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Celebrating Jim Dickinson’s Beale Street Saturday Night With Sons Of Mudboy at Shangri-La Records

John Shaw April 20, 2015 April 20, 2015

The late Jim Dickinson was passionate about Memphis’ Beale Street. He carried on a running feud in song with the Memphis Housing Authority and Memphis’ …

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Record Store Day in Memphis

John Shaw April 20, 2015 April 20, 2015

Record Store Day is a worldwide holiday held in April to call attention to an endangered species, the neighborhood record store. Record companies release all …

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An All-Star Gala of Hill Country Blues at Leo Bud Welch’s Album Release Party

John Shaw April 13, 2015 April 13, 2015

Perhaps Easter doesn’t bring thoughts of blues to many people, but this Easter evening was the occasion for an amazing event at Foxfire Ranch celebrating …

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Album Review: James & The Ultrasounds “Bad To Be Here” @MADJACKRecords @ultrasound_901

John Shaw February 9, 2015 February 9, 2015

Madjack Records is a Memphis label known for releasing first-rate indie material, so when I saw that they were releasing a new album by James …

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The Ghost Town Blues Band Celebrating the Release of “Hard Road To Hoe” at the Rum Boogie Cafe

John Shaw February 8, 2015 February 8, 2015

The Ghost Town Blues Band is a group of young Memphians that first garnered a lot of attention during the International Blues Challenge a couple …

New Ghost Town Blues Band Single “Seventeen” From The Upcoming Album “Hard Road To Hoe”

John Shaw February 3, 2015 February 8, 2015

Memphis’ own Ghost Town Blues Band plays far more than blues, and at the January 22nd release party for their new self-produced album “Hard Road To Hoe” at the Rum Boogie Cafe, they unveiled the single “Seventeen”, an absolute jewel of a soulful rock ballad, reminiscent of New Orleans band The Radiators. Purchase the album on iTunes here

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An All-Star Memphis Turn-Out and Turn-Up for Frayser Boy's New Album @FrayserBoy @Lil_Wyte @PhixieousEnt @Selectohits @Miscdaboss @DJBay

John Shaw November 11, 2014 November 11, 2014

Wednesday night is not usually a big entertainment night in Memphis, but on October 29, many of Memphis’ best industry figures came together at Purple …

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Jairus Daigle and His Band Live at Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club @sljcnola @CuttingEdgeNOLA

John Shaw August 31, 2014 August 31, 2014

My first stop was at the jazz showcase of Cutting Edge NOLA, which was going on at Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club on North Claiborne Avenue, …

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Music Business and New Music in New Orleans at @CuttingEdgeNOLA

John Shaw August 31, 2014 August 31, 2014

For 22 years, the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference has been going on in New Orleans, giving new artists and musicians an opportunity to showcase …

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Dual Drive Celebrating The Memphis Music Legacy at @SpinStreetMusic

John Shaw July 8, 2014 December 9, 2018

Memphis guitarist Garry Goin is a fairly well-known figure in the local music scene, who often appears at Memphis Grizzlies games at Fed Ex Forum, …