Next Stop, Mississippi

Today, Jackson is the stop! Up first, the crew is off to hear Songs & Stories: Celebrating the Oral Traditions of Gospel Music, September 13th at the Two Mississippi Museums, then it's a Launch Party, September 12th for West Fest Open Air Market, before a final check-in with the 83rd National Folk Festival as they gear up for round four of artist announcements! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Songs & Stories, West Fest Open Air Market, National Folk Festival NewsNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m...

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew heads to Clarksdale, to meet up with Mayor Paden to chat about the 9th Annual Red's Old Timers Blues Festival, September 5th, then they're off to Clinton, September 11th, to pay tribute as the Mississippi Chorus presents 9/11: Memorial at First Baptist Church of Jackson, before welcoming the legend, Eddie Cotton, Jr. to celebrate his newest album release, "Bubblegum Lover," dropping September 6th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: NSM – Red's Old Timers Blues Fest, MC Chorus 9/11 Memorial, Eddie Cotton Jr. AlbumNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m...

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the animals are taking over the events, figuratively and physically! First up, we're off to Columbus for Friendly City Book's 3rd Annual Possumtown Book Fest, August 29th, then we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop in Coldwater to jam out for two days at the 76th Annual G.O.A.T. Picnic, featuring Bobby Rush, Friday, August 28th through the 29th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:An Evening With Shelly Fairchild: Live @ Duling HallLATE NIGHT WITH RITA BRENT (8/28)Throwing Pottery on a Wheel: Adult ClassDELTA FEST 2026: Activating Economic Prosperity Across The Deep SouthWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – 3rd Annual Possumtown Book Fest, 76th Annual G.O.A.T. PicnicNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m...

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew checks in with Mississippi Main Street Association about August events happening across the state, then they're off to the Hope Labor Day Classic: Jackson State University versus Edward Waters, September 10th in Jackson before heading to the newest Late Night with Rita Brent featuring Brett Kenyon a.k.a. Papa Mississippi, August 28th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – MS Main Street Assoc., Hope Labor Day Classic & Late Night w/ Rita BrentNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m...

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew jams out with Stevie J "Jamz" Blues, August 29th at Beatty Street Blues in Jackson to celebrate his newest EP release, featuring the hit song, "The Juke Joint," then they're off to Ocean Springs to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art for a full slate of events for the month, including August 22nd's "Thacker Mountain Radio LIVE," plus they'll also check out what's happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Summer of SoursMississippi India DayLil Wayne: 20 Years of Carter ClassicsWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Stevie J "Jamz" Blues & Walter Anderson Museum of ArtNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m...

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew heads to The MAX in Meridian, with CEO Penny Kemp, to learn who has received the honor of being named to the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment's Hall of Fame 2026-2027 Class, and they'll also check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop in Jackson to jam out with Epic Funk Brass Band LIVE at Last Call Sports Bar & Grill, August 8th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Family Day at Stax MuseumCelebrate Bobby Rush at the Capri TheaterMississippi Made Gallery Talk: Stennis Space CenterWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – The MAX Hall of Fame 26'-27' Class & Epic Funk Brass Band LIVENext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m...

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, we're heading to the Ellis Theater in Philadelphia, August 9th, for Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives x Molly Tuttle Trio concert, then it's artist-lineup breaking news coming from the 83rd National Folk Festival, happening November 13th - 15th in Jackson, plus, we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Summer Art Soiree: Hotter Than July! Ron Lindsey Exhibition at Wolfe StudioLate Night with Rita Brent (LIVE @ Jackson Convention Complex Theatre)Jackson Premiere of Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite StoryWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives & National Folk Fest: July UpdatesNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m...

Today's show is all about the Jackson Music Awards Week 2026! We're gearing up for their slate of events with a car full! We chat with JMA Founder, Jesse Thompson about the organization's 52 year history, then we jam out with, and learn more about, JMA performers, Grammy award winner, Dexter Allen, trail ride viral sensation, Jake Carter, and multi-award-winning blues-rock artist, Chad Wesley! Plus, we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Celebrate Bobby Rush at the Capri TheaterLINDSEY STIRLING - DUALITY UNTAMED TOURMississippi Sports & Outdoors ShowGulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz FestivalBurnside Exploration 2: Cedric Burnside & Gary Burnside @ Martin's DowntownWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Jackson Music Awards Week & What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods