There are 10 article(s) tagged Live music:

• August 2025

  • Man who helped save Overton Park Shell dies

    John Larkin was a tireless advocate for the Overton Park Shell, and if not for him and those like him, the Shell might have been torn down and replaced by a parking lot years ago.

    By Jody Callahan August 04, 2025

• April 2025

  • Porchfest delights thousands with music, sunshine and good vibes

    “I look forward to today all year long,” said Jennifer Seidman, who hosted acts on her porch on Oliver Avenue. “To me, Porchfest is just taking that community we have and celebrating it.”

    By Jody Callahan April 13, 2025

• January 2025

  • A ‘big whale’ is coming to Memphis’ music scene. Here’s what it might mean.

    A planned new performance venue from Crosstown Concourse and Live Nation has sparked both excitement and concerns from local music fans, concert bookers and venue owners.

    By Jody Callahan January 30, 2025

• December 2024

  • Railgarten ‘closed for renovation’ until spring, rep says

    Concerts scheduled for this weekend at the Central Avenue event site were suddenly canceled or moved to Loflin Yard and all the events previously listed on the Railgarten website have been deleted.

    By Jody Callahan December 23, 2024

• February 2024

  • 5 Fridays of Jazz and Crosstown Arts Jazz Month return to Memphis

    Jazz concert series are returning in March to two Memphis institutions.

    By Sarah Dassinger February 29, 2024

  • 5 must-see shows for February 2024

    In February, a genre-shifting vocalist comes to the Germantown Performing Arts Center with new material, a wind ensemble explores atmospheric modernity at Crosstown Arts’ Green Room, an indie-folk veteran comes to the cozy Comeback Coffee cafe and an R&B super-show will bring the party to the Landers Center.

    By Christopher Wright February 02, 2024

• June 2023

  • New festival spotlights Memphis women in music

    The lineup includes several local favorites, including seasoned jazz songstress Joyce Cobb, rapper Glockianna, and the Klitz Sisters, Memphis’ pioneering punk band that formed in the late 1970s.

    By Jada Ojii June 19, 2023

• May 2023

  • The good, the bad and the logistics of Beale Street Music Festival 2023

    Festival-goers and vendors had mixed reactions to how the iconic Memphis in May weekend event played out in 2023.

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    By Alicia Davidson May 08, 2023

• July 2021

  • Frayser organization hosts summer concerts

    Frayser Connect kicks off its inaugural Frayser Summer Concert Series Friday, July 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Frayser Connect Center.

    By Omer Yusuf July 16, 2021

  • The To-Do List: John Paul Keith celebrates ‘The Rhythm of the City’

    Final mixes on John Paul Keith’s new album were done in February 2020, but the record had to be shelved for nearly a year due to COVID. 

    By Chris Herrington July 15, 2021