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Incorporated in 1825, Vicksburg was created from the community of Walnut Hills and named after Newitt Vick, a Protestant minister and conscientious objector to the War of 1776. During the Civil War, Vicksburg was the site of the Battle of Vicksburg, an important battle in which the Union defeated the Confederacy and gained control of the entire Mississippi River. The battle, also known as the Siege of Vicksburg, consisted of a long siege brought about by the fact that the city is located on a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and thus was largely impregnable to invaders. The capture of Vicksburg and the simultaneous defeat of Lee at Gettysburg marked the turning point in the American Civil War. Because the city fell on July 4, 1863, the people of the city did not celebrate Independence Day for the next eighty-one years, until 1944. -- Source: Wikipedia.com



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Incorporated in 1825, Vicksburg was created from the community of Walnut Hills and named after Newitt Vick, a Protestant minister and conscientious objector to the War of 1776. During the Civil War, Vicksburg was the site of the Battle of Vicksburg, an important battle in which the Union defeated the Confederacy and gained control of the entire Mississippi River. The battle, also known as the Siege of Vicksburg, consisted of a long siege brought about by the fact that the city is located on a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and thus was largely impregnable to invaders. The capture of Vicksburg and the simultaneous defeat of Lee at Gettysburg marked the turning point in the American Civil War. Because the city fell on July 4, 1863, the people of the city did not celebrate Independence Day for the next eighty-one years, until 1944. -- Source: Wikipedia.com




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Vicksburg Mississippi United States
Population 26,407 2,844,658 281,421,906
Median age 34.3 33.8 35.3
Median age for Male 31.8 32.2 34
Median age for Female 36.1 35.3 36.5
Households 10,364 1,046,434 105,480,101
Household population 25,806 2,749,244 273,643,273
Average household size 2.49 2.63 2.59
Families 6,611 747,159 71,787,347
Average family size 3.15 3.14 3.14
Housing units 11,654 1,161,953 115,904,641
Occupied units 10,364 1,046,434 105,480,101
Vacant units 1,290 115,519 10,424,540

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Rotary Downs in Mississippi September 15/16
01/19/2012

New Orleans indie-psych-rock band
comes to Mississippi for two nights: September 15/16

Thursday Sept. 15 @ Martin's (Jackson, MS)
Friday Sept. 16 @ Proud Larry's (Oxford, MS)

Rotary Downs creates an unlikely sound of noisy, fuzzy, psychedelic pop. Their 2006 release, Chained to the Chariot, was described by NPR as "a stunning collection of psychedelic art pop songs that plays like a brilliant mash up of Neutral Milk Hotel and Odelay-era Beck." When one imagines music from the Crescent City, brass bands, R&B, and jazz pianists may come to mind. The same year they were awarded #2 Best Unheard of Band in America by NPR.

Rotary Downs is challenging the comfortable construct of New Orleans music by making music that is simultaneously original and classically New Orleans. Chariot is a masterpiece with commentary on many different elements of life in South Louisiana and has quickly become a favorite among fans and critics.

In 2007, Rotary Downs had their television debut, featured in a Current TV episode about the band’s music and history. In 2008, Rotary Downs appeared on the Sundance Channel with a performance of “Sing Like the Sun” filmed live for an episode of “Architecture School” – a series about students building houses in New Orleans.

Rotary Downs had continued to build momentum in 2009, showcasing at the MIDEM World Music Conference in Cannes, France. Rotary Downs was named “Best Rock Band” for the 2nd year in a row at the Gambit Weekly’s Big Easy Awards. 2010 saw the release of their 4th full length album since 1999, “Cracked Maps and Blue Reports” put out on their own Rookery Records. The album has garnered “Best Rock Album” at the 2011 Offbeat Awards and the band has been touting the record on all coasts, just finishing up a West Coast tour and a recent December 2010 East Coast run that ended at Brooklyn Bowl in New York.

Promised Land from Rotary Downs on Vimeo.

http://rotarydowns.com


Rotary Downs will be accompanied September 15th in Jackson by Anna Kline! Anna Kline brings her Mississippi grits soul band to the mix! Look below for more information about Anna Kline!

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/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/-ch87l1TMhA" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241509"> Interview with GIVERS
01/19/2012

GIVERS perform in Mississippi October 15th!!!!
The Lyric, Oxford, MS

There are amazing things to say about the music of GIVERS, but we at Mississippi Happening like to let the music do the talking. Watch this music video from GIVERS, then read our interview with Tiffany Lamson, singer and percussionist of this amazing band called GIVERS......



Mississippi Happening had the opportunity to interview Tiffany Lamson, vocalist and percussionist of the band GIVERS, an indie pop group from Lafayette, Louisiana. Their sudden success on Glassnote Records, (ie. label of Phoenix) has propelled them straight into the national spotlight. GIVERS has played several festivals across the country and completed a UK tour this summer, They are currently touring the U.S., set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! September 13 and at The Lyric in Oxford, Mississippi October 15 . Purchase tickets here:

Cold War Kids with Givers


Below is an interview with GIVERS' Tiffany Lamson, a musician with an extensive performance history in Mississippi. She's played in the bands Rotary Downs (New Orleans) a few times and also as the drummer for Arbor Vitae (Lafayette, LA). She's a positive spirit and a strong supporter of music from the South. We admire her ambition, and are so excited to hear about her recent success. We hope you enjoy our interview with Tiffany Lamosn of GIVERS:



MH: How did you get started with the GIVERS?


