The Local Voice #44 is out, Vacation Time for Me

The Local Voice is available online, and I make a small appearance in this one.  Fear the beard!
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. I’ll be gone for the next week to Belize.  This site should get back to normal when I return. 
Tonight, we are going to catch the Dirty Dozen Brass [...]

Video of the Day: Robert Earl Keen - "Merry Christmas from the Family"

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Tis the Season

The lack of posts lately can be attributed to a few things: Christmas parties, business trip, etc, but I plan to post some end-of-year content over the course of the next week before leaving for a week long vacation (29th to 5th).
Tonight, we’ve got quite a show at Proud Larry’s featuring Cary Hudson, Aaron Hall, [...]

Video of the Day: The Jones Street Boys - "Last Time"

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The Jones Street Boys will be at The Basement in Nashville next Tuesday along with Those Darlins.  Click here for details >

From Around the Web: Luther Dickinson and The Black Crowes, Zeppelin to Rock NY

Led Zep: We’ll Rock again in NY from The Sun
The Black Crowes don ‘Warpaint’ for new studio effort from LiveDaily
“[Luther] Dickinson is one of two new members of the Crowes who make an appearance on the disc, joining new keyboardist Adam MacDougall.”
So, it’s official; Luther is a Crowe, but that does not mean the end [...]

Video of the Day: Otis Redding at Monterey Festival ‘67

Forty years ago (December 10, 1967), Otis Redding’s plane crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin, killing him and four members of his band. 
I ran into Oxford’s Otis Redding, Mr. Herbert Wiley, on the square Sunday afternoon.  He was dressed in full performance getup, so I asked him what he was all dressed up [...]

Video of the Day: The Meters - "Look-Ka Py Py" and "Jungle Man"

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Music in Oxford for Saturday

Adrian Dickie will be playing Larry’s tonight from 9:00 to 10:00 with a full band.  Adrian is one of my favorite new voices in Oxford, and this should be a great start for the night.
After that, there are options.  Aaron Hall Band, another of my favs, will be a Larry’s.  Over at Parrish’s, Patrick McClary [...]

Music News: Shannon McNally, Hundred Year Flood, Blue Mountain, Rocket 88

Shannon McNally will be doing a residency at Proud Lary’s in January, playing every Wednesday night, as she did this time last year.
Shannon recently recorded a track on Hundred Year Flood’s upcoming album, and it is a great one.  Go to Hundred Year Flood’s Myspace to hear it.  Check out all the songs, but the [...]

The Plan For Friday

8 am - cup of coffee, work
Noon - Go to Purple Haze to by A Day in the Life tickets, have lunch
1 pm - work
5 pm - nap?/happy hour with friends?
7 pm - A Day in the Life
The more I hear about this show, the more excited I get.  Pretty much every musician in town [...]

Videos of the Day: The Sadies - "Flash" and "The Horseshoe"

“Flash” from the Bloodshot DVD compilation, ‘Bloodied but Unbowed,’ featuring rare footage from Ryan Adams, Neko Case, Alejandro Escovedo, Robbie Fulks, Split Lip Rayfield, The Detroit Cobras, Old 97’s and more.

“The Horseshoe”

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Video of the Day: Rubber Soul - "Money"

Rubber Soul will play a big part in this Friday’s Beatles tribute show at The Powerhouse, A Day in the Life.  The show will start at 7:00 pm and will continue until 1:00 am with very quick turnover between artists, each playing around three songs.  It should be a fun evening.

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