Celebrating the Blues and Juke Joint Culture in its Birthplace
Saturday April 23 was the main day of Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, a bright and sunny day, but extremely windy. In fact, the wind …
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Kicking Off The Juke Joint Festival With A Parade And A Friday Night of Music
As events go, the annual Juke Joint Fest has played perhaps the biggest role in making Clarksdale, Mississippi a tourist destination on the world stage, …
Dinner, Jazz and Dessert in Nashville
The South Central Chapter meeting of the American Musicological Society was held in March at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, and the trip gave …
Great Coffee in Little Rock’s East Village at Fidel & Company
Say “East Village” and most people probably think of New York City, but since the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library and the nearby headquarters …
Coffee, Books and More in Little Rock’s River Market District
Little Rock’s River Market District lies along President Clinton Avenue, and is the city’s premiere entertainment district, equivalent to Beale Street in Memphis, except for …
An Upbeat Breakfast in Little Rock At The Corner Diner
I was in Little Rock on a Saturday morning for a gig with Hill Country bluesman Garry Burnside, and it was downright chilly after my …
Coffee and Books Go Great Together at Jackson’s Coffee Prose
En route to my birthday weekend in New Orleans, I decided to stop off at the natural halfway point in Jackson, Mississippi for a rest, …
Crazy Gander: An Oasis of Calm in Busy Downtown Memphis
Memphis once was challenged with regard to espresso-based drinks, but now the situation is reversed, with a seemingly-endless array of coffee options across the city. …
A Big, Good Breakfast at Memphis’ Big Bad Breakfast
Oxford restauranteur John Currence opened the first Big Bad Breakfast in Oxford, Mississippi in 2008. A few years later a second location opened in Birmingham, …
Fabulous Brunch In A Pleasant Setting at Bartlett’s Biscuits and Jams
When a longtime Bartlett Mexican restaurant closed, I was curious what kind of restaurant would go into the space. I was quite surprised when a …