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Events and Festivals, Hear, Shows
Win Two Tickets to Dropkick Murphys at Minglewood Hall
The Dropkick Murphys (everyone's favorite Boston punk band), are coming to Minglewood Hall in June and I'm giving away a pair of tickets to one ILM reader. The show is at Minglewood Hall on June 6th at 7 p.m. They've been kind enough to give me two tickets to give to one of you. Interested?...
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Do, Family Friendly, Free Things to Do, This Weekend
5 Things to Do in Memphis This Weekend: 5/24 – 5/26
Happy Friday! Here are five fun things to do in Memphis on this three-day weekend: 1. Bikesploitation Film and Music Festival, Crosstown Arts, Friday – Sunday, all day, free Park your bike under the giant disco ball in Crosstown for the third annual Bikespolitation festival. It kicks off Friday...
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Dessert, Eat, Guides, Love
5 Better-Than-Vanilla Milkshakes
Ed. note: In honor of today's super nice weather and my own desire for some kind of frozen treat, here's one from the archives: five of my favorite Memphis milkshakes. Enjoy! These are by no means the only good milkshakes in Memphis. There are others (like these) that are equally delicious. What...
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Sports, Uncategorized
Guest Post: Why are the Grizzlies so good?
(Ed. Note: I'm happy to share this guest post about the Grizz from former NCAA basketball player Lamar Hull. Enjoy.) The LA Clippers found out the hard way. They say that it's not a series until someone loses at home. After losing at home, even the most optimistic Clipper fans...
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Love, Memphis News
Thursday Memphis News Update: New Memphians, a New Holiday, a New Outdoor Theatre, and Newby’s Collects Tornado Donations
Happy Thursday, y'all. Today in Memphis, the Levitt Shell shows start, a new holiday has been declared (it's tomorrow), and D.J. Stephens is a beloved freak of nature. Also, we have details on where to drop off donations for tornado victims in Oklahoma. But first, check out this photo that @lisabertagna...
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Hear
Memphis Mystery Train Set List: May 23, 2013
Here's what I played on this week's Mystery Train, with all of the local tracks marked with an asterisk: Little Johnny and the Silvertones – Rock Till the End of Time The Egyptians – Party Stomp *Magic Kids – Cry with Me Baby *Clay Otis – Cruel Sense France Gall –...
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Do, Events and Festivals, Shop
Farmers Market Finds: Three Pickles and a Jam
The Memphis Botanic Gardens Farmers Market is pretty great. It's small without sacrificing selection, and it convieniently timed for the middle of the week, when you've probably already eaten everything you bought at the weekend markets. I got a tip last week that it's also a great place...
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Love, Sports
Tweets from Last Night: Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals
If you turned off the TV in frustration sometime in the third quarter, you missed the Grizzlies staging a comback, Tony Allen selling a technical so hard that he should have a spot on QVC, overtime, then a not-so-bad loss. It was like the fourth quarter was trying to make up for the first three being...
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Love, Only in Memphis, See, Sports
The Crazy but Completely Accurate Reason Why the Grizzlies Lost Game 1 of the WCF
You can chalk the Grizzlies' abysmal performance in game one of the Western Conference Finals up to a lot of things: nerves, tougher competition, awful shooting, a lack of contribution from our major players. And you would be right to do so. But I've got a sneaking suspicion that it had at least...
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Do, Events and Festivals, Family Friendly, Free Things to Do, This Weekend
Save the Date: Bikesploitation 3 is This Weekend
This weekend, park your bicycle under the giant bike wheel disco ball in Crosstown for the third annual Bikesploitation film, music and art festival. There's so much happening at this year's event that the festival has been extended to three days. It startsFriday night at 5 p.m. with the opening...
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