Mississippi is known for its strong musical roots and modern-day talents, but a certain band visiting this weekend plans to remind Mississippians that Alabama can keep up, too. This Saturday night, St. Paul and The Broken Bones will play at the Lyric Oxford along with opener and fellow Alabamian Kate Teague. Band members of St. […]
Over the course of its 23-year existence, the Double Decker Festival has featured a variety of styles in its promotional posters. Seen all over town on bulletins and buildings in the months, weeks and days leading up to the festival, past posters have included both modern and traditional takes on the iconic double-decker bus. This […]
The Mississippi Delta is known for its blues music and juke joints, but Anne Freeman, a Greenwood native and current Oxford resident, is showcasing her debut Americana-folk album “Days Go By” with a listening party at 6 p.m. today at the End of All Music on the Square. Not only did Freeman grow up in […]
Before Oxford was home to the Southern-Gothic author William Faulkner and the beloved Ole Miss Rebels, the land belonged to the Chickasaw nation – more specifically, a woman by the name of Hoka, a Chickasaw princess. In her honor, the City of Oxford named the now-retired local Hoka Theatre after her and Oxford Film Festival’s […]
Magic will be in the air this Thursday. Nate Staniforth, a magician from Ames, Iowa, will be performing his magic show here in Oxford on the Proud Larry’s stage for the first time. Part of the “Breaking Magic” series on the Discovery Channel, Staniforth is used to touring and creating jaw-dropping illusions for audiences of […]
Organizations and movements, such as Rebels Against Sexual Assault and the It’s On Us campaign, help shed light and share information on the topic of sexual assault. Adding to the narrative is the student-run theatre organization Ghostlight Repertory Theatre. Senior public policy leadership and theatre arts major John Brahan’s original play “IX” discusses the issues […]
Conor Oberst, an Omaha, Nebraska, native and indie-scene developer, is known for being a lyricist and a storyteller. This reputation precedes him on his latest albums, “Ruminations” and “Salutations,” an acoustic demo and more finished product, respectively. The albums’ stories range from what one can only guess to be creative fiction to heartbreaking personal realities. […]
Nashville is typically known for its country music and lifestyle, but with emerging talents like COIN, that’s becoming more of a false stereotype. Formed at Belmont University, the indie-pop quartet COIN has been writing, recording and performing since 2013. It consists of Chase Lawrence with lead vocals and synths, Ryan Winnen on drums, Joe Memmel […]
October brings with it all the accoutrements of fall — pumpkins on your Instagram feed, the overused “it’s fall, y’all” thing and, of course, all the scary, creepy, quirky movies of the Halloween season. Here’s a list of some of our favorite films to tickle your funny bone, raise the hair on your neck or […]
After more than a decade, the annual One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel art show is starting to sound like an affair. For one night each year, local and regional artists fill selected rooms of the motel with their paintings, photography and other forms of art media. The idea began when Erin Austen […]
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