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Rodney Tate and All-Star Soul and Blues at Memphis’ B. B. King’s

John Shaw February 20, 2015 February 20, 2015

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 …

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Album Review: James & The Ultrasounds “Bad To Be Here” @MADJACKRecords @ultrasound_901

John Shaw February 9, 2015 February 9, 2015

Madjack Records is a Memphis label known for releasing first-rate indie material, so when I saw that they were releasing a new album by James …

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Crisis901 Presents Dope on Arrival at the House of Mtenzi

John Shaw February 9, 2015 February 9, 2015

I really was not familiar with the Memphis rapper Crisis 901 who was putting on an event called Dope On Arrival at the House of …

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Memphis’ Longest Running Spoken Word and Open Mic Event: The Word at the Rumba Room

John Shaw February 8, 2015 February 8, 2015

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 …

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The Ghost Town Blues Band Celebrating the Release of “Hard Road To Hoe” at the Rum Boogie Cafe

John Shaw February 8, 2015 February 8, 2015

The Ghost Town Blues Band is a group of young Memphians that first garnered a lot of attention during the International Blues Challenge a couple …

New Ghost Town Blues Band Single “Seventeen” From The Upcoming Album “Hard Road To Hoe”

John Shaw February 3, 2015 February 8, 2015

Memphis’ own Ghost Town Blues Band plays far more than blues, and at the January 22nd release party for their new self-produced album “Hard Road To Hoe” at the Rum Boogie Cafe, they unveiled the single “Seventeen”, an absolute jewel of a soulful rock ballad, reminiscent of New Orleans band The Radiators. Purchase the album on iTunes here

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Memphis Majorettes and Drummers at the Sophisticated Divas Jamboree

John Shaw January 23, 2015 January 23, 2015

Although there are fall jamborees, the cold winter months are the high point of majorette jamboree season in Memphis. Majorette jamborees exist in other cities, …

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“The Whole Wild Creation”: Mardi Gras Indian Practice at Handa Wanda

John Shaw January 21, 2015 January 21, 2015

The Black Indians of New Orleans have always fascinated me. I read about them long before I had ever seen one. Their culture is ancient …

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From Zion City to 2nd & Dryades: The Lady Jetsetters Uptown with the Stooges Brass Band

John Shaw January 21, 2015 January 21, 2015

Last year, the Lady Jetsetters second-line had started in the new apartments that replaced the Calliope projects, but this year the starting point was a …

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A TBC Brass Band Gig at Midnight in Avondale

John Shaw January 21, 2015 January 21, 2015

After dinner, I had tried to go to the Kermit Ruffins/Rebirth Brass Band show at Tipitina’s, but they would not allow me inside because I …