In what a former Memphis police chief laughingly calls a “goat rodeo from the word go,” three bumbling crooks hatched a harebrained scheme to steal the body of Elvis Presley two weeks after his death. It didn’t go very well.
Whitlock, who grew up in Millington and got his start at Stax Records, will forever be known as a member of Derek and the Dominoes.
With Chad Weekley’s new Listening Lab role comes the opportunity for collaboration, where someone in town to play Central Station could do a Q&A or workshops at the Listening Lab.
Here’s your guide to Elvis Week events in Memphis, including Graceland tours, Elvis Presley tribute artists, and the somber Candlelight Vigil.
For someone who has spent their entire working life in show business in one capacity or another, Jon Hornyak has avoided the limelight. Until now.
Greg Desrosiers Jr. has three songs on Apple Music and Spotify. Most of his music is unreleased, but he shares his catalog with teammates.
Concert opportunities abound in August, so much so that the must-see concerts story this month includes the usual five concerts, as well as two festivals worth your time.
The group, which was founded in the 1950s, had its first hit with 1959’s “Shout.”
Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating his Forget Tomorrow tour adding that the disease “can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically.”
Days after her sold-out Glo Bash at FedExForum, national and international brands are spotlighting the Memphis native.
Memphian Gloria Woods’ “Glo Bash” is set for Friday, July 25, at FedExForum. The event lets the three-time Grammy Award nominee and multi-platinum artist set her own agenda.
Ja Morant is scheduled to be in China for the next five days as part of Nike’s “Let Them Watch” tour to promote the Ja 3 sneaker. Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke released new music under the artist name BCVS.
On this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips celebrate Fri-yay with their picks for the weekend.
GloRilla was arrested in Atlanta days before her Glo Bash in Memphis, but the show is still on for Friday night.
The photos capture the joy and energy of a live B.B. King performance.
Plus, the Memphis City Council also sent the first installment of capital funding to start the redevelopment of the old Southwest Twin drive-in.
It was on May 15, 1984, in Memphis, that an incident happened that made Ozzy Osbourne famous for something other than his music.
“A lot of people (criticize) Memphis, including Memphians,” singer Zoë Dominguez said. “But because of that, people really want to try and make it better. That’s what I’m all about.”
The group was the final act in this year’s Live at the Garden lineup.
Saturday afternoon screenings of “Sing 2,” “The Sound of Music” and “Grease” will feature on-screen lyrics, encouraging audience members to belt out their favorite songs.
Funding will go toward three nonprofits with programs to support children dealing with trauma, death and stress through stage performances, art classes and instruments.
Sebastian Stephens, 13, and Isabella DeFir, 20, are releasing their first album as indie rock-pop duo Isabella&Sebastian, and they’re set to play at Bartlett Live Music Series.
Bartlett’s summer music series kicks off Saturday, July 12, with a band-heavy lineup.
Other acts include Pokey LaFarge, Kudzu Kings, Lukah, DJ AD & The Vibe Tribe, Arkansauce, Princeton James Productions, Nashville family quartet The New Respects, and Nashville hip-hop/R&B artist Daisha McBride featuring Memphis rapper and designer Brezay.
A group of Stax Music Academy students performed at this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 4.
This July Fourth, a group of teens is skipping fireworks on the river to make some noise at their own show in the nation’s capital.
A soul/punk trio from Baltimore, a Texas country singer-songwriter and top-selling rock acts from the late 1990s and early 2000s are coming to a stage near you in July.
On City & State’s patio Saturday, June 21, attendees of the first Morning After Club listened to DJs spin house music while they thumbed through racks from vintage vendors.
In recent weeks, Memphis musicians including Valerie June, Gloria “GloRilla” Woods, and Kia Shine have made TV appearances, both as music performers and as actors.