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How do you get to Carnegie Hall? These Memphis-area teens know.

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 04:00:15 -0500

Four Memphis Youth Symphony members have been selected for Carnegie Hall’s national music programs, which will take them to New York and beyond.

Arts Beat: How Memphis artists can get funding wishes granted

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:08:54 -0500

Grant opportunities are now open to local visual artists and nonprofit or government organizations that want to address community issues through art.

LGBTQ+ Pride takes over Beale Street, and 'The Goonies' are in the cemetery

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 12:09:32 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, we’ve got your LGBTQ+ Pride guide. Plus, Elmwood screens a 1980s classic, Filipino culture is on display in Millington and there are Pizza Witches in Crosstown.

5 must-see shows for Black Music Month — and a block party

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 11:22:50 -0500

The Daily Memphian is highlighting five concerts and a block party for Black Music Month in June 2026.

Eat spaghetti gravy at Italian Fest, and dance to Italo disco at Wiseacre

awarren@dailymemphian.com (Abigail Warren) — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 15:07:03 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, hear “weird music” at Crosstown, watch dragon boats race at Shelby Farms and see Olympic stars on ice in Southaven.

In its third year, Ghost River Brewing expands music festival to two weekends

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Sat, 30 May 2026 08:49:26 -0500

In another first, it will partner with another festival for the first weekend.

Arts Beat: Free weekend of music coming to South Main Street

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:52:31 -0500

“People are hungry for songs and stories,” according to a local musician. And a South Main music festival is here to deliver.

Thinker, dreamer & leader: Artist Derek Fordjour reimagines Room 306

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Mon, 25 May 2026 16:44:50 -0500

Anchoring the Civil Rights Museum expansion is celebrated artist Derek Fordjour’s “Three Kings: Epilogue.” The massive artwork shows three sides of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Lorraine Motel and it tethers Fordjour to his hometown.

Indigo Girls, Linda Perry to play Overton Park Shell

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 22 May 2026 17:56:40 -0500

Linda Perry will open for the Indigo Girls as part of the Overton Park Shell’s ticketed Shell Yeah! benefit series this fall.

Arts Beat: Ira Sachs film to premiere at Cannes; Earth, Wind & Fire doc to open Tribeca

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 15 May 2026 09:32:59 -0500

Plus, Mississippi-native KIRBY sings the new “Spider-Noir” TV series’ theme song.

Brass band on the Wolf, Bigfoot on Beale and Birdcap's new book

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Thu, 14 May 2026 19:59:56 -0500

This week, you can peep Cooper-Young backyard gardens, camp out with mushroom people and release your intentions into Hyde Lake.

Phoebe Bridgers to host surprise concert at Hi-Tone

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 13 May 2026 09:41:29 -0500

Flyers were posted on light poles in Memphis for a secret pop-up concert “tonight” by Phoebe Bridgers, who was part of supergroup Boygenius, at Hi-Tone Cafe.

American Revival brings Yo-Yo Ma, T Bone Burnett, Valerie June, Arrested Development

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:05 -0500

American Revival, which features a Festival of Helpers and performances, is coming to Memphis.

This secondhand shop always has a VHS movie playing — unless someone's on the Sega Genesis

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Sat, 9 May 2026 04:00:13 -0500

While the shop is open some days, visitors can order Boycott Coffee by landline phone and watch it being prepared on a closed-circuit TV.

Arts Beat: Meet R&B singer Girlfriend, from Sardis

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 8 May 2026 09:46:13 -0500

With roots in Mississippi, the Rhodes graduate has amassed more than a million monthly Spotify listeners and was the featured artist for March on BET’s spotlight program.

Puppies take over Crosstown, and Greek Fest serves 7,000 kebabs

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Thu, 7 May 2026 13:27:11 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, catch up on the first “Heat” before the sequel drops, watch an Irish sports throwdown and catch the season’s first free show at Overton Park Shell.

The Band Camino to be first concert at Satellite Music Hall

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Tue, 5 May 2026 14:31:10 -0500

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8.

Arts Beat: Meet Memphis Art & Fashion Week's featured designers

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Sat, 2 May 2026 15:16:27 -0500

Runway at the Museum includes six featured designers, most of whom are local.

A very Wu-Tang weekend, a River of Time and Riverbeat Music Fest

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:36:44 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, you get a pass to peek into people’s backyards, there’s a morning rave on Beale Street and Global Cafe hosts a beer mile for a cause.

5 must-see concerts in May

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:09:07 -0500

May is a notable month for music in Memphis.