A band-by-band guide to this year’s Mempho Music Festival

By , Daily Memphian Published: September 29, 2021 4:00 AM CT
<strong>Black Pumas, which&nbsp;blends soul, blues and rock into a sound both traditional and contemporary takes the stage at Mempho Music Festival on Sunday, Oct. 3.</strong> (Lyza Renee/Courtesy of Mempho Music Festival)

Black Pumas, which blends soul, blues and rock into a sound both traditional and contemporary takes the stage at Mempho Music Festival on Sunday, Oct. 3. (Lyza Renee/Courtesy of Mempho Music Festival)

From jam bands to blues upstarts to singer-songwriters both rootsy and rockin’, the return of the Mempho Music Festival showcases a cross-section of contemporary Southern sounds. 

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Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life. He lives in the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood of Midtown with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.


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