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Stopping By Snackbar
We had an opportunity – last night – to drop by recently opened Snackbar, John Currence’s newest entrance into the Oxford restaurant scene. Described as “French brasserie fare and the foods of the American South”, it’s also home to Oxford’s only raw bar, serving (among other things) a Currence favorite – Apalachacola Bay oysters. The space is interestingly separated into two distinct levels, the lower providing table seating and raw bar, and upper featuring full bar, a communal table, and several...
read moreLooking Forward to Double Decker 2009
My absolute favorite time to be on the square in Oxford, Mississippi is coming up. Double Decker Arts Festival is just around the corner on April 25. To me, Double Decker means old friends fly in to spend some time on the square and in their favorite local bars for the day. For my friends and I, this usually consists of congregating at Murff’s for most of the early afternoon. After we have worn our welcome out there, we head out onto the square to look at arts and crafts and listen to some tunes. Since “real” drinks are not supposed...
read moreVentress Hall at Ole Miss [OTM]
Oxford Time Machine (aka. OTM) highlights ‘then-and-now’ photos of the surrounding community. It’s a hobby project of ours :...
read moreHappy Birthday OxfordMississippi.com
April 8th, one year ago, our little site was born. 106 posts later and over 13,500 visitors logged. But you. Most importantly, you. Thanks. Thanks for visiting, and reading. We’d like to think this site is an ever evolving work in progress. From prose, to art, to photography, to video – to anything. In some ways, I think we’re channeling Bill Ferris, documenting Oxford, for everyone today, and tomorrow. We’ve got lots of other neat projects brewing as well – RowanOak.com being one (it’ll mainly serve as a...
read moreThe Lyric After a Concert [PIC]
From time to time, we like sharing pictures and/or art from around the Oxford area. This is one of those times : )
read moreThe Inn at Ole Miss (aka. The Alumni House)
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, having never stayed there. Sure, the Alumni House (its original name) was around during my college days, but it never quite registered as an actual place to recommend visitors. And being called The Alumni House added to my early confusion (were alumni only allowed to stay there?) The original exterior (seen here) added to my hesitations. It reeked of a dormitory setting, and although it had no shared bathrooms, worn-out beds, or stanky rooms, it’s appearance led me to believe otherwise. What a...
read moreNeilson's on the Square [OTM]
Oxford Time Machine (aka. OTM) highlights ‘then-and-now’ photos of the surrounding community. It’s a hobby project of ours : ) The following (original) OTM photos were taken by Jack E. Boucher, Chief Photographer of the Historic American Buildings Survey which serves under the National Park Service. His featured photos here were taken in 1975 during his visit to...
read moreRecap: Andrew Bird + Heartless Bastards [PICS + VID + AUDIO]
Some pics, audio, and video from the show this past Monday, March 23 2009.. enjoy! Heartless Bastards Live at The Lyric 3/23/2009: Pics: Live Audio: [audio:http://oxfordmississippi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/20090323-211653.mp3] [audio:http://oxfordmississippi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/20090323-212212.mp3] Andrew Bird Live at The Lyric 3/23/2009: Pics: Live Audio: [audio:http://oxfordmississippi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/20090323-223249.mp3] Live Video: you can even hear ole Morty laughing and yelling on the vid clip…...
read moreNeilson's & the Square [panoramic PIC]
click to enlarge From time to time, we like sharing pictures and/or art from around the Oxford area. This is one of those times : )
read moreHeartless Bastards & Andrew Bird
As far as concerts go, solid double-billing shows are hard to come by these days. My best last was ‘The Strokes’ / ‘White Stripes’ up in NYC at Carnegie Hall… and lawdy, it was good. Coming this Monday 3/23/09 at The Lyric, I feel we’ve got one worthy of a loud shout-out. Heartless Bastards & Andrew Bird. A yen and yang show. Rough, stripped down, gritty, melodic blues from Heartless; and concise, precise, whistle-stomping alt-rock from Andrew. Great stuff. For most concerts, you grab a late bite to eat...
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