Jackson Free Press

[Herman's Picks] Vol. 7, No. 15

The New Year brings reason to cheer in the capital city. The historic music institution George Street Grocery pre-dates Hal & Mal's as one of the best spaces in town …

"Let Us Never Speak of It Again," Out Hud

--Alex Slawson and Herman Snell

Out Hud, the mysterious collective based in Sacramento, shares members with !!! in a world of freestyle collaboration and genre melding grooves. Upon the release of "S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D." in 2002, …

Rather-Gate Book Turns Up Missing From Amazon

Paul "Wine" Jones at Soulshine

Wed., Nov. 24, is Fat Possum Records night at Soulshine Pizza at Hal & Mal's. The raw garage blues jukeman known as Paul "Wine" Jones returns at 10 p.m. with …

Herman's Picks: July 8-14, 2004

The Bold New City is undergoing its own sort of VH1 Classic Reunion this week. Nostalgia go boom, and get you ready for the new W.C. Don's. You can rotate …

[New Releases] A. F. I. "Decemberunderground"

A. F. I. — "Decemberunderground"

A. F. I. (A Fire Inside) is back on the scene strong as ever, and the listening audience can expect this album to resemble their last, "Sing the Sorrow." The …

Josephine Anderson - District 2

Poll: Libby Indictment Hits Major Nerve

"LCD Soundsystem," LCD Soundsystem

Alex Slawson & Herman Snell

The DFA collective continues to imbue the underground with some of the most innovative and fun music around. LCD Soundsystem is certainly no exception, as their debut self-titled LP literally …

"Automagic," Worm is Green

Reviewed by Alex Slawson and Herman Snell

Beginning in the bedroom of Arni Asgeirrson as little more than ideas created on his laptop, Worm is Green has evolved into the newest entry on the Icelandic electronispheric music …

Go see Infinite.

Hal & Mal's Red Room

One of the Chick Ball committee members, Infinite, let us in on some of her upcoming events. We thought you should know, too!

George Street Grocery this Week

Oxford's Absylom Rising play upstairs on Monday and happy hour lasts from 4 until midnight. The blues jam is always rocking on Tuesday night. New Orleans' twang and groove returns …

JFP Lounge Thursday Night!

Come on out and join us at the monthly JFP Lounge Thursday night, March 23, from 7:30 to 11 p.m. in the Oyster Bar at Hal & Mal's. Just a …

Vitalic- "OK Cowboy"

Frenchman Pascal Arbez [with his nom de plume Vitalic] gained sudden exposure after the release of 2001's "Poney" EP, with its noir like electronic movements and crescendo beats. Fast forward …

[New Releases] Scarlet Speedster "Scarlet Speedster"

Scarlet Speedster — "Scarlet Speedster"

Scarlet Speedster's self-titled six-song EP, recently released on local Popaholic Records, demonstrates the band's ability to stand out from the crowd. Younger fans will immediately associate Speedster's sound with the …

Athens Music Festival: Pylon

ATHFEST TO TAKE PLACE JUNE 23-26, 2005. PYLON AND SHAWN MULLINS headline. MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS A VARIETY OF FREE MUSIC & FAMILY ORIENTED EVENTS. Athens, Georgia, a town …

[Herman's Pick] Vol. 6, No. 49

The weekend gets kicking Thursday night at Martin's with Spoonfed Tribe and Zoogma.

"A New White," Subtle

Reviewed by Alex Slawson and Herman Snell

The recent hybridization of indie and hip-hop music has been influenced, in no small part, to the prolific output of Doseone (of cLOUDDEAD and Boom Bip fame). His stream of …

Stereolab- "Interlock," "Kyberneticka Babicka," and "Plastic Mile"

Stereolab- 7" singles. The first releases from the Lab since they lost their contract with Elektra and re-joined on the Too Pure (U.K.) label. As with any Stereolab release, expect …

Don't Catch It!

No doubt, stress lowers your resistance. But there are things you can do to stay healthy while everyone around you is bleary-eyed and runny-nosed. Here are some basics, old and …