SXSW Day 6: Backstage with @ALKaponeMEM @MiscdaBoss @SnoopDogg @toriwhodat and Boo Mitchell
After the show was over, Al Kapone got me backstage where I was able to hang out with a lot of the performers, and I …
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SXSW Day 6: Celebrating Memphis’ Musical Legacy in Austin with @ALKaponeMEM @SnoopDogg @FrayserBoy @BookerTJones And More
After an early morning breakfast at the Magnolia Cafe, I parked my car downtown and set out walking across the bridge to Austin’s Butler Park, …
SXSW Day 5: Discussing Memphis Music and “Take Me To The River’ @ALKaponeMEM @MemphisMeansMusic
After a fairly late breakfast at Magnolia Cafe, I headed over to the Austin Convention Center to meet my friend Travis McFetridge, who had an …
SXSW Day 4: Running Into the Swish Gang/BMF Family @CalicoJonez
When I left Rainey Street, I knew I had only a little bit of time to walk down to South Austin for the St. Paul …
SXSW Day 4: Running Into @BGIMoneyMafia from Memphis in Austin @RealYoungWoods
After the Wanton Bishops show was cancelled, I started walking down Brazos Street, heading for Rainey Street where one of my favorite bands, the Autumn …
Album Review: @SoulmanSnipes #TheClassicSoulProject #LyfeIsDope
Memphis rapper Snipes has always tried to connect Memphis’ soul past and its rap present in a way that few rap artists other than Al …
Discussing @StaxRecords and Its Impact on Memphis at @RhodesCollege
The recent release of Robert Gordon’s superb new book Respect Yourself: The Rise and Fall of Stax Records has unleashed a flurry of renewed interest …
Unleashing a Blues/Funk Explosion with the C3 Band @cdrumbum90
When I heard that a place in Raleigh called Precious Moments at Lorenzo’s was sponsoring a Down Home Blues Night on Sunday March 2, with …
Rapping in Memory of OG LumpLump with the Trap Mob and Big Gwalla @Trap_Mob1
The South Memphis rap group known as the Trap Mob is a popular featured group at the annual Tate Street Block Party each June, but …
Suavo J & The Bones Featuring Mr. 88 Live at the Center for Southern Folklore
Hardworking trombonist Suavo J looks increasingly like a man on a mission to single-handedly rescue Memphis music, and he is everywhere these days, whether it’s …