A New Generation of Memphis Music With First Class #MMHF13
When I walked up to the stage at the north end of the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, a rap duo was on stage called …
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Roots Blues With The J-Train Blues Band #MMHF13
I was not familiar with the J-Train Blues Band before this year’s Memphis Music and Heritage Festival downtown, but they apparently have been active in …
Celebrating the Unique Culture of Memphis at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival #MMHF13
Unlike New Orleans’ Jazz Fest, the Beale Street Music Festival does not feature a considerable amount of local Memphis talent (and almost no roots artists …
6/12/10: A Touch of Soul Band Live at Southbrook Mall
I ate lunch at Pearl’s Oyster Bar downtown, and then headed out to Southbrook Mall, because my homeboy Snipes said his band A Touch of …
6/10/10:The Black Diamond Band Live at The Daq in Southwind
I had so much fun at The Daq on Monday night that on Thursday I was back again, checking out a band called The Black …
6/7/10: Rodney “King” Ellis (@PHAROHRAEL)Live at Memphis Music Monday/Live at The Daq
Every other Monday the Memphis Music Commission sponsors a Memphis Music Monday event at the Hard Rock Cafe on Beale Street, and the first one …
6/6/10: Basement Soul at the Rumba Room
On Sunday evening, I headed down to Pearl’s Oyster Bar for dinner, and then walked next door to meet my friend Mike Suggs at Corey …
Melrose High School Golden Wildcats at Booker. T. Washington
Friday night was only the second week of the high school football season in Memphis, and Melrose High School was playing Booker T. Washington High …
6/5/10: At the Annual Tate Street Block Party in South Memphis
Every year, usually on the first Saturday in June, a block party is held on Tate Street in South Memphis, near the intersection of Crump …
5/28/10: The Undead March on South Main to Jackson State Cadences
I had heard that Memphis was to have something called a “Zombie Walk” up South Main Street to Beale Street, but I didn’t expect to …