The Local Voice Number 60
August 7-21, 2008
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"West African Café Opens in
Oxford"
Local musician starts up "Mama Kumba"
in University Avenue convenience store.
by Miles Ginn.
Featured local chef: Guelel Kumba
Information on his home country of Senegal
as well as a reciepe for "Senegalese Shrimp & Grits"
"What is
Creolization?"
The United States is frequently acknowledged as
a country that is a cultural "melting pot," however when considering Creole culture and Southern cuisine the figurative becomes the literal.
by Miles Ginn
"Katrina at Three Years"
Long Roads of Progress & Sticky Wickets for
Mississippi's Gulf Coast.
An in-depth look at where we stand today.
by Gara Gillentine
"Local Artist Gara Gillentine to host Hurricane Katrina themed art show"
Reception is August 15th at the Powerhouse.
The Speed of Sound:
"Might Get Rich, Might Get
Busted"
The
Hold Steady to play Proud Larry's
on Friday, August 8th.
by Tom Speed
Cochlear Thrills:
The Cooters
Live at Parrish Baker
Pub Saturday, August 9,
2008
After a whirlwind three week West Coast Tour, The Cooters are throwing a no cover homecoming
party.
by Nature Keesee
"Those Black Things
on Your Rims"
Every day you see them. You use them, abuse
them,
and neglect them. They are your tires.
by Travis Malkovich
Local Q&A:
"What kind of cuisine is Oxford missing?"
"Crossin' Dixon at The Lyric 8/21"
The Mississippi country band is coming to
town.
"Local
Music Equilibrium at Two Stick this Summer"
Balance, Zoogma, Gravity A, Sleeping Bulls and Afrissippi
join the fray.
by Sara Beth Hudson
"All-Star jams coming to the Jubilee"
Disposable Faces, The Unwed Teenage Mothers and
a special Local All-star jam, including Boyscout Knife, St. Andrew of the Blood & Guts, and John Barrett's Bass Drum of Death will be mixing it up at
the Jubilee.
by Sara Beth Hudson
"Texas Funeral & Maybelle's
Lovers
live Thursday, August 21, 2008 at the Jubilee"
"The Oxford Music Snob" by Daniel Morrow
A look back at the last two weeks,
and a look forward to the next two weeks at live music in Oxford, Mississippi
"Scott Barretta's Moustache" by David Shirley
"The Road Leaded to the Coast" by Vera
P.
TLV Column by Charles Hale
"What the Faulkner #10"
a cartoon by Michael Ikeda-Chandler
Cook of the House: Rasita Palawan, Thai cook at Two Stick, also a cook at Big Bad Breakfast
and Pizza Den
Know Your Bartender: Gary Dobbs of The Blue Pan
plus The Local Voice Community Calendar sponsored by
Parrish Baker Pub, The Local Voice Crossword Puzzle and The Local Voice Word Search, and much more!
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