With his band Blvck Hippie, Josh Shaw’s joined a growing Memphis renaissance of young Black artists. And with a debut album getting buzz, he’s taking the show on the road. 

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. 

BPACC begins its 23rd season on Saturday, Oct. 2, running through May 7, 2022.

Ives, who co-founded Goner Records with Eric Friedl, discusses the 18-year history of the Gonerfest music festival (which starts Thursday evening, Sept. 23), his love for vinyl, and his weekly music show on WYXR.

After a streaming-only 2020, Gonerfest will bring punk and garage-rock bands and fans to town for an all-outdoor, fully vaccinated return festival, but will keep last year’s virtual option. 

Rolling Stone just published its latest list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” and Chris Herrington was among the voters. A look at the Memphis music that did and didn’t make the list, plus Chris’ own ballot. 

Performers will include U of M’s Wind Ensemble, opera and Sound Fuzion.

With an emphasis on Memphis and regional music, River City Records will be the only Downtown record shop north of the Beale, and the biggest since Pop Tunes closed more than a decade ago.

The 2022 dates for Memphis in May have been announced and the locations for Beale Street Music Fest and the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will be announced in mid-September. 

Our desire for convenience begat streaming, but our desire for experiences never went away. It’s old meets new. Just like Memphis.

The local 12-year-old is getting his shot at the big time as the understudy in a production by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

This week in Memphis: Big concerts, throwback flicks, dining specials and the unbeatable combo of chicken and beer. Plus, it’s Elvis Week. 

After missing 2020, the Mempho Music Festival is slated to return in October. 

“Like Sam Phillips, one of our goals is to release local music that is raw, visceral, and real,” says Graham Winchester.

Second-generation Memphis musician Rodd Bland, the son of late soul/blues great Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, pays tribute to his father’s sound, on a new tribute album and a Beale Street concert. 

The Memphis Listening Lab lets visitors explore more than half a century of pop music. 

The Levitt Shell’s fall concert season lineup has a Memphis-first bent.

Opera Memphis’ Ned Canty talks to Eric Barnes about the organization’s efforts to bring opera out of the opera house, the struggle to support performers during COVID, and the opportunities Opera Memphis has going forward. 

Jeff Cohran brings experience of world tours and years in the music industry with pop star Janelle Monáe to the faculty at the University of Memphis.

Two Memphis nonprofits — Collage Dance Collective and Memphis Music Initiative — recently received grants from MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. 

Students in the Stax Music Academy “All Star Song Lab” got to present their work to none other than Justin Timberlake. 

Juneteenth celebration this weekend moves from Robert R. Church Park to Health Sciences Park only days after remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest are removed.