The Sidebar with Eric Barnes

Creative Aging's executive director, Mia Henley, joined Eric Barnes on this week's episode of The Sidebar to talk about the organization's work across Memphis. 

The festival's organizer, Howard Stovall, joined Eric Barnes to talk about the 4th Mighty Roots Music Festival , which takes place September 13-14 in Stovall, Mississippi, not far from Clarksdale. Bands include Flipturn, Happy Landing, Easy Honey and many more .

"It's Mississippi Delta pool hall existentialism," Willy Bearden says of his new book, adding with a laugh, "I just made that up."

Tim Barker and food and dining reporter Jennifer Chandler join Eric Barnes to talk about many complicated issues facing restaurants as they close and others open.

C. Rose Smith joined Eric Barnes on this week's episode of The Sidebar to talk about the power of photography going back to the 1800s, the intersection of photography and music, and Smith's own successful career as a photographer , including a recent exhibit of her work in London.

Toby Sells joins Eric Barnes on this week's episode of  The Sidebar  to about his lifelong fascination with - and love of - the paranormal, which he writes about in his first book, Haint Blues: Strange tales from the American South .

Natalie Wilson, the executive director of The Overton Park Shell, talks about The Shell's upcoming season, their Backstage Experience and the upcoming 70th anniversary of Elvis appearing on state at The Shell.

Caroline Norris joined Eric Barnes on this week's episode of The Sidebar to talk about Volunteer Odyssey's mission, how it works to feed volunteers into 70 nonprofits in Memphis, and much more.

Zak joined Eric Barnes on this week's episode of The Sidebar along with Dr. Lynn Dobrunz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at the UTHSC, where the Ozmo Institute is based.

Kelly English, the owner and chef of Restaurant Iris and Second Line, and the musician/producer IMAKEMADBEATS 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, Unapologetic .

The second of a two-part interview with Matt Ross-Spang. 

In this first of a two-part interview on  The Sidebar , 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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

At its core, Vintage901 is about good food, good wine and the connections people make through eating and drinking together.

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.

Nykesha Cole joined Eric Barnes on this week's episode of The Sidebar to talk about her work as the arts and culture liaison for Shelby County Government.

Josh Burgess, who founded Lucy J's with his wife, Tracy, joined Eric Barnes on this week's episode of The Sidebar. They talked not only about Lucy's J's support of families working to get out of homelessness, but the many ways big and small that the bakery supports these families.

This week, Christine Weinreich, head of the Memphis Library Foundation, joined Eric Barnes on The Sidebar  to talk about the foundation's work in support of Memphis public libraries. 

Holly has written a new book documenting and describing so many cool and interesting places in Memphis: "100 Things to Do in Memphis Before You Die".

Eric Barnes talked to the organization's new president and CEO, Metise Moore Sr. this week about his plans to expand the reach of the clubs to more young people in Memphis.

Birdcap, 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.

Rory Thomas, the president of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative, join Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.