GPAC’s Paul Chandler on COVID, The Grove, Live Nation
Paul Chandler, the head of the Germantown Performing Arts Center, shared his thoughts on local venues on this week’s The Sidebar podcast.
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February 2025
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January 2025
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The city’s new head of the arts joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar
For Demarcus Suggs, director of creative and cultural economy for the City of Memphis, his goal is simple: Support the arts.
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Two extraordinary exhibits at the Dixon near conclusion
Paintings ranging from the unknown to Picasso and Basquiat are on display at the Dixon through January 26. The museum’s director, Kevin Sharp, talks about the exhibits with Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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What the Live Nation venue at Crosstown can bring to Memphis
Todd Richardson, the CEO of Crosstown Concourse, joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk not just the new venue but also all kinds of new happenings in and around Crosstown.
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Epicenter’s evolving role in Memphis’ start-up ecosystem
Anthony Young, the new CEO of Epicenter, joined Eric Barnes to talk about the organization’s efforts to cultivate and support entrepreneurs in Memphis.
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Barnes: Looking back at six years of The Daily Memphian
“It is Memphians who have made possible the success of one of the largest online local-news sites in the country, one supported primarily by subscriptions and sponsorships.”
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December 2024
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Jeff Hulett on his new album and MTV (of course)
Jeff Hulett joined Eric Barnes to talk about his new album “Little Windows” performed with his band The Hand Me Downs.
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November 2024
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Batman tattoos, street art and a new lounge from David Yancy
The artist joins Eric Barnes to talk about plans for his new lounge on Broad Ave., how graffiti became street art and the value of a Batman tattoo.
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October 2024
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Lora Chilton on her history with the Patawomeck Indian Tribe
Lora Chilton joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the book, her family’s history, her writing process and the necessity of telling the full story of the violence against the Patawomeck.
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Musician Greg Cartwright on Reigning Sound, The Black Keys and music
Cartwright joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about his life and even his house, which was owned by some of the musicians who played with Johnny Cash.
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September 2024
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Echols: Memphis ‘has the capacity to be marked by peace’
“We have the capacity to be good neighbors to one another again, even as we continue to work through our collective crime-related trauma and the unpredictable triggers it ushers it to the surface.”
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How Spillit helps people tell their stories
Creative director for Spillit Josh Campbell talks about the organization’s events, its origin at Crosstown and how it moves from venue to venue around Memphis.
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Facing History and Ourselves explores social justice
Daniel Kiel, who is co-chair of an upcoming Facing History event, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about how the organization approaches race and social justice.
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August 2024
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How Creative Aging engages seniors across Memphis
Creative Aging’s executive director Mia Henley joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the organization’s work across Memphis.
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The Sidebar: Willy Bearden on his memoir
The Memphis historian describes his new book as Mississippi Delta pool hall existentialism.
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July 2024
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Restaurant closings due to ‘domino effect’
Now-closed Edge Alley owner Tim Barker and food writer Jennifer Chandler dish on complicated issues facing the restaurant industry.
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The impact of photography at the Brooks
C. Rose Smith joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.” They talked about the power of photography going back to the 1800s, the intersection of photography and music and more.
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How a Bigfoot movie became a “paranormal gateway drug”
Toby Sells joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar to talk about his lifelong fascination with — and love of — the paranormal, which he writes about in his first book.
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How The Overton Park Shell reaches an expanding audience
Natalie Wilson, the executive director of The Overton Park Shell, talks about its upcoming season, their Backstage Experience and the upcoming 70th anniversary of Elvis appearing on that stage.
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June 2024
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The next chapter for Volunteer Odyssey
Caroline Norris joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar to talk about Volunteer Odyssey’s mission, how it works to feed volunteers in 70 nonprofits in Memphis and much more.
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Zak Ozmo on how music, art can heal the brain
Zak joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar along with Dr. Lynn Dobrunz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at the UT Health Science Center, where the Ozmo Institute is based.
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Grammy Award winner Matt Ross-Spang on becoming a producer
The owner of Southern Grooves studio discusses how he started working at Sun Studio as a teenager then became a producer of musicians ranging from Jason Isbell to the Mountain Goats to Margo Price and more.
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May 2024
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A (very short) history of local beer in Memphis
Andy Ashby, one of the co-founders of the oldest local breweries in Memphis, along with Maggie Emerson, co-founder of Maroon Brew Co., one the newest local breweries, join Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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How Beale Street influenced ‘La Bohème’ at Opera Memphis
Ned Canty and Dennis Whitehead Darling joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar to talk about the production, the cast and how Darling came to love opera.
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April 2024
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Phillip Ashley on branded candy, cocoa shortages and shipping chocolate in the summer
Phillip Ashley, the founder of Phillip Ashely Chocolates, discusses the evolution of his business as he’s shifted to more branded and business-to-business chocolate sales, including partnerships with Cadillac and other big named brands.
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