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2015 Kickoff Party for On Location: Memphis Film and Music Festival at Phillip Ashley Chocolates @OnLocationMEM

John Shaw February 14, 2015 February 14, 2015

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 …

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Album Review: James & The Ultrasounds “Bad To Be Here” @MADJACKRecords @ultrasound_901

John Shaw February 9, 2015 February 9, 2015

Madjack Records is a Memphis label known for releasing first-rate indie material, so when I saw that they were releasing a new album by James …

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Crisis901 Presents Dope on Arrival at the House of Mtenzi

John Shaw February 9, 2015 February 9, 2015

I really was not familiar with the Memphis rapper Crisis 901 who was putting on an event called Dope On Arrival at the House of …

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The Ghost Town Blues Band Celebrating the Release of “Hard Road To Hoe” at the Rum Boogie Cafe

John Shaw February 8, 2015 February 8, 2015

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 …

New Ghost Town Blues Band Single “Seventeen” From The Upcoming Album “Hard Road To Hoe”

John Shaw February 3, 2015 February 8, 2015

Memphis’ own Ghost Town Blues Band plays far more than blues, and at the January 22nd release party for their new self-produced album “Hard Road To Hoe” at the Rum Boogie Cafe, they unveiled the single “Seventeen”, an absolute jewel of a soulful rock ballad, reminiscent of New Orleans band The Radiators. Purchase the album on iTunes here

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Memphis Majorettes and Drummers at the Sophisticated Divas Jamboree

John Shaw January 23, 2015 January 23, 2015

Although there are fall jamborees, the cold winter months are the high point of majorette jamboree season in Memphis. Majorette jamborees exist in other cities, …

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Devin Crutcher and the 4 Soul Band Live at the Ice Bar in Southwind @IceBarMemphis @DevinCrutch901

John Shaw January 17, 2015 January 17, 2015

Memphis soul singer Devin Crutcher comes from a legendary musical family in Memphis, the family of Stax songwriter Bettye Crutcher, and is probably the most …

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Otis Logan and the 4 Soul Band at the Kickback at @HiToneMemphis

John Shaw January 17, 2015 January 17, 2015

My homeboy Otis Logan had told me about an event that Devin Steel of K-97 was sponsoring at the Hi-Tone called the Kickback. The party …

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More Band Battles at Fairley High School

John Shaw January 3, 2015 January 3, 2015

The day after the big band battle took place at Oakhaven, there was another band battle between Melrose High School, Oakhaven High School and Fairley …

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Oakhaven High School Hosts a Band Showdown

John Shaw January 1, 2015 January 1, 2015

Like everything else associated with Memphis’ traditional inner-city neighborhoods, the city’s marching band culture has been adversely affected by the depopulation of these areas and …