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New Orleans Comes to Memphis with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Lafayette’s

John Shaw March 20, 2015 March 20, 2015

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, …

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Soul Lives In Memphis at The Plexx

John Shaw March 16, 2015 March 16, 2015

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 …

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Soul Renaissance: Leon Bridges Live at the White Water Tavern in Little Rock

John Shaw March 13, 2015 March 13, 2015

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 …

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An Amazing Night of Memphis Music at The Buccaneer with John Paul Keith and Dave Cousar @JohnPaulKeith

John Shaw March 13, 2015 March 13, 2015

All the years I have lived in Memphis, I had never been to the Buccaneer Lounge in Midtown, but I saw on a live music …

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Marcus Scott and the Deep Soul Band Rocking The House at Curtis Given’s All New @InLOVEMemphis @curtis_givens

John Shaw March 13, 2015 March 13, 2015

The building had once been a Pig N’ Whistle barbecue restaurant, and later a rough-around-the-edges club called Two For One, but Curtis Givens’ latest venture, …

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Stud & Cactus Live at the Delta Blues Alley Cafe in Clarksdale

John Shaw February 22, 2015 February 22, 2015

Friday February 6 was some kind of special day for blues apparently, because there were blues performances everywhere. Ori Naftaly was at Lafayette’s Music Room …

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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 …

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