Weekend Planning Headquarters
If you're planning for the weekend, make sure to check out these events:
* The Eudora Welty Tribute Concert tonight, with Claire Holley, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kate Campbell and Caroline Herring.
‘Something to Sing About'
The warmth of Robyn Helzner's voice over the phone echoes that of her singing over mandolin and guitar. Performing alone and with her trio, she travels the world sharing world …
Irreverence and the Ukulele
Dent May's "The Good Feeling Music of Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele" is an odd aesthetic choice for a Mississippi musician. May is from Jackson and currently resides in …
Refashioning Retro
Usually, musicians have a form of music or genre that inspires them to create new, and wonderful music. Here are a couple of bands with albums of very interesting and …
[Herman's Picks] Vol. 7, No. 31
If you snap up the Jackson Free Press when it hits stands Wednesday, there's fun to be had that night.
[Rob In Stereo] Evaluating a Five-Star Album
My family subscribed to Rolling Stone magazine through my grade school years. Though the stories often went over my head, I was always avidly interested in the album reviews—especially the …
Pickin' & Paddlin'
If you enjoy good music and the great outdoors, Pickin' & Paddlin' is the way to spend your Saturday.
Nostalgic Bump
The downstairs lounge at Elixir is packed with people dressed to impress, and the upper restaurant has its fair share of mingling. The bar is surrounded by bodies swaying to …
Singing the Centennial: A Welty Tribute Concert
Four talented singer-songwriters pay tribute to Miss Eudora in a concert at the Belhaven Center for the Arts, April 17.
Shantih: A Life and Death in Seven Movements
"Shantih: A Life and Death in Seven Movements"
For the last two years, Millsaps student Lloyd Bourne has been arranging and composing music for his album "Shantih." The result is a cohesive string of heights and depths, pain …
‘Fell Off the Turnip Truck'
After a few moments of talking to Georgia Thomas, one can see the cute, quirky southern girl hiding behind her strong, sultry voice. She giggles in an endearing way, which—when …
[Herman's Picks] Vol. 7, No. 29
The 10th Annual Crossroads Film Festival, which begins this Thursday, April 2, will mark my fourth year as festival director. The festival will offer a lineup of stellar films from …
[Pass The Mic] Smooth Operators
Like most Jacksonians, I have been following the ever-evolving Frank Melton case. And like many, I was frustrated beyond belief when the recent case ended in a mistrial. I thought …
[Rob In Stereo] Where's the Outrage?
A lazy, bumbling, painfully apathetic character almost always appears in future-dystopia comedies. He or she represents what humanity will become if we decide to stop holding society and culture accountable …
