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The Early Bird Catches the Breakfast in Beaumont, Record Hunting in Houston, and the First Day of SXSW in Austin

I ate breakfast in Beaumont at the Early Bird Cafe on Washington Boulevard, and then I drove west to Houston, stopping at Black Dog Records …

A Requiem for Lee Street and the Death of Port Arthur

Al Kapone had arranged for me to get access to the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, where he was performing this year, so …

A Rap Music Conference and Showcase in the Mississippi Delta

I had been asked to speak at a music conference in Leland, so, although winter weather was being predicted for Memphis, I headed out driving …

A Breakfast at Tucker’s in Over-The-Rhine and the Kymp Kamp Music Conference Meets in Louisville

Tucker’s Restaurant was in a rough-and-tumble ‘hood called Over The Rhine, and the endless blocks of vacant board-ups were anything but reassuring as I parked …

Flava in Winston Salem and the Hood on Lock in Greensboro

It was another grey and rainy day, and after checking out of the hotel, I drove down to a breakfast cafe near the hospitals, and …