The Sonic Boom Vs. The Aristocrat of Bands at the Southern Heritage Classic
Of course the Southern Heritage Classic is a football game, and I love football, but truth be told, a lot of us go to enjoy …
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Celebrating The Culture of Orange Mound at the Southern Heritage Classic Parade
The Southern Heritage Classic Parade is a lot more than just another parade. Held on the early Saturday morning of the Southern Heritage Classic game, …
Fairley, Southwind and Lane College Bands Perform at Southwind Stadium
Southwind High School in Southeast Shelby County is a relatively new school, so when I saw that they were playing Fairley on the Friday night …
A Celebration of the Blues at On Location: Memphis
This year’s On Location: Memphis International Film and Music Festival launched something new, a gala blues concert at Cooper-Walker Place in Memphis’ Cooper-Young neighborhood. Hosted …
The Manassas High School Drumline at Melrose Stadium
Although Memphis’ Black community has an old and deep history of drumlines, the phenomenon has been fading in recent years. A reduced interest on the …
Day 2 of the Otha Turner Picnic at Gravel Springs
The second day of the annual Otha Turner Picnic in Gravel Springs near Senatobia always falls on a Saturday, and brings out a larger crowd. …
Preserving the Black Fife and Drum Tradition at Gravel Springs
For fans of the blues in Mississippi, the summer is somewhat framed by two major events, the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in June, which …
Kenny Brown, Cameron Kimbrough and Garry Burnside Live at Holly Springs
Going the Old Hudsonville Road from Hudsonville to Holly Springs proved to be a mistake, because more than half the distance between the two communities …
Hate at InLOVE Memphis with Jason Da Hater
InLOVE Memphis is one of Memphis’ most elegant clubs, but it is not usually the venue for any kind of rap music, so I was …
The Cassie Bonner Band on the Square in Holly Springs
Although the Delta of Mississippi is known as “The Land Where Blues Began”, the area to the east known as the Hill Country produced a …