I must admit, I did not know Unknown Hinson until today, and now I believe we all should get to know him better. This undead country & western legend has chosen Dave's Darkhorse as the start of a new string of tour dates and he will be here with his band on Thursday, Nov. 19.

Here is a taste of what is to come...

Check out the article in the reflector:
Undead 'King of Country' Hinson to bring Dave's Dark Horse to life by David Breland, Reflector 11/17/09

For more, visit unknowhinson.com and come on out to Dave's on Thursday!

The 3rd Annual Johnny Cash Flower Pickin' Festival kicks off this Friday evening with a screening of the new documentary Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison at Grumpy's where you can enjoy a Starkville City Jail Burger under the stars with live music from Southern Sounds and Poacher. The music continues all day Saturday on the various stages at Rick's Café. You can see the entire schedule at pardonjohnnycash.com, but what I want to tell you about is where it will all wrap up...

New to the festival this year is the Sunday Redemption Brunch hosted by Barrister's featuring live music from Starkville's own Nash Street! $15 per person gets you a fantastic brunch menu by Chef Ty Thames including tea, coffee, bloody marys or mimosa, and a great big heaping portion of redemption. Get it while it's hot!

I know it's a scary thing, but it's time to put down the Guitar Hero and get out there to see the real thing. Local promoters have filled the fall calendar with some great live music to rock-and-roll your cares away. Here's a sampling of some of the bigger shows. Check out the StarkvilleEATS Eventlist for more, and if you know of something we missed drop us a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Aug. 27 Ingram Hill at Rick's

 I don't know if they will play this one at Rick's, but I couldn't resist posting it here.

Oct. 1 Cowboy Mouth at the State Theatre

Cowboy Mouth is New Orleans rock n' roll. Annually presenting roughly 200 shows per year, releasing nearly a dozen records, and featured on TV shows and radio stations everywhere, Cowboy Mouth has been seen and heard by millions of fans worldwide. For more than 15 years, the members of Cowboy Mouth have preached and shouted at the top of their lungs the joys of being alive and the joys of being in and from New Orleans, sharing a slice of Mardi Gras heaven with fans around the world. As frontman Fred LeBlanc has said,"If The Neville Brothers and The Clash had a baby, it would be Cowboy Mouth."

Oct. 17-19 Johnny Cash Flower Pickin' Festival

Oh, it is on. The details are coming together right this very moment. We are planning events at several venues around town including some great live music, a songwriting workshop, tours of the "Starkville City Jail" and other legendary Johnny Cash hot spots, and of course, a request to the city of Starkville for the pardon of Johnny Cash for one more year.

Keep an eye on PardonJohnnyCash.com, Robbie Ward's Starkville City Jail blog, and right here at StarkvilleEATS for the latest details.

Oct. 22 Drive-By Truckers at State Theatre

This is the show I am most excited about. The Truckers tore it up on Main Street a couple years back, and although Jason Isbell will be missed, I bet this will be THE show of the year in Starkville.

Nov. 4 Sister Hazel at Rick's