Next Stop, Mississippi

Today on the show, we’re heading over to Pacesetter Gallery ’s Art of Soul Live Art and Music Event , in Flowood with gallery owner, Keri Davis, featuring artist, Tony Davenport and musician, Eddie Williams , happening July 12th, then we’re turning up at the Season 1 Finale of Late Night with Rita Brent , happening July 11th & 12th in Jackson, before a final stop in Bay St. Louis to celebrate...

Today, we're celebrating Independence Day for our first stop at the Biloxi Shuckers Fireworks Friday: Independence Day Extravaganza , happening July 4th, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop and sit down with my favorite artist currently, Dear Silas to chat about his upcoming "Cadillac Leather in July" Tour and scheduled stop at Duling Hall in Jac...

Today on the show, we’re celebrating Kamel King ’s JACKTOWN USA Book Release & Signing Party ! It’s all going down at Lemuria Books in Jackson, June 26th! And in with us to kick it all off are the players, co-author Joe Lee , and music legends, Eddie Cotton, Jr. , Stevie J Blues , Zac Harmon , Chad Wesley , Rashad The Blues Kid and J’Wonn ! We’ll also celebrate Juneteenth again at the 9th Annu...

Today on the show, we’re transforming the studio into a bonafide Juke Joint, with two star-studded stops today! First up is this year’s North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic , June 27th & 28th, at the Betty Davis Ponderosa in Waterford with Frank Kossen, then we’ll chat with Next Stop Mississippi’s biggest fan, and checkout what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop at...

Today it’s a jubilee & jam on Next Stop! For our first stop, we’re celebrating freedom with the Two MS Museums , June 19th at Juneteenth Jubilee in Jackson and additional celebrations that weekend with Museum Director, Michael Morris, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop at Cathead Distillery this weekend to jam out, as Cathead Jam returns to...

Today we’re taking a food vacation, a.k.a. a 3-stop culinary tour! First up is the 20th Annual Red, White & Blueberry Festival , June 7th, in Ocean Springs with Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director of Tourism, Marketing, & Events, Cynthia Sutton… Then we’re celebrating 601 JXN Day around the capital city, May 31st & June 1st with Visit Jxn  Destination Development...

If you’ve heard the show before, you know the Next Stop gang is all about music! And today’s show will definitely deliver with three stops! First up is Jazz in the Pass 25' , happening May 25th in Pass Christian, then it’s a blast from the past as Germaine Flood sits down 1-on-1 with the legendary Jack Hues of Wang Chung , to talk about their upcoming shows during the "I Want My 80s Tour" with hea...

Today it's all about music, pirates (arr, Matey!), and more music! First up, we're dropping verses at the 2025 Mississippi Songwriters Festival , May 16th & 17th, at Grammy Museum MS in Cleveland, then we're celebrating Pirate Day in the Bay's 10th Anniversary , My 16th & 17th in Bay St. Louis, and finally we'll tickle the keys at the 2025 World Championship Old-Time Playing Contest &...

Today, the trip is packed with 2 stops! First up is a stop in Ridgeland to see the Snappy Sync Fireflies 25 ', happening May 15th-18th at The Waller Craft Center , before a final stop in the world-famous city of Clarksdale for this year’s Women In Blues Fest 2025 , happening May 16 & 17 at Shared Experiences HQ ! And of course, we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods! St...

Today we're getting folksy folks! For our first stop, we're heading to the Two Mississippi Museums , May 10th, in Jackson for this year's Mississippi Makers Fest , with Museum Store Manger, Kim Cooper, Artisan, Harold Miller , and country/rock singer and American Idol finalist, Colin Stough , we check out what's happening around your neck of the woods before a third stop for the National Folk Fest...

Today, we're celebrating volunteers and we're off to the races! For our first stop, we're sitting down with Miss Mississippi Volunteer organization's 2025 title holder, Lauryl Joyner, then we're off to the races at the 3rd Annual Starkville Derby , with Director Alden Thornhill, and we'll finish it off at the Friends of the USA IBC Kentucky Derby Day Party with Executive Director, Mona Nichols. We...

Today, we're celebrating nothing but music with three stops! First up is Opera Mississippi as they present: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s "THE MAGIC FLUTE," happening April 26th in Clinton, then it’s stop in Natchez with blues Musician, Vasti Jackson at the Natchez Festival of Music ’s: BB, King of the Mississippi Blues concert, April 26th, before a final stop at Martin’s Downtown in Jackson to catch...

