‘Blue’ sounds: Rodd Bland brings his dad’s music back to Beale
Second-generation Memphis musician Rodd Bland, the son of late soul/blues great Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, pays tribute to his father’s sound, on a new tribute album and a Beale Street concert.
Ezra Wheeler
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July 2021
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Arts & Culture A room with a tune: Memphis Listening Lab is a music fan’s dream come true
The Memphis Listening Lab lets visitors explore more than half a century of pop music.
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Arts & Culture Rhodes, Bobby Rush create Memphis version of ‘America the Beautiful’
Despite suffering from COVID-19 just last year, Bobby Rush has been on a tear since his recovery.
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June 2021
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Arts & Culture An architect of the ‘Memphis Sound’ tells his story in new book
Legendary drummer Howard Grimes discusses Stax, Hi and his biggest influences as a drummer. His autobiography, “Timekeeper: My Life In Rhythm,” co-written with author Preston Lauterbach, will be released on Devault Graves Books on July 1.
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Spirit of Memphis ‘Get Loud!’ concerts to help kick-start return of live music
The opening show features Grammy-winning singer PJ Morton on June 5. Ten more free concerts will follow on Thursdays through Aug. 12 at the newly renovated W.C. Handy Park on Beale Street.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Colorways plays tribute to Black American music
For his album ‘It Is What It Isn’t,’ Memphis musician Paul Taylor plays every note himself — on guitar, bass, drums, synth and more.
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May 2021
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Arts & Culture Psychobilly band Los Psychosis set to release debut album
A mainstay of Memphis’ live music scene for years, Los Psychosis hadn’t recorded professionally until last year, when the album “Rock and Roll Dreams” was made.
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Arts & Culture Memphis musician says seeing his videos on BET, MTV is ‘surreal’
The Memphis musician’s blend of hip-hop and R&B finds nationwide airplay. ‘I grew up on Memphis music and I just try to compact all of those influences into one thing,’ he says.
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April 2021
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Music A record label, song and video raise musician’s profile
‘Lost in Orion,’ Don Lifted’s somber yet catchy debut single with Fat Possum Records, is ‘the culmination of a really tough, frustrating and death-ridden time,’ the artist says.
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March 2021
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MetroBlack Lodge telethon features live music, comedy and film
The two-day event is a thank-you to supporters of Black Lodge’s Indiegogo campaign, which reached its financial goal before it was set to end.
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Arts & CultureAt 79, sacred soul singer Elizabeth King returns with a new album
Rev. Juan Shipp of D-Vine Spirituals introduced King to the head of Bible & Tire Recording Co., and she soon found herself back in front of a studio microphone: ‘It was pure magic, almost like her voice had been frozen in time,’ said the producer.
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February 2021
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Arts & Culture Neo-soul artist Jordan Occasionally celebrates Black joy
Jordan Dodson, who performs as Jordan Occasionally, wrote the song “Don’t Shoot,” which became an unofficial anthem of the widespread Black Lives Matter protests in Memphis in 2020.
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Spirit of Memphis Future-Everything gives Memphis’ electronic music scene a push
‘Nostalgia drives tourism, but Memphis is making new moves now — it’s time to move on from Elvis,’ says Brady Tackett, who makes music as Night Park.
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January 2021
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Arts & Culture Ardent Studios hosting live virtual concert
In.Live will stream the “Coming Together,” organized by former Big Star drummer Jody Stephens of Ardent. Performers will also include Keith Sykes and musicians from bands such as Cheap Trick, The Posies and Wilco.
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Arts & Culture After 25 years, ‘It Came From Memphis’ gets an update
Over the past quarter century, Robert Gordon’s book has become a favorite of music lovers, and now it’s back in a revised edition that features 80 new photographs, fresh interviews, and an updated introduction.
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