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The Sonic Boom revs up the home crowd during the Jackson State NCAA college football game against Grambling in Jackson in this file photo from Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.
Jackson State's Sonic Boom of the South marching band has teamed up with the Florida A&M Marching 100 for a Pepsi commercial. The 60-second spot will air during the SWAC Championship game on ...
Jackson State's Sonic Boom of the South performs at halftime during JSU's homecoming game against Alabama State at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021.
The National Folk Festival, which kicks off its three-year Jackson residency in November 2025, has announced the third round of artists, with Jackson State University's Sonic Boom of the South ...
Sonic Boom of the South: HBCU marching band, Jackson, Mississippi Tres en Punto: trío romantíco The six new additions join these previously announced artists: ...
Jackson is the first city in Mississippi to serve as a host city and will hold the National Folk Festival from 2025 to 2027. The capital city was chosen out of 42 competing cities nationwide for ...