The Whitehaven Sounds of Perfection against the Central Sound of Midtown at Crump
Friday night I headed down to Melrose to see the Melrose and Kirby game, but I discovered when I got there that Kirby High School …
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Grambling vs. ULM at the I-20 Classic in Monroe, Louisiana #I20Classic13
Grambling State University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe have only played football against each other since 2007, and have only met three times, …
Bethune-Cookman and Tennessee State at the John Merritt Classic in Nashville
On the Sunday before Labor Day, I decided to drive up to Nashville to see Bethune-Cookman University take on Tennessee State in the annual John …
Celebrating The World We Knew With Tav Falco’s Panther Burns #MMHF13
Tav Falco and the Panther Burns were a vague name on posters and albums at Poplar Tunes in my youth, and I sadly didn’t discover …
Waiting on Jesus With The Anointed Cowan Singers #MMHF13
The Anointed Cowan Singers are another Memphis gospel group whose performances and repertoire highlight the extremely close relationship between Memphis gospel and Memphis soul. In …
Digging the Blues With Preston Shannon #MMHF13
The city of Memphis has a formidable blues tradition, so young men who choose to play the blues are up against some legendary competition and …
Memphis’ Inner City Drumming Traditions With The Baby Blues Drumline #MMHF13
Drums and drumming have played a tremendous role in the cultural life of Memphis’ inner-city Black communities, throughout most of the 20th and 21st century. …
Classic Memphis Gospel With The Appointed #MMHF13
One of the best aspects of the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival is the close proximity of different styles of Memphis music on different stages, …
6/12/10: A Touch of Soul Band Live at Southbrook Mall
I ate lunch at Pearl’s Oyster Bar downtown, and then headed out to Southbrook Mall, because my homeboy Snipes said his band A Touch of …
6/10/10:The Black Diamond Band Live at The Daq in Southwind
I had so much fun at The Daq on Monday night that on Thursday I was back again, checking out a band called The Black …