Jukin’ in North Memphis: The Anti-Beale Street
Once Beale Street had been cleared of nearby residents and had its traditional ambience removed so that it could become a tourist mecca, those who …
The Future of Memphis Music (@downtownbleu)
Memphis music is a RENEWABLE resource. The way we renew it is by mentoring and encouraging young people who want to play an instrument. Seeing …
Grizzlies Drumline on Beale Street before the Orlando game
When I walked on Beale Street Friday night, I noticed a drumline setting up at the Rum Boogie Cafe end of the first block. It …
M-Town Live Dance Crew @ Purple Hearts Majorette Jamboree
The M-Town Live dance crew jooks at the Purple Hearts Majorette jamboree at New Life Missionary Baptist Church in South Memphis, 2/16/13
Rock’N Dough Pizza (@RocknDoughPizza): A Truck Becomes A Restaurant
Fans of the superb Rock’N Dough Pizza food truck in Memphis will be glad to hear that it has become a permanent restaurant in the …
Dustin Cavazos (@DustinCavazos) New Video- “Nobody Is Coming Up” New Album 3/19/13
Dallas alternative rap artist Dustin Cavazos will release his new album “In And Out of Sleep” through Music Access and Select-O-Hits on March 19, 2013. …
Album Review: Son Volt “Honky Tonk” @SonVoltMusic (Rounder Records)
Indie bluegrass band Son Volt emerged from the ruins of Uncle Tupelo, so I was thrilled when their new album Honky Tonk came across my …
Album Review: 5th Child “Love Letters & Suicide Notes” @5thChildMusic
Jackson, Mississippi has a surprising legacy of an alternate view of what Southern rap could be, from the Stewpot Stowawayz to Wild Life Society, to …
Wanting Their Cake and Eating It Too
It’s absolutely amazing to watch a lot of suburban and out-of-town residents object to the renaming of Confederate-themed parks in a overwhelmingly Black city that …