Halloween Is Almost Here: Trombone Shorty at Proud Larry’s

Halloween in Oxford is always a great night, usually including Halloween parties followed by a night of wandering from bar to bar checking out everybody’s costumes and listening to great music.  This year should be no different. 
Home base for me this year will be Trombone Shorty at Proud Larry’s, but I also want to [...]

Jason Boland and the Stragglers at Proud Larry’s Tonight

Jason Boland and the Stragglers will be at Proud Larry’s tonight.

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Also tonight, Tom Queyja will be at Parrish’s.

Peelander Z at Two Stick Tonight

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Video of the Day: Band of Horses - “Is There a Ghost”

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Video of the Day: Karl Denson

A great example of why I love Oxford is the fact that I can walk over to Proud Larry’s tonight (Friday) and see a show like this….

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Music Journal …..I got into town Thursday night after a week in Atlanta and caught a [...]

Music Journal

I caught some great shows over the weekend:  Michael Franti at the New Daisy on Friday, Rocket 88 with George McConnell at Larry’s and Tate Moore at Jubilee on Saturday.
Tonight, EOTO (Travis and Hann of String Cheese) will be at Two Stick, but first, I’m going to catch a bit of the 10th Anniversary Show [...]

Video of the Day: Colour Revolt - "Matresses Underwater"

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Music This Weekend In Oxford

Friday, October 19
The Cooters - Jubilee
Gina Sexton - Blind Pig …4-7 pm
Wiley & the Checkmates - Ajax
The Count Basie Orchestra - The Ford Center
Lord T & Eloise - Proud Larry’s
Michael Franti and Spearhead - New Daisy in Memphis
Saturday, October 20
Tate Moore & the Cosmic Door - Jubilee
Rocket 88 with George McConnell [...]

Video of the Day: The Lexington Brothers - “It’s OK to Hate Doyle Jackson”

From Thacker Mountain Radio yesterday. 

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Video of the Day: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - "Red Clay Halo"

Because I can never get enough Gillian.

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Video of the Day: Blue King Brown - "Water"

Blue King Brown will be opening for Michael Franti and Spearhead Friday night at the New Daisy Theatre in Memphis.

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Video of the Day: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

I picked up the new Sharon Jones album, 100 Days and 100 Nights, over the weekend and am loving it.  I don’t know how it took me this long to find out about the female James Brown.

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Music Journal

It was the Tate Moore show this weekend.  A great Kudzu Kings show under the stars in Taylor early Friday night set the tone for the weekend.  The night continued with Rocket 88 at Jubilee and Mayhem String Band at Two Stick.  Both shows had great crowds and great energy.
Saturday, after the robbery that was the [...]

Band of Horses: A review and an NPR appearance

Band of Horses was on NPR this morning.
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Radio Cure did a great review of the album today.  It’ hard to beat my “haunting” description, but somehow he topped that.  Go to the review >
[Note: I think my awesome use of "haunting" [...]

Directions to the Kudzu Kings show at Plein Air Tonight

And from the Plein Air site…
Kudzu Kings Under the Stars at Plein Air
pleinairtaylor.com10/02/2007
The Kudzu Kings, the legendary Oxford bluegrass and rock and roll band, will take to the stage Friday night October 12th at the Plein Air Amphitheatre in downtown Taylor. The concert marks the first of the new Plein Air artist series – which [...]