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Ever dreamed of singing live in front of a full band? Your dream can come true this Wednesday, January 15th on Beale Street. Picture yourself at the mic like Life, Explicit. Photo by ForeverReady Productions. The Memphis Music Initiative hosts a…
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Number 120 on our list of 365 Things To Do In Memphis is to Watch the Grizz in the NBA Playoffs! Congratulations to the Memphis Grizzlies, who made it to Round 2 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs after defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in a nail-biting…
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Here's what I played on this week's Memphis Mystery Train, with all of the local tracks marked with an asterisk, like always: Pavement - Two States The Egyptains - Party Stomp The Crookes - Sofie XTC - Earn Enough for Us Sufjan Stevens -…
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Assignment #78 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to skip lunch for high tea at Chez Philippe. The real reason to skip lunch in favor of high tea is that the finger sandwiches and miniature desserts are deceptively filling. Fancy hats and white…
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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: Nappy Roots - Good Day The Egyptians - Party Stomp Magnetic Fields - Absolutely Cuckoo Stereolab - Peng! 33 Andrew Bird - Skin Is, My Elvis…
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Everybody, meet Tommy Kha. That's him, standing extremely still while I plant one on him. Tommy is photographer, and he's working on a series that involves him standing still while people kiss him. The effect is a little strange - sort of like…
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You need to know what's going on in Memphis this weekend. I happen to know of five things that you should check out. This is really a perfect relationship, isn't it? Here's the shortlist: 1. River Arts Fest, Saturday and Sunday, South Main Arts…
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My friend Joey Miller took this awesome photo of me (and my skates) at Dyer's last week for an upcoming magazine story. I was totally honored, as Joey does some amazing work. In other news: - It's been a rough year for Big Star fans. Lead singer…
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Luis Toro, photographed at South By Southwest. In other news: - Happy St. Patrick's day! If you're looking for something to do tonight, I've got a short list of St. Patty's events, and Paul R. has a list of all of the parties happening downtown…
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Here's a not-so-secret: I've always been a Memphis resident, but I haven't always lived here. For four years, I attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. There weren't very many Southern people in Muncie (and there were even fewer from…