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Concert Review: The Civil Wars at Beale Street Festival in Memphis
May 7, 2012
Today the 36th annual Beale Street Music Festival wrapped up, and unlike in years past we made it through the weekend without the slightest hint of rain. Of course, rain probably would have been pretty welcome on a day like today, with temperatures peaking in the mid-90s. The mid day crowd seemed thinner than in
Concert Review: Jane’s Addiction at Beale Street Festival in Memphis
May 6, 2012
Jane’s Addiction was the main headliner for the Saturday installment of the Beale Street Festival in Memphis, trumping acts like the incomparable Al Green, Pitbull, and Grace Potter for headlining honors. Jane’s Addiction is currently touring in support of their October 2011 release, “The Great Escape Artist” though it’s difficult to tell when you unwind
Concert Review: Buddy Guy at Beale Street Festival in Memphis
May 6, 2012
The Beale Street Music Festival was still muggy from the dense humidity on Saturday afternoon, but the clouds kindly tucked away the sun to provide some relief to the music revelers. The day was jam packed with acts across the musical spectrum on each of the three main stages and the lower profile Blues Tent.
Concert Review: Evanescence at Beale Street Festival in Memphis
May 5, 2012
As night firmly settled in on day one of the Beale Street Festival in Memphis the heat didn’t seem to get the memo. Temps were still cresting 80 degrees as Evanescence wrapped their set just after midnight. The warm temperatures certainly didn’t keep the crowd away as they packed in ever tighter to see this
Concert Review: Florence and the Machine at Beale Street Festival in Memphis
May 5, 2012
The 36th Annual Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival kicked off in stellar fashion on Friday, with the likes of Three Six Mafia, Megadeth, and My Morning Jacket performing. Tom Lee Park is an ideal setting for a festival, grazing Beale Street at its most northern point and stretching lazily down the Mississippi River
Album Review: Of Monsters and Men ‘My Head Is An Animal’
April 29, 2012
When I think of music from Iceland, the artists coming to mind are very bold and innovative, and probably couldn’t have come from any other corner of the world. A band like Sigur Ros is totally unique, and it’s hard to imagine anyone else doing the things Bjork has done over the course of her
Album Review: Justin Townes Earle ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now’
April 28, 2012
The album opens with Justin Townes Earle wearing his heart not just on his sleeve, but holding it in an outstretched hand. He begins ‘Am I That Lonely Tonight’ by setting the scene of sitting alone and listening to the music of his father, Steve Earle, wishing for the phone to ring. It’s a very
Album Review: Florence + The Machine ‘MTV Unplugged’
April 22, 2012
MTV Unplugged performances are often career highlights, and though one could say that the powers-that-be at MTV have become a wee bit less picky in recent years as far as who gets the Unplugged treatment, Florence + The Machine seems like a great choice. Though, just because a band or an artist has a fantastic
Album Review: Rascal Flatts ‘Changed’
April 21, 2012
The titular opener, ‘Changed’, seems to present the case for a new and improved Rascal Flatts. If that’s the case, they’ve served it up a bit cold, with a dated sound complete with a guitar solo cribbed from any power ballad circa 1993. Maybe the title is an unfortunate coincidence, but it comes across as
Adam Lambert, Queen Show Finds New Life at London’s Hammersmith
April 16, 2012
After appearing with the surviving members of the band a twice in the past couple of years, it’s long been rumored that former “American Idol” contestant Adam Lambert will join Queen for some upcoming tour dates, and now those rumors have been confirmed. Though it won’t be a full-fledge tour, the group’s drummer Roger Taylor
