Bob Mehr
Memphis and national music writer and critic
Bob Mehr has been a reporter and critic covering music for The Commercial Appeal since 2006. Born in 1975, the Los Angeles native began his career in Phoenix, working as a music editor at the flagship paper of the New Times’ alternative weekly chain, before going on to serve the same role at Village Voice Media’s Seattle Weekly. After several years as an award-winning columnist and critic at the Chicago Reader, Mehr arrived in the Mid-South where he’s reported on local institutions like Stax and Elvis, and produced a series of in-depth features on more obscure and unknown chapters in local music history. Mehr’s byline has also appeared in numerous national and international music magazines including SPIN, MOJO in the U.K. and German Rolling Stone, and his essays are regularly featured as part of CD reissues for labels like Rhino Records.
Recent stories:
- Music Commentary: Memphis bands give strong performances at SXSW
March 19, 2010 - Music world, friends, fans pay tribute to Memphis legend Alex Chilton
March 18, 2010 - Memphis music loses ‘Big Star’ — singer, songwriter Alex Chilton dies at 59
March 17, 2010 - Now Hear This! Comedian Paul F. Tompkins
March 17, 2010 - Kirk Whalum embraces spiritual roots with new album
March 10, 2010 - Now Hear This! Eric Hughes
March 10, 2010 - Yo Gotti, Drumma Boy big winners at Southern Entertainment Awards
March 8, 2010 - Concert review: Clapton sedates, Daltrey invigorates Forum crowd
March 6, 2010 - T-Model Ford: A 'bad man with a guitar'
March 5, 2010 - Friends, family pay tribute to late jazz musician Jamil Nasser
March 4, 2010 - See full list of stories by Bob Mehr...
