Live Music In March Is Kinda Awesome

My dog would like you to go see some live music this month.

Want to go see Mary J. Blige in Southaven on Sunday night? Sorry, you can't. It's sold out. Also, would you like to see Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter at GPAC tonight? You are again out of luck. You should be quicker on the uptake! But, of course, if you're good at That Sort Of Thing, you might be able to find your way in.

That said, you should check out the Effin' Memphis picks for the best live music in Memphis for the month of March. There is, of course Leonard Cohen (!!!!!), and also Elton John, which might make some of you (!!!!!). Personally, we are stoked about the alternative country/Americana/whatever of The Black Lillies (Saturday, March 9 at Young Avenue Deli). Other names making an appearance this month include Pinback, Spirit Family Reunion, Minus The Bear, Quiet Company and Memphis's own Star & Micey.

Are some of these names unfamiliar to you? Would you be more likely to patronize the music scene in Memphis if you had an easy way to check out some of these artists with only a minimal effort on your part? Well, we have a solution for that! Here is your "Live In Memphis" Spotify playlist, which includes a few songs from each artist playing within a one-hundred mile radius of Memphis that we think is worth your time. It's super-easy! You click on the playlist and let it play while you're doing whatever it is you're doing. I mean, it's the end of the day on Friday. You can probably get away with throwing on some headphones.

You should also subscribe to the playlist, because it's constantly updating, about a month out. Indeed, I'm not done updating it for March, so if you listen today, and then you listen again tomorrow or Monday, you will have a completely different experience! It's embedded below, but as always, it's also over there on the right side of the page.

Go see shows! Buy your tickets in advance!