Memphis Invades Austin During SXSW
Somebody had recommended the Magnolia Cafe for breakfast, so I drove down the Mo Pac Expressway to Lake Austin Boulevard, and to the restaurant, but …
Bands
The Early Bird Catches the Breakfast in Beaumont, Record Hunting in Houston, and the First Day of SXSW in Austin
I ate breakfast in Beaumont at the Early Bird Cafe on Washington Boulevard, and then I drove west to Houston, stopping at Black Dog Records …
A Requiem for Lee Street and the Death of Port Arthur
Al Kapone had arranged for me to get access to the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, where he was performing this year, so …
Love in Porkopolis
I drove up to Cincinnati on Saturday morning to spend a day there before the Kymp Kamp Music Conference in Louisville the next day. The …
The Tennessee Music Conference and the John Merritt Classic in Nashville.
Since conference events wouldn’t get under way until 11 AM, I had time to drive down to J. Christopher’s in Franklin for breakfast, and they …
A Day of Record Promotion in Dallas
I drove up to Buzzbrews at Central Expressway and Fitzhugh for breakfast, and then headed over to CD Source on Greenville Avenue, where I found …
The Freddie Jones Quartet at the Brooklyn Jazz Cafe, Dallas
The Cupboard in West Memphis had started selling breakfast, so I stopped there on my way out of town, and then I continued west on …
Blessing the Instruments at Tipitina’s
It had rained all night, but the rain had ended, so I rode the riverfront streetcar down to the French Market, and then walked over …
A Quarter Interlude, New Orleans
I got a fairly late start out of Memphis, heading for the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference in New Orleans, and I stopped for a …
Parrothead Jazz
There was a Denny’s just outside the resort gate, so I ate breakfast there and then headed south on I-75 toward Tennessee, stopping once for …