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WYXR's Stereo Sessions bring a 'wave of astonishment'

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Sun, 7 Apr 2024 04:00:10 -0500

For the third season of Stereo Sessions, WYXR is back to unveil a new crop of six rarities, including the story of a blind keyboardist, an all-female ensemble of roots-punk rockers and more.

WYXR features Memphis-recorded New Zealand prog rock at Stereo Sessions

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Tue, 7 Mar 2023 11:13:39 -0600

WYXR’s “Stereo Sessions” gatherings return Wednesday, March 8, at 6 p.m. with an album from New Zealand Trading Company, whose “legacy continues as a missing puzzle piece that links the heritage of two communities that aren’t as disparate as it may seem.”

Boyd: WYXR Dowd Awards honor Black musicians

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:00:04 -0600

WYXR’s Dowd Awards will honor Ekpe Abioto, Dr. O.T. Sykes, Lester Snell, Anita Ward, Dan Greer, and Phyllis and Helen Duncan.

Opinion: Support radio that 'just sounds like Memphis'

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:11:14 -0500

At WYXR, a cast of musicians with global name recognition see the station as a vehicle to express a fascination with not only Memphis’ music, but Memphis’ people.

Saxophonist's 90 years told through the stories he shared

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 15:43:58 -0600

Ninety-year-old saxophonist Herman Green, who was featured in this article by Jared Boyd last May, died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 at his home. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge.

Boyd: Afrofuturism, via 8Ball & MJG

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:01:51 -0600

In a career that spans nearly three decades, Marlon “MJG” Goodwin and Premro “8Ball” Smith, are known for their reality raps about the seedy underbelly of society in the Mid-South, but rarely given credit for their ability to pair those observations with a heavy dose of imagination and sobering social commentary.

Two Memphis DJs share their East African heritage

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Fri, 6 Nov 2020 04:00:07 -0600

For Ramzi Abdoch and Allan Yongo, DJs on WYXR, “pop music” is filtered through their world views and inspired by their lineages.

Boyd: Memphis hip-hop is Halloween's soundtrack

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:24:06 -0500

While the rest of the world bobs for apples, fans of hardcore Memphis rap bob their heads to a collection of artists in the 1990s who built a repertoire around slasher film samples, cartoonish descriptions of grotesque violence and occult imagery.

Boyd: From 'Faithfully Memphis' to '3 Black Chicks,' a music station makes time to talk

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 04:00:11 -0500

WYXR was launched on Oct. 5 with a one-time, hours-long musical marathon.

'At WYXR, Memphis is our format'

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Mon, 5 Oct 2020 06:26:08 -0500

The vision for the new era of the radio station is to truly, purely and honestly represent Memphis and its surrounding area.

GonerFest aims to shift festival atmosphere online

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:01:02 -0500

GonerFest, the internationally known purveyor of one of Memphis’ most famous exports, rock music, takes a step beyond livestreaming to replicate the intangibles that make each year’s event feel like a meeting place.

Gospel collection proves 'The Last Shall Be First'

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 04:00:01 -0500

Though initially regarded as the second-tier of talent in a stable of gospel acts led by record producer and DJ Juan Shipp, acts of the JCR Records label are enjoying a revival with the help of a new vinyl reissue.

Wendy Moten's voice influenced Japan's soul assembly line

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:00:07 -0500

Memphis soul singer Wendy Moten’s 1990s pop career left a lasting impression in Japan, where American commodities are often given a new context.

Ballet Memphis stretches into virtual dance season

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Sat, 5 Sep 2020 04:00:03 -0500

"Arts matter, dance matters," Ballet Memphis CEO Gretchen Wollert McLennon says. "Arts are a respite and a celebration. They change lives, they employ people."

Levitt Shell, Graceland tagged with BLM, anti-police graffiti

lmoore@dailymemphian.com (Linda A. Moore) — Thu, 3 Sep 2020 07:08:32 -0500

Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.

Shop owners reimagine Record Store Day with social distancing

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:00:06 -0500

Record Store Day will be several days this year, with stores varying how they let people in. The pandemic has forced retailers and store reps to find creative ways to package and promote records.

Mixer gives professionals virtual space to 'Link Up'

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:00:11 -0500

Milton "Memphis" Howery's quarterly professional mixer, The Link Up, continues now as a virtual happy hour.

Coronavirus: Number of Tennessee tests tops 2 million

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 08:05:51 -0500

In addition to two real-time deaths from COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours, the health department says 11 new deaths will be added to the total of Shelby County citizens who have died from complications of the novel coronavirus.

South Memphis community lines up to celebrate Charles Champion

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:20:42 -0500

Pioneering Black pharmacist Dr. Charles Champion was showered with adoration by motorists in South Memphis with a drive-thru celebration outside his neighborhood drug store.

Memphis musicians continue protests in tradition of 'message music'

jared@crosstownradiopartnership.org (Jared Boyd) — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 04:00:05 -0500

Adopting Stax Records' approach to tackling Black liberation through song, several local artists responded to recent protests with lyrical activism.