The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour will perform its show in Taylor, Mississippi, this week, Thursday, March 13 at 6 pm. The venue will be Wonderbird Spirits Distillery at 618 County Road 303 (aka Old Taylor Road). Admission is free and the public is invited. Plenty of free parking available. Doors will open at 5:30 and refreshments will be sold.
Performers for the Taylor show will include bestselling author, Sanjena Sathian (Goddess Complex), blues dynamos Heartbreak Hill and Memphis guitarist/songwriter Lina Beach. Hosts of the show are Jim Dees with house band, Paul Tate & The Yalobushwhackers. Due to spring break, there will be no live broadcast.
Sanjeana Sathian’s novel, Goddess Complex, is a biting examination of millennial adulthood, self-care influencers, optimization cults, internet mommy gurus, egg freezing, and much more.
In a glowing review last week, The New York Times wrote, “Haunting and hilarious, Goddess Complex is at once a satire, a Gothic tale, a novel of ideas, a character study. Like any individual life, the book bristles with possibilities.”
Square Books will be on hand with a table of Sanjena’s books for sale and signing. Sathian is co-adapting her previous novel, the bestselling Gold Diggers, as a film for Mindy Kaling’s production company, Kaling International.
Lina Beach is a Colombian American singer, guitarist, and songwriter from Franklin, Tennessee, now based in Memphis. After graduating from Rhodes College, Lina became an intern at Royal Studios (Al Green, Bobby “Blue” Bland) with producer, Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell. She has now become the newest member of the legendary Hi Rhythm Section and tours the world with them.
Lina is currently at work on her debut solo album, Little Sanities, to be recorded at Royal.
North Carolina’s blues/rockers Nikki and Matt Hill have honed their gritty blues/rock/punk style after years living in musical Mississippi River towns such as St. Louis, New Orleans, and, currently, Memphis. Their releases include Heavy Hearts Hard Fists and Feline Roots.
“Think Tina Turner fronting AC/DC,” says Rolling Stone.
Next Thursday, March 20, at 6 pm, the show returns to the Powerhouse Arts Center in Oxford. Guests will include songwriter, Claire Holley, cigar-box guitar musician Bear Ryan and author Jeff Barry (Go to Hell Ole Miss).
The show’s spring schedule calls for a show in Oxford at 6 pm every Thursday through April 24. All shows are free and open to the public. More information at Thacker Mountain Radio Hour’s website: https://thackermountain.com/
