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Mississippi Gospel Music and Jackson Music Awards

Awards Show: Mississippi Gospel Music and Jackson Music Awards - July 18-19. Crowne Plaza Hotel. Sunday: Gospel Music Awards show at 5 p.m. Monday: Jackson Music Awards show at 7 …

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Howlin Wolf Blues Fest

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Howlin Wolf Blues Festival - Civic Center, West Point, Sept. 3. $15. Rev. Slick & the Soul Blues Boyz, Willie King, Richard Johnston, Blind MS. Morris, Brad Webb, Big Joe's …

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Great Southern Rock Revival

"Great Southern Rock Revival" Sun., Aug. 22, Noon-9 p.m. Free Concert in the Grove, Ole Miss Campus. Dirt Road Records presents DayBreakDown, Randall Bramblett Band, Tishamingo, Electric Mudd, and more. …

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Sunflower River Blues Fest

Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival Aug. 13-14. Railroad Depot, Clarksdale, MS. Blues concerts, lectures and seminars about music and its unique roots. Gospel Festival will be held on the …

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Elvis Week

Elvis Week - Aug 7-16, Memphis, TN. Each August, fans come from around the world to celebrate the music of The King. Gospel concert by Elvis' backup singers and others, …

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Satchmo Summer Fest

Satchmo Summer Fest - New Orleans, Aug. 4-8. Edu-taining weekend honoring New Orleans' native son, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. The Satchmo-inspired program includes musical informances and discussions, exhibits, a jazz mass, …

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Instrumental Hip-Hop?

Tim Stelloh writes for Pop Matters: "It sounds like a paradox: instrumental hip-hop. For all logistical purposes, it is. 'How can it be instrumental when there ain't no instruments!' barks …

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Beastie Boys: Twilight of the Brats

Spin's cover story: "Ideologically, the Beastie Boys have almost nothing in common with who they used to be. If the '86 B-Boys and the '04 B-Boys met each other now, …

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Clarksdale Blues Update

Hello from Clarksdale, Mississippi... America's Blues Crossroads. Here is your guide for North Mississippi Blues.

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The Doors of the 21st Century: Atlanta

More than 30 years after the death of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger have re-formed to play both old school and new Doors material, inspired by their appearance …

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Metallica in Therapy

Cynthia Fuchs writes about the new Metallica doc for Pop Matters: "Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky could hardly have known what they were in for when they set out to …

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LBE in the World Series, by Jessica Kinnison

On the corner of 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville, on July 22, Jackson's own Living Better Electrically will play for the title of top independent act in the Southeast. They …

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The Jazz Singer, by Charlie Braxton

Singer Al Jarreau is one of those ultra-rare artists whose artistry easily defies labels and categories. To traditional jazz fans, Jarreau is best known as a jazz singer whose penchant …

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Reggae Jam Session - Saturday

Mr. C-Lecta is on the air Saturday nights at WMPR 90.1 FM or http://www.wmpr901.com

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"Together We're Heavy," The Polyphonic Spree

The fully realized sophomore LP by The Polyphonic Spree hallmarks their lushly textured, orchestral, pastoral pop for the 60's sunshine love and peace set. A symphonic Spiritualized pet sound of …