A Day of Blues at Fordyce’s Cotton Belt Festival
It is often hard to be a journalist or observer and also a working musician within the scene I am trying to document. But I …
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Celebrating the Legendary Blues Researcher Axel Kustner in West Point, Mississippi
German blues researcher Axel Kustner was one of the last blues field workers to comb the southern United States looking for bluesmen, and he was …
A Bayou Breakfast at Gulfport’s Blue Dog Bistro
Despite the name, the Blue Dog Bistros in Gulfport and Ocean Springs, Mississippi are not affiliated with the famous painter George Rodrigue, who became world-famous …
Getting A Local Buzz at Biloxi’s Jacked Up Coffee Bar
Coffee these days has become corporate big business, and national and regional chains are everywhere, especially in a resort area like the Mississippi Coast. So …
The Blues is Front and Center on Clarksdale’s Biggest Day
Most people’s friends throw them a party on their birthday, but Roger Stolle, the owner of Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art throws the …
Some Like It Black: Cxffeeblack Celebrates Coffee and Black Culture in Memphis
Years ago, Memphis was coffee-challenged, to say the least. After reading liner notes off my favorite Style Council album attributed to The Cappuccino Kid, I …
A Feeling of Camaraderie at Congregation Coffee
Built on the site of a former church, Germantown’s new Congregation Coffee is a locally-owned alternative to the big chain coffee shops that are opening …
Duwayne Burnside at The Lamplighter in Midtown Memphis
The Lamplighter Lounge is one of Memphis’s classic dive bars, but it is not a place I had ever been. As a bar and not …
Garry Burnside Plays The Hill Country Blues at Booneville’s Fall Fest
Most Mississippi towns have some sort of community festival, so when Hill Country bluesman Garry Burnside told me he would be playing the Booneville Fall …
Perfect Coffee at Midtown Memphis’ 7 Brew
Arkansas-based 7 Brew has come to Memphis, and is out to revolutionize the way we get espresso-based drinks. Unlike the big, nationally-known competitors, 7 Brew …