How Sweet the SoundFor years, I loathed listening to gospel music because, you see, I was way too cool for such noise and, plus, I wanted to be the rocker of the family (a part of me still does.)
Zappa Is As Zappa DoesDweezil Zappa performs his father’s legendary hits at Duling Hall Jan. 31.
Answering the Mailbag I figured because it is the beginning of a new year, I would open up the ole reader mailbag and respond to some of your questions from last year.
The Reinvention of Tess Brunet Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tess Brunet dove into the music industry in different capacities over the years.
Risko Danza: Two Years in the MakingIn just two years of making music, Jackson-based funk-rockers Risko Danza have covered most of the prerequisites for a mature band.
Record Players, Albums Hot ItemsCassettes are dead. CDs are dying. Eight-tracks were barely ever alive. But through one music revolution after another, vinyl records have continued spinning, and the medium is finding a resurgence among young and older listeners alike.
Music Resolutions Happy New Year to everyone! I am super excited that 2013 is finally here. I look forward to seeing what all this new year will bring us musically in the City with Soul.
Program Helps Veterans Reintegrate Through MusicDuring stressful times as a combat medic in Afghanistan, Mason Sullivan found solace in Vivaldi. New Jersey native Nairobi Cruz was comforted by country music, a genre she had never heard before joining the Army. For Jose Mercedes, it was …
RIP DJ Razzle K “He was where you went to get quality music,” Tony B says. “Razzle K took hip-hop from the streets and started a movement with those park jams. Then he took hip-hop from the park and into the club and radio.”
Keys N Krates Bring Live Remixing to Martin’sThe past few years have seen resurgence in the popularity of electronic music. Dubstep is used to sell cars and computer operating systems.
Jamscam at Pix/Capri Hear Johnny Bertram and the Golden Bicycles, T.B. Ledford and the Nice List Holiday Revue, El Obo, Bear Colony, Questions in Dialect, and The Weeks Saturday, Dec. 22 starting at 7 p.m. at the Pix/Capri Theater (3023 N. State St.) …
Alabama Loud and Proud Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires bring together multiple strands of southern music to make a hard-charging, soulful sound.
Holiday To-Do List So, this is Christmas. The week before the biggest holiday of the year, and I’m in exactly the same place as I was at the beginning of the month—no presents bought, no Christmas cards mailed or even remotely addressed, no …
For years, I loathed listening to gospel music because, you see, I was way too cool for such noise and, plus, I wanted to be the rocker of the family (a part of me still does.)
Dweezil Zappa performs his father’s legendary hits at Duling Hall Jan. 31.
I figured because it is the beginning of a new year, I would open up the ole reader mailbag and respond to some of your questions from last year.
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tess Brunet dove into the music industry in different capacities over the years.
In just two years of making music, Jackson-based funk-rockers Risko Danza have covered most of the prerequisites for a mature band.
Don’t be ashamed if the Minnesota-based indie-rock three-piece act Now, Now has slipped past you.
Happy New Year to everyone! I am super excited that 2013 is finally here. I look forward to seeing what all this new year will bring us musically in the City with Soul.
The past few years have seen resurgence in the popularity of electronic music. Dubstep is used to sell cars and computer operating systems.
Bluegrass duo Grits and Soul will perform at Hal & Mal's Friday, Dec. 28.
Hear Johnny Bertram and the Golden Bicycles, T.B. Ledford and the Nice List Holiday Revue, El Obo, Bear Colony, Questions in Dialect, and The Weeks Saturday, Dec. 22 starting at 7 p.m. at the Pix/Capri Theater (3023 N. State St.) …
Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires bring together multiple strands of southern music to make a hard-charging, soulful sound.
So, this is Christmas. The week before the biggest holiday of the year, and I’m in exactly the same place as I was at the beginning of the month—no presents bought, no Christmas cards mailed or even remotely addressed, no …