Memphis Black Expo 2013 at the Cook Convention Center
The Memphis Black Expo is held each year in February at the Cook Convention Center downtown. It features fun activities for kids, exhibits from local …
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 …