Category: Music - boom jackson

Ladies' Night at the 4th Quarter Exchange

12/12/2019

by Aliyah Veal

Rapper Unknwn performs for the first time at the 4th Quarter Exchange, a music event that brings artists and consumers face-to-face through performances and networking. Photo by Drew Dempsey

JACKSON — Rapper Unknwn wore shades, a black hoodie, jeans and an Army jacket, and her mystique matched her name perfectly. The crowd inside Offbeat in midtown formed a stage around her at the 4th Quarter Exchange, a musical event bringing artists and consumers face-to-face through performances and networking.

Matthew West: Singing, Crying, Connecting

12/12/2019

by Nate Schumann

Contemporary Christian music artist Matthew West headlines for the 2019 K-Love Christmas Tour. Photo courtesy Matthew West

Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, four-time Grammy winner Matthew West, 42, grew up playing baseball but possessing a talent for music that those around him encouraged him to pursue.

Mississippi Boychoir Brings 'Tidings of Comfort and Joy'

12/12/2019

by Torsheta Jackson

The Mississippi Boychoir prepares for its annual holiday concert, "Tidings of Comfort and Joy." Photo courtesy Joe Ellis

A diverse group of young men have spent months preparing to bring holiday comfort and joy to the Jackson area, and it comes to fruition the afternoon of Dec. 14 at St. Philip's Episcopal Church.

Rapper Vitamin Cea Wants to Bring More Realness To Hip-Hop

9/19/2019

by Aliya Veal

Gautier, Miss., rapper Vitamin Cea said she wants to instill an understanding and honor of being from Mississippi in her music. Photo by Alexander FRE$CO

When Charity Hicks was in eighth grade, her friend Jasira introduced her to Nicki Minaj after Jasira remixed one of Minaj's songs. Hicks loved the remix, and it inspired her to write her own.

Music and Art at WellsFest 2019

9/19/2019

by Dustin Cardon

WellsFest 2019 features live music from a number of local artists and benefits the nonprofit Extra Table. Photo by Greg Campbell

Malcolm White, the current executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission and co-owner of Hal & Mal's, first organized WellsFest as a way to thank the late Wells United Methodist Church pastor Rev. Keith Tonkel for officiating White's wedding.

The Road Doesn’t Go on Forever: Medlocke on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Farewell Tour

9/19/2019

by Tom Scarborough

Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform at the Brandon Amphitheater on Friday, Sept. 27, starting at 6 p.m. Photo by Doltyn Snedden

Lynyrd Skynyrd may not have been the first southern rock band, but the band of high-school rowdies from Jacksonville, Fla., struck a distinctly different posture than its forebears. The band's 1973 debut album, "Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd," showcased the kind of chip-on-the-shoulder swagger that would later become emblematic of much of the rock music coming out of the South.

Hal’s St. Paddy’s Day Festival Music Lineup

3/6/2019

by Nate Schumann

The Southern Komfort Brass Band will perform during this year’s Hal’s St. Paddy’s Festival after the parade on the morning of March 23. Photo courtesy Southern Komfort

Each year following the Hal's St. Paddy's Day Parade, music artists performing live at Hal & Mal's (200 Commerce St.). Here is a rundown on who is playing this year on Saturday, March 23.

Blues in the City

3/6/2019

by Brinda Willis

Betty Wright is one of the performers at the Soul City Blues Festival on March 16. Photo courtesy Xperience Jxn Ent

For Xperience JXN event promoter Yolanda Singleton, Betty Wright was part of her childhood.

Feeling Lucky and Local

3/6/2019

by Dustin Cardon

This year’s Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival is on Saturday, March 23. Photo courtesy Ardenland

The annual Hal's St. Paddy's Parade is Saturday, March 23, beginning at 7 a.m. The theme of this year's parade is "2019: A Magical Mystery Tour."

Armory Sessions, Unlocked

12/13/2018

by Micah Smith

Florence, Ala., singer-songwriter McKenzie Lockhart is one of the touring artists who has performed for the live-performance video series Armory Sessions, which films in Jackson. Photo courtesy Armory Sessions

Layoffs ended up paving the way for Clinton resident Kody Gautier to combine his love of music with his skills as a videographer.