When the Downtown Memphis Association pulled the plug on the Memphis Christmas Parade last year, the Whitehaven Community Christmas Parade became the only Christmas parade to be held anywhere in Memphis. This year, the event attracted a record crowd, and some school bands from outside Whitehaven, including Booker T. Washington High and Manassas High. The sunny, warm weather undoubtedly contributed to the increased attendance.
Checking out the new Central BBQ location downtown (at Central BBQ)
Listen to Black Pleasure by Cities Aviv.
A year or so after his debut album Digital Lows, Memphis hip-hop pioneer Cities Aviv returns with a sophomore album entitled Black Pleasure, 15 tracks available for free download. There is no ONE style of Memphis rap.
I have been a fan of the music of Kurt Weill for many years, so this past Friday night at the Westin Hotel lobby in Memphis, my jazz trio played this seldom-heard Kurt Weill tune called “This Is New.” Through an odd coincidence for me as a Grambling fan, the lobby was packed to the walls because of a Grambling alumni mixer. Monte Butts is on bass, and George “G-Smoove” Taylor is on the drums.
