WYXR leaders discuss anniversary, next Raised By Sound Fest
WYXR’s Jared Boyd and Liv Cohen join Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the station’s four years since launch and the upcoming Raised By Sound Fest in December.
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October 2024
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September 2024
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Raised by Sound Fest includes Black Keys DJ set, Hurray for the Riff Raff
During the DJ set, The Black Keys will play “party music” and be joined by Memphis rap pioneers Tommy Wright III and Lil Noid. Lil Noid appears on the Black Keys song “Candy and Her Friends.”
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July 2024
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2024 Raised by Sound Festival headliners announced
The performance is a live score of William Eggleston’s “Stranded in Canton” film.
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April 2024
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WYXR’s Stereo Sessions bring a ‘wave of astonishment’
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.
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Helping local arts groups collaborate to reach more people
Nykesha Cole joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about her work as the arts-and-culture liaison for Shelby County Government.
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December 2022
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The To-Do List: Raised By Sound, Emily Dickinson on stage and stumbling Santas
This week, Crosstown Concourse and Overton Square light up the night, a photo exhibit offers a glimpse into evictions and a folk music concert raises funds for the aquifer.
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November 2022
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New, daylong music festival debuts at Crosstown Concourse
“We talk a lot about ‘the Memphis Sound,’ which means something very different if you’re discussing rock or soul or hip-hop. Our goal was to build a lineup that showcases what the ‘Memphis Sound’ means in various contexts.”
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May 2022
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Grizzlies megafans Molly Morrison and EJ Wilcox build online communities
If there was an award for having the best — or at least the most extremely online — fans, there’s no question that would belong to the Grizzlies.
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April 2022
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Black Keys, Wilco, Big Ass Truck to play Mempho Music Festival
Rock bands the Black Keys and Wilco are among the headliners at this fall’s Mempho Music Festival, which returns to the grounds of the Memphis Botanic Garden.
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March 2022
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Listen to how Jamie Harmon developed Memphis Quarantine
The photographer joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to discuss how the project came to life.
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February 2022
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Guest Column: Discovering a ‘hidden gem’ of Memphis’ musical past
“A few years back, Jem Cohen, who co-owns Fond Object shop, indulged me when I asked him to play an interesting-looking record that caught my eye in one of his bins.”
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January 2022
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Movers & Shakers
After spending several months as a consultant, aiding WYXR in fundraising initiatives, Kate Teague joined the station’s full-time ranks.
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July 2021
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Taking opera out of the opera house
Opera Memphis’ Ned Canty talks to Eric Barnes about the organization’s efforts to bring opera out of the opera house, the struggle to support performers during COVID, and the opportunities Opera Memphis has going forward.
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February 2021
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Robert Gordon on the re-release of ‘It Came From Memphis’
The author and filmmaker joins Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Opinion: Have you heard the sound?
WYXR-FM 91.7 is a local “cool” nonprofit radio station built by the University of Memphis, Crosstown Concourse and Daily Memphian.
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December 2020
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The U of M’s Anne Hogan on WYXR, ballet and how she learned to drive
The dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at the University of Memphis, Anne Hogan, on WYXR, ballet and how she learned to drive.
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How Crosstown joined the U of M and The Daily Memphian to create WYXR
The President of Crosstown, Todd Richardson, joins Daily Memphian CEO Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about Crosstown’s role in re-creating the former WUMR as WYXR.
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COVID misinformation, public affairs conversations, and the first time seeing the Jackson 5
Chip Washington, host of Real Talk, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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November 2020
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From jazz to politics to the county commission, Kudzukian highlights local voices
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Boyd: Afrofuturism, via 8Ball & MJG
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.
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Bigfoot, medical marijuana and the Radio Flyer
Toby Sells, news editor for The Memphis Flyer, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Music, Grizzlies, food, art, politics — how Chris Herrington writes about it all
Herrington explains on this week’s episode of The Sidebar podcast and radio show on WYXR.
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October 2020
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That day during COVID when Jennifer Biggs and I had a drink at noon
On Tuesday, I started drinking at noon. But it’s not my fault. -
DJ, radio host, program manager or all of the above?
Jared Boyd of WYXR joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Pat Mitchell-Worley on Memphis music, how music can empower youths and a band called Saliva
Pat Mitchell-Worley, the executive director of Stax Music Academy and host of Beale Street Caravan, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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