At the soft opening for Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Memphis, Wednesday May 18, 2011
The Juke Joint All-Stars playing the blues for a crowd in Handy Park, Wednesday night May 18, 2011
Jimbo Mathus (@JimboMathus): Clinging to the Roots at the Levitt Shell (@LevittShell)
Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition, kicking off the Levitt Shell season at Overton Park on May 14, 2011 with a set of songs from his upcoming new album “Confederate Buddah” on Memphis International Records, out May 24. The crowd particularly enjoyed the eerily-prophetic “Cling to the Roots and You Won’t Wash Away” and “Too Much Water Under The Bridge”, which were both written more than a year BEFORE the Memphis flood!
Alvin “Youngblood” Hart kicks off the opening season of the Levitt Shell in Overton Park on a chilly evening, Saturday May 14, 2011
Freestyle battle on Woodlawn Street at the All-Purple Block Party, Saturday May 14, 2011
At the All-Purple Block Party and video shoot on Woodlawn Street in North Memphis last Saturday, May 14, 2011, featuring the Trigga Squad.
At the Grizzlies pre-game party last Friday night May 13, 2011.
On Thursday May 12, there was a musicians’ jam session and drum battle at Optimum Memphis, a recording studio on North Parkway in North Memphis. A lot of musicians and drummers came out to have fun playing, and the event will be held monthly.Â
A Sunday of Festivals April 17, 2011
Between the Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival at the river end of Beale and the Africa in April at the other end, downtown Memphis was crowded …