River Arts Fest executive director Bonnie Thornton joins Eric Barnes this week on The Sidebar. 

From The Magic Kids to knocking on doors to get out the vote, Bennett Foster talks about balancing a love of a songwriting and work on social and political issues.

Elizabeth Cawein of Music Export Memphis joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

The Power Pop Festival takes place Saturday, Sept. 24, at 4 p.m. at the Overton Park Shell, and includes former Posies member Jon Auer, Van Duren, Your Academy, a tribute to Big Star’s Chris Bell and the Sonny Wilsons.

Here’s how MidtownMemphis.org is working with other groups on the Madison Avenue Improvement Project to beautify a busy Midtown street.

The Memphis-based graphic designer joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about props, album covers, toys and more.

On this week’s episode of The Sidebar, the Memphis guitarist joined Eric Barnes to talk about music, photography, and bringing back Peabody Records, the label started by his father, Sid Selvidge. 

A conversation about cheeseburgers with Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes devolves into culinary distractions, general mockery and outright name-calling.

Howard Stovall joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about blues music, Americana music and Clarksdale, Mississippi.

How Coaching for Literacy is working with sports teams nationwide to raise awareness about the massive challenge of illiteracy.

Whenever I have Jennifer Biggs on The Sidebar, I always have a plan. Then she comes on. And the plan goes out the window.

Carissa Hussong joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about expansion in the former home of the Memphis College of Art and plans for the museum’s campus on the bluff.

Leaders of the Memphis Literacy Conference join Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about using science, teachers and constant effort to help people of all ages learn to read.

Marvell L. Terry II joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about his advocacy for the LGBTQ community, his work to support people with HIV/AIDS and what it means to be a Black gay man.

The head of Crosstown Arts’ artist-in-residence programs talks opportunities for artists, the role of the arts in Memphis, and her near 10-year-history with the Crosstown project.

Molly Quinn, executive director of OutMemphis, talks about the organization’s work with homeless LGBTQ+ youth and the group’s upcoming Queer Prom.

The Daily Memphian’s food and dining editor joins Eric Barnes on this week’s edition of the Sidebar.

Emmy-award-winning film composer Scott Bomar joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.

On the Sidebar, Eric talks to Patty Daigle, the associate curator of modern and contemporary art at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

If there was an award for having the best — or at least the most extremely online — fans, there’s no question that would belong to the Grizzlies.

The emphasis on creative thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and engaging with the real world is one of the things that differentiates XTH from other high schools throughout Shelby County and around the country. 

Paul McCoy and Steven Fox, both from Humanities Tennessee, joined Eric Barnes to talk about how the organization has worked with arts and culture organizations in Memphis — and all over the state — during COVID.

Willy Bearden, who has been making movies and documentaries, writing scripts and stories and producing events of all kinds all over the world, is on this week’s edition of The Sidebar. 

When the Overton Park Shell changed its name recently, it was about more than just the name.

Ernest Strickland of the Black Business Association joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.