Memphian number 90, Lucia Kaminsky, talks about the perfect mixtape, the two most unique places in Memphis and mom's empanadas: Name: Lucia Kaminsky Occupation: Project Coordinator for the Memphis Chapter of The Recording Academy (GRAMMY Awards) Hometown: Miami, FL (yes, I miss the beach) Neighborhood: Harbor Town If I were to make the perfect Memphis mix CD, it would have: You can’t have a Memphis mix without paying homage to artists such as Al Green, Otis Redding, and Howlin’ Wolf. I would then add current hard working acts like Lucero and The Dirty Streets, a dose of Project Pat, and some garage rock courtesy of Goner. Rounding it out would be some wistful singer/songwriters like Grace Askew and possibly a Jeff Buckley bonus track—although he’s not a Memphian he spent enough time here to effectively haunt the city. The best part of my job is: my job. I’m lucky to be working in the industry that I always wanted to be a part of. I love being exposed to new music every day and working for an organization that cares about the preservation and integrity of music and its makers. I love my neighborhood because: it’s kind of like its own little world by the river. It’s quiet and charming but still close to work and midtown life. My favorite comfort food is: I’m Argentinean so it would have to be my mom’s empanadas. Last time she came to visit she made a bunch for my friends and froze some for emergencies. The best thing about spring in Memphis is: Growing up in Miami, I never experienced the seasons changing as we only had two: hot and tolerable and hot and sticky. The best thing about spring in Memphis is how beautiful everything looks when it’s blooming…until the pollen attacks my sinuses. My favorite annual Memphis event is: This year it will be Beale Street Music Festival because the Avett Brothers are playing! The coolest person I’ve met in the last year is: Hands down Marshall Grant of Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two. I had the honor of spending time with him when we were preparing an event last summer. I got the chance to go to his house in Mississippi and choose some of his memorabilia to display at the Brooks. Spending an hour in his man cave listening to his stories was one of the highlights of my life. When friends come to visit, I always take them to: the root of it all: Sun, Stax, and Graceland. After that I fill them with barbecue followed by some local music. If it was my last night in town, I would: go to Ernestine and Hazel’s for a soul burger and then go to Wild Bill’s. They’re the two most unique places in town. I love Memphis because: it has an enigmatic character that can only begin to be explained through its history and the people that keep the spirit of the city alive. It has an inexplicable raw soul to it that has completely turned me from a city girl into whatever it is that I am now.