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On Location Memphis (@olm_trailer) Music Showcases at Purple Haze...
The music showcases at this year’s On Location Memphis Film and Music Festival were held in downtown Memphis at Purple Haze. On Friday and Saturday nights, performers of all genres from around the...
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Michael Joyner performs his song “Memphis” at the On Location Memphis music showcases at the Purple Haze in downtown Memphis, 4/27/13
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Great Coffee in Downtown Memphis at Tamp & Tap (@tampandtap)
When Cockadoos closed a couple of years ago, downtown Memphis was left without a source for espresso-based drinks, aside from the Starbucks inside the Westin hotel across from the Fed Ex Forum. So...
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Celebrating the Unique Culture of Memphis at the Memphis Music and Heritage...
Unlike New Orleans’ Jazz Fest, the Beale Street Music Festival does not feature a considerable amount of local Memphis talent (and almost no roots artists at all), so it is fortunate that there is...
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A Street Corner Party in Downtown Charlotte with The Brass Connection...
When walking back toward the parking garage where I had parked my car in downtown Charlotte, I suddenly heard the unmistakable sounds of a brass band playing somewhere nearby. The band turned out to...
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The Buzz of Downtown Charlotte
Friday night was chilly, but that didn’t stop people from coming downtown in Charlotte. In fact there were crowds of people everywhere, perhaps because of the Bobcats game, and especially around the...
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A Jazzy Jam Session Start to the New Year with the Steven Lee Trio at...
Although Memphis has a legacy that includes some of America’s greatest jazz musicians (including arguably the greatest jazz pianist ever, Phineas Newborn Jr.), it is rare to hear authentic jazz in...
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A Window on Memphis’ Past at Undercurrent @ the SkyBar
When I read that the first Undercurrent event of the new year was to be held at something called the SkyBar in the 100 North Main building, I was thrilled. I vaguely remembered the old Top of the 100...
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Robert Randolph and the Family Band at the Beale Street Music Festival
I had not planned on going to the Beale Street Music Festival this year, since I wasn’t particularly pleased with the line-up, and also I hadn’t been able to get a press pass last year, and didn’t...
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The Sun Also Rises (And So Do The Biscuits)
2017 had its ups and downs, but one of the better stories in Memphis was the opening of a lot of new restaurants, the vast majority of them really good. One of them, Sunrise Memphis, recently appeared...
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“They Got To Sew, Sew, Sew”: Mardi Gras Indians Uptown and Downtown
The traditional Mardi Gras parades can be fun, but my favorite part of carnival is in the ‘hoods and backstreets, where the gangs of Mardi Gras Indians appear in their elaborate costumes, beating...
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