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Blues, soul and funk are still a big part of Clarksdale, April 12, 2012 (Taken with Instagram at Bluesberry Cafe)

Lots of burgers taste good, but few are as visually appealing as this one at Rust in Clarksdale, MS (Taken with Instagram at Rust)

DJ Star’s Birthday Bash Weekend in Monroe, LA April 26-29, 2012, featuring @OriginalWebbie performing live at @ClubDominos on the 28th. 

Memphis Rebirth presents Soul Talk this Saturday April 14, 2012 at Marshall Arts Gallery 639 Madison Avenue, Memphis. #MemphisRising

Good music for a worthy cause at the Levitt Shell Saturday April 14, 2012 #MemphisRising

East Memphis Block Party at the VIP Lounge, Sunday April 15, 2012 #MemphisRising

dearbennichols:

guiltregret:

Lucero played at the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs, CO (my old stomping ground) last week. Here’s a recording of the entire show for your downloading pleasure.

One Set:
01 intro
02 That Much Further West
03 Downtown (intro)
04 On My Way Downtown
05 Nights Like These
06 Kiss the Bottle
07 Women & Work
08 Chain Link Fence
09 Sounds Of the City
10 Wasted
11 Raising Hell
12 Hey Darlin’, Do You Gamble?
13 Slow Dancing
14 I Can’t Stand To Leave You
15 Colorado Girl
16 The War
17 – banter –
18 Tonight She’s Mine
19 Diamond State Heart Break
20 All Sewn Up – My Best Girl
21 Tears Don’t Matter Much *

Encore:
22 crowd & banter
23 Mom
24 Dangerous Thing
25 Sixes and Sevens *

* w/ members of Larry and His Flask

(via That’s The Thing About That: Lucero @ The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO 2012-04-01)

Download Lucero’s Black Sheep Colorado show here!

The Juke Joint Festival begins tomorrow in Clarksdale, MS and runs through Sunday. Click on the banner for a schedule and further info

Bristerfest is a large two-day festival of Memphis music at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park. It takes place April 28-29, with a hip-hop after-party at the Hi-Tone on the 28th.