Playlist: Summer 2016
It's finally summer, and what better way to get you in the mood to soak up the sun than with the perfect set of songs from our music-lovin' writer Olivia Skelton? Check out this twenty-tune playlist created just for Jackson, also available for listening on Spotify.
"King of the World" - Weezer
"Backstroke" - Cayucus
"Summertime" - My Chemical Romance
"OBLIVIUS" - The Strokes
"All My People" - Kindred The Family Soul
"Ride" - twenty one pilots
"Moon Crystal" - M83
"Holiday" - Albert Hammond, Jr.
"Traveller" - Chris Stapleton
"Behind That Locked Door" - George Harrison
"Salad Days" - Mac Demarco
"Best Of Me" - Yuna
"Work Song" - Hozier
"Love Out Of Lust" - Lykke Li
"Tenderness" - General Public
"Bored To Death" - blink-182
"Feels Like Summer" - Panama Wedding
"West Coast" - Lana Del Rey
"We've Got A Good Thing Going" - Michael Jackson
"Sweet Surrender" - Bread
Olivia Skelton is the danger. She is also a writer, music aficionado, barista, and Union University graduate based in Jackson.
Header image by Katie Howerton.
There’s something inherently special about a concert in someone’s yard. It’s personal because you’re visiting a person’s home, and yet it’s public because the music is for anyone to hear. Music sounds so free outside—there’s no high ceilings to provide good acoustics, just the blue sky above. The concert venue isn’t a building; it’s a neighbor’s porch or a friend’s front lawn. As the summer sun begins to set behind the vibrant green treetops, a cool breeze gives the concert attendees some relief, and the band plays a brand new song for the first time. This is Porchfest.
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It’s time for another Valentine’s Day, and whether you’re excited to celebrate or planning to treat it as just another day, this playlist will have you singing along. Let’s give our local artists a round of applause and enjoy their romantic (or anti-romantic) songs this Valentine’s.
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It's finally summer, and what better way to get you in the mood to soak up the sun than with the perfect set of songs from our music-lovin' writer Olivia Skelton? Check out this twenty-tune playlist created just for Jackson, also available for listening on Spotify.
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