S5E6: The expanding impact of Birdcap's iconic murals in Memphis and beyond
Release Date: 03/07/2024
S5E21: How music and art can heal the brain
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
Zak joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of along with Dr. Lynn Dobrunz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at the UTHSC, where the Ozmo Institute is based.
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S5E20: Kelly English and IMAKEMADBEATS on the new late night party at Le Bon Appetit
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
Kelly English, the owner and chef of Restaurant Iris and Second Line, and the musician/producer joined Eric Barnes to talk about the new late night party at Le Bon Appetit – a party that will feature performances from IMAKEMADBEATS and other artists from the producer’s company, .
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S5E19: More with Grammy Award winner Matt Ross-Spang
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
The second of a two-part interview with Matt Ross-Spang.
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S5E18: Grammy Award winner Matt Ross-Spang on becoming a producer
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
In this first of a two-part interview on , Matt joined Eric Barnes to talk about how he started working at Sun Studio as a teenager then became a producer of musicians ranging from Jason Isbell to the Mountain Goats to Margo Price and many, many more.
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S5E17: A (very short) history of local beer in Memphis
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
Andy Ashby, one of the co-founders of the oldest local breweries in Memphis, along with Maggie Emerson, co-founder of Maroon Brew Co., one the newest local breweries, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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S5E16: How Beale Street influenced La Bohème at Opera Memphis
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
Ned Canty and Dennis Whitehead Darling joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar to talk about the production, the cast and how Darling came to love opera.
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S5E15: LifeDoc's journey providing health care in Memphis
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
Pedro Velasquez joined Eric Barnes to talk about LifeDoc’s mission, his family’s journey from Venezuela to Memphis, and the organization’s evolution nearly 20 years after its founding.
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S5E14: Phillip Ashley on branded candy, cocoa shortages and shipping chocolate in the summer
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
Phillip Ashley, the founder of Phillip Ashely Chocolates, discusses the evolution of his business as he’s shifted to more branded and business-to-business chocolate sales, including partnerships with Cadillac and other big named brands.
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S5E13: Vintage901 brings the culinary arts to all of Memphis
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
At its core, Vintage901 is about good food, good wine and the connections people make through eating and drinking together.
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S5E12: Lauren Kennedy goes from urban art to an art gallery
The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
For eight years - until she founded the art gallery Sheet Cake in the Edge District in December of 2023 - Lauren Kennedy was executive director of the UrbanArt Commission, an organization which was essential to the spread of so much public art throughout Memphis.
info_outlineBirdcap, who was born Michael Roy, has an exhibit on display at Crosstown Arts through the end of April, with paintings and mosaics inspired by his interpretation of Homer’s Iliad.