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Martini Room, Regency – JSU Pre-Game w/ DJ 901 & DJ T-Lewis

Hot Shots, Byram – Karaoke 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk – Karaoke

The Med Grill – Eddie Cotton 9 p.m.

Table 100 – David Pigott

Martin’s – Kenny Brown Band

Burgers & Blues – Evans Geno

Duling Hall – An Evening with Caroline Herring

Philip’s on the Rez – Sharp Eleven

Studio 33 – Press Play Band

Kathryn’s – Larry Brewer & Hunter Gibson

Pelican Cove – DoubleShotz

Underground 119 – Grady Champion

Debo’s Lounge – Karaoke 6 p.m.

Reed Pierce – Ghost Town

F. Jones Corner – Amazin Lazy Boi Band

Hal & Mal’s – Southern Komfort Brass Band

Soul Wired Cafe – Smooth Funk Band

Huntington’s Grille – Johnny Barranco

Fitzgerald’s – Johnny Crocker

Olga’s – The Sofa Kings

Pop’s Saloon – Trademark

Union Station – JSU Pre-game Party w/ DJ IE & DJ Unpredictable 9 p.m. $10

ISH Grill & Bar – JSU/Southern Pre-game Party w/ DJ Steve Nice 10 p.m.

Soulshine, Lakeland – The Delta Mountain Boys

Soulshine, Township – Chris Gill

Cherokee Inn – Otis Lotus

Club Magoo’s – One Less Reason

Fenian’s – The Juvenators

Morningbell Records – Rat Kings w/ Heavy Eyes 7 p.m.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.