Just got in word from the BancorpSouth Arena: the Jaheim/Monica show, scheduled for Sept. 19, has been cancelled. 

I don’t know much else, and I will be out the next few days, but when I get more info I’ll update…

The Like

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Happy end of August!

What are you rocking out to?

My emusic credits rolled over recently, and I blew them all on chick music – mostly riot grrrrl music.

I’ve been listening to a ton of Sleater-Kinney lately, so I decided to get some old school riot grrrrl records. I downloaded “Pottymouth” by Bratmobile and “Calculated” by Heavens to Betsy. Talk about essential music. I love both of these albums.

For something new, I downloaded “Release Me” by The Like. This band is a throwback to the 60s girl groups – except the band members play their own instruments, and their lyrics are much more biting (you have to love a song called “Wishing He was Dead”). This is such a fun record. I love it!

What are you listening to?

Jane Lynch with her Emmy/AP

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Last night marked the 2010 Emmy Awards, with honors going to shows like “Mad Men” and “Modern Family” and actors like Jane Lynch (pictured) and Jim Parsons. (click here for a complete list of winners)

Did you watch?

Do you care?

I didn’t tune in. In fact, I rarely watch any awards shows anymore. The only one I really try to watch is the Oscars, maybe the Grammys, if I’m feeling so inclined. If I hear something outrageous happened on an MTV awards show, I’ll try to catch it in a rerun.

I’m curious, does anyone really watch or care about awards? 

If a TV show, movie, album, wins a big award, does that make you want to watch it or listen to it? 

As I said, I usually just watch the Oscars, and sometimes that’s all that makes me want to see a movie, is the fact that it won an Oscar. A prime example is “The Hurt Locker.” It doesn’t seem like my kind of movie, but it won big at the Oscars this year, so maybe I should see it…right?

I can’t say I do that with any other awards show. I know I like “Glee,” and I don’t need the show to win an Emmy to tell me I should watch it. Conversely, I’ve loved many shows, like “Supernatural,” that are always overlooked by awards shows, so I could care less if it ever gets any major awards.

I don’t really follow the Grammys for my listening cues, either. I like what I like. Grammys just don’t seem to matter anymore, to me at least.

So, tell me, what’s your relationship with awards shows?

From the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association:

Tupelo, Miss.—The third Down On Main Concert Series scheduled for September 9th at Fairpark in Downtown Tupelo has a new musical act, Rebirth Brass Band from New Orleans. Due to scheduling conflicts the Dirty Dozen Brass Band will not be able to play in Tupelo on this date.

The Rebirth Brass Band was formed in New Orleans by the infamous Frazier brothers in 1983. They have evolved from playing in the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world.  While upholding the tradition of brass bands, they also incorporate modern music into their show.  Their signature brand of heavy funk has not only won over several generations of music lovers, it has become the soundtrack to an entire city. With a reputation of being the “leader of the pack” in the brass band world, Rebirth is sure to win over the Tupelo crowd as well.

Moon Taxi, an explosive Rock band from Nashville, Tenn., will open for The Rebirth Brass Band at this event.

“Down on Main” is a free summer concert series organized by a group of young Tupelo professionals, partnered with the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association.