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Jim Beaugez

Jim Beaugez writes about music and culture from his native Mississippi. He has contributed to Garden & Gun since 2021 and has also written for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian, Oxford American, and Outside.

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Travel

How the “Land of 1,000 Waterfalls” transforms into a winter emerald oasis

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Music

On the latest installment of her Lu’s Jukebox series, out today, the three-time Grammy winner brings her signature touch to her favorite Fab Four tunes

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Music

Exclusive: Stream new recordings “Mockingbird” and “Good Hearted Woman” today, from Etheridge’s forthcoming album, Good Family

Singer Woody Platt performing.

Hurricane Helene

Eric Church, James Taylor, Billy Strings, Lori McKenna, Amanda Shires, and more

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Music

I’m Glad About It, compiled by the Louisville Story Program, includes eighty-three groundbreaking songs from the heyday of the city’s extraordinary gospel scene

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Arts & Culture

The music historian, podcaster, and author dives into the story of George Jones and Tammy Wynette and surfaces to correct the record on country music

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MUSIC

Fresh off his latest tour with the Rolling Stones, the legendary keys player talks some of his biggest musical moments—and reveals Nick Saban’s post-game song of choice

Music

The new “Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert” features Mississippi Fred McDowell, Ed Young, and other unsung artists who paved the way for folk musicians like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez

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Music

The Futurebirds sideman takes center stage with help from members of My Morning Jacket and Drive-By Truckers

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Music

The hit songwriter for Craig Morgan and Hootie & the Blowfish breaches the surface with Cowboy Things, his solo debut

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Music

Katie Crutchfield talks literary influences on her new record, Tigers Blood, out now

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Food & Drink

Step aside New York and Chicago: Biloxi, Mississippi, has a secret pizza ingredient that’s ready for the spotlight

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Travel

At long last, visitors can once again catch a show and stay in the renovated boutique hotel at the historic Central City spot

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Arts & Culture

The legendary North Mississippi nightclub roars back to life, in miniature

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Music

Jason Isbell, Zach Bryan, Lucinda WIlliams, and more made our top ten listens of 2023

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Music

The Grammy-winning producer Jennings helps Emerson tap into his rock-and-roll spirit on his new album, The Golden Crystal Kingdom

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Music

A fresh face on the roots-country scene, the East Tennessee troubadour pines for home on his new single—and its accompanying video shows us why

Travel

Explore the Bluff City’s music scene at clubs and theaters away from the glitz and neon

Music

The Floyd, Virginia, native gets real about her past on her sophomore album, Psychopath

Music

Listen to the track from the rising blues artist’s forthcoming sophomore album, The Fatalist