Hip Hop and a Live Band at the Hip-Hop Lounge in Memphis
Saturday night January 17th, my homeboy Donnon Johnson called me and told me to come to the Hip Hop Lounge on Raleigh-Lagrange Road in Northeast …
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Cxffeeblack Moves Into New Digs in Highland Heights
A while back, The Delta Review reviewed the Anti-Gentrification Coffee Club, where hip-hop artist and master coffee roaster Cxffeeblack served up coffee and fellowship. At …
Friday Night Jazz at the Westin Hotel Lobby in Memphis
While Jazz goes on frequently (Tuesdays and Sundays) at The Cove in Binghamton, it also has been going on every other Friday at the Westin …
Suavo J and the M-Town Band at Alley Dayz in Downtown Memphis
Originally, I had just planned to go downtown and see my friends Joshua McCain and the Soul Seven, who were playing at a bar called …
Cool Jazz at The Cove in Memphis’ Broad Avenue Arts District
The city of Memphis has produced a lot of great jazz musicians- Jamil Nasser, Charles Lloyd, Booker Little, Frank Strozier, Harold Mabern, Phineas Newborn Jr., …
The Black Fire Band Brings the Fire to Los Cabos in Hickory Hill
Los Cabos is a Mexican Restaurant on Quince Road in the Hickory Hill neighborhood of Memphis. It’s not really a nightclub per se, but it …
Vinyl Lives in Downtown Memphis at River City Records
In 1967, the Memphis Housing Authority warned Ruben Cherry that he would have to close or move his legendary Home of the Blues Record Store …
Devour Sweets and Satisfy Your Cravings at Memphis’s Dvour Desserts
Just up from the Central Station Hotel in the South Main Arts District is Dvour Desserts, an arty stark modern space with coffee, cookies and …
The Train Has Arrived At the Station for Great Gelato in Memphis
On the Thursday of Fall Break week, I decided to venture into downtown Memphis as if I was on vacation. I didn’t have the funds …
Life Just Got A Little Sweeter in East Memphis
Until the last few years, Memphis has been fairly limited in bakery options, particularly ones that offer desserts and sweets, but more recently there has …