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Music Snob — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:55:47 +0000

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Those Darlins to Open for Lucero Saturday Night at The Lyric

Music Snob — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:57:02 +0000

The “weekend” (Thursday counts in Oxford right?) of music gets kicked off tonight (12/3) with a a couple great options:

Tyler Keith @ Ajax

Moon Taxi @ Proud Larry’s

Tomorrow (Fri, 12/4)

Papa Mali with Ramble Horse @ Proud Larry’s – I am a HUGE Papa Mali fan and have been looking forward to this show.

The Reviews and The Cooters (Vox Fundraiser) @ Two Stick

Good Paper @ Taylor’s Pub

Saturday (Sat, 12/5)

Maker’s Market featuring local artists (including Music in the Hall) @ The Powerhouse from 11-6

Lucero with Those Darlins @ The Lyric

Eric Deaton @ Roosters – CD Release!

Camera Obscura at The Lyric Tonight

Music Snob — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:05:51 +0000

Sorry to sound like a broken record but another great show at The Lyric tonight, Camera Obscura with Papercuts opening.

Snack Bar continues their Wednesday night series with David Shirley and Friends (Jake Fussell, Scott Barretta, Mark Adamec).

Camera Obscura – “The Sweetest Thing”

Two Nights at The Lyric to Start the Week

Music Snob — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:15:48 +0000

This week starts with two big nights of music at The Lyric.

Monday (11/30)

Real Estate

beachy guitarpop band from Ridgewood, NJ. fresh off touring with Girls and Japandroids, celebrating the release of their debut self-titled LP (hailed as best new music by Pitchfork) on Woodsist (home of Vivian Girls, Wavves, Ganglians, Kurt Vile). as covered in Village Voice, New York Times, etc.

Dead Gaze

lo-fi psych tunes from Jackson, MS. This is our good friend Cole Furlow’s transcendent bedroom recording project, now available for public consumption via live band. DEAD GAZE have a forthcoming cassette to be released on Mirror Universe (home of Washed Out, Toro y Moi, etc). Cole has also released a shitton of free music on their Myspace and on the Cats Purring blog.

Doors at 9:00.

Show starts at 10:00 sharp.

Tuesday (12/1)

Sanders Bohlke with Sleeping Bulls

Two of Oxford’s greatest vocalists accompanied by some of Oxford’s best musicians. This is a can’t miss.

We Are Spoiled

Music Snob — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:56:32 +0000

We are spoiled in Oxford tonight, because we have Pokey Lafarge playing at Parrish’s and Maybelle’s Lovers playing across the street at Two Stick.

Those in Jackson tonight are spoiled, because Jimbo Mathus, George McConnell, and Shannon McNally will be at Hal & Mal’s.

Pokey Lafarge @ Parrish’s tonight

Maybelle’s Lovers @ Two Stick tonight

Jimbo Mathus at Hal & Mal’s in Jackson tonight

George McConnell at Hal & Mal’s in Jackson tonight

Shannon McNally at Hal & Mal’s in Jackson tonight

Music in the Hall Box Set and MITH #7 Now Available at Amazon

Music Snob — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:13:49 +0000

The Music in the Hall Box Set, which consists of all six DVDs released thus far (Shows 2-7) is now available online for $38.

Also newly released is Music in the Hall #7, filmed in Oxford on August 26, 2009. Clips of that show below.

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Mayhem 88 – “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah”

Mayhem 88 – “Appalachian Train”

Maybelle’s Lovers – “Bye Bye Baby”

Maybelle’s Lovers – “Twenty Acres and Six Feet of Sand”

Blackbird Hour – “Walk in the Rain”

Blackbird Hour – “Lead Me On”

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Rocket 88 Tonight at Rooster’s

Music Snob — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:33:31 +0000

The show of the night tonight is Rocket 88 at Rooster’s.

Machine Gun Kelley & the G-Men will open, so get there in time for them!

Two Great Shows in Oxford Tonight

Music Snob — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:01:58 +0000

Maybelle’s Lovers will be at Parrish’s.

Chris Steiner and Patrick McClary will be at Snack Bar.

Music in the Hall Episodes and Artists Update

Music Snob — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:39:58 +0000

The Episodes and Artists page at the Music in the Hall site has been updated. Individual artist pages have also been update with pictures where no video exists yet.

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Brad Hayden of Blackbird Hour at Music in the Hall

(photo courtesy of Kevin Felker)

Hillbilly Hayride at The Lyric Tonight

Music Snob — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:12:06 +0000

2nd Annual Hillbilly Hayride
Friday November 6, 2009 at 8:00 PM
- 18+ Show –

TICKETS: $10
DOORS: 8:00PM

JIMBO MATHUS ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR 2009 HILLBILLY HAYRIDE

ON FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 2009 AT THE LYRIC THEATER IN OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – (OCTOBER 14, 2009) Mississippi entertainer Jimbo Mathus has announced that Shannon McNally & Hot Sauce, Rocket 88, and Wolf Ruffin will be the featured guests on this year’s HILLBILLY HAYRIDE, an annual fall showcase of Oxford-area musical talent.

Guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and producer Jimbo Mathus grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He first caught the public’s ear in the 1990’s with the hyper-ragtime vaudeville act, The Squirrel Nut Zippers. Since then, hes released many recordings of his own in a style he describes as Mississippi Music. “Basically,” Mathus says, “I combine the myriad styles of deep roots music in a type of alchemy. Blues, country, gospel and soul all go into the equation equally.”

Mathus, backed by his band, TRI-STATE COALITION, will perform songs from his current compact disc, JIMMY THE KID, internationally released this fall on Oxford-based indie label, Hill Country Records. McNally and her band, HOT SAUCE, will peform songs from her new release, COLDWATER, which is receiving critical acclaim. Both COLDWATER and JIMMY THE KID were produced by the late Jim Dickinson.

Oxford roots-rock band, ROCKET 88, will take the stage at 9:45 , and Sardis, Mississippi, country-risque songwriter, WOLF RUFFIN, will perform songs from his debut record, GREATEST HITS, beginning at 9 o’clock with his band RUFFIN READY RHTHYM BOYS. Guest vocalists, HONKY TONK ANGELS, will also be on hand as the background singers for Mathus and company.

In addition, Mathus and band will present an acoustic preview of the 2009 HILLBILLY HAYRIDE on Thursday, Nov. 5th at THACKER MOUNTAIN RADIO SHOW, at 6 p.m. at Off-Square Books in Oxford.

Tickets for the 2009 HLLBILLY HAYRIDE are $10 at the door. Ages 18 and up will be admitted. The Lyric Theater is located at 1109 Van Buren Ave., Oxford, Miss.

SCHEDULE for HILLBILLY HAYRIDE 2009

8:00 P.M. – DOORS

9:00 P.M. – WOLF RUFFIN & THE RUFFIN READY RHYTHM BOYS

9:45 P.M. – ROCKET 88

10:30 P.M. – SHANNON MCNALLY & HOT SAUCE

11:15 P.M. – JIMBO MATHUS & TRI-STATE COALITION