There are 10 article(s) tagged Shangri-La Records:

• March 2024

  • JugFest takes a spin at Shangri-La Records

    The event honors the memory Jared McStay, whose nickname was Jughead. In addition to co-owning the record store on Madison Avenue for 20 years, McStay was a musician and radio DJ.

    By Kambui Bomani March 30, 2024

• December 2023

  • The To-Do List: Holiday parades, pics with Krampus and Tuba Christmas

    This week, Crosstown Arts resident artists open their studios, Shangri-La hosts a free holiday show and you can ice skate in Audubon Park for free.

    By Bianca Phillips, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen, Elle Perry December 07, 2023

• August 2023

  • The To-Do List: The apocalypse, Sweatfest and The Doobie Brothers (for real this time)

    This week, MEMFix comes to Frayser, a mayoral forum tackles the arts and wrestling stars tackle each other as the WWE brings “Monday Night Raw” to the FedExForum.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen August 24, 2023

• August 2022

  • The To-Do List: Warm up at Shangri-La, cool down at Woodruff-Fontaine and see Hitchcock on a really big screen

    This week, travel back to 1987 with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey at Malco Theatres, watch a woman swallow swords at Lafayette’s Music Room and catch the highest-grossing American play in Broadway history at the Orpheum Theatre.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington August 11, 2022

  • Sheiks, Subteens heat things up as Sweat Fest returns

    Shangri-La Records is bringing back its popular summer event, with an impressive line-up and a pandemic-sized backlog of record deals. 

    By Ezra Wheeler August 11, 2022

• 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: Mannheim Steamroller, Big Freedia, Amurican Hiatus, Time-Warp Drive-in

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This week's list covers Dec. 12-17. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 12, 2018