Thacker Mountain Radio Hour returns to the Graduate Hotel Oxford to welcome one of the true masters of the short story, Jill McCorkle, on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6 pm.
FREE Admission! Come early, bring a pal and enjoy a pre-show refreshment!
Doors: 5:30 – Bar service available – Show: 6 pm
Author: Jill McCorkle (“Old Crimes and Other Stories”) – “… brilliant… Wonderfully rich and emotionally complicated stories.”—Kirkus Reviews
Music: Funky groover Cash’s Juke Joint and indie songwriter Schaefer Llana
Hosts: Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers
Air times:
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 6 pm (CT) WUMS – University of Mississippi
Friday, March 1 – 6 am (CT) WYXR 91.7 FM Memphis, TN
Saturday, March 2 – 3 pm (ET) WUTC 88.1 FM Chattanooga, TN
7pm (CT) Mississippi Public Broadcasting
9pm (CT) Alabama Public Radio
Sunday, March 3
3 pm (ET) WUOT | 91.9 FM, Knoxville
2 pm (MT) KNCE 93.5 | Taos, New Mexico
Jill McCorkle is the author of the story collection Old Crimes (Algonquin); masterful stories that are as complex as novels.
McCorkle is also the author of the New York Times bestselling Life After Life and the widely acclaimed Hieroglyphics.
Old Crimes inludes the story, “Low Tones,” about a woman who uses her hearing impairment as a way to guard herself from her husband’s commentary.
In “Lineman,” a telephone lineman strains to connect to his family even as he feels pushed aside in a digital world.
In “Confessional,” a young couple buys a confessional booth for fun, only to discover the cost of honesty.
Jill McCorkle is the author of seven novels and five collections of short stories. Five of her books have been named New York Times notable books and four of her stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories.
Among her numerous awards and accolades, McCorkle was recently inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.
A premier musician from the storied Macon, GA music scene, Angel “Cash” Ocasio, Jr. is the founder and leader of Cash’s Juke Joint.
Versatile in many genres, Ocasio plays guitar and sings, accompanied by keyboards and percussion.
Cash’s Juke Joint bring a groovy mix of blues, sacred steel, soul, funk, and rock.
Cash’s originals include, Walk With Me and Mr. Easer.
Schaefer Llana is a singer-songwriter currently performing solo shows after extensive national tours with the Jimbo Mathus band.
Her latest singles on Big Legal Mess Records are produced by Mathus and Bruce Watson and include
The Start of Spring, The Great Pretender and It’s Gonna Take Some Time.
Her albums include 49 Ceiling Tiles.
