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Kerry Hayes was photographed outside of City Hall, where he works as a special assistant to Mayor A.C. Wharton. In addition to all of the great work he does to make Memphis better place to live, he's also another Memphian named Kerry. We're a…
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Here's the Memphis Mystery Train set list for this morning. As always, the local tracks are marked with an asterisk. Unlike usual, I want to take you to Booty City. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Woke Up Near Chelsea Egyptians - Party Stomp Belle…
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I've been in something of a musical rut lately. Sometime after I started DJ-ing more than once a week, I stopped listening to music for myself and started considering every song as something I could play for other people. But, I've found something…
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Jay Bfaffman lives in his van. After his house burned down and he lost his job teaching at UT Knoxville, Jay moved into this VW van and started exploring. He was in Memphis for a few days last week before heading to St. Louis, Mo. You can follow…
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There are a lot of advantages to having FedEx's world headquarters in Memphis. Thousands of people have jobs, packages make a much shorter trip from their origin to our houses, and we can ship overnight until 11 p.m. Also, we get videos like this…
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In addition to having an awesome name, Memphis Jones is a musician and tour guide for Backbeat Tours. If you get him as your guide, you're lucky - not only does he play a mean guitar on a rattly bus, but he's also got the enthusiasm and joy of a…
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I bought my first really good tomatoes of the summer yesterday from a converted gas station in Binghampton. They came from the Urban Farms Market, a small non-profit grocery store / farmer's market that opened in March of this year. It was…
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Since I first played it on WEVL, "You Can't Keep Me" from Amy LaVere's new record has become one of my favorite songs of this summer. It's a break up song, but it's the sort that's perfect for playing while you're still mad (but trying to get over…
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Happy Friday, Memphis! The weather's going to be unseasonably warm, so get out and enjoy it at one of these five local events: 1. Live from Memphis 10th Anniversary Party, LFM Studio, Friday, 7 p.m., free In honor of their 10th anniversary, tiny…
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Demetrius Crump, photographed at Starbucks. Chris Lam, better known as "Slam", photographed at his New Year's Eve party.