The Rebirth of Jazz on Beale Street at The Blue Note: A Tribute to Emerson Able
Jazz is the forgotten piece of the Memphis music puzzle. People who are familiar with Isaac Hayes, Al Green or Otis Redding have likely never …
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Celebrating the Legacy of Hill Country Blues On Its Biggest Day
Although the Friday night shows had been harassed by storms, no such problem occurred on the Saturday of the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic. In …
Rain But Undampened Spirits As The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic Kicks Off
The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, sponsored annual at Waterford, Mississippi by Sarah and Kenny Brown, is arguably the most important annual event in the …
The Soulful Sounds of Tawanna Campbell at the Afterthought in Little Rock
I was really not familiar with Tawanna Campbell at all, but I was in Little Rock on business, and saw that she was performing at …
Wobbly, Wobbly, C’Mon: A Tribute to Bounce Music In New Orleans’ 6th Ward
Monuments, memorials and murals are common to cities. All cities have histories, and important events and people are often honored with statues, parks, buildings or …
2015 Kickoff Party for On Location: Memphis Film and Music Festival at Phillip Ashley Chocolates @OnLocationMEM
On the last Saturday in January, there was a kickoff party for the new year to call attention to the On Location: Memphis International Film …
Music, Arts and Local Goods at the Broad Avenue Art Walk @BroadAveArts
Not that many years ago, Broad Street (as we called it then) was largely vacant, except for a bar or two and the venerable Broadway …
Heavy Meditation With The Chinese Connection Dub Embassy at River Arts Fest
The final act to appear on the River Arts Fest’s Webster Avenue Stage was Memphis’ only local dub band, the Chinese Connection Dub Embassy, or …
Tyke T Waking Memphis Up With The 4 Soul Band at River Arts Fest @Tyke_T
Tyke T was already an up-and-coming Memphis rapper when the local radio station K-97 proclaimed him the “Next Big Thing” after he won a contest …
A Soulful Independence with Deering and Down at River Arts Fest @deeringanddown
Memphis indie duo Deering and Down wear their Memphis influences on their sleeve. Yet the 13-year-old duo of Lahna Deering and the Rev. Neil Down …