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Happy Black History Month, Mane! It's important to celebrate and learn more about Black History year-round, but we go a little harder in February. Tune in to how the multi-faceted Jared "Jay B." Boyd honors Black History through Memphis' rhythm…
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Today in Memphis, we've got some of the cheapest tickets in the NBA, the first five star burger, imposter Thin Mints and an emergency fundraiser for a local artist. All of that and so much more more in today's Memphis news update. Today's photo…
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The Orpheum's annual Summer Movie series is one of my favorite annual events, and it begins tonight with a zombie-themed double feature. The theatre, which is primarily used for Broadway shows returns to its movie house roots on weekends in summer…
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(Editor’s note: I’m on a quest to catalog all of the places in the Memphis area with historical markers in a weekly feature called “On This Date, Something Happened.) Since Memphis is a music town, one would expect that we would have a ton of…
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The annual RiverArts Festival brings 180 artists and artisans from all over the country to the South Main Historic Arts District downtown for the three day event. Poster art by Annabelle Meacham The Festival begins on Friday, October 25 at 6 p.m…
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Even though the WEVL station managers have put out about five bins of holiday music (including a probably ill-advised Joey Ramone Christmas CD), I stuck with my usual format for this week's Memphis Mystery Train. Sometimes, I do special theme…
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Ed. Note: Throughout October, I've been sharing stories about past and present Memphis musicians in honor of Memphis Means Music Month (M3 Month). I hope you find some new favorite tunes. I'm happy to share with you this guest post by John Miller…
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Back in November, I asked y'all what should go in the empty space at the corner of Cooper and Young, which seems to be a tricky location for restaurants in the last few years. (Go here to read your answers.) Last week, a new place called Strano…
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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"…
Monday News Update: Bad Jokes, Kid President at the White House, The Grizz, and a Wolf with a Violin
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Happy April Fools Day, y'all. I could tell you that the site is turning into "I Hate Memphis", or that I'm only going to cover city council meetings or something, but that would be lame, and I'm not going to do that to you. Instead, I'll give you…