Weekend Planning Headquarters* 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 Jewish music and its culture, and has recorded several albums.
Irreverence and the UkuleleDent 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 Taylor, near Oxford.
Refashioning RetroUsually, 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 yet great music.
[Herman's Picks] Vol. 7, No. 31If 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 AlbumMy 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 star rating.
Pickin' & Paddlin'If you enjoy good music and the great outdoors, Pickin' & Paddlin' is the way to spend your Saturday.
Nostalgic BumpThe 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 Java Chatman's beats and dancing around each other.
Shantih: A Life and Death in Seven MovementsFor 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 and joy, crescendos and lulls. The album is best when …
‘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 she's really tickled—ends in a quiet asthmatic fade-out, and she …
[Herman's Picks] Vol. 7, No. 29The 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 around the country, and those flicks just aren't complete without …
[Pass The Mic] Smooth OperatorsLike 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 Melton and his cohorts would easily be found guilty.
I Love Hip-Hop<b>"I Love Hip-Hop"<br />• Hal & Mal's<br />• $10</b>
[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 for their effort to lull the public into a state …