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Here's what I played on this week's Mystery Train. As always, the local tracks are marked with an asterisk: Pavement - Two States The Egyptians - Party Stomp Dead Man's Bones - In the Room Where You Sleep Rosemary Clooney - Corazon de Melon Iron…
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I don't know who's behind the What Should We Call Memphis tumblr, but I'm a big fan of his collection of animated GIFs that accurately describe living in Memphis. The collection of GIFs celebrates true Memphis moments, like the joys of ordering a…
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One of the best documentaries of the past five years (at least, according to me) is showing at the Brooks Museum tonight, and you should be there. Though "Thunder Soul" is set in Houston, Texas, it seems like it could easily be a Memphis story.…
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Memphis Snow Day 2010 Memphis has been bitterly cold for the past week. Last night, we finally got some pay off in the form of an inch or so of slushy white powder. Memphis is funny about snow days. They're highly anticipated. Kids are excited,…
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Updated July 2017 You don't have to be in Memphis to complete assignment #197 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis, but I'm convinced that Big Star sounds better in the city that they're from. Big Star's original line-up only played together for…
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Dorothy Parker once quipped that "Boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses." As a bespectacled lady, I can say that that's true - sometimes. Boys don't make passes at girls who wear boring glasses. I've always been of the belief that if…
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"Weren't no experiment / These seven years they went / Like a light out of me." - Cory Branan, "The Corner" It's been a long time since we heard anyting new from Memphis-bred songwriter Cory Branan. After releasing two records ("The Hell You Say"…
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I know, I know - it's hot out. But there's free music at Shelby Farms tonight, and you should go. East Memphis' giant park has picked up where the Levitt Shell concert series left off. Tonight (and for the next two Thursdays), Shelby Farms will…
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The Thigh High Jeans studio in the old Greyhound building downtown has a few reminders of what used to occupy the space.
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Today in Memphis, a sports rivalry returns, tribute artists get a last chance and there's going to be a brand new holiday. Also, the National Weather Service validates all of our whining about how hot it is. Photo by Kenny Malone (@kennyrfnt) on…