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May 10, 2012
Q&A: Booker T. Jones On His First Visit To New York, Scoring Films, And What Working With Kanye West Might Be Like
Booker T. Jones is in a cab from the airport heading into Brooklyn, where he'll perform a free show tonight under the Brooklyn Bridge as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn festival. In tandem with his band, Booker T. & The M.G.s, the multi-instrumentalist laid down the grooves behind some of the '60s mo ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 21, 2012
Harold Mabern Trio
Booker T. Jones is in a cab from the airport heading into Brooklyn, where he'll perform a free show tonight under the Brooklyn Bridge as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn festival. In tandem with his band, Booker T. & The M.G.s, the multi-instrumentalist laid down the grooves behind some of the '60s mo ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
KONDUCTA
Get moving to Madlib
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December 21, 2011
Gov't Mule
Get moving to Madlib
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December 21, 2011
STEEP THOUGHTS
Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop
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October 13, 2011
Samuel L. Jackson As Martin Luther King, Jr: My Review
A situation comedy about Martin Luther King Jr. and a motel maid in Memphis in 1968? Involving cigarette-smoking shtick, a pillow fight, and a pleading phone call to a higher-up? Yes, Katori Hall's award-winning play The Mountaintop is all of that.
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October 10, 2011
Win Cyndi Lauper DVDs And Tickets Right Here!
Here's the drill: Explain why Cyndi Lauper has inspired/entertained/educated you in 150 words or less, and send it to me at musto@villagevoice.com by tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 11:59 p.m. In other words, tell me why you feel "she's so unusual" and amazing.
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July 29, 2011
Which Part of the Country Has the Best Barbecue?
Texas-style barbecue at Hill Country This week we had a nice long chat with Blue Smoke executive chef Kenny Callaghan, who explained the nuances of this country's many regional barbecue styles. Apparently Zagat has been obsessed with this issue as well because they just published their BBQ St ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Blue Smoke's Kenny Callaghan Discusses the New Blue Smoke Location and the Secret to Great Wings
William Brinson Yesterday we talked with Blue Smoke executive chef Kenny Callaghan about his favorite barbecue spots, the difference between barbecue in Kansas City, Memphis and Texas, and how not to overcook your ribs. Today, Kenny talks about his chicken wings, the new Blue Smoke location i ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
Blue Smoke's Kenny Callaghan Shares His Fave BBQ Spots and the Secret to Great Ribs
William Brinson Back in 2002, there weren't a lot of places for New Yorkers to score good barbecue. That's when restaurateur Danny Meyer tapped chef Kenny Callaghan to helm the kitchen at Blue Smoke. Since then, a barbecue renaissance has blossomed in the city, with top-notch pitmasters smoki ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Otis Clay+Tre Williams & the Revelations
William Brinson Back in 2002, there weren't a lot of places for New Yorkers to score good barbecue. That's when restaurateur Danny Meyer tapped chef Kenny Callaghan to helm the kitchen at Blue Smoke. Since then, a barbecue renaissance has blossomed in the city, with top-notch pitmasters smoki ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
Open Five: Grown-up New Look, Same Old Mumblecordian Themes
William Brinson Back in 2002, there weren't a lot of places for New Yorkers to score good barbecue. That's when restaurateur Danny Meyer tapped chef Kenny Callaghan to helm the kitchen at Blue Smoke. Since then, a barbecue renaissance has blossomed in the city, with top-notch pitmasters smoki ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Memphis Has The Dumbest and Ugliest People in America
The city, not the Broadway show. According to a survey on TravelandLeisure.com, which rated 35 cities, Memphis came in dead last for both "Attractive People" and "Intelligent People," though it came in first for "BBQ". Gosh, you'd think if the folk are hideous, at least they'd be smart--and ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Strapping Fieldhands
The city, not the Broadway show. According to a survey on TravelandLeisure.com, which rated 35 cities, Memphis came in dead last for both "Attractive People" and "Intelligent People," though it came in first for "BBQ". Gosh, you'd think if the folk are hideous, at least they'd be smart--and ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
Mindy Smith
The city, not the Broadway show. According to a survey on TravelandLeisure.com, which rated 35 cities, Memphis came in dead last for both "Attractive People" and "Intelligent People," though it came in first for "BBQ". Gosh, you'd think if the folk are hideous, at least they'd be smart--and ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
GREASE PATROL
Psychobilly invades Gowanus
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June 14, 2010
Fela! Totally Hosed By The Tonys
So the 2010 Tony Awards were dished out last night, and to the surprise/dismay of many -- and nobody more than the guy up there -- Fela! did not rule the night, ceding Best Musical (among others) to Memphis. Given our own bias, we, too, will have to check out Memphis soon, and like ?uestlove, ... More >>
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June 14, 2010
Tony Awards For Excellence?
It was a less than stellar season for musicals, so the folks who won the Tony for Memphis last night should probably not pat themselves on the back too hard.
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May 12, 2010
This Week's Voice: The National, Ariel Pink, Battle of the Memphis Rap Crews, Colt Ford, and More
In this week's Village Voice, Michael D. Ayers writes our cover story on the National, who make the awkward look cool and despair sound hilarious. Elsewhere, Mike Powell hangs out with creepy chillwave godfather Ariel Pink, Ben Westhoff on the massively divergent fates of Memphis rap crews Th ... More >>
Music
May 11, 2010
Battle of the Beloved Memphis Rappers: Three 6 Mafia vs. Eightball & MJG
One group won an Oscar and hit L.A. The other did not. Both aim to stay fly.
