04/14/22
By Kierstyn Pryor Stax Music Academy has done it again! As students of the academy continue to excel in their goal of keeping Stax Records’ legacy alive, they have taken their talents a step further. From earlier opportunities such as playing international performances and working with singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake, the students are back in the…
04/06/22
By Jayne Ellen White Midtown Memphis’ music scene is prolific, much like one of its primary contributors, the multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Graham Winchester. Winchester can be seen performing as one half of the band Turnstyles, and co-founded Memphis’ Blast Habit Records in 2021. The label’s first release, So Gung Ho, is also one of Winchester’s…
03/30/22
By Zachary Corsa SUPERSTARSWISH is confident, ambitious, and driven. For a hustling young rapper in the venerable Memphis hip-hop game, there’s no other way to be if you hope to leave your mark and join the ranks of the Bluff City legends that preceded you. But in a scene teeming with hopefuls and might-be’s, SWISH…
03/24/22
By Jayne Ellen White The music industry has traditionally lacked female creative minds. In fact, women represent percentages in the single digits in most sectors of the music industry, and seeing more examples of women thriving in the space in Memphis is a testament to our growing music culture and identity. Meet Memphian McKenzii Webster,…
03/16/22
While the music industry has often been criticized as a boy’s club (and for good reason), women in Memphis have been at the forefront of various genres since the very beginning. In the 1930s, Memphis Minnie earned a reputation as one of the country’s most formidable guitar players, prompting blues legend Big Bill Broonzy to say that she could “pick a guitar and sing as good as any man I’ve ever heard.” In the 1950s, Cordell Jackson became the first woman to produce, arrange, engineer, and promote music on her own rock and roll label.
03/03/22
I know people who feel most comfortable in dive bars. To be honest, I am one of those people. I’ve been guilty of looking for those divey music venues when I travel to a new city to find what the townsfolk are like. You know the bars… the music is louder than it should be,…
03/01/22
There’s no way our Women of Memphis Music playlist is definitive – even though it is literally four of songs written by and featuring Memphis women music-makers. Inevitably there are so many more that we missed, but that just helps to prove the immense impact Memphis women have had on our music scene – since the beginning! We’d love…
02/27/22
We want to make it easy for you to discover something new, so each month we put together a Spotify mix of some of the artists playing live around Memphis in the next few weeks. Press play whenever and press pause when you hear something you love – if they’re on this list, you’ll be…
02/25/22
Despite the setbacks imposed by an untimely ice storm and overall dreary weather, the live music scene is slowly ushering its way back into Memphis. Things are starting to heat up as local bands and touring acts are making their rounds across the city, so make sure to check them out while you can! March…
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