Celebrating The World We Knew With Tav Falco’s Panther Burns #MMHF13
Tav Falco and the Panther Burns were a vague name on posters and albums at Poplar Tunes in my youth, and I sadly didn’t discover …
Tav Falco and the Panther Burns were a vague name on posters and albums at Poplar Tunes in my youth, and I sadly didn’t discover …
The Jack Rowell Jr. Blues Band is one of Memphis’ best-known blues bands, with a long-standing Thursday night gig at T. J. Mulligan’s in Hickory …
The city of Memphis has a formidable blues tradition, so young men who choose to play the blues are up against some legendary competition and …
I was not familiar with the J-Train Blues Band before this year’s Memphis Music and Heritage Festival downtown, but they apparently have been active in …
When Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry left the main stage of the festival, he headed around to a juke called Club 2000 on Issaquena Avenue, where he …
I went from having never heard of Leo “Bud” Welch a couple of weeks ago to suddenly hearing his name everywhere. He’s getting booked a …
San Antonio-based soul singer Mel Waiters is one of the most popular figures in Southern soul, best known for hit songs like “Hole In The …
Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry is from Tula in Lafayette County, and has recorded six albums, including his most recent, the 2012 album The Clarksdale Sessions. Saturday …
James “Super Chikan” Johnson remains one of the Delta’s best-beloved blues performers, playing his homemade instruments in a rock-influenced amplified style with his band the …
Heather Crosse played bass for the legendary Super Chikan before forming her own band Heavy Suga and the Sweet Tones, who frequently appear in Clarksdale …