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Cheap Trick still has a few up the sleeve

Memphis - Music News
Written by Go Memphis
Friday, 03 September 2010 01:06
Add comment (0) After more than 40 years together in one form or another, the members of Cheap Trick know they're among the fortunate few to have survived the vagaries of rock and roll. "When we started back in the '60s, rock and roll wasn't a logical career for someone. ... It still isn't," says bassist Tom Petersson. "Most people don't make it -- doesn't matter how good you are." Cheap Trick co-headlines the final night of the Memphis Botanic Garden's summer concert series, along with new-wave hitmakers Blondie. Read Full Article

Southern Heritage Classic: These soldiers dance, sing for their country

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Written by Go Memphis
Friday, 03 September 2010 01:03
Add comment (0) America's military personnel are a very talented bunch, as capable of building a school or providing aid to people affected by disaster as they are of fending off an insurgent attack. But Memphians will get to see their fighting men and women's less combative gifts when 22 of America's finest trade their field radios for microphones to bring the U.S. Soldier Show to The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday night. Read Full Article

Jazz Fest: Bugnon now hosting fest that shaped life

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Written by Go Memphis
Friday, 03 September 2010 01:02
Add comment (0) On Sunday, Swiss-born pianist Alex Bugnon headlines Jazz Fest 2010 at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park, but it is the memory of another recent festival appearance that has him still buzzing months later. In July, Bugnon returned to his hometown of Montreux, Switzerland, to assume his new role as the emcee of that city's world-famous jazz festival. Read Full Article

Stage Review: Sweet 'Superior Donuts' threatens to go stale

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Written by Go Memphis
Friday, 03 September 2010 01:00
Add comment (0) Playhouse on the Square has more than a few things in common with Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company. For one, the same architect designed the two theaters and their spaces are similar. They also share an affinity for Tulsa-born playwright Tracy Letts, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of "August: Osage County," an epic three-act Broadway play that is packed with more family dysfunction than a touring gospel musical. Read Full Article

Go Out! Fun events this week

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Written by Go Memphis
Friday, 03 September 2010 01:00
Add comment (0) Artists Rosa Jordan and Nancy Hardwood share a September show at D'Edge Art & Unique Treasures, 550 S. Main. The opening is 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, and includes the music of Tyler Thompson. Call 521-0054 or go to d-edgeart.com. Read Full Article

Casino Scene: Boys will be boys, even in concert

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Written by Go Memphis
Friday, 03 September 2010 01:00
Add comment (0) A funny thing happened when Michael Longoria joined the original cast of the Broadway smash musical "Jersey Boys" in 2005. Like most of his co-stars, Longoria had lived a typical "gypsy arts lifestyle," bouncing from project to project, rarely working with the same people twice in a row. But in starring in the hit musical about Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Longoria found his life mirroring his art. Read Full Article

Get Thee Hence: 'Going the Distance' - A Review

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Written by beifuss
Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:09
Add comment (0) The latest loathsome exercise in "cute" crudeness to slime its way onto movie screens, "Going the Distance" seems to be the work of soulless hacks who put a conventional romantic-comedy script through some sort of Judd Apatow computer program... Read Full Article

Stone Soul Picnic brings good ol' gospel on the river

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Written by Go Memphis
Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:05
Add comment (0) When an event has been around for 36 years, it pretty much qualifies to be an institution. And so it is with WLOK's Stone Soul Picnic, Memphis' longest-running outdoor festival and a perennial gospel-loving, family-friendly occasion. The core is Saturday's performance extravaganza from 1 to 9:30 p.m. at Tom Lee Park. In past years, the picnic has brought such luminaries as Johnnie Taylor, Shirley Caesar and Al Green. Read Full Article

Win Tickets to the Black Crowes

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Written by Memphis Flyer
Thursday, 02 September 2010 16:52
Add comment (1) Enter here for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see the Black Crowes in concert at Mud Island Amphitheatre on Thursday, September 30th. We're giving away a pair of tickets each week until the show.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Read Full Article

The Perfect Soundtrack for Your Next Dance Party

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Written by I love Memphis
Thursday, 02 September 2010 16:31
Add comment (0) It's impossible to be in a bad mood while listening to the Magic Kids' first LP, "Memphis". I've tried, too. Even at my crankiest, something about the Magic Kids makes me soften like butter in a microwave. Read Full Article

Delta Fair: Pressure off, hard rocking on for Blue Oyster Cult

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Written by Go Memphis
Thursday, 02 September 2010 13:00
Add comment (0) With its darkly atmospheric guitar work and evocative lyrics, the music of '70s chart mainstays Blue Öyster Cult, which headlines Friday's opening of the Delta Fair & Music Festival, has always had a cinematic quality. And over the years, the band has contributed songs to a number of soundtracks, most memorably the 1981 animated science-fiction cult classic "Heavy Metal," as well as video games such as Ripper and Guitar Hero. Read Full Article

'Grace Card' distribution deal

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Written by Film Memphis
Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:32
Add comment (0) "The Grace Card," a locally made film that is a client of the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission, has announced a distribution deal that takes the movie nationwide next February. It will be released in theaters nationwide on Feb. 25 via an arrangement with Sony companies Provident Films and Affirm Films, and distributor Samuel Goldwyn Films. DVD and Blu-ray releases are expected to follow later in 2011. "The Grace Card" filmed in Memphis last year. There were 20 paid local crew members and one paid local cast member. Some $217,020.05 in production money was spent in the area. The Commission was instrumental in assisting with location ideas and contacts, crew and services. There was additional coordination with the Memphis Police Department for permission to have the characters portray officers in the film. The project was part of the Memphis & Shelby County Wage Refund Program. See The Commercial Appeal's story here. Read Full Article

