3/17/2010: SXSW Day 1 Austin TX
My first day at South By Southwest in Austin, started with my usual breakfast at The Omelettry, and then registration at the Convention Center. I …
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12/05/09: Parade Day on South Main, Memphis
It was cold, but I love Memphis’ downtown Christmas parade, so I headed down to the South Main Arts District well ahead of the parade …
12/04/2009: Don Nix: A Memphis Music Legend’s Photographs
Most people probably know Don Nix as an important Memphis musician and producer, if they know him at all. But last week’s opening at the …
10/31/09: Grambling Homecoming 2009
I woke up later than I had intended to, and had to rush to get ready for the homecoming parade in Grambling. Although I was …
10/30/09: A Rainbow at Portico/Jimbo Mathus Live at Coda in Monroe LA
I got a very late start heading out of town because my computer wouldn’t sign on to the internet and I was on the phone …
10/23/09: I Am Music Workshop Day 1 St. Louis, MO
I had been invited to be a panelist at the I Am Music Workshop in St. Louis on Saturday, so I headed out early Friday …
10/04/09: Memphis to New Orleans
Nothin But Fire Records CEO Sess 4-5 had invited me to New Orleans to speak at a music industry workshop that he sponsors monthly, so …
9/23/09: Lulu’s Chocolate Bar in Savannah
I spent the better part of the day driving from Memphis across Alabama and Georgia, at one point not certain whether I-20 would be open …
8/29/09: Soul Is Waterproof
Today was my busiest speaking day at the conference, so I didn’t have time to leave the Quarter breakfast. Instead, my friend Rico Brooks and …
8/28/09: Heading Way Uptown
I decided to eat breakfast at a place called the Oak Street Cafe, which was in the far uptown neighborhood of Carrollton, so I walked …