A Badly-Needed Brunch at Metairie’s Tic Toc Cafe on Mardi Gras Day
The only thing worse than being cold and starving is being cold and starving after parading for about 7 miles from Audubon Park to Canal …
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Krewe of Orpheus: The Rains Came
Because rain was predicted, the city of New Orleans had moved up the starting times of both Lundi Gras parades by an hour. That had …
Preparing For Parades on Lundi Gras
Not only is Mardi Gras a legal holiday in Louisiana, but so is Lundi Gras, the Monday before, and kids are out of school and …
Lifting Up With The Mighty Souls Brass Band at Wiseacre Tap Room @WiseacreBrew
Wiseacre Brewing Company is one of the new local microbreweries that have sprung up around Memphis, and they have started booking occasional live music on …
Rodney Tate and All-Star Soul and Blues at Memphis’ B. B. King’s
People who know me know that I’m not a huge fan of modern-day Beale Street. In its current garish, Disneyland-like iteration, it seems like a …
2015 Kickoff Party for On Location: Memphis Film and Music Festival at Phillip Ashley Chocolates @OnLocationMEM
On the last Saturday in January, there was a kickoff party for the new year to call attention to the On Location: Memphis International Film …
The Ghost Town Blues Band Celebrating the Release of “Hard Road To Hoe” at the Rum Boogie Cafe
The Ghost Town Blues Band is a group of young Memphians that first garnered a lot of attention during the International Blues Challenge a couple …
The TBC Brass Band Parading in the Vieux Carre @TBC_BrassBand
Normally, when I drive into New Orleans, my first order of business is to hit a restaurant and get something to eat, but on this …
Enjoying Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Chickie Wah Wah
When I got to New Orleans on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, I wasn’t sure where I wanted to go hear live music. There weren’t any …
The Lyrics Band Live at Mr. P’s in Olive Branch with Stephani McCoy and Tierney Jackson
There are several Mr. P’s Hot Wings locations in the Memphis area, and at least some of them feature live music, but I wasn’t aware …