If your woman steps out with another man, that’s the breaks. If she runs off with him to Japan, that’s the breaks. If this past week has you feeling the breaks of life, no worries—The Vinyl District is here to cure your blues with a list of great live music to see in Memphis… and one very special surprise!
Friday (6/22) will start the weekend off on a very pleasant note. Norah Jones is the singer/songwriter who penned that song that the smart quiet girl who helped you out in Calculus loved so much. Not only that, she’s sold 40 million records. The piano crooner will be taking the stage at the lovely space that is the Mud Island Ampitheatre. Having released her fifth album, Little Broken Hearts, earlier in the year, Jones has enough material to keep you swaying back and forth all night. Also, this’ll score HUGE brownie points with any lady with class, so buy two tickets and grab a date who likes to talk of the modern application of Kant for a fun insightful evening.
Over in Midtown, another great locale is paired with another fantastic performer when Trombone virtuoso Glen David Andrews will take the Stage at the Levitt Shell Pavilion Pavillion. The New Orleans native is full of musical voodoo, providing a damn good show for anyone that likes to boogie.
Saturday (6/23) changes the vibe like eating a PB&J after a steak. Which sounds kind of good… err… Music! Right! Saturday offers quite the trajectory change with the rebellious rock of ANTiSEEN blowing out everybody’s favorite tone, The Hi-tone Cafe. The Southern group of death have been cranking out gritty punk rock for well over twenty years, ensuring that they can give you a punk rock attitude that’s been cultivated for decades. Also, fellow rockers No Comply are billed, ensuring a packed house, so you’ll have plenty of people to feel rebellious with.
ANTiSEEN will be an entertaining evening, Norah Jones will make you want to light a scented candle and get cozy with your partner, and Glen David Andrews will impress you with his mighty skills, but this Saturday holds one more very special treat for Memphians.
Local radio station WRBO 103.5 celebrate soul and hip hop classics all year long. This Saturday will be the culmination of the celebration with a “Family Reunion” at the Levitt Shell Pavilion. Great music will be provided by Kevin Davidson, Kia Johnson, and Sugar T. But wait, there’s more! With a closing act to end all closing acts, the radio station was able to book hip hop living legend Kurtis Blow! If you got plans, break them immediately to get in the mood to come out and sing along to “These are the breaks!”
