On the scene at the International Blues Challenge
Blues ‘battle of the bands’ continues this weekend on Beale
Vicksburg, Mississippi's Keith Johnson & the Big Muddy competing at Alfred's on Beale in the quarterfinals of the 35th International Blues Challenge. (Ty Randall/Courtesy of the Blues Foundation)
Bands and solo/duo acts from Memphis and Mississippi to the Mediterranean and all points in-between competed Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the annual International Blues Challenge on Beale. Competition continues through Saturday.
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
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