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Silas

Rapper Silas Stapleton, whom fans know as just Silas, says he never imagined the amount of attention that would come from his debut solo album, 2016's "The Day I Died."

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Aretha Henry, Superhuman

Ever since Aretha Henry started recording music in 2008, she says her songwriting has leaned toward being a bit moody. "(It's) sometimes feathery with a little edge, sometimes sweet and …

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Lead Me to Steepwater

"We're different from everyone else." That is what Jeff Massey, the lead singer and guitarist of The Steepwater Band, will tell you if you ask him to describe the Chicago-based …

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Who Is K. West?

Jackson hip-hop artist Kimberly West, known to her fans simply as K. West, has stayed busy since the release of her debut album, "He Say She Say," in 2012 and …

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The Molly Ringwalds: All ‘80s, All the Time

It's strange to call a cover band "original," but the Molly Ringwalds' creative collision of 1980s music and culture—along with the band members' wild personas and stage presence—make for a …

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Carbon Leaf Revisits a Classic

Alternative-country-rock band Carbon Leaf has been pleasing crowds with its energetic and eclectic sound for 22 years, blowing the minds of audiences and critics alike.

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The Universal Soul of Tonya Boyd-Cannon

Singer Tonya Boyd-Cannon never had much problem speaking her mind through her music.

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In His Very Own Kingdom

For former Mount Rushmores lead singer Jeremiah Stricklin, the only way to go was to a solo project, called Oh, Jeremiah.

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A Night of Majestic Music and Worship

Kari Jobe has been ecstatic about releasing her latest project, "Majestic." In support of the album, which hit stores March 25, Jobe is touring across the U.S. and is stopping …

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Blues That Never Left Home

Mississippi is often called the "Birthplace of America's Music," but one genre in particular never left the state—Mississippi Hill Country Blues.

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Under the Water

This weekend, the band Super Water Sympathy will bring the genre of water pop to Jackson.

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Artists To Watch 2012: The Mount Rushmores

Since 2011, Hattiesburg indie-rock band The Mount Rushmores has prided itself on being a "different kind of band."

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A Band that Moves

Eight years after its conception, Time to Move Band is still making people in Jackson move, dance and sing along to its high-energy sets and soulful arrangements.

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The Band that Moves

When John Parker started a band in 2004, he had to think of a name. "It was one of those things where I asked myself what I want people to …

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The Bachelorettes are Back

The Bachelorettes were a fixture in the Jackson music scene with their '60s-inspired girl-pop sound and their trademark wigs from 2008 to 2010. Now, two years after some members moved …

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Capital City Karaoke King

When Matt Collette started hosting karaoke at Martin's seven years ago, he thought it would be fun and a good part-time gig to make a little cash. In the process, …

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Diary of The Showstopper

Hip-hop artist Kimberly West came home one day in 2003, and almost as soon as she walked through the door, the phone rang. She didn't expect the bad news that …

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Road to Revelation

When Shelby Lynne gives a concert these days, she no longer plays any songs from the early part of her career for one simple reason: She didn't write them.

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Esperanza Extravaganza

On Dec. 17, Jacksonians home for the holidays will have a chance to hear what they have been missing on the Jackson music scene, and newcomers can get a taste …