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Sid Selvidge lives life one song at a time

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Published June 11, 2010 at 12:02 a.m.

Good things come to those who wait, or so the old adage goes. For fans of musician Sid Selvidge, those are words to live by. These days, Selvidge is probably best known as the executive producer of the internationally syndicated radio show "Beale Street Caravan." But that's just one of the many lives he has led. Selvidge has a new album and will mark the release with a free concert Sunday at the Levitt Shell ...

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Memphis Daily News - Big Changes On Beale

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Published June 7, 2010 at 4:40 p.m.

Big changes are underway for Beale Street now that the case between the city and Performa Entertainment has been settled ... Candice Ludlow caught up with Memphis Daily News Senior Reporter Bill Dries at the Hall of Mayors to find out about the settlement ...

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On the Record: Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood

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Published April 30, 2010 at 8:45 a.m.
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Last month, the Drive-By Truckers released their 8th studio album, The Big To-Do , a typically excellent collection Southern rock character sketches and story songs. The Georgia-based band — whose co-founders, Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley , once lived in Memphis — has often peppered their music with local and regional references, including songs about Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and the night punk provocateur G.G. Allin played the Antenna Club ... The Drive-By Truckers

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Gus Cannon and His Jug Stompers "Walk Right In" and Receive Top Blues Honors

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Published May 8, 2010 at 3:36 p.m.

This week is a big week for the Blues in Memphis ... Inductions into the Blues Hall of Fame, Blues Music Awards at the Convention Center, and Muddy Waters' sons played at train stations from New Orleans to Chicago as part of the Mississippi Blues Trail ... Gus Cannon was honored on Beale Street with a Brass Note and he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame ... Candice Ludlow has more ...

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Alison Krauss & Union Station

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Published May 1, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

Alison Krauss & Union Station play Sunday at the Beale Street Music Fest ... [image-1] ...

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Beale Street Music Festival 2010 - Friday

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Published April 29, 2010 at 4:00 a.m.

Friday, April 30th Schedule ... by Flyer Staff ... Neon Trees Cellular South Stage • 6 p.m. Utah-based rock band Neon Trees play a catchy brand of modern rock similar to fellow westerners the Killers. Neon Trees' major-label debut album, Habits, was released in March. MuteMath Cellular South Stage • 7:35 p.m. An eclectic New Orleans-based rock band with roots in the Christian music scene, MuteMath have built a strong following. The band's most recent album, Armistice, saw them moving in a

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Beck, not rain, melts the hearts of fans at Music Fest

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Published April 30, 2010 at 10:12 p.m.

Memphis audiences are a notoriously tough bunch. In a city that can boast of music legends by the hundreds, local crowds can be hard to impress. But with a pedigree that includes multiple inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a place among the royalty of British rock guitarists — along with his fellow Yardbirds’ alums Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page — Jeff Beck made Memphis melt, in what proved to be the unqualified standout set of the opening night of the 2010 Beale Street Music

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Storms cancel first, last acts of Music Fest, but rocking and rolling was between

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Published May 1, 2010 at 10:08 p.m.

John Oates, of the band Hall & Oates, beamed like a kid as he watched Jerry Lee Lewis from backstage at the Beale Street Music Festival. The Killer’s annual appearance is part of what makes this festival on the river a national treasure. “He’s one of the founding fathers of the genre,” Oates said. “And this is the place to come and have the full rock and roll experience. Memphis is the link between the Delta blues and rock and roll. I love coming here.” ...

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The fest goes on: Music blasts through gray skies over Tom Lee Park

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Published May 1, 2010 at 4:57 p.m.

The Mississippi River was foggy and strange and the rain off and on, but the Beale Street Music Festival got underway around 4 p.m. today, with undaunted fans slogging in through the gates. Bad weather had prompted Music Fest officials to delay the opening of the festival by a couple of hours and cut most of the first round of acts. Richard Johnston is the one perennial attraction at the festival ...

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Alison Krauss, John Hiatt cancel Beale Street Music Festival performances tonight

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Published May 2, 2010 at 12:48 p.m.

Alison Krauss & Union Station and John Hiatt, both from the Nashville area, have canceled tonight's scheduled performances at the Beale Street Music Festival due to road closures from this weekend's flooding ...

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