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Cover story: How a soul singer got his groove
For nearly a decade, singer Anthony Hamilton struggled to find his place in the music business. His career was, for a long time, a litany of professional frustrations and false starts. The 37 year-old singer -- and six-time Grammy nominee -- is frustrated no more. Now one of the brightest stars of contemporary soul music, he makes his return to Memphis, just ahead of the release of a new album, The Point of it All, with a concert at the Orpheum on Saturday.
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Music
Anthony Hamilton dazzles Orpheum crowd
Anthony Hamilton is one of those guys you just root for. Maybe it’s because he spent a decade struggling to make it in the music business before he finally found success with platinum albums and Grammy awards. Or perhaps it’s the fact that he doesn’t posses a particularly overpowering voice or the flashiest dance moves. But there’s just something about Hamilton that makes you pull for the guy.
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Movies
Film Review: A grandiose trek through the Outback
Overlong and self-indulgent, Baz Luhrmann's "Australia," a homage to epic adventure films, feels like a slog through the Outback itself. Still, the stunning beauty of the pre-World War II romance will take your breath away, even if the narrator's broken English is annoying and the script repetitive and predictable.
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Dining
The sandwich gets its due at Ubee's
We've been discussing burgers on Whining & Dining and last week a blogger suggested we give the burgers at Ubee's a try. They're supposed to be fried in the same grease as Dyer's burgers, he wrote. I can't tell you whether it's the legendary grease, but the burger is mighty tasty and the patty melt even better. But the salads are nice, too, making Ubee's a good stop between holiday excess here and there.
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Arts
Stage Review: Hattiloo successfully tackles 'Fences'
When stage and screen actor Charles "Roc" Dutton performed his tribute to the late playwright August Wilson in Memphis last year, he talked about the challenges actors face once cast in his plays. Wilson's language, he said, was like Shakespeare. It's nearly impossible for an actor to ad lib out of a dropped line. "Nobody talks like that in real life," Dutton said of Wilson's singular writing style.
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12.02.2008: Memphis Botanic Garden: "Small Wonders". 750 Cherry Road. 901-576-4100.
12.04.2008: Memphis Mary's: Memphis Mary's Thursdays. 345 Madison Avenue. 901-507-2720.
12.04.2008: Theatre Memphis: "Holiday Cabaret". 630 Perkins Ext.. 901-682-8323.
12.05.2008: Artists on Central: "Dining Out". 2256 Central Ave.. 901-276-1251.
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Anthony Hamilton is one of those guys you just root for. Maybe it’s because he spent a decade struggling to make it in the music ...
For nearly a decade, singer Anthony Hamilton struggled to find his place in the music business. His career was, for a long time, a litany ...
Their band name — Adaje (pronounced A-dah-jay) — is originally was a mispronunciation of “attache,” said bassist/singer Wesley Williams, 19. His floor manager at J. ...
On paper, Those Darlins might sound more like the concoction of some music biz publicist than a real band. Three fresh-faced photogenic girls — the ...
We've been discussing burgers on Whining & Dining and last week a blogger suggested we give the burgers at Ubee's a try. They're supposed to ...
Majestic Grille chef/owner Patrick Reilly was partly paid in Guinness at his first job. "Right after culinary school I apprenticed at the executive dining room ...
Dinner at Chateau Country Caterers & Bistro begins with a promising amuse-bouche -- a complimentary bite-sized appetizer designed to whet appetites.
I just snagged a menu for Noodle Doodle Do, Karen Carrier's new lunch spot that opened in Do Sushi this week, and I couldn't help ...
Overlong and self-indulgent, Baz Luhrmann's "Australia," a homage to epic adventure films, feels like a slog through the Outback itself. Still, the stunning beauty of ...
The makers of "Four Christmases" should have gone ahead and dropped a couple of F-bombs into the film alongside the references to "street whores," nipples, ...
According to the files of The Commercial Appeal, I reviewed "The Transporter" when it was released in 2002. I gave the movie two stars. I ...
Malco's annual "Wrapped with Love" sale of holiday gift bows to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital begins Thanksgiving Day. The handmade decorations are crafted ...
When stage and screen actor Charles "Roc" Dutton performed his tribute to the late playwright August Wilson in Memphis last year, he talked about the ...
Sometimes humanity teeters on the brink of collapse, or appears to. Hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters ravage the world's cities. Manmade wars and enormities ...
Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road (Audubon Park): The Memphis Potters' Guild 28th annual Holiday Show and Sale. Opening reception, 5-9 tonight. Work by local ...
"Altar Boyz": Musical theatrical spoof of the boy band industry. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 21. Tickets: $30 ($20 ...
Surrounded by mannequins and humans wearing his creations, Andre Bruce Ward was honored for 30 years of designing costumes for Theatre Memphis productions at a ...
Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson and Hank Williams Jr. are among the country music singers who've performed at FedExForum. Reba McIntire, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Johnny ...
Michael Donahue’s After Dark goes to a Pickin’ Party at Kudzu’s. The 8 p.m. Thursday night-attraction has been described as “guitar karaoke;” folks bring their ...
The 1980s was the theme of the eighth annual Hollywood Casino St. Jude Red Carpet Bash Saturday night at Hollywood Casino, so big hair was ...
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