{"id":123361,"date":"2022-10-05T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=123361"},"modified":"2022-10-05T00:11:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T05:11:44","slug":"oxford-blues-festival-2022-spotlight-lightnin-malcolm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oxford-blues-festival-2022-spotlight-lightnin-malcolm\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Blues Festival 2022 Spotlight: Lightnin\u2019 Malcolm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Lightnin\u2019 Malcolm plays at 6:30 pm on Friday, October 7 with R.L. Boyce<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordbluesfest.com\/tickets\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-OxfordBluesFest-GuideHeader-web-750.jpg?resize=640%2C191\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-OxfordBluesFest-GuideHeader-web-750.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-OxfordBluesFest-GuideHeader-web-750.jpg?resize=300%2C90&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting edge Mississippi bluesman <strong>Lightnin\u2019 Malcolm<\/strong>, a charismatic and energetic guitar slinger with a deep soulful voice, has taken his irresistible dance grooves from juke joint teen years to world stages with mainstream artists such as <strong>Robert Plant, Jimmy Buffett, The Black Keys, Widespread Panic, Lucero<\/strong>, and <strong>Gary Clark Jr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malcolm learned directly from blues masters touring with <strong>R.L. Burnside<\/strong>, <strong>T Model Ford, Big Jack Johnson, <\/strong>and<strong> Robert Belfour,<\/strong> developing a uniquely funky and hypnotic bass\/rhythm\/lead simultaneous \u201cfull band\u201d guitar sound, as a one-man-band with foot drums, or a power duo with drummer (notably <strong>Cedric Burnside<\/strong>). In 2009 Malcolm won the <strong>Blues Music Award for Emerging Artist<\/strong>. He\u2019s released a string of critically acclaimed albums for Mississippi Indie label <strong>ShakeDown Records<\/strong> while playing 1,000s of live shows worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lightnin\u2019 Malcolm\u2019s 2021 studio release <strong><em>Turnt Up On Loud<\/em><\/strong>, features 11 original songs, his most focused and adventurous album yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h-vgo0_zaug\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MffTc6UnkD4?start=16\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NCZofPegiFw?start=16\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rYI8JEKojuM?start=50\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LightninMalcolm-750.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LightninMalcolm-750.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LightninMalcolm-750.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LightninMalcolm-750.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lightnin\u2019 Malcolm plays at 6:30 pm on Friday, October 7 with R.L. 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