A Blessed ManWyatt Waters unfolds the legs on his handmade wooden easel and sits down to paint a neighborhood scene in Belhaven. He is on one of those tree-lined streets with historic homes, neat lawns and attentive homeowners.
Notes of LoveThis winter, one of the greatest known love stories will captivate its audience when soprano Kathleen Van De Graaff and bass-baritone Peter Van De Graaff, perform in "The Life and Love of Robert and Clara Schuma
Ho, Ho, Oy Vey"We had a table at Fondren Unwrapped, and I was asking people, 'Do you have any Jewish friends? This would be a great gift for them!' And, most people answered, 'Amanda, you are my Jewish friend."
New Isn't Always BetterThe post-punk Renaissance may have run its course a few years ago, but don't tell that to The Gossip. Of course, the group's emotionally expressive style never really fit in the genre's most popular acts. Instead of the trademark detachment …
[Rob In Stereo] A Question of RaditudeI have never been so thoroughly confused by a generic mainstream rock album as I am by Weezer's "Raditude." My initial instinct was to hate it, to pronounce that Weezer has at last become part of the pop-music machine that …
Sweet ObscuraAfter years of drawing comparisons to fellow Scots and the sweet-pop band Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura is becoming the indie-pop band to watch.
[Herman's Picks] Vol. 8, No. 11After stuffing yourself with turkey, you might be ready for a strong drink and loud music to wash all that family time down.
Dusty Grooves, Re-ImaginedThe Black Hollies' precise work at merging a number of iconic musical styles, from blues-influenced British rock to the cool and detached American psychedelic rockers of the mid-1960s, will convince you to trade your iPod for a record player and …
Sacred Sounds of Guy BeckBorn in Manhattan to a jazz musician father and an interior designer mother, Guy Beck spent his teenage years in Syracuse, N.Y., practicing classical symphony music from composers like Brahms on piano, listening to the Beatles and playing electric base …
[Herman's Picks] Vol. 8, No. 9For many, November is a sobering wake-up call to tighten one's budget in preparation for looming holiday expenses.
Dangerous ManGritty distortion lingers in the speakers as James Louis Carter "T-Model" Ford politely nods at his cheering fans and briefly puts his guitar in his lap. He produces a flask from his jacket pocket and unscrews the lid.
[Rob In Stereo] Not A ComebackI am generally pretty understanding of bands who decide to dust off their instruments and go back on tour, but there are a certain few groups who should not be permitted to reunite under any circumstances.
JPS Needs To Level With PublicThe Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees made a mistake last week in not renewing the district's music education contract with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.
Wyatt Waters unfolds the legs on his handmade wooden easel and sits down to paint a neighborhood scene in Belhaven. He is on one of those tree-lined streets with historic homes, neat lawns and attentive homeowners.