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    ‘Insecure’ star to speak at Memphis podcast festival

    The Podbox Memphis Podcast Festival will also have a pitch competition for a chance to win podcast coaching. 

    By Jordan Rodgers September 27, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Gonerfest is 21

    This week, sneakers meet art and cocktails at Artifacts, Memphians tell stories at TEDx and Orchestra Noir is bringing Y2K back.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Kelsey Bowen September 26, 2024
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    Artist puts heart and sole into giving back at his former elementary school

    An alumnus donated 50 pairs of Nike Dunk sneakers — free for each of Delano Elementary’s kindergarten students.

    By Stevie Paige October 02, 2024
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    The origin and afterlife of the greatest Memphis soul song

    James Carr’s “The Dark End of the Street,” a little-known but oft-covered song, is possibly the greatest Memphis soul song of all time.

    By Chris Herrington September 26, 2024
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    Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Megalopolis,’ ‘My Robot’

    Other movies showing this week: the horror movie “Azrael,” biopic “Lee,” religious movie “Faith of Angels,” partisan documentary “Vindicating Trump” and more.

    By Chris Herrington September 25, 2024
  • Music

    Rock legend Neil Young to attend Memphis Music Hall of Fame ceremony

    Major music figures from elsewhere often appear at the event to celebrate Memphis music greats, though perhaps few with the stature of Young.

    By Chris Herrington September 23, 2024
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    Let’s Stay Together: The story of Al Green’s backup singers

    Rhodes, Chalmers, Rhodes — a white country-music sister act and a sax player for Jerry Lee Lewis — were backup singers for most of Al Green’s 1970s soul hits. And now they’re getting their due in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. 

    By Chris Herrington September 23, 2024
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    Jerry Lee Lewis statue goes up in DeSoto County

    The “Great Balls of Fire” singer was memorialized Friday when local officials, Lewis fans and members of his family saw the statue of his likeness unveiled in a plaza bearing his name at Southaven’s Silo Square.

    By Rob Moore September 21, 2024
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    Memphis’ 99.7 The Wolf up for radio station of the year

    The Country Music Association has announced its nominees for the 58th annual CMA Awards. 99.7 The Wolf (WLFP-FM) has been nominated for CMA Broadcast Award for Medium Market Station of the Year.

    By Bianca Thedford September 21, 2024
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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.

    By Eric Barnes October 03, 2024
  • Performing Arts

    September plays include a whodunit, a musical and Shakespeare

    Coming soon: a prize-winning drama from a local playwright, a theater company’s first musical production and free Shakespeare performances around town.

    By Alys Drake September 19, 2024
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    Sound Bites: Greek church’s festival is back for 65th year

    What started as a small Greek pastry bazaar is now a 15,000-plus person festival.

    By Jennifer Chandler September 20, 2024
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    The To-Do List: Pizza, pints, funnel cakes and the art of letting go

    This week, celebrate Latin culture with salsa dance, art, DJs and an Overton Square fest. Plus, old-school hip-hop artists come together in Orange Mound, and 1990s alt-rockers The Wallflowers take the stage at Graceland. 

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Jennifer Chandler September 19, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Oprah sits down for a little more conversation with Riley Keough

    Oprah Winfrey traveled to Graceland in Memphis for the interview, Riley Keough’s first since her mother, Lisa Marie Presley’s death.

    By Nick Lingerfelt September 18, 2024
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    Memphis Movies This Week: Fall begins with ‘Substance’ with Demi Moore

    The WLOK Black Film Festival screens “Respect,” “The Bucket List” and “The Great Debaters” while the Summer Drive-In brings a doozy of David Fincher. 

    By Chris Herrington September 18, 2024
  • Music

    Memphis Symphony Orchestra brings ‘big band’ sound to Shelby County Corrections Center

    A choir belted out “Magnify the Lord with me,” a special guest sang “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die” and the Orchestra’s “big band” filled the air behind bars with marvelous music.

    By Aarron Fleming September 18, 2024
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    Bartlett Performing Arts Center prepares for start of 26th season

    With a variety of shows and entertainers, the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center announces its new season opening later this month.

    By Michael Waddell September 17, 2024
  • Music

    Art Gilliam to be inducted into National Black Radio Hall of Fame

    He was inducted in the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame in 2023.

    By Bianca Thedford September 16, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Here’s how one Memphis museum is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

    Children’s Museum of Memphis is hosting Hispanic Heritage Month events for the third year and going “a lot bigger.” The celebration runs each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

    By Stevie Paige September 16, 2024
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    Cooper-Young festivalgoers come out rain or shine

    For a typical Cooper-Young Festival, organizers anticipate crowds of 125,000 or more with more than 400 vendors. For the 35th annual event this year, the threat of rain and perhaps football depressed early attendance.

    By Jody Callahan September 14, 2024
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    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.

    By Eric Barnes September 14, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Justin Timberlake: ‘I should’ve had better judgment’

    Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty to impaired driving Friday, resolving the criminal case stemming from his June arrest in New York’s Hamptons.

    By The Associated Press September 13, 2024
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: A Mid-Autumn fest and a ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’

    This week, fests feature French films, multiple styles of yoga, live music and more than 430 local artists and vendors. 

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield September 13, 2024
  • Music

    Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal in drunken driving case

    The pop star and Millington native will appear in court Friday.

    By The Associated Press September 11, 2024
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    Outdoor music venue approved for Bartlett

    Ramble On Summer will be located on the site of the former Bartlett Nursery.

    By Michael Waddell September 11, 2024

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