When i got to Tallahassee, near the Florida A & M campus on Adams Street, I happened upon this really cool-looking jazz cafe. Unfortunately, it was not open on Thursday night, but I took some pictures anyway.
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Ebony, Arkansas
Ebony, Arkansas was probably never much more than a wide spot in the road, but time and the new intermodal railroad yards have encroached on it to the point that there is little left except this spectacular art-deco building that was probably once a general store and is now a furniture store.
Twilight in Earle
At least the railroad depot is still standing in Earle, and has been made into the Crittenden County Museum.
Hard Times on Main Street, Earle AR
On Main Street in Earle, almost every business is abandoned. Except for a fairly busy barbecue joint and a grocery, the buildings seem to point back to a time when Earle was a bigger and wealthier town.
Sundown in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville, Arkansas, about 12 miles west of Marion, is the hometown of blues legend Johnnie Taylor, although there is nothing in the little town to mark that fact. Like all Delta towns, Crawfordsville has seen better days, but gets the occasional visitor due to Uncle John’s, a local institution famous for Italian food, catfish, steaks and ribs.
Pursuing the Hill Country Blues Tradition in Como
Perhaps no town is as much a part of the Hill Country Blues tradition as the small town of Como, Mississippi in Panola County. It was the hometown of Mississippi Fred McDowell, and of Otha Turner, whose Rising Star Fife and Drum Band may be last band of its kind in America. Today, it is home to great restaurants like the Como Steak House and the Windy City Grill, the Como Inn bed-and-breakfast, and Jimbo Mathus’ Delta Recording Service, where great music is still being recorded. It’s also worth noting that at some point, Tallulah Bankhead briefly lived there!
3/18/11: Third Day of SXSW
For me, the third day of South By Southwest started with a breakfast at The Tavern on Lamar Boulevard just at the north end of …