The Local Voice Number 61
August 21-September 4, 2008
Read at Maximum Volume
20 massive pages of the best of Oxford!
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"Return to Glory?"
The only thing we haven't lost is our sense of humor.
by Carver Rayburn
"Red Solo Cup: Ole Miss Football"
(minus the sweater-vests)"
A new Ole Miss sports column by the guys at Red Solo Cup.
"Reason To Believe:
The Return of Blue Mountain"
The Oxford band has two new albums out
and will be playing
a CD release party at Proud Larry's on Friday, August 22, 2008.
by Jimmy Pitts
"Its Hip to Be Square"
Former Kudzu King Tate Moore Opens Square Pizza
article and photos by Sara Beth Hudson
"Newcomer's Guide to Oxford"
Twenty Local Businesses You Gotta Visit ASAP
This is not an all-inclusive
list, but rather a starting point.
by Daniel Morrow and Nature Humphries
"Obama's Hillbilly Half-Brother Threatening to Derail Campaign"
Cooter Obama is messing things up for the Democrats.
courtesy of The Onion
The Speed of Sound:
"Tip a Blue Canoe and The Whigs, too!"
The Whigs to play Proud Larry's on Thursday, August 21st.
by Tom Speed
Cochlear Thrills:
Benefits for T-Model Ford
Cary Hudson, Kenny Brown, Jake Fussell, and Rosamond & Jamie Posey are live
at The Blind Pig on Thursday, August 21st and
Duff Durrough, George McConell, Rosamond & Jamie Posey, Tyler Kieth, Jay Lang,
Mills Hawkins, and Austin Marshall are live at The Jubilee on Tuesday, August 26th
article by Jay Lang - photo by Becky Long
Help Tay!
A benefit dinner will be held at Taylor Grocery on Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Taylor Ferguson is twenty-six-years-old and this past year was diagnosed
with Ewing's Sarcoma, a disease that usually effects only children.
Words From The Grease Pit:
"Learn to Bloody Drive!"
Ahh, late August in Oxford, a wondrous time of year! The birds chirping, the girls jogging, the high heat and humidity, the constant road
construction. And last, but certainly not least, we start seeing a massive influx of Ryder trucks. That's right people, the vacation is over and the
students are back.
by Travis Malkovich
Local Q&A:
"What course should be taught this fall?"
"The Lyric Theatre brings a different sound to the Square"
Rollin' In The Hay, Girlz Girlz Girlz, Trotline, Soul
Outsiders, and Airships are on the big stage.
by Nature Humphries
"Two Stick Sushi Bar Keeps It Eclectic"
Avenue Hearts, Bonerama, Mayhem String Band, Starfish & Coffee, and DJ Nick B. are on the scene.
by Sara Beth Hudson
"The Jubilee is Oxford's RocknRoll Haven"
The Cooters record release party 8/28 with One False Move and Deltagun,
The Sleepwalkers, Rocket Natey-Nate & Gin-Gin, and Texas Funeral coming up at the Jubilee.
by Sara Beth Hudson
"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
"Francis Bacon Contemplates a Bust of Scott Barretta" by David Shirley
"You and Her" by Katie Dintelman
"Nights Like These" by Luke Johnson
"Counterpoint" by Jimmy Pitts
"There is No Such Thing as Jesus Christ
or an Egoless Consciousness"
by Louis E. Bourgeois
TLV Column by Charles Hale
"What the Faulkner #11"
a column by Sarah Reddick
a cartoon by Michael Ikeda-Chandler
Local Writers: Terrance E. Dye
Know Your Bartender: Matt Noz of Two Stick
Haiku by Julie Ann Brandt
plus The Local Voice Community Calendar sponsored
by Parrish Baker Pub, The Local Voice Crossword Puzzle, The Local Voice
Word Search, and the debut of "Bad Lips," a new puzzle for The Local Voice!
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