Tiffany Lamson: I've known most of these guys since high school and/or during college. Also, we all played in some various Lafayette-based bands throughout those years. It came together more fluidly after this group formed randomly for a night of improvisation filling in a spot for a band that had cancelled last minute. We had a few more nights similar to that and I had recorded them on my distorted handheld digital recorder.. Listening back we decided to start making some recordings and I feel that's where it started to develop into something more.



MH: You've played in a few bands that have actually played in Jackson, MS prior to joining the GIVERS, ie. Arbor Vitae & Rotary Downs. What are some defining moments that you've had on your way to the GIVERS, with your other bands. How have they shaped you to be the musician that you are today?


Tiffany Lamson: I learned so much (and owe a huge chunk of lifelong thanks) due to the guys in ArborVitae first-off. They were the first real band I played in and felt belonging to. Tim Campbell and I would sing together for hours- he is amazing and taught me a lot about harmony and compromise/collaboration.. he was so kindly open to any suggestions I may have had, good or bad, and we always gave each others' ideas a chance. That was a beautiful thing because it took loads of patience and would deliver much more interesting and satisfying outcomes. It was like a honeymoon phase most the time since he was my first collaboration partner-- and same goes with guitarist Chad Viator. We all invested hours upon months into the music and each others' lives and they taught me what it was to be a family-band. They are still some of the most talented people I know. Rotary downs was similar but more established- they introduced me to a more career-orientated world of music; playing festivals, traveling, challenging practice and hardwork. Both had their place in instilling tools I use now probably subconsciously. I owe a lot to those people; they were gracious with their time and helped guide me through the rough years of finding my way. I plan on making some new music with Tim and Chad in the near future.



MH: What are the main aspects of touring that keep you on the road?


Tiffany Lamson: Funny you ask that because today is the first day of this tour...and I've probably laughed so hard I may have to change at the next gas station. That's one of the best things of the road- the connection you get with your band-mates--- more like family and friends than anything. We play a lot of pranks and jokes; it's important to keep things light-hearted as much as you can because the road can turn on you in a heartbeat if allowed.

They become my brothers and we go into the journey as a collective. Traveling absolutely opens the doors of perception. You realize things are out there that you never imagined or expected.. and you relinquish control. The experience factor is a key reason that keeps my love for the road strong. The road constantly, forcefully stretches you; reveals your strengths and exposes your weaknesses. A perfect time to reflect in the mirror of yourself. That ambition for more tends to become a driving force in my travels.



MH: You are a great percussionist and was the drummer for Arbor Vitae, do you see yourself hitting the drums in later releases and shows in the GIVERS?


Tiffany Lamson: Well, thanks.. Sometimes I forget that people even saw me in the outfit.

I actually do play some drums in this group but it's a customized standup kit. I've definitely had a resurgence of need to be behind a kit so I'm sure that'll make it's way in the set somehow. In this band, we are always encouraging each other to try new instruments, or in my case- return to some old ones.


MH: How do you feel about beating the odds of a southern musician born and raised in a small city and becoming a musician touring nationally and internationally on a large scope?


Tiffany Lamson: I can only imagine one word when this question arises and it always is gratefulness. We are blessed to be in this position and sacrifice everything we thought we knew about life to cater to this lifestyle and existence. Looking back, I really couldn't imagine any other way.

I think being from the south has it's benefits moreso nowadays- people are really starting to pay attention to what's goin on here for many reasons.. The filming outburst in the entertainment industry, television series that are focusing on "dumbing down" the southern regions, the ole natural disasters, the large musical reawakening, etc- America's eye are drifting towards the South and we get that opportunity to speak out and do it right. I believe if you put it all on the table with sincerity, passion, and ambition (and for the right reasons) then life grants you what you ask. Sometimes it has a funny way of showing it, but it's up to you how to react to it. I think I re-learn that everyday.



MH: To us southern artists trying to get our voice heard outside of our region, what would you say is your most source of inspiration and drive to get heard.


Tiffany Lamson: Inspiration seems to strike me when I stop searching for it. Every time I step back and see all my surroundings as unique experiences I can move at light-speed in, then I gain a bigger piece of myself that allows me to express my insides more; music happens to be the vessel that it chooses to come through. That is an energizing force pushing me to create.. Through that, I get closer to the source. I'd want anyone to seek that in themselves.. And I find it generally is achieved by being open and passionate.



MH: Do you plan on releasing any solo music in the future?


Tiffany Lamson: Yes actually, I did a solo Daytrotter session not too long ago that may come out within a couple months and also have plans to do some live performance filming in Louisiana.. Sort of a musical film-short. Most of my focus goes into GIVERS but there's also other parts of me that come out suited for a more somber or solo-esque outfit.



MH: With the sudden rush of success that you have received lately with GIVERS, how do you see the world and the music industry?


Tiffany Lamson: I could probably talk about that for awhile but i'll keep it short and end with spreading the notion that the best thing I've learned (although it may sound trite or cliche') is to always follow your heart and stay grounded. Some people in this industry will want to turn your creative outlet, passion, art.. into pure entertainment and or money. These are not the reasons for music to me.

The world is a vast place- getting to travel and explore it as of recent has set me in mood::: it makes ya step outside yourself. It's huge, because it makes you feel small. I encourage it; if I weren't playing music I'd still be finding a way to travel.


