CATS PURRING "J-TAPE" MIX BY SAMO ON PORCH OF THE MYSTICS

Our friends at PORCH OF THE MYSTICS are hosting a free mix by our friend and collaborator SAMO. They describe the mix (which includes tracks from Mississippians FLIGHT and DEAD GAZE) as "filled with lo-fi jams, hazy memories, haunting reverb, and plenty of fuzz."

After that mix has left you trembling and aching for more, The Porch is also offering yet another track from DEAD GAZE'S forthcoming album "End of Days, Why Not You."

Enjoy!

KITTY SNACKS KEGGER #2 TUES 9/29

The cute dudes over at KITTY SNACKS have announced a party celebrating the release of the literary zine's second issue. On Tuesday 9/29/09, Southside Gallery in Oxford will host readings, short films, some sort of raffle, and of course booze. The $10 admission price gets you a (highly ltd ed) copy of KITTY SNACKS, along with a raffle ticket and FREE alcoholic beverages! Party starts at 8 pm sharp and ends at 10 pm.

The afterparty goes down at AJAX DINER, where country-schmaltz deconstructionists COWBOY MALONEY'S ELECTRIC CITY will provide some tunes. This band features K.S. co-editor Michael Bible, local troubadour Dent May, and former Colour Revolt bassist Patrick Addison among others.

If you aren't in the North Mississippi area, you can still order a copy of the magazine at the KITTY SNACKS BLOG. Limited to 250 copies, issue #2 features writings by Mary Miller, John Brandon and Leni Zumas; interviews with filmmakers Ross McElwee (!) and Matthew Robison; and amazing cover art by Len Clark.

DAVILA 666 + BASS DRUM OF DEATH @ BLIND PIG THURS 9/24

Excellent free show going down in Oxford in just a couple of days. Puerto Rican rock n roll band DAVILA 666 have released records on choice labels like Hozac, Douchemaster, and In The Red, who put out their self-titled LP last year. Needless to say, it slays.

"...one of the best things to emerge out of Puerto Rico since those flags that everyone seems to love wave out of their car windows so much." - Victim of Time

They'll be joined by Oxford/Cats Purring faves BASS DRUM OF DEATH whose "Stain Stick Skin" 7" on FAT POSSUM exploded heads last year on a global level. Check out their beautiful new track, "Spare Room," on their Myspace page.

The show is Thursday 9/26 at Blind Pig in Oxford, MS. Bring donation $$ for the bands plz. Starts at 10.

DENT MAY special solo set @ RED STAR SATURDAY 9/26

Hey Oxford,

Dent May plays a rare solo set this Saturday night at Red Star Bar (small room of The Lyric) in celebration of his return from a lengthy European tour. Expect some ukulele favorites from his debut album on Paw Tracks in addition to some country jams from his newly reformed side project Cowboy Maloney's Electric City, new songs, and hopefully some covers.

This is the night before Ole Miss "bid day," so come take advantage of the refreshing lack of Greek presence on the square (no offense to the frats).

Show starts at 10 pm and is $5 at the door.

See y'all there!

"WRITER COMES TO TOWN," A SERIALIZED SHORT STORY BY OXFORD WRITERS

Oxford, Mississippi's somewhat legendary SQUARE BOOKS recently celebrated its 30th anniversary w/ a champagne toast, a short film on the store's history by Joe York, and a serialized short story written and read by 18 local writers. Truth be told, those unfamiliar with Oxford and Square Books might not find much of interest in the inside-jokey, ultra self-referential "Writer Comes To Town," but contributions by Tom Franklin, Jack Pendarvis (who's got a hilarious new regular column in THE BELIEVER), and especially our hero Barry Hannah, make the project a worthwhile read.

Here's Barry Hannah's short but sweet contribution (12th in the series of 18 brief chapters) in complete:

"Farewell town of towns, and to all of us who loved the other so long one of you became ugly and nobody dared mention it. I note in the bookstore window Bill Eggleston's Paris album. My envy.

Never wanted to write at all but rather to get borne place to place on a raft of kind dogs, saying the unsayable always at least half drunk like Bill. When you got a gem your sober secretary would leap to it."

P.S. Don't miss the Square Books 30th anniversary t-shirt designed by WILL BRYANT (designer of first Kitty Snacks issue, Dent May's debut album, etc):

RETURN OF AIRSHIPS 9/19 AT THE LYRIC OXFORD

Oxford's favorite boozed up psychy dance party AIRSHIPS returns to The Lyric September 19th! (That's the nite after Ole Miss's first home game.) David and Dent will be serving up a steaming hot platter of cosmic disco, 90s pop, dirty south rap, 60s psych/garage, spaced out r&b and everything in between to celebrate dem rebelz victory.

So pop some peezys and bring 20 friends in a glossed out white stretch hummer limo. Cya there!

On the horizon:
Dent May solo set 9/26 @ Red Star
Wavves + Ganglians 10/6 @ Proud Larrys

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