Category: North Carolina

Seeking submissions of… (images)

Posted on by Foster Dickson in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Alabama, Arkansas, Art, Deep South, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Youth

Not everybody wants to sit down and write something. But that shouldn’t stop you from contributing to level:deepsouth, if you want to. The images section is for sharing digitized versions of old photos, flyers from shows, ‘zine covers, artwork . . . One important part of this project is publishing stories about the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s in the Deep South, but there’s also room for photographers and artists to include images of what was going on back then. (And don’t worry about bad hair and embarrassing outfits— we all looked like that.)

To know more about how to submit, check the guidelines.

Seeking submissions of… (music)

Posted on by Foster Dickson in 1990s, Deep South, Mississippi, Music, North Carolina, South Carolina, Youth

The editor of level:deepsouth is seeking submissions on the following subjects, or on similar subjects:

Hattiesburg, Mississippi band Buffalo Nickel

Starkville, Mississippi-based musician Del Rendon

Oxford, Mississippi-based band Beanland

Atlanta, Georgia-based band Drivin’ N Cryin’

the band Hairy Buzzard Gizzards

South Carolina-based bands Crazy Ethel, Two Pound Planet, Homeboy Madhouse

the North Carolina-based band Jupiter Coyote

the song “Drowning” by Hootie & the Blowfish

the song “Take Down the Rebel Flag” by Buffalo Nickel

the Mississippi music venue Musiquarium

the Spartanburg, South Carolina music venue Dawg Gone 

Greenville, South Carolina studio Cafe Pleasurematic

If you have a firsthand story to tell or photos to share, check out the submission guidelines for how to go about sending them in.

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An almost summer Deep Southern Gen X sampler, from “the lists”

Posted on by Foster Dickson in 1980s, 1990s, Arkansas, Georgia, Music, North Carolina, North Florida, Youth

The section in level:deepsouth called “the lists” is for collecting and sharing articles, sound files, videos, web links, and images from Generation X’s early years in the Deep South and from today. Below is a sampler.

Epitome Community Coffee Museum and Purple Circle in Tallahassee, Florida (Facebook group)

One of the stories on level:deepsouth that has been visited most often is William Nesbitt’s “At the Epitome,” which is his reminiscence of a popular coffee shop and hangout in Tallahassee, Florida. For those who might be interested, there’s also a Facebook group that shares memories from there.

The Jupiter Coyote Story (January 6, 2021)

The rock/blues/country/jam band Jupiter Coyote started in Macon, Georgia before moving to North Carolina, and put out several popular albums in the 1990s. This four-hour radio show shares some of their music and tells their story.

Toad Suck Daze

The events page is new to “the lists,” and it contains information on the festivals that GenXers grew up going to in the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. From that new list, Arkansas’s Toad Suck Daze was founded in 1982 and continues today.

To find out how to contribute to “the lists,” check the submit page.