Today we’re live from the 22nd Annual Juke Joint Festival in Clarkdale! Clarksdale, Mississippi's Juke Joint Festival is half blues fest, half small-town fair & all about the Delta with a dozen day stages, 20+ night venues, 100+ blues acts, racing pigs, & more! We're kicking back with Visit Clarksdale 's, Bubba O'Keefe, Team Ghost Riders' (aka monkeys riding dogs herding sheep) animal whis...

Today we’re hitting the ground running with four stops! First up is the Mississippi Film Society 's Stranger Than Fiction Film Festival , April 10th through the 13th at the Capri Theatre & Fondren Yard in Jackson with Exec. Dir., Ryan Parker, next it’s a stop in Oxford for the Mississippi Antique Showcase , May 2nd and 3rd at the Inn at Ole Miss with Exec. Dir. Angela Ferraez and Rep. Lisa Lan...

Today we have a special announcement coming from Holi Mela – Festival of Colors 2025 , then it’s a stop in Jackson to honor Mississippi Changemakers at Visionaries, presented by Women’s Foundation of MS , happening tonight, we’ll also celebrate my birthday & MPB Think Radio MAB Award wins, plus, we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop in Starkville, A...

Today is Next Stop Festival Day! Hey, hey, the Blues is all GREEN... at this year’s Hal's St. Paddy's Day Parade & Festival , happening March 22nd, and in with us to jump-start the celebration is Parade Grand Marshal, and legendary blues musician, Jesse Robison ! Then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final “On The Road” announcement stop in Clarksd...

For our first stop, we’ve got a special announcement, news and more coming from the 82nd National Folk Festival , happening November 7th-9th in Jackson, with NFF Local Festival Manager, Thabi Moyo, then it’s a stop in Biloxi to celebrate the 3rd Annual Irish Malarkey , presented by the Hibernia Irish Society , happening Saturday March 15th, plus we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of...

Today, we’re remembering, delighting and celebrating! For our first stop, we’re checking out "Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers, Photographs by Melody Golding" exhibit, opening at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson March 8th, with Melody Golding and MDAH Director Michael Morris, then we’ll delight in all the fun at this year’s MS Anime Fest , March 8th – 9th at the MS Trade Mart with co...

Today, we’re celebrating the Mardi Gras season, right before Fat Tuesday, around the state! In the building once again is none other than Epic Funk Brass Band on House Band Duty for the entire show and for our first stop, we’ll learn all about our state’s Mardi Gras History at Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum with Executive Director Abreeza Thomas… then we’re off to Meridian for The Gumbo Gal...

Today, we’re celebrating Black History Month once again ! For our first stop, we’re off to Oxford to check out University of Mississippi Music's presentation of the 2025 Black History Month Concert "If Love Fails, Try Nothing Else," happening February 25th at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, then we’re heading to the Gulf Coast for the Statewide Community College Choral Festival , happenin...

Today, we’re pulling Cupid’s arrow for him in this Valentine’s Day themed episode! For our first stop on our love train, we’re headed to Biloxi for Date Night Wheel and more events at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art happening the entire year, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around the lovers neck of the woods, before a final stop at Urban Foxes in Jackson to check out the After Hours Co...

Today, we’re going red, influencing donation and celebrating the first Friday of Black History Month! For our first stop, we’re stopping by the MS Organ Recovery Agency ’s Influencing the Future of Donation: A Black History Month Celebration , February 20th in Jackson, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop at Hattiesburg’s Sixth Street Muse...

Today, it's all about strings! We're hanging out with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to celebrate their 80th birthday and to learn more about them and their slate of events, then we're off to check out what's happening around the world-famous Vitamin String Quartet 's neck of the woods, during their "The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton & Beyond" concert, February 1st at Hattiesburg's His...

Today, it’s going to be a Late Night tonight, with Rita Brent at Duling Hall in Jackson, then we’re off to act like royalty at The Royal Y’all Improv Comedy Show at Pacesetter Gallery in Flowood this Saturday, we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop at Cathead Distillery in Jackson tomorrow as Twurt Chamberlain presents his documentary, "Country, Punk, B...

Today, we're celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! For our first stop, we're heading around the corner to the Two Mississippi Museums for their upcoming " MLK Celebration Free Weekend ," happening 1/18 - 1/21/25, to include the " MLK Night of Culture ," and related events with Museums Director, Michael Morris. Then we'll check out what's happening around your MLK neck of the woods before a fina...