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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life.
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“While I’ve been on vacation for most of the past couple of weeks, there’s been some Grizzlies news and some bigger NBA news that has trickle-down effects on the local squad. Let’s catch up.”
In this week’s To-Do List, there’s a new comedy club opening at Flyway, and 8Ball and MJG team up with an orchestra at the Orpheum.
West Tennessee native Valerie June has achieved her dream of touring the country, but her concert at Satellite Music Hall on Sept. 17 brings her back to her Memphis roots once more.
In this week’s To-Do List, get a sneak peek at the Memphis musicians playing AmericanaFest, and check out the openings of Satellite Music Hall and the Metal Museum.
In the wake of her recent death, Malco Theatres will host a “Tribute to Dolly” double-feature Saturday night at its Ridgeway, Collierville and Desoto theaters featuring “Steel Magnolias” and “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”
Also opening this weekend: “Finding Emily,” “Buddy,” “Idiots” and “Never Stop Chasing.”
This week, “Inception” will bend your mind, a comedy fest goes to the dogs and tequila is everywhere.
A library dispute goes public, an attempt to close Tennessee’s open primaries, and the golf tournament tees off for real.
MLGW is prepared for cyber attacks (but not expecting them), local real estates pros talk AI and we set expectations for Tiger football.
Film fans can feast this week on a young Anthony Bourdain biopic, the latest feature from the writer-director of “I Saw the TV Glow” and one of Thursday’s three special screenings.
Chris Herrington and Drew Hill also note recent and entirely wholesome off-court activity from current Grizzlies players, involving golf, engagement and barbecue
Chris Herrington breaks down each home game with a four-star scale rating in his guide to the Memphis Grizzlies’ schedule.
For the now-rebuilding Grizzlies, the schedule means fewer national television contests but a return to host status on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the potential return of lots of familiar faces.
After one-season hiatus, Grizzlies return to the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day spotlight.
Late summer brings a bundle of interesting smaller releases, including a couple of new titles from young filmmakers who have made striking previous work.
Have the Grizzlies assembled their core, or are they one big piece away? And where does the young frontcourt of Cedric Coward, Cameron Boozer and Zach Edey rank against the rest of the NBA?
Box office behemoths continue their runs, and this week’s special screenings offer gangs, cats, Ghibli and more.
This second installment is mostly about incoming rookie Cameron Boozer, though Herrington does start with a newsier question about the Grizzlies’ broadcast future.
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington draft 10-man rotations from the Grizzlies’ loaded 23-man roster.
A new Tom Holland summer blockbuster will hit theaters. Plus, two Wilde sex comedies are still screening.
The first of a three-part Mid-Summer Grizzlies Mailbag focuses on questions about the lingering offseason, with more discussion of salaries and draft picks.
The Grizzlies agreed to a buyout with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, making the veteran scoring guard an unrestricted free agent.
IMAX, 70mm, both? Chris Herrington breaks down all the ways you can see the movie of the year — and his Christopher Nolan film rankings. Plus, a Memphian-directed documentary explores the Newport Folk Festivals.
Observations on the Memphis Grizzlies’ summer play and what comes next.