Hey Memphians, did you get any good treats on Halloween? If the holiday wasn’t kind to you, this weekend is sure to make up for it. We’ve got you getting historic, rocking out, and checking out a Brooklyn crooner. Get your costumes back out of the closet—it’s time for some weekend shots!
Friday (11/2) kicks things off on a good note. For Memphians with a taste for history, the Playhouse On the Square hosts the 15th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival featuring the long-awaited Antenna Club documentary. The club had its heyday in the latter part of the last century and has become legendary after closing, with a reputation for being a milestone in live Memphis music. An afterparty will be held at the 1884 Lounge inside Minglewood Hall. Angerhead and The Modifiers are billed.
Indie punk rock band Titus Andronicus is coming to The Hi-Tone Cafe. The four-piece from Jersey has recently released their third album Local Business through XL Recordings, and it has received a fair share of positive feedback. Also billed is Ceremony, a punk band who released their own new album this year in February with Zoo.
Saturday (11/3) keeps the momentum going. Memphis rock outfit Swoon is headlining Minglewood Hall. The band is hot off the production of their newest effort recorded at Ardent Studios here in town. Also billed are rockers Burn The Sun and The Doorknobs.
Sunday (11/4) decided not to be a prude and gives Memphis a few more options than usual. To start, Brooklyn folk breakout Sharon Van Etten is performing at The Hi-Tone Cafe. Etten has stayed active in the three years her music has been public, this year releasing her third effort Tramp. Damien Jurado is also billed, promoting his tenth (yes, tenth) album Maraqopa.