GIVERS

website: http://giversband.com/

tour: http://glassnote.ning.com/page/givers-2


-Daniel Guaqueta, Mississippi Happening



/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/Qkw-ujmu0dk" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241510"> Sneaky Fest!!!</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uiDXnmJM1gg/TlKW-ymL8iI/AAAAAAAAAwU/cWJA-Y_uSD0/s1600/286931_10150283489233246_710638245_8093307_7219174_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uiDXnmJM1gg/TlKW-ymL8iI/AAAAAAAAAwU/cWJA-Y_uSD0/s400/286931_10150283489233246_710638245_8093307_7219174_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643739288526647842" /></a> <br />It
The LIST:
Music on Two Stages, Great Merch, Coffee, Smoothies, Beer, Food, and a Facial Hair Fashion Show!

Bailey Brothers
Back to Basics: Jackson Hip Hop Showcase
Captain & Company
Furrows
Liver Mousse
Nekisopaya
Passenger Jones
Sanders Bohlke Band
7even Thirty
Son Soul
Spacewolf
Strange Pilgrims
Wooden Finger
Young Buffalo


/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/k-gOEJQ7NVU" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241511"> The recap of "Bring the Music Home" #1</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> Mississippi Happening would like to thank all of you for coming out July 26 to support our first "Bring the Music Home" series! WeSneaky Beans, Byron Knight, Josh Hailey, AJC, Tre Pepper, Andy Culpepper, Clay Hardwick, and Stephanie Guest for helping make this first show a HUGE success! If you missed the show, no worries, you can catch our videocast below.

By the way, in the past few months, we've been going through the Mississippi music scene with a fine-toothed comb, and have uncovered some amazing artists!!! Please come back often, as we'll start posting these amazingly creative artists! Until next time, we hope you enjoy our video archive of the July 26 "Bring the Music Home" #1 featuring: The Forms (Brooklyn, NY), J-Tran, & Argiflex.

Cheers and love!
-Daniel Guaqueta, MH

/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/qeRU9a8lEug" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241512"> "Bring The Music Home" series #1 July 26! Live Videocast!!!</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cKLSqiPRv7I/ThCgofIAPcI/AAAAAAAAAwM/QJbZ_qsTobM/s1600/ad%2Bdesign01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cKLSqiPRv7I/ThCgofIAPcI/AAAAAAAAAwM/QJbZ_qsTobM/s400/ad%2Bdesign01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625172551996030402" /></a><br />Hello Mississippians! We
July is going to be a fun month! Summer is officially in full swing, and to boot, Mississippi Happening is bringing something new to our table. We are starting our "Bring The Music Home" series July 26. "Bring The Music Home" is an effort to bring touring bands to Mississippi for the sole purpose of encouraging networking opportunities for our local bands serious about taking their music outside of Mississippi.

July 26, we kick off this journey at Sneaky Beans in Jackson, MS with live performances!!!

We'll have The Forms from Brooklyn, NY. They run their own record label; so this is a great opportunity to come and ask questions about how they run it, book their nationwide tours, and generate a living doing what they love.

Also, if you are unable to make the show at Sneaky Beans, no worries, we'll have a Live Online VIDEOCAST of the whole show right here on the Mississippi Happening webpage!

Hope to see y'all out!
-Daniel Guaqueta for Ms Hap!


Check out some of what The Forms are all about here:

Watch: The Forms performing on the streets of New York City:


Watch: The Forms on a SXSW 2011 Recap by Treblezene.com:



Mississippi performers for this show
include Jackson, MS locals:

J-Tran - Josh Hailey & Tre Pepper are great at making electro glitch-core dance songs with elaborately synched vocal rhymes about sex, love, life and art!

Listen:


Watch: J-Tran performing LIVE on their Summer 2011 Tour!





Argiflex - A new solo artist in the Jackson community brining electronic beats with his collection of drum machines, analog keyboards, and Nintendo Game Boy contraptions!

Listen:



This will be a show celebrating the electronic side of Mississippi. We are not just a collection of blues & acoustic artists, we also love and embrace technology, and this will be about celebrating just that.

When: July 26
Time: 7pm
Where: Sneaky Beans, Jackson, MS
How much: $5
Who: The Forms, J-Tran, & Argiflex




/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/lOhTPVVWRwI" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241513"> Hip-Hop Showcasing The Best Hip-Hop in Mississippi!</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gwi3KKVxMlU/TZvOZEN89jI/AAAAAAAAAvg/2-0NKGoV7gs/s1600/hiphopshow%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gwi3KKVxMlU/TZvOZEN89jI/AAAAAAAAAvg/2-0NKGoV7gs/s400/hiphopshow%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592290292334917170" border="0" /></a><br />VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI<br /><br />The biggest Independent Hip-Hop Show to hit Vicksburg! Featuring the best Hip-Hop Mississippi has to offer in 2011.<br /><br />This is a showcase worth driving to...and the coolest aspect is that it



Performances by:
5th Child
ZeeDubb & Calico Panache
Rashad Street
D-City
Kasper
Skipp-Coon
Coke Bumaye
Tha Future Tha Kid & Team Civilized
Ulogy
and more...
21+
$5 admission all night!

Live Hip-Hop, a Live Band, a Live DJ
What More Do You Need!?!?

DJ Sean Mac on the 1s & 2s

Come out and support GREAT & ORIGINAL MISSISSIPPI HIP-HOP MUSIC!!!

(sn: don't dress to impress, dress to sweat!)
shoutout to #teamcivilized #back2basics #teamSIPP

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www.rashadstreet.bandcamp.com
www.5thchildmusic.bandcamp.com
www.reverbnation.com/yungnut
www.cokebumaye.bandcamp.com
www.calicopanache.com
www.ulogy.bandcamp.com
www.llkasper.bandcamp.com
www.tibbit.bandcamp.com
/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/48QalxgI3l8" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241514"> Crossroads Film Festival showcases Mississippi Music Videos!</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SyLIY615Zso/TZM0qu0SMNI/AAAAAAAAAvY/VbawVBvSz4c/s1600/XR2011%2BMusicVideos%2B%25281%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SyLIY615Zso/TZM0qu0SMNI/AAAAAAAAAvY/VbawVBvSz4c/s400/XR2011%2BMusicVideos%2B%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589869471223394514" /></a>Crossroads Film Festival kicks off its weekend with the Crossroads Music Video Showcase! At this showing, you can catch the latest of the best music videos produced in Mississippi this year! Below is a list of the videos showing:<div><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><ul> <li> <b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span> <span class="bs_title"><a href="http://crossroads.slated.com/2011/films/ifsnakeswereonyourplaneidbethefirstinlinetoadministertheantivenomcorytaylorcox_crossroads2011_crossroads2011">If Snakes were on Your Plane, I
  • Jackson (Stone Jack Jones)
  • Mississippi Queen (Nash Street)
  • Back to Night (Star & Micey)
  • Day & Night (Church Keys)
  • Spoken Word (Shaheed)
  • Upper Hand (Furrows)
  • 2011 (7even: Thirty)
  • First Time (ML the Truth)
  • Turns to Blood (FLIGHT)
  • Mental Needles (Spacewolf)
  • Private Land (Johnny Bertram)
  • Cold Red Clay (Tommy Bryan Ledford)
  • Crack Kills (The Green Seed)
  • Coma Boy (TTOCCS REKARP)
  • 976-EVIL (Astrocasket)
  • Universal Screw (Voodelic)
  • The Language (Dead Snares)
    • Here is a Crossroads Film Festival Schedule tailored for the musician!

    CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL

    APRIL 1-3, 2011

    Several locations all over the metro area

    See full schedule: http://www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com/

    Prices incredibly reasonable, starting at $6!!!


    FRI 4:30PM (Sal & Mookies) - Filmmakers Welcome Reception featuring music by Mohamed Ahamok (who is from Niger and appears in one of our best films this year, Agadez- see below!) *Get All Access Pass for admission


    FRI 7:15PM (Malco) - Music Video Showcase - music videos featuring many local musicians, including Johnny Bertram, Tommy Bryan Ledford, Astrocasket, The Green Seed, Cory Taylor Cox, Voodelic, Church Keys, Star & Micey, Nash Street, ML the Truth, Flight, Spacewolf, Furrows, Shaheed, Ttocs Rekarp, Dead Snares, 7even:Thirty, Stone Jack jones.


    FRI 9:30PM (Hal & Mal’s) - Live Music afterparty w/ Strange Pilgrims & Hank Overkill


    SAT 11:30AM (Malco) - Films: Liver Mousse (short performance doc about the local band) and Agadez: The Music and the Rebellion (a feature doc about a famous guitarist from Agadez, Niger, Africa, it also explores history and culture of that region). Beautiful photography of Africa and amazing music! Don’t miss it! Also, you can meet musicians from the films!!!


    SAT 1:35PM (Malco) - Workshop: For Musicians - How to Get Your Songs on Screen


    SAT 4:00PM (Haute Pig) - Filmmakers Reception featuring music by Ben Payton *Get All Access Pass for admission


    SAT 9:15PM (Malco) - Film: The Dead Inside - Part comedy, part horror film, part musical… mixed with zombies, exorcism, writer’s block, and power ballads. If you like Rocky Horror, The Guild, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Zombieland, check this out!


    SAT 9:30PM (Hal & Mal’s) - Live Music after party w/Taylor Hildebrand & 7even:Thirty


    SUN 12:30PM (Malco) - Films: A Joyous Racket (doc about a teacher’s journey through music ed with the help of a gifted student) & Watermelon Slim (doc about the Clarksdale bluesman/colorful resident) FILMMAKERS in attendance!

    SUN 5:40PM (Malco) - Film: Music from the Big House (a doc about a white Canadian female blues singer who comes to the infamous prison in Angola, La. to perform. There she discovers musical talent among the inmates, along with stories of hope and redemption. My music teacher heart expands just thinking about it!) FILMMAKER in attendance!



    /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/y9RJDCktHO8" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241515"> FOX 40 News & Friends</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> FOX 40 News in Jackson, MS is currently taking submissions for an opportunity to perform on their morning show! If you can see yourself playing your music on TV...then you should send links to your myspace, EPK, and website to: Jonathan Yargates jonyargates@jxntv.com or call 601-953-2627 between 12-2pm.<br /><br />This is a great opportunity to showcase the diversity and creativity of Mississippi
    Good luck...and see you on TV!!!! Love love love!

    Daniel Guaqueta
    Mississippi Happening
    /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/fUaHkLc2OSE" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241516"> New Video & Album by The Furrows & $$$ TUPELO UNDERGROUND makes an Announcement! $$$</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> <div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/furrowsband"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The Furrows</span></a></b> have a new album and video! Wow Mississippi...keep on keepin

    ?"Malcontent and Adored" vinyl is now available at Bebop in Maywood Mart, Jackson, MS and it will also be available at The Little Big Store.
    You can purchase a DIGITAL copy of the new Furrows album at: http://furrows1.bandcamp.com/album/malcontent-and-adored

    The Upperhand by The Furrows from Robby Piantanida on Vimeo.


