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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Hooping in The Mound at the Orange Mound Basketball Tournament
Memphis has exceptional talent in all sports, but our city is particularly known for basketball, and much of this is due to the frequency and …
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 …
Checking Out The New Louisiana Music Factory @LMFNews on @FrenchmenStreet
Since the last time I had been in New Orleans, the great Louisiana Music Factory record store had moved from their longtime location on Decatur …
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 …