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Culture Desk: How Beale Street Music Fest Gets Its Lineup

Christopher Blank

The Beale Street Music Festival's 2015 line up is top-heavy with younger, hotter acts, says music writer Bob Mehr.

Commercial Appeal music writer Bob Mehr says the way festivals book their bands is changing, leading to stronger lineups on the circuit. 

Click here for a full roster of this year's Memphis in May Beale Street Music Fest.

Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.