Content about Music Album Release

On Saturday, Justin Moore will return to the stage at the Lyric for another show in Oxford. 

This time, his performance will include songs from his new album “Outlaws Like Me,” which released June 21. 

On the morning of June 14, an album dropped that truly deserves the word “sick.” Junior Boys, consisting of Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus, recently released their fourth studio album “It’s All True.” The band must have visited the world of psychedelic beats and sweet vocals to bring us back this musical treat. The album includes nine songs that dare you to dance whenever you hear it, wherever you are. 

 The world falls silent when a rock star enters a room. A raspy, sultry voice that can fill auditoriums turns crowds into chaos.

Men want to be one. Women want to sleep with one. A rock star never goes unnoticed.

But few musicians ever achieve actual rock star status. Fortunately for Oxford, Greg Dulli is there.

Dulli, the ex-Afghan Whigs frontman, and his band The Twilight Singers, are bringing their dark brooding sound to Proud Larry’s this Wednesday on the first stop of their North America tour.

The mission of the journalism profession is to convey truth, initiate action and provide a voice those not loud enough to be heard.

This noble act would seem skewed in the eyes of celebrities.

To them, the gossip column in the newspaper or broadcast shows like TMZ are places of conviction and torture. On the good side they provide we “normal people” with evidence that celebrities are humans too. Whether it is having a bad hair day or snorting cocaine in a hotel bathroom, all celebrities have been hit with the gossip effect.

1 - Um, You Know, Finals Week: This is how dedicated I am to comedy, readers. I am forgoing the crucial time I need to raise my grades to a non-crying-myself-to-sleep level by the end of this semester, and what am I doing instead? Writing this pinko-Commie, East Coast, granola-crunching, national security threat schlock. If I fail my psych final because of this, I will recommend you all to Obama’s socialist death panels. See if I don’t.

On Oct. 20 singer/songwriter Randy Rogers took the cramped, sole-scuffed stage at Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos, Texas. While the Cleburne native had been performing at owner Kent Finlay’s converted rail-side depot for years, this night was particularly special for him. It marked the local hero’s tenth year as a signed recording artist. 

Sometimes the stress of exams or the work week can be overwhelming, but a great way to wind down is to catch some good live music.

Hailing from Santa Barbara, California, Rebelution has helped re-define the California reggae scene with their catchy reggae tempos, optimistic messages in their lyrics and their overall “worry free” mentality.

Not too much comes out of Houma, La., a town with a population just under 33,000--not much, that is, except for spicy food, Cajun accents and Dax Riggs.

The 36-year-old rocker formed his first band in his late teens under the dubious name Corruption. 

This weekend a new southern cultural institution takes root in Oxford as the Southbound Showdown tour makes its inaugural stop, celebrating Ole Miss’s inter-league home opener versus Vanderbilt.

PICK OF THE WEEK

The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic is the place to be for live music this weekend. In its fifth year, the festival sets the stage for more than 20 local blues, rock and roots artists including Burnside Exploration, T Model Ford and Jimbo Mathus performing today, and North Mississippi Allstars, Blue Mountain, DuWayne Burnside and Kenny Brown on Saturday.