Jackson is the first city in Mississippi to serve as a host city and will host the National Folk Festival from 2025 to 2027. The capital city was chosen out of 42 competing cities nationwide for the ...

One of those venues is The New Roxy, a former movie theatre in its glory days. One could argue that now is a pretty glorious time, because The New Roxy has gone through a resurgence, and there is live ...

Blues Disciples interviews Ms. Augusta Palmer, director of "The Blues Society," a documentary on the Memphis Blues Festivals ...

In celebration of Hoodoo Espresso's launch, Cathead Distillery will host a release party on Saturday. Festivities at this ...

Chuck and Cathie Baldwin were caught in a flash flood as they drove to the polls. Known as “proud hippies,” they hosted a ...

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Head to St. Francisville for the Food & Wine Festival this weekend Take a bite out of the annual St. Francisville Food & Wine Festival this Friday, Nov. 8, to Sunday, Nov. 10. In a celebration of the ...

She was highly regarded as a folk, blues and jazz singer ... them and performing with them at that year’s Newport festival. Image Ms. Dane sang with the Chambers Brothers at the Newport Folk ...

The annual New Orleans Zydeco Festival is returning to Crescent Park on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are ...

Workshops are $20-$30 and are led by festival performers like Holmes, who runs the oldest surviving running juke joint in Mississippi and is the last of the Bentonia School of Blues, which ...

🪕 Arkansas Country Blues and Stringband Festival — See a lineup of artists ... 🏈 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs — Watch the away game on ESPN. Kickoff is at 11:45am ...