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news@dailyhelmsman.com Blue Tom Records, a studentrun record label at the University of Memphis, is holding its first annual Rhythm and Greens Music Festival Saturday. Blue Tom Records, which was
established early last semester, is the result of a split between members of Delta Vibe, a registered student organization designated for students with interest in the music and entertainment industry. “We brought the organization back to where it once was and started to actually record
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and help artists again,” Spencer Turney, senior journalism major and public relations for Blue Tom Records, said. “We decided to work with a couple of artists this year, those artists being hip-hop outfit PreauXX and Mason Jar Fireflies who can be classified under Americana acoustic-pop.” Mason Jar Fireflies, an acous-
tic three-member outfit, will be leading the show, which is in honor of their debut self-titled release. Their CD will be officially released on April 29. “We’re working with Mason Jar Fireflies, which is a group made up of some University of Memphis students,” Turney said. “We made a partnership between
them and Blue Tom Records last year, and it eventually led us to create the Rhythm and Green festival.” The partnership between the two initially started when Mason Jar Fireflies’ lead female vocalist Kyndle McMahan met one of the
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University of Memphis student-led band Mason Jar Fireflies will be leading Blue Tom Records first annual Rhythm and Greens music festival.
Student-run coffee shop on Echles opens By Mandy Hrach
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A blackboard waiting to be filled with signatures lines one side of a small lemon-colored building in
the Normal Station neighborhood. Posters advertising a grand opening are dispersed across the room, and a menu filled with multiple coffee and tea options adorns the top half of the front wall. It is all preparation for the grand
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opening of Avenue Coffee, a first for the Normal Station district. The grand opening is scheduled for April 25 and 26 from 7 a.m. to midnight both days. A group of students transformed the once-vacant building at 786
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Echles St. into a college-friendly environment where students can study, hang out and enjoy a cup of coffee. “We are all about creativity and are focused on promoting good conversations,” owner Nick Griffin said. Crossword
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Track and field eye home stretch By Hunter Field
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Everything is beginning to come together for the men and women’s track and field teams at the University of Memphis, and with the American Athletic Conference Championships beginning on May 1, the timing couldn’t be better for the Tigers. Hot off several impressive individual showings at the War Eagle Invitation last weekend at Auburn, the Blue and Gray will compete one final time before heading to Tampa, Fla., for the conference championship. Memphis head coach Kevin Robinson said this weekend’s meet in Jonesboro, Ark., is all about preparing for the American meet. “This is what we consider to be our final tune up,” Robinson said. “We fly out to Tampa next Thursday for the conference championship, so we’re utilizing this event to clean up the edges, make sure the guys are sharp, make sure the women’s team is ready to rock and roll, clean up some things technically, make sure were motivated and focused and get out of there with some great performances to springboard us into the cham-
pionship next week.” Robinson called last weekend’s meet in Auburn, Ala., “the highlight of the spring schedule outside of the conference meet and championships.” The Tigers managed to post some impressive individual finishes in the meet, which was not a team-scored event. On the men’s side, Memphis took the top spot in three events. Sophomore Luis Hanssler finished first in the long jump, leaping 7.55 meters. Junior Pauls Pujats cleared 5.2 meters in the pole vault for a first-place finish, and Hassnler, junior La’Quintin Garner, sophomore Fabian Fiege and freshman LaForrest Church snagged a first place finish in the 4 x 400 meter relay with a time of 3:12.51. The women had a record-setting meet, but they failed to take first in any of their events. Junior Sabrina Hochreuther and sophomore Carolina Carmichael both set a program record for the pole vault, clearing 4.15 meters. Hochreuther cleared the mark on her first try, giving her the thirdplace finish and Carmichael fourth. Hochreuther’s performance garnered recognition from the American, which named her its Female Field Athlete of the Week.
The mark puts both Tigers in a tie for 19th in NCAA Division I and 12th in the NCAA East Division. Both vaulters have set themselves up for a berth in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Preliminary. Robinson said the pole vaulters have been great all season long. “That group of girls is doing a great job,” the eighth-year coach said. “They’re awesome, awesome kids fun to coach fun to be around. They work hard, and when its time to get after it, they know how to get after it. This weekend got them catapulted into the top of the conference and one of the best jumps in the region, so it assures them a place to jump in the postseason and it puts them in a good position going into the conference championship. It couldn’t happen to a better group of kids.” At Auburn, senior Laura Toldy took third in the high jump, clearing 1.7 meters. In the triple jump, freshman Chardae Greenlee leaped her way into fourth with a 12.18meter jump. Junior thrower Vivian Brandhoff took third in the shot put with a 14.95-meter throw, and she took sixth in the discus with a 42.44-
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Junior Sabrina Hochreuther set a program record in the pole vault last weekend at the War Eagle Invitational.
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label’s sound engineers at Sound Fusion, a student ensemble made up of vocalists, musicians and sound engineers. Upon meeting the sound engineer, McMahan said her and the rest of the band were invited to come to one of the music industry classes to present themselves as possibly being the class’s guinea pig by letting the class help prep, record and promote the band. “We went to the class and we were blown away at the opportunity,” McMahan, 20-year-old sophomore music business major, said. “We would have been idiots
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real-world experience than just reading about it in a text book.” The name of the festival, Rhythm and Greens, comes from the band’s description of their genre, which they note is the product of their different influences and inspirations. “At first we had a hard time describing the music because we all have different musical backgrounds, so our combined tastes ended up birthing something different,” McMahan said. “We call it Rhythm and Greens, which incorporates country, soul and rhythm and blues.“ Along with McMahan, the band also features McMahan’s boyfriend of three years and lead male vocalist Adam Gowdy. The
outfit is complete with guitarist Greg Carmack. “This album is our history put to music,” McMahan said. “As far as song writing, I’d say our main inspiration is love,” The group’s music is made up of duets that howl melodies of southern love and reminisces of long star-lit nights, complimented with powerful harmonious riffs that provide a solid foundation for the singers’ strong vocals. “We are beyond excited for the show on Saturday, this will be by far the biggest thing we’ve ever done,” McMahan said. “There has been so much momentum since we first partnered with Blue Tom Records, and the wheels have continued to turn ever since.
We’ve come to this spot where all this work, energy and sleepless nights have culminated into this one fantastic night.” The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show will be held at the New Daisy, located at 330 Beale St. Tickets are available for $6 on www.zvents.com, and there is also a $35 V.I.P. bundle that includes a ticket and a copy of the CD.
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meter toss. Junior runner Maya Williamson stood out for the U of M in the running events with a second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles. With last weekend’s meet in the rear view, all of the Tigers’ attention shifts to the American Championship. Memphis will compete in Jonesboro this weekend, but Robinson called the meet a “glorified practice,” and several of the best long-distance runners on the Memphis team won’t make the trip. Robinson is emphasizing mental fortitude and focus with the athletes, as they move toward the end of the outdoor season. “Physically, we’re not going to get better physically at this point,” he said. “The work is done. Now, it’s a matter of making sure the mind is sharp, making sure we’re focused and motivated, stay healthy, do the little things, be mindful of our nutrition, be mindful of our sleep and our rest patterns, which is difficult with finals coming up.” This weekend’s A-State Red Wolves Open begins on Friday at 3 p.m., and the meet will continue on Saturday at 11 a.m.
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