Happy Tuesday to you! I'm bringing back "Listen Up", a guide to live music coming through Memphis this month. Click on the gray links to hear samples; it won't open a new window or tab, it'll just play while you read. There's also a streaming playlist at the bottom of the post. Happy Listening!
Happy Friday, Memphis! Here are the five things you won't want to miss this weekend.
It's no secret that I love the Memphis Flyer. In fact, I'm such a fan that my podcast cohost Kevin Cerrito and I invited the editor, Bruce VanWyngarden, to come on the July I Love Memphis Podcast (listen here) to discuss the 25-year-old publication, the Best of Memphis issue, and more. Kevin and I continued with the theme for this month's bonus clip.
After a weird few days of fall-like weather and plenty of #MemStorms, it feels like it might finally be summer. By that I mean: it feels like a particularly sticky sauna outside.
Happy National Hot Dog Day!
BBQ Slaw Dog from Elwood's Shack.
Here are a few places in Memphis that have hot dogs (and holiday-appropriate hot dog specials):
There's only one party in Memphis where you're required to wear your most comfy shoes with your black-tie attire, and that's the annual SportsBall Black-Tie Tennis Shoe Gala. I'm giving away a pair of tickets (worth $200) for the event - which is this Saturday night at Minglewood Hall - so keep reading to find out how to win.
ArtsMemphis is hosting a free party this Friday at 8 p.m. at the Broad Avenue Water Tower Pavilion. It's the 2nd Annual ArtsAccelerator Launch Party and there will be beer, food, art to experience and buy, danceable tunes and more…and it's totally free to attend.
"Humans of New York" is an incredibly popular online photography project started by a New Yorker named Brandon Stanton. The photoblog documents the every day lives and thoughts of people he meets on the street in New York City. We now have our own "Humans of Memphis" created and curated by recent college grad Kirstin Cheers.
Happy Friday! Here are the five things you won't want to miss in Memphis this weekend.
Let's try something. Here's an interactive map showing all the posts on I Love Memphis from May 2014, and their associated locations around town. You can click through to see photos and read a description, then click on "read more" to open that post in a new window if you're interested. You can also click on a location on the map to see what I wrote about that place.
