Jul 20, 2016
Unveiling Something Bigg At The African Place My homeboy Otis Logan is one of Memphis' best young drummers, so when he told me he would be playing for a singer named…
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Unveiling Something Bigg At The African Place My homeboy Otis Logan is one of Memphis' best young drummers, so when he told me he would be playing for a singer named…
New Meets Old at the Plexx
New Meets Old at the Plexx
Dr. Alfred Brown’s club called The Plexx in an old decrepit shopping center on E. H. Crump Boulevard in Memphis is one of the few places in the city where authentic old-school live blues and soul can be heard, but on the Friday night before Halloween, things took a slightly different turn, as veteran blues singer Jewel Jones was backed by the 4 Soul Band, consisting of some of Memphis’ best young…
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The Manassas High School Drumline at Melrose Stadium Although Memphis' Black community has an old and deep history of drumlines, the phenomenon has been fading in recent years.
Mellow Cigars and Mellow Music at Memphis’ Havana Mix Cigar Lounge The Havana Mix in downtown Memphis is primarily a cigar lounge, but occasionally books live music, often on Friday evenings.
Rodney Tate and All-Star Soul and Blues at Memphis’ B. B. King’s People who know me know that I'm not a huge fan of modern-day Beale Street. In its current garish, Disneyland-like iteration, it seems like a travesty upon the street where blues became famous rather than a tribute to it, and bad cover bands seem to be the order of the day, along with mostly mediocre food and plenty of alcohol.
Memphis’ Longest Running Spoken Word and Open Mic Event: The Word at the Rumba Room Every Monday night, musicians, singers and poets head down to a Latin club and restaurant in Memphis' South Main Arts District for a weekly open mic event called The Word.