    A NOTE FROM: TUPELO UNDERGROUND

    $$$

    A film-loving group that puts together a unique film festival in Tupelo that generates income for all filmmakers involved!

    $$$


    Hey! It's our 3rd year of Tupelo Underground. We didn't realize what a success it would be when we started and it just keeps growing.


    I'm writing all of you local filmmakers (and associates of filmmakers) so that you can help us get out the word for submissions and also help us get people in the seats. We accept submissions from all over the world, but we do like to showcase our home talent.


    So if you have something to submit, please do so. We don't have a limit on submissions and we don't charge a submission fee. This is a one day festival so keep in mind that we don't have time but for a few feature length films. (Deadline is May 31st)


    Also, if you have something in the works that you'd like to submit that's NOT finished, please just let us know ahead of time so that we get an idea of who wants to be involved.


    You can help in other ways too...promotion and helping to get sponsorship. We haven't yet sorted out where we're getting a PA. Sponsorship will get you a mention in the program.


    As an added bonus, filmmakers, we split the profits (any money left after covering promotional materials, rental, etc.) with each film that we show after the night is over!


    Submit DVD to:

    April / Tupelo Underground

    1059 CR 183

    Blue Springs, MS 38828


    Be there...6pm June 25th @ The Link Centre!

    /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/BJRWn2w8FmA" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241517"> Winner of Oxford Film Festival music video award & a look at Skate MS</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> <div align="center">Congrats to T.B. Ledford for his win at the Oxford Film Festival for the video "Cold Red Clay" from his new album "Butcher Bird." Directed by Ron Blaylock. Watch the video below:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=20575069&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=20575069&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/20575069">Cold Red Clay</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5494218">Ron Blaylock</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><a href="http://skatems.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SkateMS</span></strong></a>, is a new orginaztion in Mississippi supporting and encouraging the sport of skateboarding. Take a look at these super cool videos, and introduce yourself to a new and refreshing look at the skateboard culture of Mississippi.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=19917921&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ff0179&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=19917921&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ff0179&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://vimeo.com/19917921">SkateMS.com and Swell-O-Phonic Skate Jam in Fondren</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/tatenations">Tate Nations</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p align="center"><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=19775961&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=c9ff23&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=19775961&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=c9ff23&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://vimeo.com/19775961">Oxford Skatepark, Michael and Austin</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/tatenations">Tate Nations</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width=mshappening@gmail.com We only accept video links with embed codes.

    Have fun with this eye and ear candy!!!!

    Daniel Guaqueta - Mississippi Happening

    SPACEWOLF - Mental Needles from justin schultz on Vimeo.



    Cold Red Clay- Music Video from Damien Blaylock on Vimeo.



    Private Land Official Music Video from Robby Piantanida on Vimeo.



    The Church Keys - Day and Night music video from Tate Nations on Vimeo.

    /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/t4e7uGd0TNQ" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241519"> LIVER MOUSSE....mmmm good stuff!</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> <iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="450" height="283" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PfcSPq-iM9g" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br />LIVER MOUSE. Take time with the duo and you
    Daniel Guaqueta - Mississippi Happening
    /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/gBkqWdEYfyM" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241520"> Submisions for Crossroads Film Festival Music Video Showcase is near!!!!</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bxBgzYCuXPQ/TT8kZKSmKkI/AAAAAAAAAvM/jDIZN6ZcEak/s1600/crossroads%2Bmusic%2Bvideo%2Bshowcase.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bxBgzYCuXPQ/TT8kZKSmKkI/AAAAAAAAAvM/jDIZN6ZcEak/s400/crossroads%2Bmusic%2Bvideo%2Bshowcase.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566207679130905154" /></a><br />All music videos are due by 11:59 p.m. CST on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. FREE to enter!<br /><br />Crossroads Film Festival
    Due to its overwhelming success at this year's Crossroads Film Festival, the Music Video Showcase is returning in full force in 2011!

    To up the ante, and to capitalize on Jackson's position as the Crossroads of the South, Crossroads is expanding its reach. If you are a musician or a filmmaker in or near Mississippi (including Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham...), we need your videos! Submission is totally FREE. All we ask is that we receive them (formats listed below) by 11:59 p.m. on February 1.

    So, read the "fine print" below and get ready for a showdown! For more information about the Crossroads Film Festival, visit us at www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com, follow us on twitter (@crossroadsfilm), or friend us on Facebook (Crossroads Film Festival)!
    /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/zAujhZlaDfM" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241521"> KickStarters supporting artists in and around Mississippi.</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> KickStarter is an excellent way for an artist to get funding for their creative projects. KickStarter is a website that provides the artist an opportunity to utilize its fullest potential of marketing, social networking, & promotion. -Daniel Guaqueta - Mississippi Happening<div><br /></div><div>Here are two of our favorites from Dubb Nubb & House of Hounds:<br /><br /><center><iframe frameborder="0" height="380px" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/houseofhounds/house-of-hounds-debut-album/widget/card.html" width="220px"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="380px" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1369356129/the-shiny-mountain-split-vinyl-dubb-nubb-and-cory/widget/card.html" width="220px"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="410px" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1369356129/the-shiny-mountain-split-vinyl-dubb-nubb-and-cory/widget/video.html" width="480px"></iframe></center></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width=

    All music videos are due by 11:59 p.m. CST on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. FREE to enter!

    Crossroads Film Festival's 2012 Music Video Showcase

    The Music Video Showcase is back!

