 Public Radio

Stream mp3 here