Debut of the Lucky 7 Brass Band at Growlers
I got an invitation on Facebook a week or so ago from a musician friend, trombonist Victor Sawyer, to come to the debut performance of …
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Celebrating Tate County’s Blues Legacy at Senatobia Blues and Brews
On November 4, 2017, Senatobia launched its inaugural Blues and Brews festival in Gabbert Park, in unusually warm and wet weather. In fact, dense fog …
Celebrating the Hill Country Tradition at Como’s Annual Day
Each October, the City of Como, Mississippi sponsors a large, daylong festival and picnic called Como Day, featuring vendors, food trucks, custom cars and excellent …
Some Ice Cream, A Snowball, Seafood and Blues
After the second-line, we were so hot when we got back to the car that I immediately started searching in my phone for ice cream …
Opening the Crosstown Concourse
I had driven out to Covington for the inaugural Isaac Hayes Day in Frazier Park, but found it disappointing, as there were no live bands …
Celebrating R. L. Boyce’s Birthday With A Picnic in Como
Como, Mississippi is a town that sits on the border between the Mississippi Delta and a region known as the Hill Country. The styles of …
“Memphis’ Worldly Fair”: Deciphering Riddles In A Hill Country Blues Lyric
Anyone that has spent any time listening to the Hill Country blues style of Mississippi has doubtless heard the song “Coal Black Mattie” AKA “Po’ …
A Lakefront Breakfast in Memphis’ Shelby Farms at The Kitchen Bistro
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Cadillac Funk and Cedric Burnside At The Levitt AMP Summer Music Series in New Albany
https://goo.gl/photos/pCjxGxZqJ2typzH2A https://goo.gl/photos/tzH1Kqs9uJQWdaae7 https://goo.gl/photos/FTbgArZaciWWN7g36 https://goo.gl/photos/8urahkq8SXfSgnf39 https://goo.gl/photos/Q9ZtYcCi4zFMRjXb8 https://goo.gl/photos/XH9pgJuZsw6L3QVD9 https://goo.gl/photos/1vuDRHDVdhkit9XT6 The Levitt Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting live music opportunities in America, especially outdoor performances. …
Al Kapone & Frayser Boy Live at 901 Fest
https://goo.gl/photos/DLvbHZARAs6qKHK47 Memphians reacted with understandable sadness to the news last year that Memphis in May was eliminating the Sunset Symphony, which had been one of …