    If you are a musician or a filmmaker in or near Mississippi (including Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham...), we need your videos! Submission is totally FREE. All we ask is that we receive them (formats listed below) by 11:59 p.m. on February 1.

    So, read the "fine print" below and get ready for a showdown! For more information about the Crossroads Film Festival, visit us at www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com, follow us on twitter (@crossroadsfilm), or friend us on Facebook (Crossroads Film Festival)!


    THE FINE PRINT

    OUR BORDERS: The Crossroads Film Festival is so named because of Jackson's location at the "Crossroads" of the South. Once again in 2012, we're extending our range... to Birmingham, Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile... If you can drive to Jackson in 3 hours, you can submit a video! (See map)
    3 hour radius of Jackson, MSFREE TICKETS: Each music video *selected for Festival inclusion* by our screening committee will receive tickets to the Music Video Showcase -- one ticket for the director and one ticket for each member of the band. Crossroads will also offer bands a 15% discount on All-Access VIP passes to attend the full Festival (including workshops, films, after-parties...).

    DEADLINE & FEES: All music videos must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CST on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. FREE to enter. Please submit a separate entry form for each video.



    WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:

    1. Copy the bullets below, complete, and e-mail to Lisa Papale (papale@mc.edu)
    • Filmmaker name
    • Filmmaker phone
    • Filmmaker e-mail
    • Band Name
    • Band contact name
    • Band contact phone
    • Band contact e-mail
    • Music Video title
    • Length of video
    • Link to video (if posted online)
    2. Two (2) DVD copies as screeners for press

    3. For screening at the festival Crossroads will need one of the following:

    A. One (1) QuickTime on a DVD-R in the native format (codec) in which the video was edited
    (DV25, apple pro-rez, Avid DNXHD, etc. (or uncompressed))

     OR

     B. One (1) copy of your video in any of the following formats:
      • DigiBeta
      • BetaSP
      • DVCam
      • DV
      • MiniDV
      • DVCPro
      • DVCProHD
    Note: DVD or VHS are NOT accepted as screening media formats at the Festival.

    4. Up to four (4) 300-dpi images of the band/musicians for the Festival program and marketing.

    ---------------------

    Please mail your video(s) in a padded envelope (please print and include a copy of the form above) by the deadline to:

    Crossroads Music Video Showcase
    P. O. Box 22604
    Jackson, MS 39225




    /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/jgjiZ5kkX6M" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241500"> New Years!</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> Hello folks!!!!!<div><br /></div><div>We hope everyone had an excellent Holiday Season! We can

    Much love!!!!!!

    -MH
    /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/Sua6u7AEtnE" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241501"> CHRISTMAS TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!</a><br /> 01/19/2012<br /> </h3> <p align="left" style="font-size: 100%; font-family:arial"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">Things to do this Holiday Season....all in the spirit of creative and new music in Mississippi!!!!!</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">January 7, 2012</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Storage 24 w/ Candybone</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--XMlRep2byo/TvQi-fA7U7I/AAAAAAAABHM/E9ZcGfQItGY/s1600/390625_2873526123741_1427557872_3140473_1810973244_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--XMlRep2byo/TvQi-fA7U7I/AAAAAAAABHM/E9ZcGfQItGY/s400/390625_2873526123741_1427557872_3140473_1810973244_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689210686148400050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out Mississippi Happening
    http://mississippihappening.blogspot.com/2009/08/this-week-storage-24s-baby-phred.html


    EVERY Thursday!!!! You can jam with your fellow musicians and get a FREE demo recording!!! Check out the video Mississippi Happening made about it:

    /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mshappening/~4/VgKCDV95Ha4" height="1" width="1"/> <br> <hr WIDTH="70%" alIGN="LEFT"> </p> <h3 ALIGN="LEFT"><a href="http://www.newquestcity.com/forums/templates/threads.cfm/category/S25/thread/241502"> MH
    01/19/2012


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    by Lisa Papale
    Photos by Clay Hardwick
    November 15, 2011


    I have a confession to make. Until this year, I had never attended the Voodoo Music Experience. I know, I know—as a native New Orleanian, it’s shameful. Sacrilege, even. But thanks to the lovely folks at Mississippi Happening, I got the opportunity of a lifetime: I was sent to this year’s festival to cover the action and interview some amazing bands, so that our readers could get a feel for the experience as if they were right there with me. I had an amazing time, for sure!

    So, here goes:

    THE TOP TEN MOST AWESOME THINGS ABOUT VOODOO 2011

    1. Seeing bands I love and have wanted to see.

    Naturally, it makes sense that the best part of any music festival would be the music. At Voodoo, though, there is just so much to see—with six stages, it’s next to impossible to see every single performance that is going on. There is literally always a performance going on during the festival—which isn’t generally a problem, until two bands that you really want to see happen to have overlapping performance times. Which happened to me a lot, actually. That’s ok, though—I still got to see every band I wanted to see before I had to leave Sunday afternoon.


    Mates of State

    Husband-and-wife duo Mates of State wowed the crowd on Friday afternoon at Le Ritual, Voodoo’s main stage.

    “Maracas” got everyone in a good mood.



    Band of Horses

    Band of Horses performed songs from their latest album, Infinite Arms. Front-man, Ben Bridwell.

    Band of Horses bassist, Bill Reynolds.




    Major Lazer

    Major Lazer threw an amazing party during his set on the Le Plur stage, Friday afternoon.

    Major Lazer wasn’t afraid to get a little up-close-and-personal with his fans. In fact, by the end of his set, several dozen fans were pulled on stage to dance.




