Al Kapone and Lord T & Eloise Bring Memphis Rap to Starkvegas
I took off work early so that I could pick up Al Kapone and Sir Vince and head to their show at the State Theatre …
Bands
Al Kapone Live at the Austin Civic Center
After breakfast at Jim’s, I picked up Al Kapone and Sir Vince and we rode downtown for Al and Vince to do a Memphis Music …
Classie Ballou and Barbara Lynn at The Continental and RIP Eddie Bo
Al Kapone and Sir Vince and I all went to Jim’s Restaurant for breakfast, and then Al had to go downtown for an interview. Vince …
Memphis Invades Austin During SXSW
Somebody had recommended the Magnolia Cafe for breakfast, so I drove down the Mo Pac Expressway to Lake Austin Boulevard, and to the restaurant, but …
The Early Bird Catches the Breakfast in Beaumont, Record Hunting in Houston, and the First Day of SXSW in Austin
I ate breakfast in Beaumont at the Early Bird Cafe on Washington Boulevard, and then I drove west to Houston, stopping at Black Dog Records …
A Requiem for Lee Street and the Death of Port Arthur
Al Kapone had arranged for me to get access to the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, where he was performing this year, so …
Love in Porkopolis
I drove up to Cincinnati on Saturday morning to spend a day there before the Kymp Kamp Music Conference in Louisville the next day. The …
The Tennessee Music Conference and the John Merritt Classic in Nashville.
Since conference events wouldn’t get under way until 11 AM, I had time to drive down to J. Christopher’s in Franklin for breakfast, and they …
A Day of Record Promotion in Dallas
I drove up to Buzzbrews at Central Expressway and Fitzhugh for breakfast, and then headed over to CD Source on Greenville Avenue, where I found …
The Freddie Jones Quartet at the Brooklyn Jazz Cafe, Dallas
The Cupboard in West Memphis had started selling breakfast, so I stopped there on my way out of town, and then I continued west on …