There are 12 article(s) tagged Goner Records:

• February 2024

  • The To-Do List: ‘Black Magic,’ Irish dance, old coins and blue bottles

    This week, Sean Murphy performs Crosstown soundscapes, percussionist Chris Corsano plays Goner and a break-up drama plays out at Elmwood.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Alys Drake, Christopher Wright, Kelsey Bowen February 23, 2024

• September 2023

  • Mummies, Gories and a Tee Vee Repairmann? Rock bands, fans hit Memphis for Gonerfest 20

    After starting as a Midtown dive-bar lark two decades ago, Gonerfest turns 20, with rock bands and fans from around the world descending on Memphis for “four days of music and mayhem.”

    By Chris Herrington September 25, 2023

• March 2023

  • Dissecting ‘a film guide for the disenchanted’

    “This book is dedicated to anyone who ever bought a ticket for whatever movie starts next.”

    By Eric Barnes March 18, 2023

• September 2021

  • Listen to Goner Records co-founder Zac Ives talk about Gonerfest and indie music

    Ives, who co-founded Goner Records with Eric Friedl, discusses the 18-year history of the Gonerfest music festival (which starts Thursday evening, Sept. 23), his love for vinyl, and his weekly music show on WYXR.

    By Eric Barnes September 23, 2021

  • After virtual 2020, punk/garage-rock gathering Gonerfest retakes the stage

    After a streaming-only 2020, Gonerfest will bring punk and garage-rock bands and fans to town for an all-outdoor, fully vaccinated return festival, but will keep last year’s virtual option. 

    By Ezra Wheeler September 21, 2021

• April 2021

  • Levitt Shell, River Series to resume live music in May

    After missing 2020 due to COVID, two popular spring/summer Memphis concert series are returning next month in altered form.

    By Chris Herrington April 09, 2021

• December 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Charley Pride, Tiger hoops and 2021: The year pizza replaces COVID

    Plus, what we mean when we talk about defunding the police and where to get a good tamale in Midtown on Saturdays.

    By Chris Herrington December 17, 2020

• August 2020

  • Shop owners reimagine Record Store Day with social distancing

    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. 

    By Jared Boyd August 28, 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Collierville Confederate markers another skirmish in struggle over Southern identity

    The effort and cost it takes to pick up the litter left by these ahistorical Lost Cause organizations is a drag. I’m not here to tell Collierville what to do, but those Confederate markers will go away some day.

    By Chris Herrington August 27, 2020

• April 2020

  • Herrington: Local book, record shops ‘essential’ to the city we want to keep

    These are not just places to go to find a thing you know you want. They are places to be. To share space with people who share your affinities. They are at their best when you go in just to browse and a book or record finds you. 

    By Chris Herrington April 20, 2020

• November 2019

  • Memphis music for November: A smorgasbord of songs

    As always, the playlist has some new releases (“O.T.F.” by J. Buck and “I Feel Good” by The Sensational Barnes Brothers), and there are throwbacks in honor of the recent Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction. 

    By Elizabeth Cawein November 16, 2019

• December 2018

  • The Weekly Memphian: Elf, Drew and Ellie Holcomb, Starlito and Eric Gales

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers December 19-23.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 19, 2018