    Soundgarden

    Soundgarden was the band to see Friday night at Le Ritual.

    Fans and press alike were excited to see Soundgarden perform classics like “Black Hole Sun.”




    Girl Talk

    On Saturday night at the Le Plur stage, mash-up artist Girl Talk took to the stage dressed like Freddy Krueger.

    It didn’t take long at all for the party to get kicking during Girl Talk’s set.



    Girl Talk’s set was definitely a Voodoo-worthy blowout—a high-energy performance full of pyrotechnics, confetti, and costumes.




    Blink-182

    Blink-182 headlined Le Ritual on Saturday night. I nearly lost it when they played hits like “What’s My Age Again?” and “The Rock Show.”

    Blink-182 drummer, Travis Barker.




    Portugal. The Man



    Portugal. The Man cooled things down at the Bingo! Parlour Le Carnival stage on Sunday afternoon.

    Portugal. The Man played songs from their latest album, In the Mountain in the Cloud. This was the set I was most looking forward to during the entire weekend—it definitely lived up to my expectations!




    2. Discovering bands that I am now obsessed with.

    While some people are primarily concerned with just seeing the bands they know and love perform at festivals like Voodoo, I was most excited about getting to see bands I’d either just been introduced to or had never even heard of at all. Luckily, this year’s lineup provided a number of amazing opportunities to be exposed to great artists I otherwise probably wouldn’t have found on my own.


    Quintron and Miss Pussycat

    I couldn’t get enough of the offbeat stylings of Quintron and Miss Pussycat.

    Miss Pussycat shakes her maracas at the Bingo! Parlour.

    Quintron.


    Other performers I saw over the weekend that I am now more than moderately obsessed with include: The Wombats, Peelander-Z, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Bangerz, and The Limousines.




    3. Hanging out with some amazing musicians.

    Part of my trip to this year’s festival included conducting some interviews with some bands for Mississippi Happening! I was excited to sit down and chat with these amazingly talented people—keep your eyes peeled for these upcoming stories, right here at MH!


    Kora Konnection

    Kora Konnection, a group of traditional African performers, delighted and educated its audiences Friday afternoon at the Preservation Hall stage.

    The Greatest Show on Earth: The New Orleans Bingo! Show
    01/19/2012


    The Greatest Show on Earth: The New Orleans Bingo! Show
    Interview conducted and written by: Lisa Papale
    Photos by: Clay Hardwick

    On October 20th, Jacksonians eagerly gathered to hear the mind behind Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk, speak at Hal and Mal’s while on his “Blow Your Brains Out” tour to promote his newest novel, Damned. The night, sponsored by Lemuria, promised to be devilishly entertaining, complete with local bands Bloodbird and Spacewolf, Hell-themed food from Jackson’s own Parlor Market, and Hell-themed drinks from Mississippi-based Cathead Vodka. But one of the event’s most entertaining components was a performance by The New Orleans Bingo! Show, an incredibly eclectic band from our neighbor to the south, New Orleans, Louisiana.


    “We’re not a bar band,” Clint Maedgen says. “And we’re not Strawberry Shortcake, either.”


    What exactly is The New Orleans Bingo! Show, then? “It’s a theatrical production,” says Clint, the troupe’s front-man singer and guitarist. “We have primarily three components: original music, we make our own movies, and we play live rounds of bingo. It’s definitely a theatrical presentation that we’re most interested in getting across. We’re not a bar band.”


    The validity of Clint’s statement was made perfectly clear once the Bingo! Show took stage at Hal and Mal’s last Thursday—the atmosphere of the venue was decidedly not that of a bar. The stage had been converted to something else completely, dressed up like something out of vaudeville in honor of the evening’s myriad festivities. The Show’s musicians took to the stage one by one, beginning with cellist, Helen Gillet, followed by Keith Hajjar on drums, Lucas Davenport on keys, Michael Miller on bass, and of course, Clint on guitar and vocals.



    Covered in black and white face-paint, Ronnie Numbers, one of the Bingo! Show’s clowns, roams the stage and audience with a bullhorn and a spotlight, acting as a sort of ringleader for this bizarre New Orleans circus. Also among the ranks of the Bingo! Show clowns are burlesque dancer, Trixie Minx, and the mischievous Mr. The Turk. The clowns dance, sing, mime, interact with the audience, run the rounds of bingo, and play a host of “different” instruments.


    Aside from the usual suspects, The New Orleans Bingo! Show incorporates homemade instruments into its performances. Alongside electric guitars and cellos, members of the troupe play musical saws, theremins, air raid sirens, rubber chickens, and pots and pans, just to name a few. “We brought some cool toys. Just not all of them. Unfortunately, we have to leave most of our toys at home,” Maedgen says. Some of the toys the Show couldn’t bring to Jackson? Carburetors, abandoned toothbrushes, and an old broom discovered by the side of the road.


    The New Orleans Bingo! Show’s performances are eclectic and full of energy—it’s obvious that the troupe is influenced a great deal by everyday things around them. “Take a blender and throw in a lot of different things, mix it up and you’ve got the Show,” Maedgen says. Don’t be fooled though—not everything makes it into the Bingo! Show blender. Only very specific things make the cut. Maedgen explains that the Show is, “Santa Sangre, mud hunting, Joel Grey’s character in Cabaret, a little bit of ABBA. Couldn’t do it without a little Conway Twitty in there. The way a jackhammer sounds when you’re downtown, three blocks away—the way it bounces off the buildings. How the fire truck will crank off in the French Quarter. Feel-good movies, like maybe Rocky. The color magenta—the color as it reflects off your retina and the experience that you have seeing the color magenta. Navy blue, black, Lucky Charms—that’s a big part of the show. A big part. Bacon when it’s sizzling in the morning and you’re still lying in bed. Maybe your mom’s making bacon. That’s a real Bingo! staple, right there. Get out of bed for some bacon and eggs. Maybe some biscuits. And maybe Charles Mingus.”




