Hedonistic DemonsGreg Dulli and Mark Lanegan have a consistently touch-and-go, seemingly fickle collaborative past.
[Herman's Picks] Vol. 6, No. 37Aural pleasures kick off smoothly this week with some of Mississippi's best singer/songwriters. I highly recommend Martin's this Thursday night for alt.country/folk rockers Owen Beverly and David Gatlin. Beverly's works defy the intimate acoustic-folk stereotype, instead taking it to a …
Sigur Rós Drops New Record & Plays Bonnaroo[from Sigur Rós] Sigur Rós will be releasing their fifth album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (English translation: with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly), on June 24th, 2008 on XL Recordings. The first track from …
The Only Music Television that MattersPitchfork Media, an online-only music publication based in Chicago, is working to reinvigorate the lost art form of the music video. On April 7, the publication launched Pitchfork.tv, a Web site devoted to disseminating music culture in video format.
[Now Playing] Vol. 6, No. 36<b>"Jim," Jamie Lidell</b>Try to pin down what genre Jamie Lidell falls into, and you'll find it doesn't matter. You'll notice your head is bopping, your toes are tapping, and you're having such a good time with his soul-filled vocals that …
[Rob In Stereo] How Not to Put on a ConcertGoing to an awful concert is like going to an awful movie. You hate yourself for supporting the beast, yet you almost perversely cherish the memory.
A Beautiful, Brooding RevoltColour Revolt's debut LP, "Plunder, Beg, and Curse," is the product of a precociously mature band, a group with a distinctive and unique sound who is willing to take on heavy themes.
[Herman's Picks] Vol. 6, No. 35Highly recommended is the CD release party for Claire Holley on Friday, May 30, 7:30 p.m. in the St. Andrew's Cathedral on Capital Street. The native acoustic roots-rocker grew out of the Thacker Mountain, Cary Hudson, Caroline Herring "new southern …
Review: Rhys ChathamThe result is a beautiful, evolving, slowly rising three-song orchestra of 400 guitars eventually bursting into crescendo.
Jam, Y'allJackson's biggest music and art street festival kicks into high gear Friday, June 13. This year marks the 21st time that Capitol Street downtown will transform into a rockin', dancin', jumpin' good time, with Jubilee!JAM 2008.
Review: The Black KeysThe album integrates punk, metal and country into its traditional style, and on most tracks, a big, cinematic sound takes the place of previously intimate, lo-fi recordings.
JAM! Announces 2008 ScheduleZZ Top, The Ohio Players, Blind Melon, Eric Church, Mel Waiters, Hurt, Blue Mountain, Egypt Central, Hill Country Review, Endeverafter, Backdoor Slam, Jonzetta, Speakeasy
B.B. King Homecoming June 6Schedule for the B.B. King Homecoming Festival has been announced; will play Indianola, Vicksburg, Tunica and Bonnarro in June.
Bloom, Improv, BloomThere is something happening in Jackson: Creativity has met community, and they are embracing.