Plenty of things going on this weekend. The Jimbo Mathus album release party is tonight at Two Stick in Oxford, Mississippi. doors open at 9 PM. The Passport Lounge/Parisian Experience is also tonight at metro 67, 67 Madison Avenue in downtown Memphis. Free with RSVP until 11 PM.
Cedric Burnside playing some of his original songs on a back porch in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 2008.
Lightning Malcolm joins Cedric Burnside on stage, and the crowd takes the dancefloor at the Hi-Tone.
Cedric Burnside carries on the legacy of his grandfather, legendary hill country blues guitarist R. L. Burnside. But what is unique about Cedric is first of all his amazing talent as a singer, a guitarist, a songwriter and a drummer. Even more impressive is how effortlessly he adapts the trance-like hill country style into the grooves of modern funk and rock-and-roll. The Hi-Tone, with its walls lined with multi-colored lights and old Memphis posters and album-covers, provided the perfect juke-joint ambiance for Cedric’s electrified hill-country stomps. An unexpected reunion with Lightning Malcolm capped the night’s festivities, coaxing the crowd out of their seats and onto the dancefloor.Â
San Diego indie band The Donkeys on Dead Ocean Records opened up last night’s live music at the venerable Hi-Tone in midtown Memphis, and their style exhibited a rootsy, soul-influenced vibe that sounded more Memphis than California. Altogether, an impressive set of tuneful music.Â
The hot weather came early, but YoLo has the coolest thing to hit Memphis in years-authentic Italian gelato. They also have great frozen yogurt made from local ingredients, locally-sourced toppings, and, at the Midtown location, awesome bakery items from LadyBugg Bakery. Pay them a visit and beat the heat! And if you’re going to Bonnaroo, they’ll be there with a mobile store.
Cedric Burnside on stage at the Hi-Tone in Memphis.
San Diego indie rockers The Donkeys on stage at the Hi-Tone in Memphis. Cedric Burnside ( R.L.’s grandson) is up next.
