AltWeeklies Wire
Greg Gillis, the Mash-Up Magiciannew
The walls of a live music venue absorb a lot of sound during its time, but it’s safe to say that few walls have ever encountered the amount of sound that the Thirsty Hippo did when Gregg Gillis performed in the tiny Hattiesburg bar last week.
Jackson Free Press |
Vince Falconi |
07-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Girl Talk
Claire Holley Welcomes New CD to an Unusual Venuenew
There's something different about hosting a CD release party in a cathedral. Free of the usual distractions and the din of a smoky bar, Holley’s sweet lullabies are met with a quiet reverence only found in a gothic-like building a century old.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Doyle |
06-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
3 Doors Down Go To Krypton and Backnew
Emerging from small-town Mississippi, 3 Doors Down burst onto the post-grunge alternative-rock scene in 2000 with hit single "Kryptonite" from the band's first album A Better Life.
Jackson Free Press |
Jeri Lynn Ostrander |
05-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 3 Doors Down
Fiddle and Stomp All Night Longnew
The first thing you notice when watching Jack Magee play is how he moves with his fiddle.
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jack Magee
Roaring and Tumbling with the 'Punk Blues'new
Silver Lions 20/20 is a duo that has been together less than a year, but the group includes two veterans of Deep South blues and punk. Guitarist and vocalist Chet Weise and drummer Craig "Sweet Dog" Pickering offer their own take on the "punk blues."
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Silver Lions 20/20
Defining Amanda Raynew
Combining sensual, airy vocals with trip-hop rhythm, Atlanta musician Amanda Ray blends musical genres with ease and creates provocative, mysteriously dark music.
Jackson Free Press |
Jeri Lynn Ostrander |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amanda Ray, Mirrored Images
We Call it Irresistiblenew
If you're the type who lives for Saturday night dancing at Schimmel's, you don't want to miss Wiley and the Checkmates during the Crossroads Film Festival. The Oxford soul band is sure to put a shake in your step with their funk-infused take on classic soul.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dead Aheadnew
The band's sound is everything you'd expect from a group with ties to two illustrious music scenes as disparate (yet kindred-spirited) as Muscle Shoals and Haight-Ashbury.
Jackson Free Press |
James Hughes |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Love in the Name of Pridenew
Charley Pride's first love was baseball. But his father began tuning into the Grand Ole Opry. After being rejected by the New York Mets in 1961, Pride made a stop in Nashville, and soon became RCA's top-selling recording artist after Elvis.
Jackson Free Press |
James Hughes |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charley Pride
Mighty Memphis Minnienew
In September 2007, Memphis Minnie took her place among blues giants Howlin' Wolf, Tommy Johnson, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton and others, becoming the first woman to receive a Mississippi Blues Trail marker recognizing her gifts and influence.
Jackson Free Press |
Jeri Lynn Ostrander |
01-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Memphis Minnie
DJ Dylannew
Aspen, Colo. DJ Dylan Regan has expanded his musical resume to include doing the music for the Winter and Summer X games, the recently cancelled HBO Comedy Festival, held in Aspen, and the extravagant funeral of experimental journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Jackson Free Press |
Bailee Grissom |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dylan Regan
Son of a Preacher Mannew
Thorn's albums are grounded by gravelly blues vocals, experimenting with country, rock 'n' roll, blues and gospel.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Thorn, Long Way From Tupelo
Putting Blues Into A Higher Gearnew
Louis Arzo "Gearshifter" Youngblood fuses traditional Mississippi electric blues with acoustic guitar.
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
11-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Louis Arzo Youngblood
Broad Appealnew
While all the members of Sister Funk are openly queer, their sexuality hardly defines the band. After nearly a decade on the band circuit, the members of Sister Funk agree that female musicians are being taken more seriously lately, which they attribute to increased visibility and skill.
Jackson Free Press |
Cheree Franco |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sister Funk
Doin' It For Jacktownnew
Bigga Than Life describes Rainman's experience in leaving Jackson and finding success in the record industry. But taking the man out of the capital city does not necessarily take the capital city out of the man.
Jackson Free Press |
Andi Agnew |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bigga Than Life, Rainman
