Desert Springs Harvest Festival

On October 30th, Southland played at Desert Springs Church in Hesperia, CA for their Harvest Festival. It was originally going to be held in their parking lot, but due to the weather, they had to bring it indoors. There was a really good turn out from the community, so although it was a bit crowded, fun was had by all.

This little Buzz Lightyear enjoyed the music and just couldn't help but dance!

Besides lots of fun games to play with candy to receive, there was also lots of yummy free food! From cotton candy, popcorn, to hot dogs and nachos. Here is the pastor's lovely wife, Nancy, helping to hand out the hot dogs and nachos.

The games were held in the front of the building and then everyone headed to the back to enjoy the sound of Southland while also enjoying their food. As you can see by these two cute Cinderella's, there was also face painting!

And it wouldn't be a party without clowns who make balloon animals!

Valle Vista Baptist Church

Southland played down in Hemet, CA at Valle Vista Baptist Church to help celebrate the 28th anniversary of Pastor Ken Landes. For those who don't know, Kenneth is Wayne's older brother! He and Wayne learned how to play guitar together and even sang together at school, Church and family functions. This particular week, Mike Lundy was unable to play with the group, so Ken filled in for him. It was a great opportunity for his church to see him play in a band and he also helped fill a need in Southland.
Ken, Wayne, Roy and Kevin is in the shadows behind Ken.

A better shot of Kevin!

Kenneth even sang a solo with Wayne doing harmony!

Some of the congregation.

Brothers!

Orange County Fair 2010

Thank you to everyone who came out to the OC Fair to support and encourage us! As always, we had a great time playing God's music for you, meeting new fans and reconnecting with some that we haven't seen in some time.

For the 3rd year in a row, we were invited to perform at the Orange County Fair. This year we played on the Meadows Stage, which gave our fans a chance to sit down at umbrella covered tables and enjoy some yummy fair food, while being entertained by Southland.

Here is the schedule for Meadows Stage.

An up close picture of our name and time we played. "4:00 Southland (Country)"

Us playing.

Individual pictures of the band members.

Wayne Landes (vocals/lead guitar)

Roy Cooper (Bass)

Mike Lundy (Vocals/Rhythm guitar)

Kevin Cisneroz (Drums)

While we were playing, this beautiful team of Clydesdale Horses stopped to listen and they didn't upstage us in any way! lol

And a few pictures of our beautiful fans!

Check out this cutie dancing away to our music.

A nice shot of some fans and the set up for them.

Our CD and Shirt table. Speaking of, if you would like to purchase some CD's, tee shirts or tank tops, please leave a message in the comment section below with your information or on our facebook page.

Blessing to you all and we hope to see you again at the 2011 OC Fair, if not sooner!

Soldiers For Jesus M.C.

Saturday, July 24, 2010 Southland played a fundraiser for Soldiers For Jesus Motorcycle Club. It was held in the parking lot of Calvary Chapel of Running Springs.

We saw a lot of these vests and a bunch of black and yellow. Can you guess their club's colors?
They served hot dogs and chips for lunch, while the bikers and their families relaxed under these canopy's listening to our music.

Some of the bikes.

Wayne and Mike playing on stage.

Roy and Wayne

Kevin had family obligations and couldn't play with us, so our dear friend and past drummer filled in for him. Thank you Randall. As always, it is a pleasure playing with you and seeing your beautiful family.

A couple of bikers hanging out

Our CD/T-shirt table. Thanks to Jennifer's brother for manning the table and making a few sales.

A nice picture of all the guys just before we headed on back down the mountain. Aren't they a nice looking group of boys?

25th Anniversary Reunion Concert

On May 1, 2010 Southland celebrated our 25th Anniversary by having a concert. In addition to us playing, we also invited the Range Riders and The Weatherfords to join us.



Wayne Landes and Mike Lundy welcoming everyone and kicking off the festivities.

Wayne Landes introduces our dear friends the Range Riders.

Jesse Hanna of the Range Riders. Southland has also been blessed numerous of times, by having Jesse play with us on keyboard/piano.

Nakomis Hanna did an Indian presentation/signing to the Lord's Prayer.

In between the Range Riders and The Weatherfords performing, we pulled raffle tickets to win either our new t-shirts or CD's.

Next, from Oklahoma, we had The Weatherfords. We were sure glad they could be here.

This same logo seen here on the screen, is also what is on the front of our new t-shirts.

And here is the back, which lists members (Past & Current) that have played with Southland through out the years.

After another raffle drawing and a quick intermission, it was time for us to play. We were lucky enough to have some original members come back to play with us, as well as various other guys from years past.

Wayne Landes, is the only member to have played consecutively with us for the entire 25 years!

Mike Lundy (current and newest member) on guitar/vocals. Rex Fraley (past member) on bass.

John Thompson (original member) on lead guitar and Roy Cooper (original and current member) on bass.

Kevin Cisneroz (current & past member) on drums.

Everyone on stage

The one and only SPIKE! Jeff Olson (past member) came back to play drums with us. He is the only one of us that has gone on to play with such artists as David Beniot, Peter Tork of the Monkees, traveled all over Europe and other exciting adventures. He has also played drums on our last 3 CD's.

Check out the cool lighting courtesy of Gerry Garnica

A real touching moment was when we played a video of the original band performing. It was fun to see how some of the guys have changed and to see those who have gone home to be with the Lord. I love how all the guys are looking up at the screen here.

Then, our own Wayne Landes joined in singing "Jesus Christ is Lord" with HIMSELF!

For the finally, we had the Range Riders and The Weatherfords join us on stage to sing "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder"

Standing Ovation!

Sound and Lighting guys.

A view of the great audience/fans.

Three generations of fans!

Kevin and his son Carson (a future drummer for Southland?)

After the show, it was time for the guys to pose for the camera.

Original members: John Thompson, Roy Cooper, Wayne Landes and Jeff Olson

Jerry Rollins (bus driver/sound), Mike Lundy, Roy Cooper, Kevin Cisneroz, Jeff Olson, Wayne Landes and Joel Escarzaga (sound)

All the guys!

Social time....

Roy's old road jacket, modeled by his daughter Kim.

Kevin and Rosanelle Hanna

Jesse Hanna, Wayne and Phyllis (Mom) Hanna

Thanks to everyone who made the evening a success and a lot of fun. To all our fans, old and new, here's looking forward to another 25 years, Lord willing!