Thursdays on the Square at @OvertonSquare with Ruby Wilson, Al Kapone @ALKaponeMem and Free Sol
Memphians have been enjoying Thursday night parties in the warm weather months for several years now, both on the rooftop of The Peabody Hotel, and …
Indie
SXSW Day 5: Crash and Members of @Magnetic_Zeros at the SXSW Hackathon Championships @EdwardSharpe
I suppose I had vaguely heard of the Magnetic Zeros before, but I certainly had never heard any of their music, and probably wouldn’t have …
SXSW Day 5: @AlbertHammondJr at the SXSW Hackathon Awards
I didn’t quite know what a Hackathon is, but when I saw that the Hot 8 Brass Band was scheduled to perform at the Hackathon …
SXSW Day 4: Checking Out St. Paul & The Broken Bones at South By San Jose @StP_BrokenBones @SanJoseHotel #SXSJ
My friend Malcolm, the owner of Memphis’ excellent Memphis Music record shop on Beale Street had introduced me to St. Paul and the Broken Bones …
SXSW Day 4: Checking Out @autumndefense at @CliveBarATX During SXSW @FILTERmagazine
A year ago, I had never even heard of The Autumn Defense, but one of the better features of Spotify is its ability to suggest …
SXSW Day 3: The Hypnotic Sounds of @PaintedPalms at Cheer Up Charlie’s
The band that lured me into Cheer Up Charlie’s was extremely ethereal and melodic, and proved to be called Painted Palms. I had not heard …
Jackson’s Morning Bell Records (@MorningBellJxn) Moves Into New Larger Digs, Adds Coffee and Food
Since the sad demise of Mississippi’s venerable Be-Bop Records chain several years ago, the sole survivor as far as vinyl and indie rock has been …
Day 2 of Midatlantic Music Fest (@Midatlmusic) with @AlexisKWMusic @SplitRailRecord and @FrankHurd
My last panels of this year’s Midatlantic Music Conference were at 5 PM back at The Chop Shop in Charlotte’s NoDa district, and then the …
First Night of Midatlantic Music Conference (@MidatlMusic) at @TheChopShopNoda and @RouxCharlotte
The first night of showcases for the Midatlantic Music Conference took place on three stages, with rock and folk acts on the two indoor stages …
Kicking Off the Midatlantic Music Conference (@MidatlMusic) at @TheChopShopNoda and @RouxCharlotte in Charlotte
The annual Midatlantic Music Conference began with a panel about the state of the music industry in Charlotte, and proceeded to the first showcases of …