Friday Night at The Blue Front in Bentonia
Bentonia, Mississippi is not a big town. It’s not even the biggest town in Yazoo County, yet the unique blues style of musicians from this …
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Mayor Jane Rule Throws a Birthday Party For David Katznelson With Blues and Fife and Drum
San Francisco-based David Katznelson is the owner of Birdman Records, a really cool group of blues and roots labels, which includes subsidiary labels Birdmanophone and …
Feeling All Right All Night Long On Day 2 of the Kimbrough Cotton Patch Soul Blues Festival
The second night of the Kimbrough Cotton Patch Blues Festival occurred on Saturday night, again inside The Hut in Holly Springs, featuring for the most …
The Maine Thing Is Lobster at Cousin’s
I must say that lobster is my favorite of all shellfish, despite my abiding love of shrimp. It’s merely the high cost of lobster that …
The Taste of Austin in Memphis at Wolf River Brisket Company
Although I had heard of Wolf River Brisket Company when it first opened, I must admit that I was skeptical. Years of repeated bitter disappointments …
Historic Remains of Duncan, Mississippi
I had recently come across a company called Southern Coffee Roasters on social media. They are based in Lexington, Mississippi, and I found that the …
A Dinner at Molly’s Place in Grenada
I had read several months ago that a new restaurant had opened in Grenada, Mississippi called Molly’s Place. I had seen that they shared a …
Delicious Burgers, Fried Pies and Scrumptious Desserts at Tacker’s Shake Shack in Marion
Long before the expensive, luxury burger chain Shake Shack appeared in New York and other large cities, Marion, Arkansas resident John Tacker opened a restaurant …
Late Night Blues and Fun at Wild Bill’s in North Memphis
My friend Sherena Boyce was not ready to go home after the Beale Street Caravan Blowout event came to an end, so I suggested that …
The Rev. John Wilkins at Beale Street Caravan’s Big Night
Lightnin Malcolm was playing in Merigold at Crawdad’s, and the original plan was for me to head to Senatobia and pick Sherena Boyce up, and …