To get into this speakeasy-style downtown bar, you don't have to know any passwords or secret knocks—you just have to walk in the front door.

(But if you do know the password, you can save a few bucks on cover charges.)

Clark Tower is a massive, almost sky-scraping building in East Memphis that houses offices and a bank. But until last week, I didn't know that it also had a bar. The bar, which is located on the 33rd floor, is called the Tower Room.

This October, the scariest place in Memphis is a former movie theater at Trinity Commons. Haunt master Patrick French has created two incredibly scary worlds for this year's Haunted Web of Horrors: "Tormented" and "Dark Matter". "Tormented" is a gory, body part-filled romp through

Look out, Young Ave. Deli - the Brass Door has only been open for a few weeks, but I think they're already trying to claim your "best fries in Memphis" honors. Check out this paper cone full of tastiness that I got at the Brass Door:

There are a lot of bold claims being made at the Green Beetle. A placard outside boasts that the bar has been "healing broken hearts since 1939". Inside, a sign says "Have a beer here, your grandfather did."

When I think about where to go for a big night out, I don't generally think about heading east. But, my nighttime plans may have to change a little bit now that East Tapas & Drinks is open. While East is part of Wang's Mandarin House, it's housed in its own space in the storefront next to the Park Ave. location. Yes, it's a bar in a shopping center in East Memphis, but the important thing is that it doesn't have the sort of sad vibe that permeates so many other storefront watering holes.

In Memphis, CMYK is more than the abbreviation for the colors in your printer's toner cartridge. It's a brand new monthly explosion of creativity that combines the visual experience of an art gallery with the energy and fun of a rock'n'roll show. Probably because that's exactky what it is.

It was at least 100 degrees inside the Hi-Tone, and Guitar Wolf's lead singer was wearing leather pants and a studded leather jacket. He was standing, mic raised, with the toes of his boots over the edge of the stage, whipping his long My Little Pony-esque hair and commanding the crowd to chant "Guitar wolf!

When chef Ryan Trimm opened Sweet Grass in Cooper Young back in 2010, it instantly became a midtown favorite.