Oxford Town: Double Decker 2010
SPECIAL EDITION — It’s that time again! Get the scoop on all the events planned for this weekend’s 15th Annual Double Decker Arts Festival in this week’s edition of Oxford Town. Headliner Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are still slated to perform Saturday night. Between now and then, we’ll keep you updated on any changes to festival plans due to the threat of bad weather.
Double Decker: Prepare to party
The Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau has released its full music lineup for the 15th annual Double Decker Arts Festival on April 24. Along with headliners Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, music acts will include: the Felice Brothers, Jimbo Mathus, Mayhem String Band, Those Darlin’s, Young Buffalo, Captain Midnight, Group Fantasma, Cornmeal, Wiley and the Checkmates, My Name is John Michael, A.A. Bondy, American Aquarium and Machine Gun Kelley & the G-Men. For more details on music, food, art and other plans, visit the festival’s newly redesigned web site. (February 26, 2010, Page 1A)
Sinclair, Kimbrough, Mathus – Two Stick, Saturday, Feb. 27
John Sinclair, David Kimbrough and Jimbo Mathus join forces this Saturday night at Two Stick for a full night of poetry, blues and smoking-hot Americana … something for everyone.
(February 25, 2010, Page 7)
Parrish and friends reach deep for Haiti
OXFORD TOWN – Parrish Baker is hosting a Haiti benefit concert on Saturday at his bar, Parrish’s, just off the Oxford Square. (February 18, 2010, Page 7)
Festival lineup in place
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings will headline the 2010 Double Decker Arts Festival on April 24. Other bands in the lineup include Jimbo Mathus, Those Darlins, Wiley and the Checkmates, American Aquarium, The Felice Brothers and Groupo Fantasma. Additional performers, including more local acts, will be announced once contracts are signed. (January 20, 2010, Page 1)
