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Memphis Recording Academy Honorsnew

The night belonged to Knox Phillips, Irma Thomas, Willie Mitchell, and the MGs, who were feted by a full house of industry vets, including Ardent Records founder John Fry, former Stax executive Al Bell, authors Peter Guralnick and Robert Gordon, and musicians such as Aaron Neville, Angie Stone, Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, and John Prine.

The Memphis Flyer | Andria Lisle | 09-14-2007 | Music

The Sea and Cake's Post-rock Enduresnew

Everybody is predictably hushed and underplayed, with all the jazzy breezes of brushed snare and lazy-Sunday vocals we've come to expect.

The Memphis Flyer | Stephen Deusner | 09-14-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Everybody, The Sea and Cake

Mississippi Pardons Johnny Cashnew

Johnny Cash spent a night incarcerated in the Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, jail in 1965. That event inspired his song "Starkville City Jail."

The Memphis Flyer | Staff | 09-14-2007 | Music

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Memphis Music Money Goes Where?new

With government support waning and a suspicious public looking on, the embattled Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission is at a crossroads.

The Memphis Flyer | Preston Lauterbach | 09-14-2007 | Music

Christian Metalcore Bands Understand the Evangelical Value of Theaternew

The religious spectacle of As I Lay Dying and The Devil Wears Prada may pale when compared to a replica of the Ark of the Covenant, but at least they are promoting literacy, and, no matter what your faith is, that's a good thing.

The Memphis Flyer | David Dunlap Jr. | 09-11-2007 | Music

All About Ben Kwellernew

The Texas alt-rocker turns his one-man record into a full-band live show.

The Memphis Flyer | Andria Lisle | 08-27-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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Gogol Bordello: A Band for Our Timesnew

It's a movable feast of sound and spirit that asserts that home isn't a place but something you carry around with you.

The Memphis Flyer | Chris Herrington | 08-21-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Gogol Bordello, Super Taranta

Elvis Presley, 1935-2007new

Elvis Presley, the man who jump-started the rock 'n' roll revolution from a tiny Memphis recording studio in 1954 and went on to become the world's most recognizable entertainer, died Monday, August 6th, of cardiac arrest, at his Horn Lake, Mississippi, home -- he was 72 years old.

The Memphis Flyer | Greg Akers and Chris Herrington | 08-10-2007 | Music