Enjoying the Hill Country Blues Legacy at Junior’s Juke Joint #2 in Holly Springs
I never had a chance to visit Junior Kimbrough’s legendary juke in Chulahoma, but his son David’s juke in Holly Springs is the place to …
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Joyce Jones, Kenny Brown, R. B. Stone and Destination Up at Foxfire Ranch
On Mothers’ Day afternoon, I saw that Joyce Jones, whom I had seen at Sherena Boyce’s party in Como a month ago, would be performing …
Launching the Americana Music Triangle at Club 21 in Helena, Arkansas
Live blues is common in Clarksdale, Mississippi, which makes its rarity in neighboring Helena, Arkansas all the stranger, but Helena just hasn’t seen the renaissance …
Celebrating Memphis Music With The 4 Soul Band at the Hard Rock Cafe
The 4 Soul Band featuring Otis Logan on drums has been one of Memphis’ premiere neb-soul and funk bands for the last several years, but …
Cool Runnings With The Slackers and Chinese Connection Dub Embassy at the Hi-Tone
Reggae and other Jamaican music styles are not particularly common in Memphis, so when there are occasions to see reggae bands, I usually jump at …
The Stooges Brass Band Brings A Taste of New Orleans to Overton Square
Back in 2011, the Stooges Brass Band were one of the more active street brass bands in New Orleans, with a regular residency at the …
An All-Star Gala of Hill Country Blues at Leo Bud Welch’s Album Release Party
Perhaps Easter doesn’t bring thoughts of blues to many people, but this Easter evening was the occasion for an amazing event at Foxfire Ranch celebrating …
R. L. Boyce and the Hill Country Blues at Como, Mississippi
Como, Mississippi is a town of significant importance when it comes to the Hill Country style of blues, and it is a town that has …
New Orleans Comes to Memphis with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Lafayette’s
Old Man Winter had other ideas when the Stooges Brass Band was supposed to play at Lafayette’s Music Room in Memphis a few weeks ago, …
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 …