The Southerners

The Southerners are an Outlaw Rockabilly band based out of the Southern California area. They began with a mission to create music that reflected their own diverse styles and influences, ranging from Johnny Cash to the Misfits. Two albums and hundreds of shows later they have began to perfect it. Their lead singer's style is often likened to ?if Patsy went Punk?, and has a soulful quality that always gets the message across.

There are many influences that The Southerners credit for their style of music and songwriting. When it comes to vocals, Celeste likes to reflect on the styles of Billy Holiday and Etta James combined with the attitude of early punk rock music. Songwriting is also of huge importance to The Southerners. ?Not every outlaw, rockabilly songs needs to be about drinking, and hot rods.? says Byron. ?The best songwriters in history have always been able to see past the superficial things and write about themes that have personal importance to them. I think about how songs written by people like John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Mike Ness and even Kurt Cobain make me feel, and then I try to evoke that same power of emotions from people who hear our music.? Love, revenge, loss and regret are common underlying themes to many of The Southerners' songs.