The No Tears Project, a four-day affair that kicked off on Saturday and stretches through Wednesday, is a multi-layered experience that pianist Christopher Parker and his wife, vocalist Kelley Hurt, have been growing with for seven years.
Rooted at the...
If you’ve ever been to a musical production in Memphis, or other cities and even some countries, you might have experienced the work of Kurt “KC” Clayton and Garry Goin.
From choreographed productions to awards shows to world tours, Grizzlies...
In a music-rich state like Tennessee, it’s mind-boggling that government resources for music and other arts programs have been slashed in recent years by state lawmakers.
This is in keeping with a nationwide trend, resulting from education funding cuts that...
As our Black Music Month series comes to a close, a few themes have emerged: Memphis music is heaven sent and defies genres; all who sing and/or perform it are a rare breed; and the connection it begets keeps...
At least you won't have to move.
You keep telling yourself that, ever since the boss decided to downsize this year, workplace and all: a reduced staff and work-from-home options means a smaller office and big change, which is fine with you.
In the new book "Black Folk" by Blair LM...
by Ed White —
PONTIAC, Mich. — Five years after her death, the final wishes of music superstar Aretha Franklin are still unsettled. An unusual trial begins next Monday to determine which of two handwritten wills, including one found in...
The Stax Music Academy is calling all middle and high school students with an interest in music to audition for and enroll in its 2023/2024 SMA Afterschool Program.
The call is in conjunction with a new partnership with Gibson Gives, the philanthropic...
by Shanelle Genai --
Picture it: Sicily 1922 Picture it: South Central Los Angeles, 2023. Rapper Ice Cube and conservative talking head Tucker Carlson taking a midday drive through the hood as they wax poetic about their ideologies and opinions—chief among them Cube’s anti-COVID-19 vaccine stance.
If...
by Candace McDuffie --
On Tuesday (Sept. 26), Kerry Washington released her new memoir, “Thicker Than Water.” The “Scandal” and “Little Fires Everywhere” star opens up about her personal life in the book and shares revelations that has shocked fans.
Washington,...
by Keith Reed --
Like most Gen-Xers, I know exactly where I was when the news broke that Tupac Shakur had expired at Las Vegas’ University Medical Center. To say the news ‘broke’ is an exaggeration. As a college student,...