Senseless Tragedy at the South Memphis Block Party
Every summer in June, the Memphis rapper Blac Youngsta sponsors a South Memphis Block Party on McMillan Street in honor of a neighborhood youth named …
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Colorful Mural in Cooper-Young at Midtown Market @PreauXX @gsbmusic
Memphis rap artist Preauxx and his friends painted this brightly-colored mural on the wall of the Midtown Market in the Cooper-Young neighborhood of Memphis. The …
#MemShop Block Party in South Memphis @Choose901 @apollo_mighty
MemShop is a local effort to revitalize Memphis neighborhoods by placing temporary shops in vacant store space in strategically located areas. The organization has recently …
Sunday Night at the Blue Nile with the TBC Brass Band @TBCband @BlueNileLive @FrenchmenStreet
Sunday nights at the Blue Nile have been a long-running regular set for the To Be Continued Brass Band (also known as the TBC Brass …
21st Century Brass Band at Cocktails on St. Bernard
After dinner, I faced something of a dilemma, as the Treme Brass Band was playing at Kermit Ruffin’s Mother-In-Law Lounge on Claiborne, but the 21st …
The Legacy Brass Band on Bourbon Street
As I was walking down Bourbon Street near the Four Points by Sheraton hotel, I finally came upon what I had been looking for all …
Walking Around the French Quarter on a Sunday Afternoon
With no second-line, I spent the afternoon browsing in the French Market, and walking around the French Quarter. I was vaguely hoping to run into …
Sunday Afternoon on Frenchmen Street @FrenchmenStreet
Originally, the Money Wasters Social Aid and Pleasure Club was to have had a second-line on Sunday, May 25th, and when I planned my trip …
Sunday Brunch and Traditional Jazz at Buffa's Lounge @Buffasbar
Almost anyone who has been to the French Quarter has seen Buffa’s Lounge. After all, it’s been there since 1939, and it’s on Esplanade, which …
Traditional Jazz with the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Jass Band @SwampDonkey Jass at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse @IMJazzPlayhouse
My final destination for my evening was Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, a beautiful and cozy club inside the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street, although …