As part of its yearlong 25th anniversary celebration, Memphis magazine and The Dixon Gallery and Gardens are hosting People and Place: A Photographic Retrospective, featuring 25 years of the faces of Memphis, as they appeared in the magazine. So go see it. And back at the Blue Monkey, it s Di Anne Price & Her […]
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WHAT’S IN A NICKNAME I
Jerry Green, a sports columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, thinks that the NBA is clueless when it comes to choosing nicknames for development teams. And he has a point. The Asheville Altitude just doesn t work. The Greenville Groove is more than a little bit silly. The Mobile Revellers will no doubt party too hard […]
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saturday, july 28th
If you re thinking about buying Memphis Grizzlies season tickets and want to find out more about the seating options at The Pyramid, there s a Grizzlies Open House there today where you can check it all out and talk with Grizzlies representatives, who ll be on hand to answer any questions and hand out […]
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SOUL TRAINING
After being designated for a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, Memphis smooth-singing Reverend Al Green was quoted, saying, It s all God s doing, and I ve just been tapping my foot to it. He didn t, however, say whose doing was causing him to shake that thang.
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friday, july 27th
Lots of art openings tonight. First of all, it s the last Friday of the month, which means it s South Main Trolley Art Tour night, with free trolley Ürides to some 16 galleries, including Mariposa Art Space, where there s an opening reception for an exhibition of cubist works by Stephen Shoel Wachtel, and […]
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SOUL TRAINING
After being designated for a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, Memphis smooth-singing Reverend Al Green was quoted, saying, It s all God s doing, and I ve just been tapping my foot to it. He didn t, however, say whose doing was causing him to shake that thang.
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thursday, july 26th
Tonight, it?s Keith Sykes Songwriter Night at Black Diamond on Beale Street. Just down the street, The Dempseys are playing at Elvis Presley?s Memphis. Hank Sable and Beck Lester are at the Center for Southern Folklore. The Sallymacs are at Dan McGuinness Pub in Peabody Place. The Chris Scott Band is at Poplar Lounge. The […]
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FUNKY OLD MEDINA
Calls to 107.5 FM produced only this response: We’re experiencing technical difficulty. That was the radio station’s only excuse for playing raspy rapper Ton Loc’s “Wild Thing” non-stop on Monday, July 23rd. Flyer intern Hannah Walton reports that by Tuesday morning things appeared to be fixed. “I tuned in and didn’t hear “Wild Thing,” she […]
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wednesday, july 25th
Stop by Rialto at Peabody Place after work for happy hour with Di Anne Price, who s there on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. What a lovely way to celebrate living through three days of the week. And be sure to pick up a copy of this week s Flyer.
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FUNKY OLD MEDINA
Calls to 107.5 FM produced only this response: We re experiencing technical difficulty. That was the radio station s only excuse for playing raspy rapper Ton Loc s Wild Thing non-stop on Monday, July 23rd. Flyer intern Hannah Walton reports that by Tuesday morning things appeared to be fixed. I tuned in and didn t […]
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Short Cuts
NEU!/NEU! 2/ NEU! 75 NEU! (Astralwerks) Articulating the relevance of the definitive Krautrock band NEU! in the rock canon is a nigh impossible task. I would have better luck wounding the sun with ice-cream arrows. The band’s three proper albums have been criminally out of print in this country for 25 years. Krautrock, an appellation […]
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SPEAKING OF ISAAC HAYES . . .
The man who gave us Shaft has been lobbying for France to end its discrimination against fringe religions like Hayes own Church of Scientology. And he s right to do so. Even fantastic money-making schemes cooked up by a second-tier science fiction writer can be a legitimate religion if enough people believe in it. Why, […]