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<strong>Benson Boone performs during the final day of the RiverBeat Music Festival May 4, 2025.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)Music

The AM/DM podcast: Cue the music

Are you ready to dance? Or just sway slightly back and forth rhythmically? 

By Mary Cashiola 26 minutes ago
Music

Photo Gallery: Soulsville Foundation Power of Music Honors

The foundation honored Wu-Tung Clan, which is headlining the Riverbeat Music Festival this weekend, with the 2026 Global Impact Award.

By The Daily Memphian Staff 8 hours ago
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‘An alternate Memphis’: Baron Von Opperbean opens the multiverse at Mud Island

The immersive experience “Baron Von Opperbean and The River of Time” opens Friday, May 1, in the old River Museum at Mud Island River Park. 

By Bill Dries 1 hour ago
The To-Do List

A very Wu-Tang weekend, a River of Time and Riverbeat Music Fest

In this week’s To-Do List, you get a pass to peek into people’s backyards, there’s a morning rave on Beale Street and Global Cafe hosts a beer mile for a cause.

By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Nick Lingerfelt, Abigail Warren, Sophia Surrett 18 hours ago

  • Music

    5 must-see concerts in May

    May is a notable month for music in Memphis.

    By Elle Perry April 29, 2026
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    Millington secures initial funding for coveted Lone Sailor Monument

    Millington’s effort to secure the 20th Lone Sailor statue around the world, reached fruition Wednesday as the city and organizers signed the contract to locate the work in a plaza near Navy Road and Easley Avenue.

    By Michael Waddell April 29, 2026
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ ‘Hairspray’

    From one commercial sure-shot (“Michael”) to another: This week brings the 20-years-later sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which returns the four main players and director from 2006’s catty comedy hit. 

    By Chris Herrington April 28, 2026
  • Music

    Photo Gallery: Grind City Amp’s grand opening party

    Grind City Amp opened a new outdoor music venue in April, marked by a free festival on Saturday, April 25, featuring a vintage sale, food trucks and a live music lineup with headliner MonoNeon. 

    By Joe Sills April 27, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    The AM/DM podcast: River of Time, Riverbeat and Water Gardens

    Much like the human body, the week ahead is about 60% water. 

    By Mary Cashiola April 27, 2026
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Inside the world of Senior Assassin, the all-consuming game being played by high school seniors

    Some seniors at local high schools are playing a game called Senior Assassin, crouching behind bushes, stalking other students in stores and wearing swim gear to protect themselves.

    By John Klyce April 27, 2026
  • Premium Music

    Classic hip-hop stars bring Memphis influences back to the bluff for Riverbeat

    Hip-hop groups De La Soul, Wu-Tang Clan and Salt-N-Pepa all drew on Memphis sounds for their 1980s/1990s breakthroughs. They bring those sounds home at the Riverbeat Music Festival.

    By Chris Herrington April 26, 2026
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    Lego madness comes to Southaven: ‘You can build anything’

    At the Brick Convention, continuing through Sunday, fans can celebrate everything Lego, plus buy sets and meet master builders.

    By Jody Callahan April 25, 2026
  • North Mississippi

    Building memories: Brick Convention returns to Landers Center

    A Lego-themed convention this weekend in Southaven will feature various brick-built creations, special guests and interactive fun for all ages.

    By Brandon LaGrone II April 24, 2026
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    Arts Beat: How TheatreWorks is making Quark Theatre work

    After 10 years at TheatreSouth, Quark Theatre is joining TheatreWorks as a resident company. Quark’s motto is “small plays about big ideas.”

    By Alys Drake April 24, 2026
  • Performing Arts

    Drama, comedy and a rock-opera open across Memphis

    A popular and controversial rock opera about Jesus’ final week, a satire about theater egos and getting sardines or a look into the criminal underworld of mobs? Take your pick of what’s showing on theater stages across Memphis. 

    By Alys Drake April 24, 2026
  • Performing Arts

    The AM/DM podcast: The joys of a very full weekend

    This weekend includes a rock opera, roller derby, Shelby Forest Spring Fest, a rescheduled vegan block party and a Lego convention. Plus a Friends of the Library book sale and a yard sale. 

    By Mary Cashiola April 24, 2026
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    Dance company brings ballet down to Beale

    Ashley Hannah Davis considered retiring from dance in 2021. But Machine Gun Kelly, the Prohibition-era gangster born (and later arrested) in Memphis, helped changed her mind — or at least his wife and partner-in-crime Kathryn Kelly did.

    By Holly Whitfield April 24, 2026
  • The To-Do List

    A free Grind City show, a singalong brunch and a Halloween party in April

    In this week’s To-Do List, a Kubrick classic screens at Crosstown, Shelby Forest has a fest for hillbillies and Memphis Roller Derby opens its 20th season.

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Ellen Chamberlain, Kelsey Bowen April 23, 2026
  • Music

    Patti LaBelle, John Legend, Alabama, Kansas: Who’s playing Live at the Garden in 2026?

    An EGOT winner, a Nashville country group, a funky band alongside the “Godmother of Soul” and beyond are hitting the stage at Memphis Botanic Garden.

    By Elle Perry April 22, 2026
  • North Mississippi

    Southaven Springfest kicks off at Snowden Grove Park

    A rite of the season: Southaven is holding its Springfest this week through Saturday with rides, concessions and the aromatic draw of the annual barbecue contest.

    By Brandon LaGrone II April 22, 2026
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis Movies This Week: Pop stars in ‘Michael,’ ‘Mother Mary’

    Memphian Jaylen Hunter makes his movie debut as the young version of Marlon Jackson in the earlier sections of new Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael.”

    By Chris Herrington April 21, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    Nominees announced for Orpheum’s 17th annual High School Musical Theatre Awards

    The ceremony will take place Thursday, May 21, at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre.

    By Alys Drake April 21, 2026
  • Premium Music

    Ask the Memphian: Where did Elvis live before Graceland?

    Everyone knows Elvis lived at Graceland. But before this, he spent 13 months at 1034 Audubon Drive, during one of the most consequential periods of his career.

    By John Klyce April 20, 2026
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    All that ‘city glitter’ isn’t gold: How Cooper-Young said Hell-o

    When one Cooper-Young gardener grew tired of driving by trash every day, she rolled up her sleeves and did something about it.

    By Nick Lingerfelt April 25, 2026
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Arts Beat: Why the national choreography center is stopping in Memphis

    The National Center for Choreography–Akron is “Making Moves” across the United States, but the ties that bring it to Memphis go beyond tour dates. 

    By Elle Perry April 17, 2026
  • Premium Music

    Will the Live Nation monopoly ruling affect Memphis? It’s complicated.

    A Live Nation venue is expected to open in Memphis this year. This week, a jury declared the organization an illegal monopoly. Where does that leave the city? 

    By Jody Callahan April 16, 2026
  • Performing Arts

    How a Memphis comedy festival is cracking jokes and fighting for respect

    More than 20 comedians, both local and from across the U.S., will hit the stage to tell jokes during the three-day event, now in its third year.

    By Joi Malone April 16, 2026
  • The To-Do List

    Hear music on porches, the Peabody rooftop and at the new Grind City Amp

    In this week’s To-Do List, an animal-free circus comes to the Buckman, crawfish are on Riverside Drive and you can watch every episode of the first season of “Twin Peaks” on a big screen.

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Ellen Chamberlain, Nick Lingerfelt April 17, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    Expected rain pushes Cooper-Young Porchfest to Sunday

    Expected rain delays Cooper-Young Porchfest one day to Sunday, April 19.

    By Jody Callahan April 17, 2026

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