    About halfway through their set, Ronnie Numbers, Trixie Minx, and Mr. The Turk distribute bingo cards to everyone in the audience. “Who wants to be a winner?” Ronnie screams into his bullhorn, getting the audience excited to play some bingo, but reminding them that “bingo is a relaxing game. That’s why old people play it. So relax!” Like the fluid motions of a well-oiled machine, Mr. The Turk draws the numbers and displays them on the Show’s projector system, while Ronnie calls out the numbers and banters with the crowd. “I-17—just one year away from being legal, people!”


    Winners from the Bingo! Show’s games are given the special treatment for their efforts—I should know. I was among the three winners at last Thursday’s show. My prize? Being pulled onstage by Ronnie to dance the robot in front of the whole crowd.







    Weirdly enough, my horrible dancing skills are not the craziest thing to have happened at a Bingo! Show performance. Clint explains, “Systematically, without a doubt, every show has at least one component which makes me stop and say ‘What is going on here?’” The most memorable moment: “Well, there was that lady that exploded. But I’ve been sworn to secrecy on that. They made me sign a waiver. I shouldn’t even be talking about it, right now. But it happened once.”


    Luckily, no explosions took place Thursday at Hal and Mal’s—just some mild to moderate ego bruising. Nevertheless, the Bingo! Show’s set was a smashing success. Despite the fact Thursday night was The New Orleans Bingo! Show’s first performance in Mississippi, the troupe would love to come back for another show sometime in the future. Other plans for the Show include hopefully setting up shop and establishing the act in San Francisco, New York City, Berlin, Paris, Bangkok, Japan, and Clint’s ultimate dream--“maybe a thirteen-year residency in Hawaii at some point. That’d be fun.”


    Esperanza Plantation releases THREE records this month!!!...VOODOO update!!!!
    01/19/2012


    Esperanza Plantation Records in Jackson, MS just released three great records this month!


    Wooden Finger "Take and See and Do What You Want"
    TB Ledford's debut album "Butcher Bird"
    The Weeks "Gutter Gaunt Gangster" EP

    Please check out the records and support this awesome Mississippi Indie Label! Click on this image to see more about Esperanza Plantation and their awesome music!





    VOODOO UPDATE!!!!!!


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    Winner for the Voodoo Experience 2011 Ticket Giveaway will be notified Friday! Also, here are some updates from Voodoo Experience:


    - The daily schedule is posted with all set timeshttp://thevoodooexperience.com/2011/


    - New for 2011 - Voodoo Experience is permitting people to bring in collapsible chairs and flags. Chairs will only be allowed in designated areas and will not effect the general admission area in front of stages.


    - Also new for 2011 - Voodoo will have a ferris wheel and rides


    - Kids under 10 get in free with paid adult. There is even a family area called VooBOO with kids rides, sandbox, a rock and roll hair salon and a massage tent for parents.


    - Voodoo now has a new blog with all the latest updateshttp://jointheritual.wordpress.com/





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    Each year Jackson artists come together to present a cross section of the Jackson arts scene to the community. Everyone donates their time free of charge in order to offer this unique cultural event to the community for no admission. Guests will be treated to poetry, a variety of dance styles, stand-up comedy, a variety of musical genres, skateboarding, and visual art fare of sculpture, prints, painting, graffiti and more! Free food from area restaurants like Aladdin's and The Pizza Shack will also be provided!

    There is no event like this in the state of Mississippi.

    Below is a list of the participants:

    VISUAL ARTISTS:

    daniel johnson
    Emily Mathis
    Jonathan Sims
    Tony Davenport
    Chaucy Wade
    Austin Richardson
    Chelsea Sekanic
    Sean Starwars
    Eric McDonald
    Armando State
    Shamb'e
    Gretchen Haien
    Michele Cambell
    Pam Kinsey
    Laurilyn Fortner
    Parish Harvey
    Ben Thomas
    Nate Robertson
    Ginger Williams-Cook
    Roy Adkins

    BANDS:

    Bullet Well Spent
    Da Astronauts
    Slanghearts
    Red Phones
    Rashad Street
    Marcel P. Black
    DJ Repercussion
    Guillermo

    POETS:

    The Ugly Poet
    Talibah Smith
    Poet Williams
    Poet of Truth
    Merc B
    Renee Lee
    Mr. Fluid
    Subject Verb Predicate
    Bamboo
    Skipp Coon
    Coke Bumaye
    Ulogy
    Honey Sanaa
    Bob Hudson

    DANCE:

    1. Front Porch Dance
    2. Intersect Dance Collective
    3. Belhaven University Dance Ensemble
    4. Duncan Dance/ a modern dance company
    5. Power APAC dancers
    6. Brittany Nunes
    7. Phase 1

    Intellectual Bullemics comedy group will be featured on the main stage.

    SkateMS will host a Jackson skateboarder stunt course.

    Phaze 1 will host a graffiti contest!

    So bring yourself and bring a friend.

    For directions or other information call: 601-352-3399
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