The Sidebar with Eric Barnes

For people who've been in publishing in Memphis for many years, there are generally two family trees: The people who came through The Commercial Appeal and the people who came through one of Bob Towery's companies.

The executive director of Iris Collective, Rebecca Arendt, talks about the evolution of Iris, the new season of performances, and her firm belief that "everyone can learn to sing."

The head of the arts festival joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

From The Magic Kids to knocking on doors to get out the vote, Bennett Foster talks about balancing a love of a songwriting and work on social and political issues.

Elizabeth Cawein of Music Export Memphis joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

The Power Pop Festival takes place Saturday, September 24 at 4 pm at the Overton Park Shell and includes former Posies member Jon Auer, Van Duren, Your Academy, a tribute to Big Star's Chris Bell, and the Sonny Wilsons.

Emily Bishop and Karen Lebovitz join Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about how MidtownMemphis.org is working to improve and beautify a section of Madison Avenue.

The Memphis-based graphic designer joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about props, album covers, toys and more.

The Memphis guitarist, who's a member of The Hold Steady, Big Ass Truck, and who plays with many other combinations of musicians inside and outside Memphis, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

An innocent conversation about cheeseburgers with Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes devolves into culinary distractions, general mockery and outright name-calling.