Soul Lives In Memphis at The Plexx
On a rainy Friday night, after I had eaten dinner at AC’s Steakhouse in Hernando, Mississippi, I was driving back into Memphis looking for some …
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An Amazing Night of Memphis Music at The Buccaneer with John Paul Keith and Dave Cousar @JohnPaulKeith
All the years I have lived in Memphis, I had never been to the Buccaneer Lounge in Midtown, but I saw on a live music …
Marcus Scott and the Deep Soul Band Rocking The House at Curtis Given’s All New @InLOVEMemphis @curtis_givens
The building had once been a Pig N’ Whistle barbecue restaurant, and later a rough-around-the-edges club called Two For One, but Curtis Givens’ latest venture, …
Rodney Tate and All-Star Soul and Blues at Memphis’ B. B. King’s
People who know me know that I’m not a huge fan of modern-day Beale Street. In its current garish, Disneyland-like iteration, it seems like a …
Memphis’ Longest Running Spoken Word and Open Mic Event: The Word at the Rumba Room
Every Monday night, musicians, singers and poets head down to a Latin club and restaurant in Memphis’ South Main Arts District for a weekly open …
Enjoying Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Chickie Wah Wah
When I got to New Orleans on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, I wasn’t sure where I wanted to go hear live music. There weren’t any …
Bluesman Terry "Big T" Williams Performing at the River Arts Festival
For whatever reason, the music at this year’s River Arts Festival seemed oriented toward folk, rock and country, with far less jazz, blues, soul or …
4 Soul Band at the First Sunday at Brinson's @Brinsons
On the first Sunday of each month, Brinson’s in downtown Memphis sponsors a free event called First Sunday, which seems to be something of a …
Third Round of the Memphis Drum-Off at @GuitarCenter
As I posted last week, the Memphis metropolitan area has an amazing level of talent when it comes to drummers, and that was obvious again …
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Mario "Yoggi" Stewart in Music at the Blue Worm
Memphis musicians were shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of a young drummer, Mario “Yoggi” Stewart, but on September 10, a number of musicians …