Ocean Springs, MS, Sept. 6: Towering thunderclouds, rain and lighting loomed menacingly last Saturday afternoon, but the show went on with great success for Ocean Springs Live’s grand finale program starring Flow Tribe with Amanda Shaw. Popular radio host Murf Reeves from New Orleans’ WWOZ FM served as the guest VIP Emcee for the day, and he kept everyone up to speed on the music, as the crowd steadily grew from 3:30pm onward. Most concert goers came prepared with umbrellas

Ocean Springs, MS, August 8: Ocean Springs LIVE’s third installment in its free summer concert series held this Saturday August 6 in downtown Ocean Spring’s Rosetti Park saw a bustling park full of enthusiastic music lovers celebrating summer, community and the love of Blues music on International Blues Music Day. The event proved once again that Ocean Springs, MS has become Mississippi’s Live Music Capital. The convergence of vendors, community partners and an exuberant cro

Did you know that besides being one of the country's most stellar up and coming Blues artists, Jamell Richardson has also thrown his hat into the acting arena in a major motion picture?That's right! He had an important role playing James Brown's legendary guitarist Jimmy Nolen in last year's James Brown biopic "Get on Up" which was largely filmed in Mississippi under the guidance of Mick Jagger and Dan Aykroyd. Check him out here talking about his role in the film and how it

Congrats to Blackwater Brass for being named by the Sun Herald newspaper as #1 in the "People's Choice Award for Favorite Local Musician(s)." Ocean Springs LIVE couldn't be any happier, especially since BWB have been doing such a stellar job all summer as our house band opening for all headliner acts. With each show, the buzz about these boys has been building as they reach newer, larger audiences of appreciative fans. Catch them again for the upcoming Blues spectacular show

Recently the Mississippi Museum of Art's "Mapping A Modern Mississippi" project came to Ocean Springs to recognize and document the innovative work of some community trailblazers. We are so very proud of Ocean Springs Founder Vicki Applewhite for being recognized along with two other Ocean Springs community innovators, Kait Sukiennik and Jessie Zenor! More details from the Sun Herald below: "Anik Kurkjian, MMOA’s creative director, and her partner, Julian Rankin, take a van

Brother and sister of one of the most famous Southern Rock families of all time will thrill the crowds during the July 2nd Ocean Springs LIVE performance with some of the most legendary players of all music history including Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Swamper Jimmy Johnson who has been named as one of the most important studio session guitarists and producers of all time. Together, Donna and Jimmy co-founded, with their brother Jack Hall, the world-famous band, "Wet Willie

Mosey on over to Boots & Spurs following Ocean Springs LIVE on July 2nd. Innerchanges will be performing into the night as part of the official Ocean Springs Live AFTER DARK music series downtown! This is one of the most spacious venues in town, so you should have plenty of room to spread out and sink in your spurs for a great night full of music! It's just a short boot scoot on over from Ocean Springs LIVE in Rosetti Park which will be wrapping up by 8pm. Yee Haw!! #OSLive

Looking for a relaxed but elegant venue to celebrate Ocean Springs Live AFTER DARK on July 2nd? In the heart of Ocean Springs at the corner of Washington and Government, come visit The Office. Charlie Stewart will be performing from 9pm - 1am! It's just a 2 minute walk over from Rosetti Park, where Ocean Springs LIVE will wrap up approx. 8pm, giving you plenty of time to grab a great seat and get relaxed just before Charlie hits the stage! Find out more here: https://www.fac

Located in the heart of Ocean Springs at 1210 Government Street, this "grocery" serves up great drinks and food (grill, Southern and Sandwich Shop) and provides a laid back, open space to casually enjoy good times. For July 2nd, as an official venue of OSLive AFTER Dark, the Grocery will be hosting music well into the night with UGLY brass band! Come catch them after the OSLive Free summer concert series at Rosetti Park has wrapped up as the sun goes down! UGLY is a Funk Ro

Mosaic Restaurant & Bar and The Beer House (immediately adjacent) are wonderful places with a relaxed, cozy setting to enjoy great music either indoors or on the spacious and breezy patio. Whether it's a top notch mixed cocktail you crave or a great craft brew on tap with an amazing burger to write home about, this is the corner to congregate, located at 1010 Government St. On July 2nd after OSLive concludes an OSLive AFTER DARK cranks into action, you can catch the fabulous