After driving back to Memphis on Monday December 3, I headed straight to the Ice Bar in Southwind to support my homeboy Otis Logan the drummer, whose band was sponsoring a Monday night concert featuring performances from Cameron Bethany, the rapper Snipes, Ava Monroe and Jerome Chism. Live music is unusual on a Monday night in Memphis, but the place was packed.
Devin Crutcher (@devincrutch901) performing live with his band at the Ice Bar in Memphis, 11/27/12
Memphis soul singer Devin Crutcher (@devincrutch901) first came to prominence when he was featured on the third season of P. Diddy’s reality show Making The Band.
Crutcher is a gifted singer, with a repertoire that includes many Memphis favorites from artists like Bobby Womack and Johnnie Taylor, as well as more contemporary songs, and he keeps a first-rate band to back him up on stage. Follow Devin at https://twitter.com/devincrutch901Â for show dates and more.
When Phillippia finished her Acoustix set, an R & B singer named D-Metro came on stage and did one song before the end of the night, to get people ready for his appearance at the club the following weekend, Atlanta GA, 11/24/12
Melrose School became a full high school in 1946, the same year that Hamilton High School opened, and since then Melrose has been indelibly linked with the Orange Mound neighborhood. The school has been known for excellence in football, basketball and music, and the Sound of the Mound marching band is the favorite band in the Southern Heritage Classic Parade, 9/8/12
Miles Davis’ nephew Vince Wilburn Jr. plays the drums at the Victory Grill, East Austin, SXSW, March 15, 2012
This R & B group was performing at the far east end of Sixth Street near the interstate, but what really impressed me was the funky drummer who was the foundation of the group. #SXSW
Street musicians are a common sight on Austin’s Sixth Street, particularly during SXSW. This bucket drummer kept up a compelling rhythm while accompanying himself with occasional raps and rhymes. Eventually he attracted a couple of young MC’s who began rhyming to the beat he was playing.Â
At the 4 Soul Jam Session, Juicy Jim’s, Memphis, February 7, 2012
At the 4 Soul Jam Session, Juicy Jim’s, Memphis, February 7, 2012
