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Project Pat to headline LeMoyne-Owen’s ‘LOChella’ homecoming fest

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:28:51 -0500

The LOChella Music Festival and Tailgate is open to the public and will feature student performers and food trucks on Oct. 24.

Mempho is back, Jazz Fest is new and we say bye (sort of) to Oktoberfest

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Fri, 9 Oct 2026 11:08:08 -0500

This week, there’s a theater fest for kids, Opera Memphis celebrates 70 years and Modest Mouse “floats on” over to Satellite Music Hall.

Memphis Jazz Festival announces schedule

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 8 Oct 2026 15:56:42 -0500

Admission for the festival is free.

De La Soul will no longer play Mempho Music Festival

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 8 Oct 2026 11:55:22 -0500

Classic hip-hop group De La Soul will no longer play the 2026 Mempho Music Festival, festival organizers announced.

Earth, Wind & Fire coming to Memphis area in 2027

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 7 Oct 2026 06:25:46 -0500

The soul and funk band founded by Memphian Maurice White will be making a stop in the area on its 2027 tour.

Arts Beat: Creator behind 'A Different World' sequel to give talk in Memphis

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 2 Oct 2026 10:09:42 -0500

Felicia Pride’s talk is a little more than a week after her “A Different World” sequel series debuted on Netflix. It’s currently the platform’s most-watched TV show.

Outdoor fests from Evergreen to V&E to Broad Ave; plus, a Tom Lee parade

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Thu, 1 Oct 2026 15:50:49 -0500

This week, the Mid-South Fair opens in Southaven, and there’s a vegan fest at the Pink Palace.

The Indigo Girls, Linda Perry show at the Shell rescheduled

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:52:34 -0500

According to the Shell’s website, the concert was sold out.

Memphis producer Tay Keith died from accidental drug overdose

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:44:20 -0500

Metro Nashville police officers found him dead in his apartment Thursday, June 18, the department said.

Arts Beat: 10 must-see October concerts

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:29:44 -0500

October concerts in the Memphis area include Lakecia Benjamin, The Avett Brothers, Amy Grant, Brittney Spencer, Bryson Tiller, Hayley Williams, and Morris Day and the Time and The S.O.S. Band.

Gonerfest is here, and so are the unofficial afterparties

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:33:33 -0500

The Cooper‑Young record store’s annual festival returns to Wiseacre and the Overton Park Shell with a surge of late‑night shows.

Arts Beat: Summoning fall

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:12:34 -0500

What event or festival embodies fall in Memphis to you?

Gonerfest, Weird Al, Morgan Freeman, Project Pat and '9 to 5' times four

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:07 -0500

If you have trouble finding something to do in Memphis these days, well, we don’t know what to say.

Memphis Art Museum commissions works for the roof down to the garage

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:25:13 -0500

On its grand opening day, the new Memphis Art Museum will have four site-specific installations.

Memphis poet wins Tennessee Book Award

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:21:56 -0500

A Memphis poet beat Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jack White for a state writing award.

Teen music lab named for late Memphis producer Tay Keith

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:36:14 -0500

The music-production space in Cloud901 in the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library was formally named the Tay Keith Music Lab.

Memphis Jazz Festival lineup revealed

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:01:12 -0500

Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer and bandleader Theo Croker will headline the inaugural Memphis Jazz Festival.

Hispanic Heritage celebrations, CY Fest and barbecuing for beginners

awarren@dailymemphian.com (Abigail Warren) — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:23:02 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, folk star Valerie June comes home, parking spots become parks and Neo bends bullets at the Pink Palace.

'Shellebrate' 90 years of music, and share your Memphis hot takes

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:57:37 -0500

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.

Arts Beat: B.B. King doc, casting for Craig Brewer Snoop Dogg biopic announced

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:17:38 -0500

B.B. King will be the subject of a new documentary and the cast of the Craig Brewer-directed Snoop Dogg biopic has been announced.