At the R U Still Down Conference on the Career and Legacy of Tupac Shakur at Jackson State University, February 16, 2012 (Taken with instagram)
Hey Memphis friends, mark your calendars for Tuesday, 2/21 for our Wendy Rene listening party at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music! Local DJ’s Scott Bomar, Leroy, Jones, Beyonda, and Buck Wilders will be spinning rare soul 45s too! FREE!
Fans of Memphis soul should not miss this!
Hey Memphis friends, mark your calendars for Tuesday, 2/21 for our Wendy Rene listening party at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music! Local DJ’s Scott Bomar, Leroy, Jones, Beyonda, and Buck Wilders will be spinning rare soul 45s too! FREE!
Fans of Memphis soul should not miss this!
William Bell-I Forgot To Be Your Lover
This is a Memphis soul classic!
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The Stooges Brass Band kicking off the Mystic Chain of Fools’ Red Clay Ball at Proud Larry’s in Oxford, MS (Taken with instagram)
The Stooges Brass Band kicking off the Mystic Chain of Fools’ Red Clay Ball at Proud Larry’s in Oxford, MS (Taken with instagram)
Mid-South residents have probably never heard of the Stooges Brass Band, but they are one of a number of youthful organizations that are preserving the tradition of parading brass band music in New Orleans, often against astounding odds. In addition to the difficulties that young African-American men face in general, members of these bands have had to face the poverty and violence of New Orleans and then the devastation and displacement of Hurricane Katrina. Wednesday night, at Proud Larry’s in Oxford, Mississippi, area residents will have a chance to hear the Stooges in person at the Red Clay Ball fundraiser for the Yoknapatwapha Arts Council, and believe me, this band is worth the drive to Oxford, even if you live in Memphis. The tickets are $15, and that might seem a little steep, particularly the day after Valentine’s, but proceeds go to the worthy cause of furthering the arts in and around Oxford. Hopefully, I’ll see you there.
Mid-South residents have probably never heard of the Stooges Brass Band, but they are one of a number of youthful organizations that are preserving the tradition of parading brass band music in New Orleans, often against astounding odds. In addition to the difficulties that young African-American men face in general, members of these bands have had to face the poverty and violence of New Orleans and then the devastation and displacement of Hurricane Katrina. Wednesday night, at Proud Larry’s in Oxford, Mississippi, area residents will have a chance to hear the Stooges in person at the Red Clay Ball fundraiser for the Yoknapatwapha Arts Council, and believe me, this band is worth the drive to Oxford, even if you live in Memphis. The tickets are $15, and that might seem a little steep, particularly the day after Valentine’s, but proceeds go to the worthy cause of furthering the arts in and around Oxford. Hopefully, I’ll see you there.
At the Pre-Valentine’s Day Bash at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, MS, February 11, 2012
At the Pre-Valentine’s Day Bash at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, MS, February 11, 2012