Partnership results in a Metropolitan Opera contract for local Memphis talent, Caleb Thompson, age 12 By Tim Sampson, for the Stax Music Academy When the…
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Stax Museum and Stax Music Academy present a free indoor/outdoor event with live music, an exhibition opening, and more to celebrate Soulsville USA On Friday, August…
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By Ken Billett On a warm Saturday afternoon in late May, my birthday week celebration came to an end at the Stax Museum of American…
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famers DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES album artwork sales to raise scholarship funds for Memphis’ Stax Music Academy Daryl Hall…
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Benefit Concert Series is back with the North Mississippi All-Stars and Tank & the Bangas, and “Tasty Compositions” The Levitt Shell’s annual ticketed Orion Shell…
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“Memphis is a city based on contradictions. And great things have happened because of cultural collisions and contradictions. And what makes it great is the fact that…
View More SB 30 Episode 64: Discussing Memphis’ vital live music scene, Part II
By Jacob Church After Christmas, I got my old cassette four-track from my parents’ house. I’d been writing songs during the pandemic, and I thought…
View More New music: Pain, anxiety, and love, with old-school four-track mentality
“These venues provide a laboratory for growth. I’ve played some big gigs and a small gigs, but honestly some of the most substantial exponential growth…
View More SB 30 Episode 63: Discussing Memphis’ vital, and struggling, live music scene. Part I
The Mighty Wurlitzer has returned to its home at the Orpheum Theatre! StoryBoard 30 host Mark Fleischer got a sneak peak and timeless listen ahead…
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“I became very verklempt. It was such a wonder to play it and hear it again. It’s hard to describe. When I was down here…
View More SB 30 Episode 60: The magic and majesty of the Orpheum’s Mighty Wurlitzer, with historian and organist Vincent Astor