[Geek] Gawking At GadgetsTopping the gadget list this week is Apple's new Mac mini, an entire computer that is only a little bulkier than a stack of six or so CDs in jewel cases. Looking more like a coffee cup warmer than a …
"Big Silver Shining Motor of Sin," Two Lone SwordsmenOn the heels of their spectacular LP "From the Double Gone Chapel," which was released in May 2004, Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood give their fans a post coital treat in the form of a new EP. "Big Silver Shining …
Feel The Music At 930 Blues CafeMississippi has such a unique history and culture of blues music, why would Jackson, the state capitol, not have a venue to recognize it? That is exactly what Isaac Byrd Jr., owner of the 930 Blues Café, thought. "I saw …
Singer/Songwriter Night at Hal & Mal'sAcoustic singer-songwriter folk night at Hal & Mal's Red Room, Sat., Jan. 29, 9:30 p.m. free. Goodman County, Wooden Finger, Justin Lamoureux of Midwest Dilemma, Korey Anderson, Reagan Roeder.
** Best Music of 2004 **With Be-Bop gift certificates and returns in tow, you may be wondering what good music from 2004 you may have missed out on. After many hours of music listening, we give you our picks for the best music of 2004:
[Music] Dead-ends and TransitsGoodman County is a place where the road had fallen in Goodman, a town near Lexington, Miss. In a place generally occupied by hunting and drugs, this fallen place in the road was a place for poets, writers and musicians …
Matador Records NewsEarly Man - Matador Records has the privilege of announcing the signing of New<br />York's EARLY MAN to a worldwide, long-term recording contract.
George Street Grocery this WeekOxford'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 to George Street on Wednesday. Ths Lynn Drury Band will …
Herman's PicksIt's Goner Records international night of party jams at Martin's Wed., Jan. 26, beginning at 10:30 p.m. Mark Sultan (ex-Spaceshits/Les Sexareenos) from Montreal will turn his one man band BBQ into a duo with the Germany based King Khan for …
Thacker Mountain Radio Live at Hal & Mal'sTHACKER MOUNTAIN RADIO RETURNS WITH A NEW HOUSE BAND AND TWO JACKSON PERFORMANCES. Legendary Memphis producer Jim Dickinson fronts new house band. Two shows in Jackson, Fri., Feb. 11. Thacker Mountain Radio will kick off its 18th season with three …
Herman's PicksIf your New Year's resolution was to indulge in your favorite nightlife vices, you can crank things into high gear this week. The perfect prescription to get your rhymes in prime is with the Memphis based Hip-Hop, Funk R&B Rockers …
Ground Zero in Clarksdale EventsFri., 1/21 - Marshall Drew Blues Band<br />Sat., 1/22 - Kenny Brown Blues Band<br />Wed., 1/26 - Jay Kirgis<br />Fri., 1/28 - Super Chikan & The Fighting Cocks<br />Sat., 1/29 - Earl The Pearl & his blues band<br />Wed., 2/2 …
Which Way is Texas, by Eric StracenerIn 1986, I was a junior at Millsaps College and was an impressionable, if enthusiastic, blues neophyte. One night at Hal & Mal's, I saw one of the best blues shows I had ever seen—Texas blues men, led by a …
Skys of Fire at W.C. Don'sThe post pop-punk, alt. rock and Sacramento based band "Skys of Fire," on Poisoned Fate Records, will perform at W.C. Don's on Monday, January 10, 10 p.m. Skys of Fire, as it's name implies, play their original music with an …
Pop/Punk outfit Relient K to tourRelient K has announced an impressive run of tour dates headlining venues from 1000-3000 in capacity, marking the first extensive outing in support of the band's newly released fourth album Mmhmm. The itinerary, set to begin in early February, will …