The Bo-Keys’ Memphis Soul

“The collision of gospel, blues, jazz, country”

"...The Bo-Keys have carried the torch for Memphis soul music since the late Nineties. Bassist/bandleader Scott Bomar..."

April 28, 2016 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

West of Memphis

Eighteen years of wrongful imprisonment and four documentaries still don't put to rest the trials of the West Memphis Three.

"...Moore, and Christopher Byers – were murdered in West Memphis, Ark. Police arrested three teenagers – Damien Echols, Jason..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

SXSW Film Review: Your Friend, Memphis

One man inspires a better view of differently abled people

"...twist on typical life-affirming idioms encapsulates the ethos of Memphis, an early 20-something man from Austin and the subject..."

March 12, 2022 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Day Trips: Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis

Memphis' Soulsville lives on

"...The Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis, Tenn., tells the story of a period of amazing..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Panel: Memphis Means Music

Did you know the Greeks founded Stax?

"...Imagine growing up in South Memphis and only knowing Stax Records as a vacant, bottle-strewn..."

March 14, 2014 Music Post by Greg Beets

First Came Memphis Minnie

Maria Muldaur digs deeps into the blues

"...of her new disc says it all: First Came Memphis Minnie...."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Day Trips: Sun Studio, Memphis, Tenn.

Birthplace of rock & roll still all right, mama

"...Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, survives by being more than just a shrine..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Moving on From West Memphis

Freed from death row, Damien Echols reflects on where to go next

"...Echols' life as part of the wrongfully imprisoned West Memphis Three has been well-documented in books, films, songs, and..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature by Dan Solomon

SXSW Music: Tribute to Memphis

March 15, 2014. 20 photos.

"...hosted a free outdoor concert at Butler Park featuring Memphis soul legends (including Syl Johnson, pictured here) and rappers,..."

March 18, 2014 Photo Gallery

Think Memphis

Music industry alignment visits Uncle Lucius

"..."Think Memphis," nods frontman Kevin Galloway...."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Memphis Goons

"...a swing to the right of the Shaggs, the Memphis Goons never let their limited grasp of musical rudiments..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature

New Adventures in Old-Fi

Unearthing the Memphis Goons

"...to resist calling "bullshit" on the tale of the Memphis Goons. What could be more Spinal Tap than a..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Hustle & Flow

A rousing Rocky story set on the mean streets of Memphis.

"...starmaking turn, Terrence Howard commands the screen as the Memphis pimp DJay, who dreams of making his mark in..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

N-Secure

In this indie drama about affluent urban professionals in Memphis, an abusive and obsessive man makes life complicated for the women in his life.

"...were to move his filming operation from Atlanta to Memphis and ratchet up his ensemble dramas to the level..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Highway 61

"...for getting us through the heart of America, through Memphis, into the Mississippi Delta and to New Orleans. These..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Gus or Bust

Spicy, fried Memphis deliciousness – just hold the Styrofoam, huh?

"...restaurant is the first Texas outlet of a famous Memphis fried-chicken chain, and when the chicken is the best..."

March 21, 2014 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The Blind Side

John Lee Hancock, director of The Rookie, scores with another sports drama, this time concerning a true football story.

"...the same position at a Christian private school in Memphis. Hancock could have delivered that information to the audience..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ross Johnson, Shit Rocker

Keeping it sleazy with Ross Johnson

"...Golden Boys invited Johnson and Jeffrey Evans, both longtime Memphis players, to play this weekend, Friday at the Scoot..."

Feb. 15, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders of Robin Hood Hills

"...creek a short distance from the interstate in West Memphis, Arkansas. Not finding any immediate culprits, the community suspected..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Firm

"...the wealth, perks and camaraderie offered by a conservative Memphis law firm. By the time he realizes that the..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beale Street Dynasty

Historical overview of Memphis' legendary music row

"...through nearly a century of the booze-saturated history of Memphis' infamous stretch of concrete in Beale Street Dynasty: Sex,..."

May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Nina Hernandez

Take Me to the River

Memphis and Stax Records music artists from an earlier era mentor a younger generation in this ambient documentary.

"...talent from the Mississippi River Delta. For the legendary Memphis bluesmen and soul singers who recorded at the famous..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Live Shot: Take Me to the River

Memphis does it again, fostering racial (and age) harmony

"...SXSW’s free concert series celebrated the musical traditions of Memphis by teaming veteran R&B and blues performers and players..."

March 16, 2014 Music Post by Scott Schinder

Undefeated

This Oscar-winner for Best Documentary tells a rousing and heartwarming tale of a West Memphis high school football team overcoming the odds.

"...the perpetual losers from Manassas High School in West Memphis, Tenn., has been expertly molded by co-directors Lindsay and..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix is terrific as the musician Johnny Cash, whose rise, fall, and resurrection we watch as he does the Benzedrine 12-step in order to earn the love of country-and-gospel sasspot June Carter.

"...– for his other one true love – young Memphis country and gospel sasspot June Carter (Witherspoon), a powder..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lightning in a Bottle

Ostensibly a record of one mighty blues show, this film goes beyond the tag of concert film and achieves something more: a living history lesson, tracing the evolving sound of the blues.

"...birth below the Mississippi Delta and migration north to Memphis and beyond. Cole is one of the inheritors of..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gone in Sixty Seconds

"...and little else. The plot -- retired car thief Memphis Raines (Cage) must come home to reassemble his gang..."

June 9, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Delta

"...Sachs' ambitious muddle is Lincoln Bloom (Gray), a well-off Memphis teen with major sexual identity issues. When, in an..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

John Grisham's The Rainmaker

"...small, revealing idiosyncrasies in his characters and their funky Memphis environs. The acting is solid, from big guns like..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

This Boy's Life

"...and ends up a sideline cipher. Director Caton-Jones (Scandal, Memphis Belle) once again shows his flair for period detail..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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