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Hey Memphis! Last weekend's Music Fest brought lots of great acts through our town. Although you probably had your agenda set for this weekend for recovery, I'm compelled to tell you why you're gonna have to scratch those plans. Short and simple, this weekend's line up will be a refresher course on some of Memphis's most talented natives. Friday (4/11) at The Hi-Tone Cafe , Megan Reilly will be performing tunes all night, featuring a few from her [...]

Tonight, May 11th at The New Daisy , "Four Shades of Blue" is going down. Four unique artists will show the audience their take on the blues, from the swamp blues of Kenny Neal to the Afro-Cuban/Chicago-style blues of Eddie Turner , a wide array of the genre will be on display. Dennis Jones and Blues Hall of Famer Lazy Lester will be making appearances as well. Check out a video of Zac Harmon below. Doors [...]

Hey there, Memphis! Week after week, great acts come through our lovely city by the Mississippi River. With few exceptions, are we able to enjoy the majestic view of such a powerful body of water in tandem with amazing entertainment. Well folks, if you're familiar with Memphis music culture, you'll know that the end of April brings Memphis in May -a month-long celebration of a culture from the other side of the world. This year will be an extended look into the beauty of The Philippines . In good Memphis fashion, music will kick [...]

Alright Memphians, you know the drill-another week in, another weekend out. Well, this Friday and Saturday are gonna be huge! This weekend hosts not one, but two amazing festivals rich with Memphis culture. Not only is this the weekend of Stax to the Max: A Soulsville Street Festival, but also the second annual BristerFest! With Friday holding its own with some great material to go out and go see, this weekend is gonna be massive! Friday (4/27) is going to give you a [...]

Punk godfathers Social Distortion will tear through Minglewood Hall here in town on May 1st. Formed in 1978, the band has seen its ups and downs, but has forever changed punk rock and will continue to inspire on Tuesday night. Their last record Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes was released early last year; a new one is planned for next year sometime, which as Social D fans know, would be a very short wait between albums. Doors at 7pm. Show [...]

Generally speaking, there are not many reasons to like Tuesday. It's right next to Monday, so it only reminds you that the weekend is far away. Furthermore, the television won't even offer you respite from your hard day at work. (I mean, who still watches Biggest Loser anyways?) Well, this past Tuesday, The Conduits , Cymbals Eat Guitars , and Cursive came to the Hi-Tone Cafe , and if you happened to miss out-it was much better than anything NBC had to offer. What sweetened the pot is that [...]

In Celebration of Record Store Day, Blues troubador Eric Hughes will be bringing his saucy sound to Spin Street . Also billed, the Memphis Dawls and their southern folk sounds will be filling the atmosphere. The Eric Hughes Band have been serving up authentic Memphis blues for over 11 years. Known for their expert musicianship and their amazing showmanship, The Eric Hughes band are sure to put on a damn fine show. The [...]

What's up Memphians? You all know what today is, so I hope you're celebrating-that's right, it's the 40th anniversary of Apollo 16 landing on the moon! In this week's The Line Up, we're spotlighting some fantastic out-of-this-world live music for you to get spacey to. Today, Friday, (4/20) will launch things out of the atmosphere with some great music all over town. Funk aficionados and deep space experts Galactic will be serving up funky jazz numbers all night at Minglewood [...]

Two of Memphis' best rock bands, The Dirty Streets and Tiger High, are hitting the Hi-Tone stage together this Saturday night the 21st. Headliner The Dirty Streets are kicking off a mini-tour that night. Their album Movements was released back in November of last year on Good For Nothing Records . Opener Tiger High has been getting some significant press the last several months and their debut Myth Is This was officially re-released [...]

Good Friday Memphis! (Err, wasn't that last week?) *Ahem* Here we are with yet another addition of the Line-Up. This weekend, we'll have you getting your southern drawl fix as well as jamming out to some great alt rock from outta town. Get your weekend warrior face on, its time for battle yet again! Friday (4/13) will start things off with lots of class and a little bit of twang. Kevin Gordon and his heartfelt Americana will be making an appearance at the spacious place that is Minglewood Hall. [...]

