Sunday, June 8 By Wade Tatangelo.It's been awhile since Fat Possum was the hippest indie label in the South, releasing vibrant discs by overlooked blues greats like R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, soul hero Solomon Burke and cutting-edge blues duo the Black Keys. Unfortunately, recent years have found Fat Possum issuing discs by acts like Colour Revolt, a young band from Mississippi
DEFENSE CASE BEGINS IN R. KELLY TRIAL: Plus, Sun-Times reporter won't have to testify based on Fifth Amendment rights. *The R. Kelly child pornography trial began Wednesday with a Chicago Sun-Times reporter repeatedly taking the fifth to avoid testifying about the sex tape at the center of the case.
When John Berendt decided to write a book about Savannah, he told the story of an entire city through the lens of eccentrics and outlandish characters in the orbit of a murder case.
THE stage is set for the Bud Music Live event that is being headlined by hip hop superstars De La Soul on Friday. The Grammy Award-winning New York trio are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap sub-genre.