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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 MEETSART FOODMEETS MUSIC MEETS BUSES PHILLIP WALLER | The Daily Mississippian Local acts hit Van Buren Spring run at Double Oxford celebrates 175th 3Stage 6 Decker 7anniversary 2 04.26.12 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 2 Music DOUBLE DECKER Lineup: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, April 27 Caterpillar Main Stage General Information Square Fair • 7 p.m. Charlie Mars • 8:30 p.m. Deer Tick WHEN Friday and Saturday,10 a.m.-8 p.m. WHEN All day Saturday • 10 p.m. Iron and Wine WHERE The Oxford Square WHERE Parking lot behind the Oxford University Club The concert on Friday is a and the Thompson Building ticketed event and tickets can ADMISSION Free, except the ticketed concert Friday be purchased online in ad- WHAT Face painting, a trackless train, stories, musicians, vance for $13.41 or on show IT ALL STARTS At the Caterpillar North Stage (Tickets crafts and moon bounces day for $18. Required) Sponsored by the Mississippi Arts Commission and the Mississippi Saturday, April 28 Humanities The festival starts at the Caterpillar North Stage on the Square Fri- day with a ticketed concert, featuring Charlie Mars, Deer Tick and Caterpillar Main Stage Iron and Wine. Saturday, an all-day family event, will be filled with Double Decker Road Ride • 10 a.m. Rooster Blues a variety of entertaining activies from strolling through art vendors • 11:30 a.m. Star and Micey and indulging in local food, to taking children to the Square Fair and listening to music. Handicap parking is located behind the Caterpil- WHEN Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. • 1 p.m. C Spire Bright Lights lar North Stage on North Lamar Blvd. WHERE Starts at Whirlpool parking lot Musician, Grace Askew • 2:30 p.m. Jimbo Mathus & WHAT 20-, 40- and 60-mile routes throughout Oxford Tri-State Coalition Shuttle Service To pre-register go to RacesOnLine: https://www.racesonline.com Event day sign-in and registration begins at 7:30 at Whirlpool. • 4 p.m. C Spire Bright Lights WHEN 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Musician, George McConnell and the Nonchalants WHERE From the Oxford Conference Center to City Hall Picnic Area • 5:30 p.m. Patterson Hood COST $5 per adult (round-trip); Children ride free WHERE Parking lot east of the Square on Jackson Avenue •7 p.m. Funky Meters •9 p.m. Mavis Staples The Oxford Downtown Council hosts the Picnic Area features picnic tables decorated by local artists. The Council will pass out free fans and **Ole Miss head football Double Decker Spring Run bottled water in the picnic area. coach Hugh Freeze will be RACE TIMES 10 run/walk – 7:30 a.m. speaking at 3:30 p.m. on the DON’T MISS OUT Silent Auction Saturday Caterpillar Stage! 5K run/walk – 7:45 a.m. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bidding starts at $100. All profits from the auc- Kids Fun Run – 9 a.m. tion will go to the Boys & Girls Club of Oxford. An attendant will be in Oxford American Magazine’s the Picnic Area for those interested in bidding on a table. 20th Anniversary Stage • 11 a.m. Elemovements NEED A RESTROOM? An Ole Miss Hotty Toddy Potty • 12 p.m. Machine Gun Kel- will be on Monroe Avenue behind First National Bank of ley and the G-Men Oxford and Unviersity Sporting Goods on Friday from 5 • 1 p.m. Kenny Brown p.m.-11 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-11 p.m. • 2 p.m. Minor Adjustments MALLORY SIMERVILLE CAIN MADDEN KELSEY DOCKERY EMILY ROLAND • 3 p.m. Rocket 88 lifestyles editor editor-in-chief design editor copy chief Thanks to the City of Oxford, the University of Mississippi and the LAUREN SMITH If you would like to submit work or inform us of upcoming events, • 4 p.m. Young Buffalo managing editor Oxford Convention & Visitors Bureau, and The Oxford Downtown contact us at [email protected] Council. THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI Square Fair Lineup: Gertrude C. 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Welcome & Parade ord ord 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Brenda Pritchett F enter enter 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The University of Mississippi Ricky Burkhead for the Performing Arts 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. C CYo ur Key to Culture Rebecca Jernigan 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. OLHS Best Dressed Pet Contest 1:30 p.m.