A Man Under the Influence Alejandro Escovedo (Bloodshot Records) Relief is something that seldom comes easy for the battered souls who populate the work of Alejandro Escovedo, the most masterful essayist of all things melancholy to come along since Townes Van Zandt. More times than not, relief never comes at all: Instead, men stagger to […]
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SO THIS IS WHAT THEY MEAN BY FREE PUBLICITY
Next season the team will almost certainly play in Memphis, where Federal Express will reportedly pay $125 million to call the club the Express, to festoon the players in FedEx colors (orange and blue) and to retain naming rights to a $250 million arena financed largely by taxpayers, who would have no say in the […]
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SO THIS IS WHAT THEY MEAN BY FREE PUBLICITY
Next season the team will almost certainly play in Memphis, where Federal Express will reportedly pay $125 million to call the club the Express, to festoon the players in FedEx colors (orange and blue) and to retain naming rights to a $250 million arena financed largely by taxpayers, who would have no say in the […]
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Short Cuts
The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron: A Collection of Poetry and Music Gil Scott-Heron (TVT) Dropping his charismatic, rhythmic patter over bluesy piano and laid-back beats, Gil Scott-Heron was as much proto-hip hop as anybody. A political radical inspired by the multi-dimensional artistry of icons Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Scott-Heron took his Tennessee blues background […]
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Short Cuts
Do you remember last August when Eddie Vedder sang that double-time version of Elvis’ “Can’t Help Falling In Love”? Wasn’t that unexpected? Or remember when the band vamped out on an extended version of “Better Man”? Wasn’t that awesome er transcendent? Remember? If you were at the show, good for you. If you bought a […]
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wednesday, march 21st
NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: IMAGINE 2001. Concert of selected new works, 8 p.m. Presented by the University of Memphis Scheidt School of Music. (For info, call 678-3762).
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tuesday, march 20th
Songwriters Night with the Memphis Troubadours at the Flying Saucer.
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GORE’S ALBATROS III
NUMBER ONE SIGN AL GORE IS DEPRESSED: Won’t crack a smile, no matter how many lap dances President Clinton buys him. –From Late Night With David Letterman, November 20, 2000.
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monday, march 19th
Tonight s Moonlighting Chefs Dinner, a series of smaller dinners as part of Taste of the Nation (benefits the food bank) is at Melange and will be prepared by chefs Scott Lenhart and Jennifer Dickerson.
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sunday, march 18th
Just one place to be today: Fiesta En El Zoologico is a big party at the Memphis Zoo, celebrating Hispanic culture. In addition to other entertainment, there ll be live music by local salsa kings Caliente with Melina, the Rhodes College Orchestra, and the wonderful strolling band Los Cantodores. If it s as good as […]
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saturday, march 17th
Ah, here we are St. Patrick s Day. They don t have the knee-crawling drunken pub crawl, but the Beale Street Festival is still going on and there are a few other St. Paddy s Day events going on. Tonight s Second Annual Emerald Ball at the Adam s Mark Hotel features entertainment by Inishowen […]
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friday, march 16th
The classic, romantic ballet Giselle, performed by Ballet Memphis, opens its weekend run tonight at The Orpheum. Also opening a weekend run is the Young Playwrights Series at Ewing Children s Theatre, featuring short plays written by young Memphians. And yet another weekend run opening tonight is Daylight of the Body at TheatreWorks, a modern […]