Southside Station

SOUTHSIDE STATION

An Extraordinary Experience

The decision to figure out what band to choose for your event can be overwhelming. You want something different and not the same bands you have seen at countless weddings, private parties or corporate events, right?  Meet Southside Station, a year-long effort to create just that…something different.

  • A five-piece band featuring five lead vocalists.
  • Multi-talented musicians playing acoustic guitar, lead guitar, bass, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, upright bass, harmonica and drums.
  • A unique song list of legendary dance hits, rock, country, yacht rock and singer song writer hits.
  • Completely customizable for your event from song selection to costumes to size of band.
  • Ability to add additional musicians such as keyboards, percussion and horns.
  • Ability to perform as solo, duo or trio for ceremony music, cocktail hour or dinner set.
  • Ability to perform q non-stop show!
  • Incredible attention to detail working with you weeks before your event and day of show.
  • Veteran musicians that have played with Charlie Daniels, ZZ Top, Styx, Foreigner, Jimmy Buffett, Sara Evans, Sheryl Crow and many more.
  • Also available to perform as 20 Ride, the # 1 Zac Brown Tribute band in the country.

So, if you are looking for something fresh and different for your wedding, private party, festival or corporate event, you’ve just read 10 good reasons to book Southside Station!

Southside Station

PHOTO GALLERY

BOOK THE MUSICIANS WHO HAVE PERFORMED WITH:
  • Charlie Daniels
  • Jimmy Buffett
  • Styx
  • Heart
  • ZZ Top
  • Big & Rich
  • Jake Owen
  • Foreigner
  • Edwin McCain
  • Uncle Kräcker
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Arrested Development
  • Michael McDonald
  • Steely Dan
  • Hootie and the Blowfish
  • Gloriana
  • Bellyful
  • Gongzilla
  • Afromotive
  • Jeff Sipe
  • Jeff Coffin
  • Steve Kimock
  • Jeff Kashiwa, Rippingtons
  • Barnaul Symphony Orchestra
  • The Southern Gothic
  • Seals
  • Paul Balochi
  • Lenny LeBlanc
  • Avalon
  • Atriums Pyle
  • Patrick Davis
  • Lee Greenwood
  • Brantley Gilbert
  • Tracy Byrd
  • Chase Rice
  • Sara Evans
  • Jeans n’ Classics
  • Hartman
  • Cast of Rent
  • Cast of Young Frankenstein

MOTION GRAPHIC DANCE FLOOR

Design your dance floor and watch as it moves to the music!  With our new Motion Graphic Dance Floor option, you have the ability to customize the look of your dance floor with one of our 96 different programmable designs.  You can even include special messaging or a logo to support your event’s theme. Designed by a DJ, this option is sure to get your guests in the party spirit as they dance the night away!

Cocktail Hour/Dinner Set

If you desire musical ambience as your guests arrive, during cocktail hour or as a soft accompaniment to your dinner, enjoy our quartet featuring drums, piano, bass and saxophone. Our repertoire spans almost every genre of music including soft jazz, Broadway classics, movie theme songs, easy listening pops and light Gospel standards.

You can also expand the quartet performance with some sultry vocals from one of our singers or some jazzy horns from our talented ensemble. For that special “intimate touch,” another popular option with our clients is having one of our talented keyboardists as a solo pianist.

“The quartet played during dinner and my wife, a jazz pianist herself, was literally brought to tears as she listened. Awesome!”  – Steven Kincaid, Tampa, FL

DJ for Event or After Party

Incorporate our featured DJ into your event, wedding or after party.  During our live performances, our DJ is available as a pre or post party host and mixes. Or enjoy them as a stand-alone as they spin the hottest tracks of the 80s, 90s, and today as well as all the standard party tunes.