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April 26, 2010
Behind The Scenes at the Broadway Beauty Pageant
Hotties from Memphis, Fela!, and Wicked battled it out last week at the Broadway Beauty Pageant at Symphony Space, where I was a judge, Tovah Feldshuh was the MC, the Ali Forney Center was the beneficiary, and the audience was very lucky. Check out Mike Diamond's coverage of the breezy yet import ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
What It Was Like in NY when MLK Died
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. April 11, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 26 A Happy Wake Ends in Tears by Michael C. D. Macdonald I was in Madison Square Garden at the Stanley Cup Playoffs when I first heard the news. With the Rangers comfortably ahead, 2-0, I turned on my tra ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 20, 2010
Ian Hunter
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. April 11, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 26 A Happy Wake Ends in Tears by Michael C. D. Macdonald I was in Madison Square Garden at the Stanley Cup Playoffs when I first heard the news. With the Rangers comfortably ahead, 2-0, I turned on my tra ... More >>
Music
March 24, 2010
Alex Chilton, Immersed
In memory (and praise) of the tawdry, defiant anti-canon he carried around in his head
Blogs
March 22, 2010
Michelle Obama Visits New York, Exhibits Watered-Down Cultural Tastes Yet Again
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have shown pretty decent taste whenever they visit our fair city. So why the hell'd they do this, of everything else there is to see in town?
Blogs
February 3, 2010
Let's Get This Over With As Quickly As Possible: Here Are Jay Reatard's Autopsy Results
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal: "Autopsy results released this morning in the death of Memphis musician Jay Reatard reveal that he died from 'cocaine toxicity, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in his death,' according to Shelby County Medical Examiner Karen E. Chancellor."
Blogs
January 6, 2010
A Ford in Senate Future? Memphis Flyer Wants Gillibrand's Job
Harold Ford Jr., the African-American Wall Street exec who likes to come across as the hottest cat from Memphis since Elvis, apparently really does want to snatch that U.S. senate seat away from Kirsten Gillibrand. And there's a fat slice of the permanent government that's ready and eager to ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 17, 2009
Big Star
Harold Ford Jr., the African-American Wall Street exec who likes to come across as the hottest cat from Memphis since Elvis, apparently really does want to snatch that U.S. senate seat away from Kirsten Gillibrand. And there's a fat slice of the permanent government that's ready and eager to ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2009
Fork in the Road on the Road: Biscuits, Boiled Peanuts, Fried Chicken, and Swine
The view inside the aptly-named Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken in Memphis. This past weekend, one-fourth of FiTR journeyed to Oxford, MS, for the twelfth annual Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium. The three-day conference was dedicated to the topic of Southern food and music, which meant ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2009
Timberlake Hawks Tequila
This week in booze news... Justin Timberlake tossed his designer fedora into the ring of celebrities with their own spirits brands with his newly launched 901 tequila. The number is supposed to signify the beginning of party time but also happens to be the area code for Memphis, JT's hometown. [Yum ... More >>
Art
November 26, 2008
Double Exposure: William Eggleston and Enrique Metinides
Buckle up for some curious photo road trips
Voice Choices
November 5, 2008
SONGS OF THE SOUTH
The BRC ponders the dark heart of Dixie
Voice Choices
August 5, 2008
Lucero+Justin Townes Earle
The BRC ponders the dark heart of Dixie
Blogs
April 6, 2007
Let's Never Mention the Three 6 Mafia Reality Show Again
The BRC ponders the dark heart of Dixie
Music
March 20, 2007
The Triumph of Soul's Second-Stringers
A Stax set predictably thrills, but a set of forgotten Chicago gems hits harder
Dining
January 9, 2007
Blazin' BBQ
Smoking up an eclectic Brooklyn joint
Film
November 7, 2006
'Happy Feet'
Smoking up an eclectic Brooklyn joint
Blogs
March 6, 2006
Three 6 Mafia: Oscar Winners
Smoking up an eclectic Brooklyn joint
Music
January 10, 2006
Music
Smoking up an eclectic Brooklyn joint
Blogs
August 17, 2005
A Movie About Rap!
Smoking up an eclectic Brooklyn joint
Film
July 12, 2005
Memphis Bleak
Trick daddy: Pimp-hop flick's troubled sensibility sabotages an exquisite lead performance
Film
June 28, 2005
Rhyme Scheme
Creators of Sundance smash pimp fable leak the game plan
Dining
May 14, 2002
Getting Wood
Creators of Sundance smash pimp fable leak the game plan
Music
October 16, 2001
Twerk to Do
Creators of Sundance smash pimp fable leak the game plan
News
August 21, 2001
A Great Night in Harlem
Bringing Musicians Back to Life
Music
June 20, 2000
Memphis Bleak
Bringing Musicians Back to Life
Dining
December 14, 1999
Bippity Boppity Belle
Bringing Musicians Back to Life
Music
March 9, 1999
Dusty in Heaven
Dusty Springfield, 19391999
Music
August 25, 1998
Consumer Guide
Dusty Springfield, 19391999
Music
January 20, 1998
Beale Street Talks
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