Mark Jordan

• Rain or shine, it's A'Fair in Hernando Saturday Published 05/17/2013 at 3:30 p.m.

  Organizers aren’t letting the possibility of weekend rain put a damper on this year’s 39th annual Hernando A’Fair, which concludes Saturday.

• Nashville by way of Detroit: Deadstring Brothers set out on Americana music mission Published 05/16/2013 at 1:02 p.m.

  Country-rock band the Deadstring Brothers return to Memphis on Wednesday at the art space 430 N. Cleveland for a show produced by the Hi-Tone Café, which hopes to open down the block soon.

• Two Memphians among Top 10 on 'The Voice' Published 05/16/2013 at 3 a.m.

  Memphians Sarah Simmons and Kris Thomas both moved on to the Top 10 of the TV music competition “The Voice” on Tuesday night.

• Open house at Collierville's Morton Museum to showcase city's history Published 05/14/2013 at 5:36 p.m.

  The Morton Museum of Collierville History is holding a "Community Opening" on Thursday.

• Memphis Dawls 'on the right track' with career, music Published 05/09/2013 at 1:11 p.m.

  In 2010, the Memphis Dawls were a footnote in a news article about local singer-songwriter Holly Cole and her band the Heathens. The story mentioned that Cole had started a new side project with her former Cordova High School classmates ...

• Tim McGraw to headline new country music festival in Tunica Updated 05/08/2013 at 1:58 a.m.

  Country superstar Tim McGraw will headline the first Delta Country Jam, a new two-day music festival this fall that organizers hope will turn Tunica County into a musical event destination.

• Day Two sloshes ahead Published 05/04/2013 at 10:17 p.m.

  Rock, country, hip-hop, soul and blues — just about everything but a sorely needed chorus of “Rain, Rain, Go Away” — were on tap on the north end of Tom Lee Park Saturday as the Bud Light Stage and the ...

• Tradition, electronic, hip-hop make mighty mix at Musicfest Published 05/03/2013 at 11 p.m.

  The cold and mud did little to dampen spirits on the north end of Tom Lee Park on the first night of 2013 Beale Street Music Festival on Friday. Music fans who braved the elements were treated to surprisingly energetic ...

• Beethoven to cap IRIS Orchestra's season Published 05/03/2013 at 6:41 p.m.

  The IRIS Orchestra music director hopes to breathe new life into the man and his music with "Beethoven Revelations," the program that closes out the group's 2012-2013 season Saturday.

• Crawfish Music Festival set for Saturday in Olive Branch Published 05/03/2013 at 6:12 p.m.

  The recently established South Branch Lions Club is throwing a party with a purpose Saturday with a Crawfish Music Festival at the Whispering Woods Hotel & Conference Center in Olive Branch.

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