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What’s up? This week we’re celebrating Women’s History Month.  This playlist is all about the girl power and features a plethora of styles and genres, all of which are played by female-fronted bands and musicians.  Pretty cool, huh? According to diversityinc.com, National Women’s History Month can...

Rating: F In my 21 years of moderate-to-excessive movie-watching, I have seen my fair share of films. However, “The Choice” may be one of the most horrendous movies I have ever seen. Some parts exemplified such poor filmmaking that I either laughed aloud in the theater or winced and averted my eyes from what was on the screen. Marking the 11th feature film adaptation...

The latest exhibit at Southside Gallery features the eclectic and fun works of Maggie Russell, Jay Jensen and Wendy Olson. As you’re walking on the Square this month, you will be sure to notice a large, mint green canvas portraying a young woman in a glittery pink mask peering out from the window of Southside. This work is the playful painting “She likes to shop at...

Warning: Contains spoilers for seasons 1-3 of “House of Cards” “House of Cards” has become a national phenomenon. The show has been nominated for 32 Primetime Emmys and won six. Kevin Spacey and co-star Robin Wright have both won Golden Globes for their roles as Francis and Claire Underwood. Frank Underwood made a guest performance at the 2013 Emmys and a short...

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal will be bringing their lively, provocative sound to Oxford tonight at Proud Larry’s. (Courtesy: JoshHoyer.com) This will...

CLEVELAND — The Grammy Museum Mississippi officially opened its doors on Saturday, March 5. As soon as the red carpet was rolled out and the ribbon cut,...

As soon as Clayton Waller graduated college and released his first album, he went to summer camp. He had just released “Blanks” under his music moniker, Rock Eupora; for the next three months, Waller worked as a head counselor at Alpine Camp for Boys. With no technology and an allotted amount of free time every day, he began work on his second album. “I thought I...

Mississippi is a beautiful state, blessed with dense forests and winding rivers. But Mississippi is also a state with a history of poverty, racial injustice...

Following the release and success of his debut studio album “Islah,” Baton Rouge rapper Kevin Gates will bring his infectious beats and rhymes to The...

For about 10 years, Nashville native Ben Rector has been putting out refreshing, upbeat music with a near religious adherence to pure musicality and a...