Memphis’ Inner City Drumming Traditions With The Baby Blues Drumline #MMHF13
Drums and drumming have played a tremendous role in the cultural life of Memphis’ inner-city Black communities, throughout most of the 20th and 21st century. …
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Memphis Indie Band Bean (@Bean_Music) at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival #MMHF13
Also on the Arts Memphis stage of the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival was a local indie rock band called Bean, which I seem to …
WLOK’s Annual Stone Soul Picnic
By an odd coincidence of tradition, the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival always coincides with another Memphis tradition, radio station WLOK’s Stone Soul Picnic, which …
Classic Memphis Gospel With The Appointed #MMHF13
One of the best aspects of the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival is the close proximity of different styles of Memphis music on different stages, …
Memphis Indie Rock With Mouserocket #MMHF13
As I walked back toward the Gayoso Stage at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, I noticed a rock band on stage that featured an …
Innovative Hip-Hop with Artistik Approach #MMHF13
Like many of the other acts at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, I had not heard of Artistik Approach prior to last Saturday, but …
The East Memphis Trio and Friends Play at Local Downtown #MMHF13
Besides the music that was occurring on the official Memphis Music and Heritage Festival stages, there was also a good-sounding band playing on the patio …
A New Generation of Memphis Music With First Class #MMHF13
When I walked up to the stage at the north end of the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, a rap duo was on stage called …
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 …
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 …