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  • Searching for Burning Windsor – and Finding Myself Instead

    Searching for Burning Windsor – and Finding Myself Instead

    Midweek during an oppressively hot July in 2023, I was seated at my cubicle, fixated on my collection of paper airplanes made from sticky notes and thinking, why on earth is it so hard for me to find tornado footage? I work at a news station, one that has operated for what feels like eons,

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  • Clitter Critters’ Self-Titled EP is Twelve Minutes of Irreverent, In-Your-Face Jams

    Clitter Critters’ Self-Titled EP is Twelve Minutes of Irreverent, In-Your-Face Jams

    Clitter Critters, a 3-piece describing themselves as loud, fun, and questionable riot grrrl punk released their self-titled EP April 11th. I say this with great sincerity: I’ve had it on the brain ever since, especially track 2, “Stuff We Do”. The EP is 4 songs and just under 12 minutes, but it left an immediate

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  • For Good Gigs JXN, The Community Is What Matters Most

    For Good Gigs JXN, The Community Is What Matters Most

    Once upon a time in Jackson, in the Myspace days, if you wanted to see a punk band, you had to go to church. Well, not a church service, per se, but at the very least on the inside of a church building. According to Riggs, who I would affectionately describe as an oldhead, that

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  • Jackson Outfit Surfwax Hit The Road on April Tour w/ The Public

    Jackson Outfit Surfwax Hit The Road on April Tour w/ The Public

    Local grungy indie punk trio SURFWAX are embarking on a 10-day tour snaking their way through the heartland of America, starting in Memphis, TN on Wednesday, April 10th and ending back home in Jackson on the weed holiday, Saturday April 20th. This won’t be their first tour, but with 10 stops it’ll be their longest

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