Andrew Dillon

Andrew Dillon is an artist, performer, and educator born and raised in Jackson, MS, who is passionate about music through social change. Andrew matriculated from Jackson State University with a […]

Brian Blake

Active in music for more than 25 years, Brian Blake is a North Mississippi-based performing songwriter who writes heartfelt and thought-provoking folk, Americana, and roots music. In 2021 he was […]

Holley Rumbarger

Holley Rumbarger was born into this world to play music, but more locationally, she was born in the south. Her roots in music link back to a rusty 1984 Jeep […]

Kessey Monae

Kessey Monae is a Jackson, MS native who has always had a passion for music and the art of dance. As many others, she began singing in her church choir […]

Shannon “Bayou” Williford

Shannon “Bayou” Williford is a veteran of more than 40 years in entertainment and education. He is an award-winning musician and educator. He has played thousands of schools, festivals, clubs, […]

Randy Ferguson

Randy Ferguson has been a Rocking Country Blues Singer-Songwriter for more than four decades. A Mississippi-based guitar player and entertainer with a finger on the pulse of Mississippi music, Randy […]

Mississippi Arts Hour – Rita Brent

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, we will revisit a conversation from November 2020 with the one and only Rita Brent. Listen this Sunday at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. The show is also available on major podcasting platforms.

Mississippi Arts Hour – Will Thompson

This weekend Larry talks with Will Thompson, a jazz musician and college professor based in Hattiesburg. Tune in to hear their conversation this Sunday, April 9, at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. You can also listen on your favorite podcasting app.

Mississippi Arts Hour – Holly Brand

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Lauren speaks with vocalist Holly Brand, from Meridian, Mississippi, who has just wow-ed audiences across the country with her appearance on NBC’s The Voice. Tune in to hear their conversation this Sunday, April 2, at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. You can also listen on your favorite podcasting app.

Mississippi Arts Hour – King Edward Antoine

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Maria talks with King Edward Antoine. King Edward is this year’s Governor’s Arts Award recipient for Excellence in Music. This episode airs this Sunday at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. Can’t listen live? Subscribe to the Mississippi Arts Hour podcast through your favorite podcast app.