Ellington

Mark your calendar now for Thursday, Dec. 2 for the Hal & Mal's Operation Shoestring Benefit Concert. From 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. your $15 donation to Operation Shoestring gets you in to see Bobby Rush, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimbo Mathus (of Squirrel Nut Zippers), Cary Hudson, Delta Mountain Boys, Buffalo Nickel, Neilson Hubbard, Living Better Electrically, Eric Stracener and Garvis, Scott Albert Johnson, Laurel Isbister, Omega Hart, Kool Filter Kings. With that kind of eclectic juke line-up of area favorites, there truly is something for everyone, and you'll be getting it on for charity, so you can tie one on, or off, and feel good about it.

If you or someone you know is in a band, remember to submit your stats on our permanent musicblog at www.jacksonfreepress.com/music so everyone can read about you and try out your website before they go out. You can also catch up on all our past local and national CD reviews while you're there.

Herman Snell