Drum Line

Add a four-piece “Marching Band Style” authentic drum line to your wedding or event. Complete with Marching Snare, Marching Bass, Marching Tom Tom and Quad Drums, a Drum Line it is a unique and interesting way to introduce the bride and groom, to kick off your private party, open sessions for a corporate event or lead guests from one area to another.

String Quartet

Enjoy the romantic, expressive and refined sounds of a classical quartet or a full and energetic electric quartet during your cocktail hour or reception. A harp soloist or classic guitar soloist are also available if you would like to feature graceful beauty of these instruments at your event. Read more. (can we do a pop up or accordion for the copy below?)

Dallas String Quartet (DSQ) Electrics is an international ensemble based in Dallas playing contemporary music on electric string instruments. They have released three albums, Electric (2011), Red (2012), and Between Us (2014), and have a large following on Pandora, Sirius Xm and other radio stations. DSQ performs intimately as a quartet or with a full ensemble of drums, guitars, etc. for high-energy shows.

The quartet has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and on A&E, CW33, and other networks. In addition to touring and performing internationally, DSQ has played “at home” for Presidents Obama and Bush, and the NBA and NFL organizations. They have opened for artists such as Air Supply and Kenny G, and have played alongside Josh Groban, Chicago and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Comprised of violinists Tatiana Glava and Melissa Priller, violist Ian Zanca and cellist Gaston Colloca, DSQ takes you on a journey to the nexus of classical music and modern pop where artists like Beethoven and Bono collide.

“DSQ ended their performance with a cover of Guns N’ Rose’s “Sweet Child of Mine” that just floored everyone in the building.” – Red Carpet Crash Review

Bride & Groom Intro/Exit

You just got married. Doesn’t that deserve a super cool introduction? Consider horns or a drum role before you officially make your first public appearance as man and wife. Or, perhaps you have a horn or drum role as you head out to the car to make your exit.

Personalized Video For Dad

Dad deserves a special tribute at your event…whether it’s for a birthday celebration, retirement or rehearsal dinner thank you. Simply send us your photos and we will produce a personalized video to the amazing Zac Brown song, “My Old Man” sung by 20 Ride. Check out the example here. Warning, you might need a few tissues.

Roof-Raising Choir

Infuse your guests with joy and let the positive energy flow as The Higher Power singers take the stage. Featuring world-class vocals and a wide-ranging musical repertoire, Higher Power ignites the audience, transforming all your party-goers into party-makers – lifting their hands into the air and bringing their feet to the dance floor.

Higher Power Features:

  • 8 lead vocalists
  • Song variety – from Southern Gospel to today’s dance hits
  • Striking costume options

“As musical director for Gladys Knight for 20 years as well as stints with Marvin Gaye, Barry White and Diana Ross, I have pretty much seen it all. I can tell you the “magic” that Higher Power brings to the show you can only get in a Gospel church on Sunday morning. The raw energy and vocal power rivals anything I have seen on the road in my 30 years in the biz.” –

Spencer Bean

Roof Raising Choir
See Higher Power singing “Ride on Sweet Jesus” in Tyler Perry’s movie, “Madea’s Witness Protection.”
Jeffrey Jones

Southside Station Band Leader

Jeffrey JonesJeff has been playing professionally since he was 15 years old. He began playing in live shows at Carowinds and was soon selected to play in an international DOD tour. He studied guitar under renowned classical instructor Charles Vaughn for five years. Jeff has performed along side many artists including Charlie Daniels, Artimus Pyle, Patrick Davis, Lee Greenwood, Brantley Gilbert, Chase Rice, and Sara Evans.

  • For 18 years we have booked 25 bands a year for our Alive After Five series in Charlotte, and Southside Station ranks among the best who have ever played it.

    Bob Durkin Full House Productions
  • The band did a great job for our event in Spartanburg in Sept. We added a DJ too and it was perfect!

    Rick Scruggs Customer
  • The Wilmington Downtown Sundown series enjoyed Southside Station during our 2017 season. Always great to work with Jeff and the band.

