Luther and Cody Dickinson are sons of legendary Memphis producer Jim Dickinson, and they are the driving force behind the North Mississippi All-Stars. The rich Hill Country Blues legacy of Junior Kimbrough and R. L. Burnside and the fife-and-drum band music of Otha Turner all have contributed heavily to the All-Stars sound, and while the band is very much a Mississippi entity, it is also a Memphis one, and there is no more appropriate act to open the Beale Street Music Festival.
Cincinnati’s The Lions Rampant perform at the cool outdoor venue in East Austin known as Kenny Dorham’s Backyard, next door to the historic Victory Grill. Jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham was a native Texan, and spent time in East Austin when he was young. Thursday, March 15, 2012
Three days of Memphis indie music the weekend after SXSW. Click on the link to see the schedule and purchase a wristband.
Rehab performing live at Juanita’s in Little Rock, Tuesday, March 6
The rap-rock-country hybrid group Rehab had a show in Little Rock on March 6, and I drove over to help with their in-store appearance at Arkansas Record Exchange in North Little Rock.
Tav Falco and his Unapproachble Panther Burns at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, November 12, 2011
Tav Falco and his Unapproachble Panther Burns at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, November 12, 2011
Tav Falco and his Unapproachble Panther Burns at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, November 12, 2011
Former Memphis punk-blues legend Tav Falco brought his Unapproachable Panther Burns band into the Hi-Tone at Memphis last Saturday night, November 12, for what may have been his first performance in Memphis since he moved to Europe in the early 1990’s. He was back to celebrate the release of his new book Mondo Memphis, as well as the accompanying reissue of all his back catalog of music and the new CD Conjurations. After an opening set by former Panther Burns drummer Ross Johnson and sometimes Posies/Big Star member Ken Stringfellow, Falco appeared on stage with his new band and dancers. Unfortunately, after four shows in four cities, his voice was just about gone, and he could barely talk, much less sing. Still, Tav Falco was back in Memphis, where it all began back in 1978. It was a fitting homecoming.
