Mr. Sipp (@MrSippMusic) Live at the Wade Walton Stage at #JukeJointFest2014
The Wade Walton Stage, named for the man who owned the blues club and barber shop on the spot when he was living, is always …
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Clarksdale Band The Elements Playing On Second Street #JukeJointFest2014
Around the corner on Second Street was a keyboard-and-drums duo called The Elements, playing soul, smooth jazz and R & B. Not necessarily an official …
James Hunter Live In Lafayette at the Acadiana Center for the Arts
When I walked into the Acadiana Center for the Arts for the James Hunter show, I was amazed at the size of the crowd milling …
Rock the House at Lafayette’s House Rockers Records
Lafayette’s Northgate Mall is a dying mall, if not a dead mall, which is somewhat peculiar, as it is much closer to I-10 and I-49 …
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 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 3: Kashmere ThunderSoul Reunion Band at @PalmDoorAtx
I really can’t even first recall when or how I first heard about the Kashmere Stage Band from Kashmere High School in the Kashmere Gardens …
SXSW Day 2: Texas Funk Legends Kool & Together on The 512 Rooftop @The512on6th
One of the cooler things about South By Southwest is the way that old and obscure bands are brought back into relevance, either by documentary …
SXSW Day 2: Trailer Space Records and East Austin
After I left Travis Heights, I drove over to East Austin and parked my car across the street from the Carver Community Center. As I …
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 …