Whitehaven Christmas Parade, 11/17/12 (at Pollard’s Bbq)
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Cities Aviv’s New Album-“Black Pleasure”
Listen to Black Pleasure by Cities Aviv.
A year or so after his debut album Digital Lows, Memphis hip-hop pioneer Cities Aviv returns with a sophomore album entitled Black Pleasure, 15 tracks available for free download. There is no ONE style of Memphis rap.
(Source: http://bandcamp.com/)
Alvie Givhan, King’s Palace Cafe, Memphis
Alvie Givhan, King’s Palace Cafe, Memphis, 11/02/12. Alvie is the son of Richard Givhan, who cut two 45 singles for Select-O-Hits’ Philwood label in early 1970’s. (at King’s Palace Cafe)
Renardo Ward & Friends, King’s Palace Cafe, Memphis
Renardo Ward and friends at King’s Palace Cafe, Memphis, 11/02/12 (at King’s Palace Cafe)
Honoring the Memphis Horns at the Rock and Soul Museum
On Tuesday October 30, 2012, the Memphis Rock and Soul Museum (a Smithsonian institution) held a reception to honor the Memphis Horns at the opening of the Horn of Plenty exhibit in the museum. Sadly, Andrew Love passed away in April, but his family members were present, and Wayne Jackson was present. John Hornyak of the Memphis Recording Academy chapter and Memphis Mayor A. C. Wharton spoke. This was the most recent event in a year that has seen a flurry of belated honors for Memphis musicians.