The Elite Lounge and Monroe, Louisiana's Entertainment Scene
If you turn east on Renwick Street off of Highway 165 in Monroe, Louisiana, you will soon come to the intersection of Griffin Street, where …
Blues
David Kimbrough, Little Joe Ayers and Robert Kimbrough Live at The New Junior's Juke Joint #2 in Holly Springs
For many years, Hill Country bluesman Junior Kimbrough had a juke joint in rural Marshall County that was a destination for those in the know. …
Final Thursday Night Blues on the Square in Holly Springs with Brown Sugar and Shannon McNally @McNally
Beginning in July each summer, the town of Holly Springs, Mississippi sponsors Thursday night blues concerts on the courthouse lawn in the town square. While …
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Mario "Yoggi" Stewart in Music at the Blue Worm
Memphis musicians were shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of a young drummer, Mario “Yoggi” Stewart, but on September 10, a number of musicians …
Dexter Allen Blues Band Live at F. Jones Corner in Jackson @fjcornerjxn
When I left Hal and Mal’s, I headed on over to F. Jones’ Corner, where something called the Dexter Allen Blues Band was playing. Despite …
Sorrento Ussery Brings The Blues & Soul Back to Farish Street @fjcornerjxn
A little over a year ago or so, I wrote about the sorry state of Jackson’s historic Farish Street, a redevelopment nightmare that has left …
Remembering the Legacy of R. L. Burnside at the Blues Shack in Waterford, Mississippi
On the Friday night of the Labor Day Weekend, I headed down into Marshall County, Mississippi for the first year of what is to be …
Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill & The Heart Attack Live in the Bywater at Vaughan's @TrumpetBlackNO
Vaughan’s is an out-of-the-way neighborhood bar in the Bywater neighborhood just across the Industrial Canal from the Lower 9th Ward, and the last time I …
Guitar Summit and Noya Jones at the @LittleGemSaloon @CuttingEdgeNOLA
The kickoff party for this year’s Cutting Edge NOLA Music Business Conference took place in the upstairs Ramp Room of the Little Gem Saloon at …
House of Funk Band Live at Woody's Steakhouse in Tupelo @WoodysTupelo
My bass-playing friend Monte Butts had asked me to come down to Tupelo and play a gig with him at the Linc Center, and when …