Tina Turner 2-CD AnthologyTINA TURNER SCORES HER HIGHEST BILLBOARD 200 CHART DEBUT EVER WITH NEW DOUBLE-CD ANTHOLOGY ALL THE BEST DEBUTING AT #2.
Anders Parker in MemphisAnders Parker is going to be playing at the Newby's on Thursday, March 17th, in support of his new releases, Tell It To The Dust, and Wounded Astronaut. If you don't recognize his name, maybe you'll recognize some of his …
Herman's PicksThis week quality and quantity have got their proverbial jam on in high gear. On Thursday Rufus McKay, R&B/Blues lead vocalist for The Red Tops will perform with the Ben Shaw Band at the Millsaps Academic Recital Hall at 7:30 …
Herman's Picks: AfrissippiAfrissippi returns to the Hal & Mal's Restaurant, Wed., Feb. 9, 8 p.m. free. There is nothing quite like Afrissippi, with the spoken word beat story teller and rock legend John Sinclair, the North Mississippi hill country blues of Kenny …
Vicksburg Blues SocietyVicksburg Blues Society Meets monthly. 601-634-1921. www.VicksburgBlues.com
Gospel CruiseWOAD 105.9 Gospel Cruise 4-days from New Orleans to Cozumel, Mexico, July 7-11, 2005, featuring The Williams Brothers, Larissia Tate & Romans VIII. 940-6514. www.mcgeheecruise.com
Revealing The Revolutionary: A Review of "The Motorcycle Diaries"The journeys—one a cross-continent road trip on a motorcycle, one an emotional exploration into the human condition—taken by a latent revolutionary leader and his friend form the plot of one of last year's best and most interesting films, Focus Features' …
Kent Going NorthFormer Jackson State quarterback Robert Kent has found a new job in pro football. The former Tiger signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Kent went to the Tennessee Titans' camp as an undrafted free agent in …
Driving While ‘Alien'Why are your vegetables at your local grocery store so cheap? It may well be because the farmer that grew your vegetables was able to hire cheap help via immigrants—some of the 100,000 undocumented "aliens" living in the state today. …
Mary Grace Brown of Mardi GrasJackson has set big goals to renovate downtown. Lots of private business people have been getting in on the ground floor of some very exciting downtown developments. Mary Grace Brown, owner of Brown's Fine Art in Fondren, and her business …
The Inaugural PurposeIt was a great honor for me as chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies to emcee the presidential inauguration and to help plan it. Since Washington's day, inaugural ceremonies have not been just about the President, but …
We Got A New At-ti-tudeCue the Patti LaBelle, baby. As we prepare our third Best of Jackson issue, it strikes me that Jacksonians are starting to take for granted the idea that "best" is a superlative term that applies to their city. We got …