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It takes a surprising amount of people, objects and coordination to make it sound like someone is walking up a flight of creaky old stairs. It works like this: one guy lightly drops one foot on an upturned wooden drawer, quickly, so it sounds like…
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Operas can be intimidating. They're long, they're dramatic, and more often than not, sung in a language you don't understand. Opera Memphis understands this. They're also inviting you to take a chance on the art form. Opera Memphis is looking for…
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Chances are, if you yell "Opa!" at this weekend's Greek Festival, at least 30 people will yell it back. Here's a look inside the festival, which celebrates Memphis' sizeable Greek Orthodox community. You can buy pastries inside individually or by…
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A few weeks ago, while I was browsing the singles at Shangri-La, the shop boys were playing a record that sounded like a long lost Silver Jews LP. As awesome as that would have been, it wasn't. What it was "Rhinestone River", the third record from…
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The Leadership Academy's Elizabeth took a few minutes out of her busy schedule wrangling one of my favorite Memphis blogs, Memphis Connect, to talk about underground jazz clubs, why she lives in Memphis and Tiger basketball.
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Ed. note: The nice thing about living in a music city is that we get a ton of great live shows every single month. The tough thing, however, is deciding which bands to see. With that in mind, here are 10 recommendations for shows you won't want to…
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I'm up at Otherlands this afternoon, working on a few things while I wait for the winner of the Wish gift certificate to meet me. I managed to snag one of the bigger (but not too big) tables next to an outlet, and I've got my work flotsam and…
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I took this last night (technically this morning) while eating a burger at Alex's Tavern. I love the notes taped up behind the bar. The big one says "For fast and efficient service, don't yell HEY ROCK!", and the smaller says "Rhodes college,…
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The holiday season is here, which means that many of you want to spend time giving back and serving the community. Luckily, Volunteer Odyssey and I Love Memphis make it super easy for you to help the city you love by publishing this monthly list…
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I love old school photo booths, so I was really excited to find Pocketbooth, an iPhone app that replicates the experience. Jen S. and I took these at Ignite Memphis last night. In other news: - The musical Wicked starts its three week Memphis run…