Yesterday for lunch I got a Memphis in May Roll from STIX: Snow crab and tempura crunch in a sushi roll topped with tuna, salmon, sweet soy, and spicy aioli. Delicious!
The bubble tea shop next to Bluefin is now open. That’s the space that was a Chester’s Fried Chicken franchise for a while.
The Redbirds posted that the $2 draft they sell on Thursdays is PBR. Only fitting that the best minor league ballpark in the world sells the best beer in the world.
Sammy Hagar has joined the Memphis in May lineup for Friday, April 29, filling the spot vacated when the Foo Fighters canceled.
Memphis Made Brewing Co. teams up with Clean Memphis, Project Green Fork, Memphis Tilth, and Bring It Food Hub to present Bread to Tap this afternoon. Leftover baguettes donated by @lucyj_bakes will be used to brew Baguette About It, a bready-tasting beer with a light body and a slight hop aroma. Come try this new beer and learn about food waste issues.
The Falls Building at Front and Court is kicking out its office tenants so that it can be renovated into condos and residential use. That will cause the Greater Memphis Chamber to move to The Tower at Peabody Place.
Sugar Ghost products are coming to Cordelia’s Market, including a Mud Island flavor: caramel, chocolate pretzels, peanut butter cups, and pecans.
Ja Morant has been upgraded to questionable for tonight’s Grizzlies home game vs. New Orleans.
Loflin Yard is looking for a sound engineer to mix its live shows. They’re looking for someone with experience audio mixing, particularly the X AIR app. The engineer would need to be available on weekends, especially Sunday afternoons for live shows. Send your resume to colin@loflinyard.com if interested.
Streaming site Magellan TV will pay someone $2400 to watch 24 hours of true crime documentaries. I’d do that!
Those of you observing Lent, are you getting tired of eating fish? Capybara, beaver, and other aquatic mammals are considered “fish” for Lent purposes. Clergy in Venezuela wrote to the Vatican several centuries ago asking for an exception for the capybara, given that it has webbed feet and spends most of its time in the water. The exception was granted.
Bob Dylan plays the Orpheum tonight. Tickets start at $59.50, which is actually quite reasonable to see a legend like Dylan.
Over at the Halloran Centre, New Ballet presents Springloaded today and tomorrow.
Pink Floyd recorded its first new music in 28 years in support of Ukraine.
New Science System plays Memphis Clover Club tonight at 9.
Taking a victory lap (IYKYK!) today: Leading off at Memphis Farmers Market, then over to Max’s Sports Bar for Glaze’s weekly crawfish boil. Later I might play a song on the jukebox at Earnestine & Hazel’s. Back tomorrow with more news.