Triple Play Tuesdays at @IceBarMemphis @PartiKings with Oneday, 4 Soul Band and More
My homeboy Otis Logan had invited me to come out to the Ice Bar in Southwind because his band was playing behind a Memphis rap …
Night Clubs
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 …
Spring and North Main Jukes, Covington, TN
Those familiar with the little town of Mason, Tennessee in Tipton County will undoubtedly recall the row of juke joints called “cafes” along Front Street. …
SXSW Day 3: Uncontainable Joy at @TheContainerBarATX
The Filter party I had RSVP’d for was at a new bar called The Container Bar, which was an architectural wonder…a bright, open space of …
SXSW Day 1:Searching for the Blues at Antone’s Records @AntonesRecords
Young Clifford Antone had left his hometown of Port Arthur, Texas in 1968 to attend the University of Texas at Austin, but his college career …
A Window on Memphis’ Past at Undercurrent @ the SkyBar
When I read that the first Undercurrent event of the new year was to be held at something called the SkyBar in the 100 North …
Partying in Downtown Cincinnati
After dinner, I headed downtown since the rain seemed to be holding off, first to a new rooftop bar atop the 21C Museum Hotel called …
A Taste of the Caribbean on New Orleans’ Frenchmen Street
If New Orleans is America’s most Caribbean city, then Frenchmen Street is New Orleans’ most Caribbean street, with its brightly-painted buildings and palm trees. The …
The Original Sloppy Joe’s Bar: Captain Tony’s Saloon
Anyone familiar with Ernest Hemingway is likely familiar with his love of Key West, and probably also with his love for Sloppy Joe’s Bar. But …
Lower Front Street in Key West
From Duval Street, Front Street swings to the southwest along the waterfront to Mallory Square, a large open market which is surrounded by more shops …