    Haven Holsinger Event Planner
  • We wanted something different and they killed it at our rehearsal -dinner party. We added keys and horns and that added sooo much!! Love them!!!

    Hill Dubose Customer
  • You guys were not only great to work with and flexible all throughout the process, but, most importantly, you delivered exceptional quality music and flexibility onsite as well. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you all and can't wait until the next opportunity. Thanks for bending over backwards to accommodate our corporate client's ever changing show flow. You made what could have been substantial timing challenges into non-issues. The audience feedback I received since is nothing short of fantastic. You truly hit all demographics ranging from the obvious male and female but from 20 year olds all the way to guests in their 60s. Everybody loved you.  

    Mike D.
  • This band was absolutely phenomenal.  Sooooo talented! They made the wedding a huge success. In fact, everyone was bragging that this was probably the most fun wedding they had ever been too. The talent was incredible. Playing everything! Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Footloose, you name it, they played it, even playing requested rare songs! They are so incredibly talented and fun. Worth every nickel that you pay for them and you can be assured that your event will be a huge success. Would love to hire them again for another event. Great personalities, too! Playing hard and long with huge smiles and making everyone dance, sing and have a fun-filled evening.

    Alison J.
  • Jeff and the rest of the band did a phenomenal job. Jeff was very professional and easy to work with - emails were replied to very quickly and every detail was handled perfectly. The band was able to accommodate special song requests graciously, which was much appreciated. We would highly recommend Southside Station and hope to book them again in the future. Could not have asked for a better band for our wedding reception. Huge thank you to Jeff and the rest of the band!

    Laura P. and Elliott Y.
  • You and the band were tremendous. Truly, I can not tell you how many guests told us you were the BEST wedding band they had ever heard, and this wedding was the most fun one they had ever attended. And we had guests from CA, MA, WA, CO, and in between. You were so flexible about learning new songs for us, changing the date from April to August, and making Eric’s surprise song with y’all just unforgettable. And the very best of surprises for the bride and groom! We really can not thank you enough.

    Rebecca H.

Customize Your Event With Our Ultimate Song List!

We’ll work with you to make sure we play only your favorite types of music. The song list below is representative of the various musical styles and genres we play, but it’s only a small sampling of what we can do. To view Southside Station’s complete song list, download the PDF below.

LEGENDARY DANCE:

  • 50 Cent – In Da Club
  • Andy Grammer – Honey I’m Good
  • Ariana Granda/Stevie Wonder – Faith
  • The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
  • Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right
  • Bee Gees – Stayin Alive
  • Ben E. King – Stand By Me
  • Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
  • Chumbawamba – Tubthumping
  • Cupid – Cupid Shuffle
  • The Clash – Rock The Casbah
  • Daft Punk – Get Lucky

LEGENDARY  ROCK

  • AC/DC – Shook Me All Night Long
  • Allman Brothers – Rambin’ Man
  • Bad Company – Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love
  • Billy Idol – Mony Mony
  • Black Crowes – Hard To Handle
  • Bon Jovi – Livin On A Prayer
  • Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
  • CCR – Bad Moon Rising
  • Cheap Trick – I Want You To Want Me
  • Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water
  • Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me

LEGENDARY COUNTRY

  • Alabama – Mountain Music
  • Alan Jackson – Chattahoochee
  • Big And Rich – Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy
  • Charlie Daniels – Devil Went Down To Georgia
  • Chris Stapleton – Tennessee Whiskey
  • Dolly Parton/Miley Cyrus – Jolene
  • Dwight Yokam – Fast As You
  • Earl Scruggs – Foggy Mountain Breakdown
  • Garth Brooks – I’ve Got Friends In Low Places
  • George Strait – All My Exes Live In Texas
  • Hank Williams Jr. – All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
  • John Denver – Take Me Home Country Roads
  • Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues
  • Steve Earle – Copperhead Road
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