30 Days of Free Stuff – Day 14 (Movie Passes!)

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Written by I love Memphis
Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:21
Add comment (2) I've got two more sets of Orpheum Summer Movie Series passes to give away to two lucky winners. Read Full Article

Good News for Ice Skaters and Memphis Beat Fans

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Written by I love Memphis
Thursday, 02 September 2010 11:31
Add comment (0) Majestic Beast! Poplar Ave. Memphis, Tenn. Read Full Article

'The Grace Card': Memphis Christian Movie Gets Mega Blessing

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Written by beifuss
Thursday, 02 September 2010 11:02
Add comment (0) Goliath has aligned with David: Sony, one of the mega-corporations of the entertainment world, will release the Memphis-made faith film "The Grace Card" to theaters on Feb. 25. Read more here.... Read Full Article

International Man of Mystery: 'The American' - A Review

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Written by beifuss
Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:46
Add comment (0) Do you like your George Clooney straight, or with a smile? Frequently compared to Cary Grant, Clooney rarely is asked to emulate the master's ability (on display in "North by Northwest," among others) to flip from insouciant charm to... Read Full Article

Halfway There

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Written by Memphis Flyer
Thursday, 02 September 2010 05:00
Add comment (0) Promising rom-com Going the Distance pulls up short. by Chris Herrington Going the Distance is based on a premise that is rich with possibility: a romantic comedy rooted in how the confluence of modern employment mobility and an economic downturn can wreak havoc on love lives, particularly among the young and unsettled. Drew Barrymore — who has grown more fetching and likable with age (see: Music and Lyrics, Lucky You) — is Erin, a journalism grad student still trying to finesse internships into job offers at 31.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Read Full Article

Film Clips: Walk the Line returns, Indie Memphis expands.

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Written by Memphis Flyer
Thursday, 02 September 2010 05:00
Add comment (0) by Chris Herrington Walk the Line Returns: Twentieth Century Fox and the Memphis & Shelby County Film Commission are partnering to pay tribute to the Memphis filming of the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, as part of the studio's 75th anniversary. The studio is conducting a "Hometown Hollywood" series, where they are screening films in the cities where they were shot.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Read Full Article

Corinne Bailey Rae at the New Daisy Theatre

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Written by Memphis Flyer
Thursday, 02 September 2010 05:00
Add comment (0) by Chris Herrington English neo-soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae broke through in 2006 with her seductive, Norah Jones-ish hit "Put Your Records On" and a multi-platinum eponymous debut album. Four years later, Rae's followup, The Sea, doesn't boast a similar sure shot but is probably a stronger, more diverse album.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Read Full Article

Hip Hop and Heritage

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Written by Memphis Flyer
Thursday, 02 September 2010 05:00
Add comment (0) by Chris Herrington Two big local music events are on tap for downtown Memphis this weekend. Conceived and organized by MemphisRap.com, the Memphis Hip Hop Weekend and Expo will comprise a variety of events over the course of four days.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Read Full Article

Of Texas and Tennessee

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Written by Memphis Flyer
Thursday, 02 September 2010 05:00
Add comment (0) Miranda Lambert straddles country’s alternative/mainstream divide. by Chris Herrington In the fall of 2008, more than a year after a sophomore disc that ended up being the decade's finest country album and exactly a year before a third album that cemented her as a career artist, Miranda Lambert graced the cover of Garden & Gun magazine. An eastern answer to The Oxford American — only both more high-toned and less academic — Garden & Gun takes as its subtitle subject "The Soul of the New South," and Lambert was the chosen cover girl for its "Best of the New South" issue.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Read Full Article

Coming of Age

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Written by Memphis Flyer
Thursday, 02 September 2010 05:00
Add comment (0) Superior Donuts is a dark comedy about starting over. by Chris Davis Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death, The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies, We, the people, must redeem The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers. The mountains and the endless plain — All, all the stretch of these great green states — And make America again!… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Read Full Article

Oil spill adds poignancy to Horn Island artwork

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Written by Go Memphis
Thursday, 02 September 2010 01:02
Add comment (0) Created in the shadow of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and what has been described as the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, the "Horn Island 26" exhibition at Memphis College of Art is more somber than its predecessors. "We were really concerned about whether we were going to make this trip," said MCA faculty member and expedition leader Don DuMont. Read Full Article

Run to the Sun, Celebrating Rock N Roll Motorcycle Culture

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Written by MadBrad!
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 16:45
Add comment (0) The Memphis Mummies motorcycle club, in collaboration with the International TON UP, club are putting on the first ever “RUN to the SUN” event on September 11, 2010.
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Wild Card Bracket, Round 1: Cornish Game Hen vs. Barbecue Nachos

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Written by I love Memphis
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 16:34
Add comment (0) Set down your pork sandwiches and ribs - it's time for the Wild Card Bracket. This round is all about the unique, not-quite-barbecue items on the menus at local barbecue joints. Read Full Article

Demographic Design

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Written by Memphis Flyer
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 16:30
Add comment (0) Each year the faculty and staff of the University of Memphis' art department select one graduating student to be featured in a solo show at the Jones Alumni Gallery. This year, Stephen Almond, class of 2010, will exhibit his work in a show titled, "Too Big To Fail."… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Read Full Article