The Playlist: Artists can take projects from start to finish in Memphis
Our desire for convenience begat streaming, but our desire for experiences never went away. It’s old meets new. Just like Memphis.
Elizabeth Cawein
There are 11 articles by Elizabeth Cawein :
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September 2021
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Arts & Culture
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June 2021
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Arts & Culture June playlist: Black Music Month
Elizabeth Cawein: When we look even more broadly at the culture of our city, in many cases the things we’re most proud of are borrowed from Black culture.
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April 2021
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Arts & Culture An April playlist, and the future of live music
Tickets for Levitt Shell’s first two fundraising concerts sold out within hours, indicating that audiences are chomping at the bit for live music and shared experiences.
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March 2021
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Arts & Culture February/March playlist: Where Black history and women’s history meet
A mix of Black women music-makers from Memphis, past and present, honors both February’s Black History Month celebration and Women’s History Month in March.
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January 2021
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Arts & Culture Why is the African American Music museum in Nashville?
The answer is simple and it also stings. It’s in Nashville because Nashville asked for it.
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December 2020
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Arts & Culture December playlist: Music for the definitely-not-normal holidays
We can pledge not to go “back to normal.” Normal, in the best of times, found us donating to GoFundMe campaigns to cover emergency medical bills of folks in our music community. Normal was $100 a gig for musicians. Normal is the system that’s broken.
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November 2020
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Arts & Culture November playlist: ‘Fresh Out the Oven’
‘Your friends and family may be familiar with Memphis music past, but how much do they know about Memphis music present? This playlist includes a selection of the freshest tracks I’ve played on my WYXR show “Straight from the Source.”’
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October 2020
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Music October Playlist: ‘Straight from the Source’
Elizabeth Cawein’s lifelong love affair with radio informs her new WYXR show, “Straight from the Source,” and the October Playlist.
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September 2020
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Music September playlist: An Americana mix
As a fan at a virtual concert, you always have the best seat in the house, the bathrooms are clean and close, and the drinks are strong and really cheap.
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August 2020
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Guest Column
Arts & CultureAugust playlist: Music is essential
Buy some Memphis music, y’all. Our independent record stores are back open and doing shopping by appointment, which, honestly, is pretty cool.
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July 2020
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Music July playlist: Silver Linings
Before this is all over there will be plenty of other songs like Yo Gotti’s "Recession Proof" that comment specifically on the pandemic. Even the tracks that don’t feature bridges about Zoom meetings will still reflect the mood and feelings of this moment.
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