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Check it out, everybody - the marquee for Memphis the Musical is up at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. The show officially opens next Monday, and I'm completely stoked about getting to be there for opening night. The story is about a sultry…
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I ran into musician Caleb Sweazy on South Main while he was taking a break from his job at the Folk Alliance to play this tiny guitar. You can find out more about Caleb and his music here. - Congratulations to the winners of the Opera Memphis…
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Today's Memphian is more like a collection of Memphians. Meet Mr. Johnson's homeroom class at the Power Center Academy charter school. These super bright eighth graders were celebrating Literacy Day by listening to different local speakers (…
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Here's the monthly guide to live music in Memphis. If you click on the gray links, you can listen to a sample of the music without leaving this site or page. Keep in mind that this is not meant to be a comprehensive guide to every show of live…
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361 / 365 Jillian Horton is the president and founder of On Our Own of Memphis, Inc., an organization that promotes independence and community engagement for developmentally disabled young adults through social activities. Here's why she loves…
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I've been writing about food long enough to know that what I'm about to do isn't the best way to start a restaurant review, but in this case, it's the most honest way: I (mostly) have no idea what I ate at the VGM Market this afternoon, but I…
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Is this weird holiday-on-a-Wednesday throwing everybody else off, too? I woke up late and almost didn't make it to the studio in time for the Mystery Train today. Here's what I played on this week's Mystery Train. As always, the local tracks are…
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(Flipside Memphis is produced through a partnership of Live From Memphis and the Memphis CVB) Rock'n'romp is an excellent solution for parents who love their kids, but miss going to rock'n'roll shows. It's a series of kid-friendly afternoon…
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This morning's edition of the Memphis Mystery Train was a little sleepier than normal, but I had fun. My buddy Marvin Stockwell, who's one of the Rock for Love organizers (and a member of local punk band Pezz), came by to hang out and talk about…
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Here's what I played on this week's Memphis Mystery Train. As always, the local tracks are marked with an asterisk. Eloise Trio - Chi Chi Merengue The Egyptians - Party Stomp They Might Be Giants - Yeh Yeh The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait *…