The Lyrics Band Live at Mr. P’s in Olive Branch with Stephani McCoy and Tierney Jackson
There are several Mr. P’s Hot Wings locations in the Memphis area, and at least some of them feature live music, but I wasn’t aware …
Hill Country Blues With The Duwayne Burnside Band at Lafayette’s Music Room in Memphis
Considering the close distance between Holly Springs, Mississippi and Memphis, it is strange that blues legend Duwayne Burnside doesn’t appear more often in Memphis. In …
Memphis Music Industry Mixer at Juicy Jim’s with Chinese Connection Dub Embassy @SuavoJ88Bones @Preauxx @BristerStreet
On Friday, November 14, 2014, the good folks at Brister Street Productions (the people that bring us BristerFest each year) sponsored a Memphis Music Industry …
Kent Kimbrough's Birthday Party at Junior's Juke Joint #2 in Holly Springs
I had been at Duwayne Burnside’s birthday event at the Blues Shack earlier in the evening, and he had mentioned that drummer Kent Kimbrough was …
Duwayne Burnside's Birthday Party and Bonfire at the Blues Shack in Waterford
Hill Country blues legend Duwayne Burnside was celebrating his birthday with a party and bonfire at the Blues Shack in Waterford, Mississippi, so I decided …
Music, Arts and Local Goods at the Broad Avenue Art Walk @BroadAveArts
Not that many years ago, Broad Street (as we called it then) was largely vacant, except for a bar or two and the venerable Broadway …
Memphis R & B Group Offici8l Rehearsal with 4 Soul Band @Offici8l
My homeboy Otis Logan invited me to a 4 Soul Band rehearsal that was being held on a Tuesday night in downtown Memphis in the …
An All-Star Memphis Turn-Out and Turn-Up for Frayser Boy's New Album @FrayserBoy @Lil_Wyte @PhixieousEnt @Selectohits @Miscdaboss @DJBay
Wednesday night is not usually a big entertainment night in Memphis, but on October 29, many of Memphis’ best industry figures came together at Purple …
A Drumline on Beale Street
When Memphis rapper Tune C and I headed downtown for the album release party for Frayser Boy’s new album Not No Moe, we heard a …
The Forgotten Legacy of Chero-Cola
One of the cooler things about building renovations is that sometimes they uncover pieces of history, such as old plaques or advertising signs. Such was …