R. L. Boyce & Lightnin Malcolm Live at Antone’s
When a young Lebanese man from Port Arthur, Texas named Clifford Antone got kicked out (or perhaps dropped out, depending on who you ask) of …
Record Labels
A King Biscuit Daybook: Robert Finley Live on Cherry Street
https://goo.gl/photos/kn6iYH6c56rtWX5QA https://goo.gl/photos/zs8rt3L8R1ReKcXt5 https://goo.gl/photos/vTrKCXxDxpho4FUc6 63-year-old Robert Finley is from Bernice, Louisiana, near Ruston, and is well-known to the people in the Monroe, Louisiana area where he …
Celebrating the Launch of Royal Records in South Memphis
https://goo.gl/photos/QvjtGqwjvdT4YDhr5 In 1958, record store owner Joe Coughi of Poplar Tunes in Memphis decided to start a record label, and he named it Hi Records, …
A Rainy Day In Shreveport
I usually spend the Friday before Grambling Homecoming shopping, searching for Grambling memorabilia and ephemera, as well as records and books. But this year, rather …
Honoring the Legacy of Ardent’s John Fry and John Hampton at the Levitt Shell
Although the Levitt Shell season doesn’t start until May, there is usually an earlier special music event or two during the warm weather in April, …
Celebrating Jim Dickinson’s Beale Street Saturday Night With Sons Of Mudboy at Shangri-La Records
The late Jim Dickinson was passionate about Memphis’ Beale Street. He carried on a running feud in song with the Memphis Housing Authority and Memphis’ …
Soul Renaissance: Leon Bridges Live at the White Water Tavern in Little Rock
It’s hard to believe that only a couple of months ago I had never heard of Leon Bridges. Of course, the Fort Worth-based soul singer …
Cutting Edge NOLA's Hip-Hop Showcase at @CafeIstanbul_ Sponsored by @ShiveMagazine @CuttingEdgeNOLA
After lunch, the Cutting Edge NOLA Music Business Conference held a rap and hip-hop summit at Cafe Istanbul in the St. Roch neighborhood sponsored by …
SXSW Day 3: Coffee in East Austin @VintageHeartAtx and Records @ThirdManRRS @ThirdManRecords
It is possible to find free parking during SXSW if you don’t mind a fair amount of walking, so I parked over on the Eastside, …
Act Like You Know in Clarksdale
While walking from the New Roxy back to my car, I noticed this record label and recording studio in Clarksdale called Act Like You Know …