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    Riverbeat Music Festival releases daily schedules

    The five-stage music festival May 3-5 includes a diverse lineup and lots of the city’s mix of music.

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2024
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    Memphis spotlighted at SXSW

    The Chamber secured an all-day Memphis showcase on Saturday, March 9, officially called 3-9(01) Day, to highlight the city’s innovators, creators and entrepreneurs.

    By Sophia Surrett March 13, 2024
  • Music

    For rock band Jombi, adrenaline of live shows ‘becomes addictive’

    “When someone comes up to us after a show and says they enjoyed the set, or a song, or the way we played this or that part, that’s the best feeling,” guitarist Sam Wallace says.

    By Christopher Wright March 11, 2024
  • Music

    Stax Records docuseries to premiere at SXSW

    Titled “STAX: Soulsville, USA,” the multi-part documentary series directed by Jamila Wignot covers the expansive history of the legendary Memphis-based recording studio. 

    By Christopher Wright March 09, 2024
  • Germantown

    GPAC’s new season includes Lyle Lovett, The War and Treaty, Meshell Ndegeocello

    Award-winning Americana, jazz and gospel acts; a local roots favorite; an all-female tap group; a tribute to Tony Bennett; modern dance and a Guinean acrobatic troupe are all part of GPAC’s 30th season. 

    By Elle Perry March 08, 2024
  • Music

    Fugees, Odesza and Jelly Roll top five-stage bill for inaugural Riverbeat festival in May

    The lineup of the inaugural Riverbeat festival in Tom Lee Park this May features more than 50 acts and two music showcases on five stages.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2024
  • Music

    Issa Rae’s label signs two Memphis musicians

    “Their talent and artistry represent some of the best in the industry and we look forward to amplifying their voices,” general manager Xtina Prince said.

    By Elle Perry March 05, 2024
  • Music

    5 Fridays of Jazz and Crosstown Arts Jazz Month return to Memphis

    Jazz concert series are returning in March to two Memphis institutions.

    By Sarah Dassinger February 29, 2024
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    Overton High to get $20K in trumpets, trombones, other instruments

    “(Overton’s) values align with ours: to help bring out the gift of music that lives within all students,” said a Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation representative.

    By Christopher Wright February 27, 2024
  • Music

    Five must-see shows for March 2024

    A Brooklyn DJ comes to Growlers, a folk legend returns to the Orpheum Theatre, an indie-rock veteran comes to Minglewood Hall, a jazz saxophonist and guitarist come to the Green Room and more.

    By Christopher Wright February 24, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Ikea unveils Memphis mural and model recording studio

    Ikea pays homage to Memphis’ music legacy and future with two new attractions at its local store.

    By Kambui Bomani February 20, 2024
  • Music

    Drake cancels Memphis concert (again)

    After rescheduling his upcoming Memphis concert from March to April, rapper Drake has canceled the date altogether.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 19, 2024
  • Music

    Local entertainer wins Ameripolitan’s Musician of the Year

    The Memphis-based piano player took home his win but not before playing a rendition of Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire.” 

    By Karen Pulfer Focht February 19, 2024
  • Music

    Valerie June appears in PSA for health care pricing transparency

    “Hospitals and insurers are robbing all of us,” said Valerie June, a Memphis singer-songwriter who has firsthand experience with medical debt. “We demand actual prices.” 

    By Aisling Mäki February 17, 2024
  • Music

    Elvis Tribute Artist Weekend held at Graceland

    Past tribute artist contest winners performed their favorite Elvis gospel songs backed up by the Graceland-endorsed EAS Band. 

    By Kambui Bomani February 13, 2024
  • Music

    Free symphony raises funds to launch students into lifetime of music

    The Memphis Youth Symphony will present its annual fundraising concert, “Symphony ReDefined,” on Feb. 16 at Crosstown Concourse.

    By Sarah Dassinger February 10, 2024
  • Music

    Justin Timberlake is coming to FedExForum this year

    The Forum announced Friday, Feb. 9, that the artist would be playing a show there as part of his upcoming tour this year.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 09, 2024
  • Music

    Fresh off Grammy wins, Jason Isbell stops at Rhodes

    “Music is what we have in common with strangers,” said Jason Isbell, now six-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, to a near standing-room-only crowd at Rhodes College.

    By Christopher Wright February 07, 2024
  • Music

    Memphians Deanie Parker, Robert Gordon, Julien Baker win big at Grammys

    In other Memphis-related moments at the Grammys, Mid-South blues great Bobby Rush won Best Traditional Blues Album for “All My Love for You.”

    By Chris Herrington February 05, 2024
  • Music

    5 must-see shows for February 2024

    In February, a genre-shifting vocalist comes to the Germantown Performing Arts Center with new material, a wind ensemble explores atmospheric modernity at Crosstown Arts’ Green Room, an indie-folk veteran comes to the cozy Comeback Coffee cafe and an R&B super-show will bring the party to the Landers Center.

    By Christopher Wright February 02, 2024
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    60 years after passing audition, Stax’s Deanie Parker is double Grammy nominee

    After a career that shifted into marketing, publicity and non-profit management, this moment has brought Deanie Parker full circle, back to her beginnings as a singer and a songwriter. 

    By Chris Herrington February 01, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Cazateatro, Arrow Creative host Black History Month events

    Memphis organizations feature a variety of experiences for attendees to witness, learn from and enjoy in honor of Black History Month. 

    By Kambui Bomani February 01, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Ambitious new collection aims to capture breadth of ‘Memphis Blues’

    This 534-song, 20-CD collection stitches a rich tapestry of a mostly lost Memphis, mapping the city, naming the infamous and celebrating the food. 

    By Chris Herrington February 05, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Veterans find healing through ‘the magic of writing a song’

    Chattanooga-based Freedom Sings USA and the Department of Veteran Affairs presented a two-day music therapy event at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center at 1030 Jefferson Ave.

    By Kambui Bomani January 27, 2024
  • Music

    ‘I could see tears in his eyes,’ Justin Timberlake fan says

    A winner of the lottery for free tickets to the Orpheum concert said the hometown singer’s “focus was on us, the people of Memphis.”

    By Kambui Bomani January 21, 2024

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