Roots Blues With The J-Train Blues Band #MMHF13
I was not familiar with the J-Train Blues Band before this year’s Memphis Music and Heritage Festival downtown, but they apparently have been active in …
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Celebrating the Unique Culture of Memphis at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival #MMHF13
Unlike New Orleans’ Jazz Fest, the Beale Street Music Festival does not feature a considerable amount of local Memphis talent (and almost no roots artists …
6/12/10: A Touch of Soul Band Live at Southbrook Mall
I ate lunch at Pearl’s Oyster Bar downtown, and then headed out to Southbrook Mall, because my homeboy Snipes said his band A Touch of …
6/10/10:The Black Diamond Band Live at The Daq in Southwind
I had so much fun at The Daq on Monday night that on Thursday I was back again, checking out a band called The Black …
6/7/10: Rodney “King” Ellis (@PHAROHRAEL)Live at Memphis Music Monday/Live at The Daq
Every other Monday the Memphis Music Commission sponsors a Memphis Music Monday event at the Hard Rock Cafe on Beale Street, and the first one …
Melrose High School Golden Wildcats at Booker. T. Washington
Friday night was only the second week of the high school football season in Memphis, and Melrose High School was playing Booker T. Washington High …
5/28/10: The Undead March on South Main to Jackson State Cadences
I had heard that Memphis was to have something called a “Zombie Walk” up South Main Street to Beale Street, but I didn’t expect to …
The Velvet Dogs Live at @CentralBBQ in Midtown
I had never heard of the Velvet Dogs until Sunday afternoon, but the name sounded intriguing, the weather was beautiful, and the patio at Central …
The Trezevant Rolling Thunder Band and Drumline at the North Memphis Classic
As Craigmont High School’s blowout of Douglass was winding down, the Trezevant High School Band came marching into Crump Stadium with their new director, Otis …
Craigmont vs. Douglass at the First Annual North Memphis Classic Football Tournament
Because of a late-afternoon rehearsal (and the threat of rain), I decided not to go down to the Othar Turner Picnic at Gravel Springs near …