Young crowd, veteran Memphis royalty mark opening night of Riverbeat fest
Flames and fireworks surround the Pacific Northwest electronic duo Odesza at Riverbeat on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Tom Lee Park. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A Memphis festival got off to a very Memphis start with the Lucky 7 Brass Band. In the wings were Odesza, Carla Thomas, Eric Gales and more.
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Chris Herrington
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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