-2 p.m. Adrian Baron-Robbins ord F FORD 2 p.m.-2:30 p.m. enter Ole Miss Tap Ensemble The University of Mississippi 2:30 p.m.-3 p.m. C CENTER Brenda Pritchett Glenn Miller Orchestra for May the Per 27forming at 3 Arp.m.ts 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Youth Set 3:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Tickets: UM Box Office 662.915.7411 or www.fordcenter.org Dance A Story FORD GERTRUDE CASTELLOW CENTER The Gertrude Castellow Ford Center Ford Center for the Performing Arts for the Performing Arts 3 04.26.12 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 3 Local acts hit Van Buren Stage BY ZACH MITCHELL The band boasts a host of multi- country band featuring Ben Yar- The band’s only Double Decker local bands now, and we can say [email protected] instrumentalists and members of brough, bassist/guitarist/singer show was in 2005, just months af- that it represents Oxford.” Oxford favorites, like Zoogma for Young Buffalo. ter starting the band. Their sound is decidedly roots This year’s Double Decker Arts and the Bill Perry Trio, as well as a Next, at 1 p.m., is living legend “When we first played, we had rock but contains a little bit of Festival will feature a first — Sat- very strange lineup featuring two Kenny Brown, the famed blues just written enough material to everything that makes Mississippi urday’s Van Buren Stage, which is bassists and what amounts to es- slide guitarist whom R.L. Burn- record an album,” said Rosa- music. completely devoted to bands from sentially band musical chairs. side called his adopted son. His mond Posey, rhythm guitarist “Our music is a tip of the hat Oxford, new and old. “(Steven McCain, the band’s music has been featured in the and singer. “We’ve evolved a lot. to the region and the music that’s First up on the impressive line- other bassist) and I have different move Black Snake Moan, and We’ve played with different play- come out of Mississippi,” Jamie up at 11 a.m. is the self-described sorts of styles,” O’Donnell said. he has played with Widespread ers around town and gleaned a lot said. “I love the slogan that’s on “dynamic” funk/jazz band El- “He plays slap bass, really dirty Panic and Jon Spencer Blues Ex- of knowledge and expertise from the billboard when you come into emovements, a recent Oxford and funky. I do more driving, plosion. them.” Mississippi: ‘Welcome to Mis- staple. The band incorporates a groovy stuff.” At 2 p.m. comes The Minor Though the band’s last Double sissippi, birthplace of America’s wide variety of genres, obviously Elemovements is influenced by Adjustments, who just finished up Decker show was long ago, they music.’” including funk and jazz, but also everything from Miles Davis to their residency at Proud Larry’s. don’t feel shunned or excluded Rounding out the stage at 4 rock, salsa, hip-hop, afro-beat and David Byrne to Yes, and it shows Their blend of rock and soul is from the scene and are happy to p.m. is Young Buffalo. The band bluegrass. in their stage show. an Oxford favorite and is sure to be included on the stage for local will bring a different approach to “It’s a great honor,“ bassist and “We like to keep it as diverse as get fingers snapping and toes tap- bands. rock music to the stage, one of singer Barrett O’Donnell said. possible,” Barrett said. “As soon ping. “There’s probably about two lo- percussive clanks and clacks and “Somebody specifically asked as we feel like we’ve played too Rocket 88 plays at 3 p.m. Their cal bands that have played (Dou- alt-guitar crunch. (Fred Dunlap, the band’s drum- many rock songs in a row, we’ll sound is a melting pot of every- ble Decker) each year,” said Jamie As with all the entertainment mer) for ‘the band you play in play something funky.” thing Mississippi — a self-de- Posey, lead guitarist and singer. on Saturday, the Van Buren stage with two bassists.’ We’ve been liv- Up next on the stage at noon scribed “juke joint gospel” that has “There’s so much great music is free. Stop by and check out the ing in Oxford for a while, so it’s a is Machine Gun Kelley and the been a staple of the Oxford music that comes out of this town.