When people talk about the music of Memphis, TN, many legendary artists, groups and labels come to mind. After all, Memphis is the home of Sun Studios– where Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley made their earliest recordings. Elvis pilgrims still flock in droves to Graceland to take in the dated opulence of the music icon. Stax Records of Memphis helped shaped the concept of Southern soul music. The list goes on and on.
But Memphis didn’t stop making music in the 70’s. Recent years have seen the emergence of a number of post-punk garage rock artists that are making some pretty incredible stuff: The Oblivians, Reigning Sound, The Parting Gifts (okay, those are all Greg Cartwright bands), and Jay Reatard.
