Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition, kicking off the Levitt Shell season at Overton Park on May 14, 2011 with a set of songs from his upcoming new album “Confederate Buddah” on Memphis International Records, out May 24. The crowd particularly enjoyed the eerily-prophetic “Cling to the Roots and You Won’t Wash Away” and “Too Much Water Under The Bridge”, which were both written more than a year BEFORE the Memphis flood!
Alvin “Youngblood” Hart kicks off the opening season of the Levitt Shell in Overton Park on a chilly evening, Saturday May 14, 2011
Freestyle battle on Woodlawn Street at the All-Purple Block Party, Saturday May 14, 2011
At the All-Purple Block Party and video shoot on Woodlawn Street in North Memphis last Saturday, May 14, 2011, featuring the Trigga Squad.
At the Grizzlies pre-game party last Friday night May 13, 2011.
On Thursday May 12, there was a musicians’ jam session and drum battle at Optimum Memphis, a recording studio on North Parkway in North Memphis. A lot of musicians and drummers came out to have fun playing, and the event will be held monthly.Â
A Sunday of Festivals April 17, 2011
Between the Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival at the river end of Beale and the Africa in April at the other end, downtown Memphis was crowded …
Juke Joint Festival 2011/Africa In April 2011
This weekend has been a busy one, with Clarksdale’s Juke Joint Festival, and Africa In April, Hot Wing Festival and the Dub Car Show in …
Mississippi Spring Break 2011
The Mississippi Spring Break 2011 was off the chain this year, despite the heavy police presence. The weather was beautiful, and people came ready to …