What? You like crazy psychedelic music? You're into futuristic tunes that bridge gaps between different cultures and genres that are worlds apart? You're into mind-altering visuals and an incredibly involving musical experience? Well, I think we have the perfect recommendation for you. World famous electronic artist Shpongle are bouncing through Memphis to play at Minglewood Hall tomorrow, April 11th. In anticipation for the incredible evening, I had the pleasure of chatting with Shpongle's Simon Posford about music, performing, and of course, vinyl! [...]

Another week in the can, another string of shows to give your weekend the jolt it needs. Those home for the holiday may feel they'll be stuck with the family all weekend... but no worries! This week we have you witnessing the work of an emotional tour de force, some great local heat, as well as a far out artist from up north. Swinging from dense arrangements of huge crescendos to slow crooners about retaining youth, this weekend will hit you hard and leave you looking for more! [...]

Via an obscure abstraction of some mutated form of pop, the indie living legends have just announced their next release. If you skipped the title, no I'm not talking about Animal Collective- Dirty Projectors are releasing the follow-up to the palatable dissonance of 20092s Bitte Orca . Scheduled for July 10th on Domino Records , Swing Lo Magellan will precede Dave Longstreth and Co.'s appearance at the Pitchfork Music Festival . To promote the release, the band has uploaded the first single "The Gun Has No Trigger" to [...]

Andrew McCalla, also known as DJ Buck Wilders, is known around the city for being "that record store dude" who manages Shangri-la Records (named one of The Best Record Stores in the USA by Rolling Stone ) in midtown. He's also known for spinning records at some of the most popular soul parties in Memphis. After going by several different DJ names that he made up before shows, "Buck Wilders," a name given to him by a friend, stuck because he felt it perfectly personified how ridiculous he felt about having [...]

I missed the premiere of the Big Star documentary, Nothing Can Hurt Me, along with the live redux of Sister Lovers / Third featuring Jody Stephens and Chris Stamey at SXSW a few days back. I was slated to perform with Memphis band Cloudland Canyon, but a last minute hissy fit and health problems helped me to keep my pledge to never play that nightmarish event again. However, I was interviewed for the film a couple of years ago after Alex Chilton died, and, according to some of [...]

I missed the premiere of the Big Star documentary, Nothing Can Hurt Me, along with the live redux of Sister Lovers / Third featuring Jody Stephens and Chris Stamey at SXSW a few days back. I was slated to perform with Memphis band Cloudland Canyon, but a last minute hissy fit and health problems helped me to keep my pledge to never play that nightmarish event again. However, I was interviewed for the film a couple of years ago after Alex Chilton died, and, according to some of [...]

This Saturday March 31st, local nonprofit GrowMemphis is having a benefit concert at the Hi-Tone featuring Wuvbirds , Jeffrey James & the Haul , The Near Reaches and Chris Milam . GrowMemphis "fosters the creation of robust community food systems that eliminate hunger, promote health, and further social justice. We envision a Memphis and Shelby County with a healthy and sustainable agricultural economy and where all residents have enough good food on the table." Definitely a great cause. JD Reager, a director for both GrowMemphis and [...]

Well, hey there, Memphis! This week might have seemed way too long and full of allergies, but never fear! Winds of change are blowing through the city bringing with them plenty of great music to go out and see. Dust off your favorite party hat-this weekend is going to provide you with ample reason to get buck! Thursday (3/29) will act as the perfect opener to an awesome weekend. Fresh off a recording stint with world famous producer Dennis Herring, Star & Micey will [...]

This past week, the tornado that is Fareveller hit ground in Memphis. Acts like Ume and Those Darlins lit up stages and faces across a number of venues in midtown Memphis. Local and country-wide representation took turns bludgeoning Memphians with solid performances of great tunes. I had the opportunity to go see Eliot Lipp's aural assault at Newby's Memphis this past Friday, and luckily, lived to tell the tale. Fellow beatmaker Mindelixir opened, playing plenty of what he's known for-technical American dubstep [...]

This past Monday, one of the key singer/songwriters of everyone's favorite psychedelic folk/pop band Grizzly Bear released his first solo EP on the world. Daniel Rossen's unaccompanied debut harkens back to the work of his past; however, its primary function seems to be portraying unique his voice when alone. Branching off from the more electronically involved Department of Eagles material of Rossen with fellow song writer Fred Nicolaus, past the glistening yet woody modern pop of Grizzly Bear, for the first time, the talented musician releases a collection of songs with a concentrated [...]