http://www.memphisflyer.com/SingAllKinds/archives/2012/12/11/hi-tone-caf-to-close Comments On: Hi-Tone Café to Close by Chris Herrington en-us Copyright 2013 Memphis Flyer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Memphis Flyer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Memphis Flyer. wil@desert.net (Memphis Flyer Webmaster) Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:15:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Brian Ruleman]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:26:31 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by Ichigo69]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:42:09 -0600 Memphis Flyer
How long have people like progressive and doggrell been saying that Memphis is dying?
Posted by Anonymous123]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:27:29 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by Nancy G. Agee]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:07:33 -0600 Memphis Flyer
it is unfortunately true . memphis is dying and so is the memphis music scene . this is a sign of the times . unless you are atlanta nashville or new orleans ( major southern cities ) your city is dying along with the death of the middle class . nobody has an extra hundred bucks to blow just for drinks and a show at some club . especially in midtown . probably the best place to book any act would be at some venue near mendenhall and poplar which is the only half way vibrant commercial area left in the city . but even the more well off middle class of memphis do not go to clubs anymore . a club that has the nightly overhead of paying a band two thousand dollars ( and that is a cheap unknown act ) cannot hit customers for a big cover charge plus three dollars per drink and make money each night . these days any act with a known reputation charges $30k and up per night . expensive acts are not plausible for a small sized club . the economics of the club business is tricky and risky .

f doggrell
former owner / manager of lafayette's on overton square .
Posted by doggrell3000]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:21:39 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by progressivememphis]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:28:11 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by Stbrnredhed]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:27:38 -0600 Memphis Flyer