A. Schwab on Beale Street is throwing a Record Store Day launch party Saturday, June 12. Memphis Music Vinyl gets its own department at the dry-goods store. A. Schwab has sold vinyl records since the 1930s and its museum has piano rolls that are even older. First 45 people to purchase vinyl get a record made of chocolate from Dinstuhl’s. The evening part of the event (5-7 PM) will have a $25 reserved seating ticket and will feature performances by gospel-soul artist Elizabeth King and local troubadour John Paul Keith.
From the CA: Why should people in two of Memphis’ poorest zip codes near Downtown trust the government, which tells them it is in their own and the community’s best interest to get the COVID vaccine, when government has failed them in so many other different ways?
St. Paul & The Broken Bones with opening act The MDs will perform at the second Get Loud! concert this Thursday, June 10 at Handy Park. Showtime is 6 PM and this event is free.
Lunch recommendation for this Friday: Head over to Health Sciences Park to dine outdoors or take some food back to the office, because the Smurfey’s Smokehouse food truck will be onsite. The pulled pork baked potato with Smurfey sauce and melted cheese is the best thing ever. If BBQ is not your thing, the Cousins Maine Lobster food truck will be there too. The J. Buck Experience will perform under the pavilion. Safe distancing will be required and sanitation supplies will be on hand for those of you still freaking out about COVID.
More BBQ news:
BBQ pork sandwiches are on special this week! pic.twitter.com/UwRdqI7Mw4
— The Backlot Sandwich Shop (@backlotsandwich) June 6, 2021
Grape. plays a free show outdoors at the Ghost River taproom Saturday from 6 to 9.
A friend of mine who takes the Union exit off 240 to get Downtown reports that there’s some exterior work happening at the former Kudzu’s in The Edge District. Anyone got the info on what is happening with that space?
Thank God well fitting suits are back in the White House. pic.twitter.com/2b7dqYR80j
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) June 6, 2021
That’s the news to start your week. Might want to take an umbrella with you today. There’s a nasty-looking system south of Little Rock that looks like it could show up here for the lunch hour. Back tomorrow with more news.