I write for http://knoxville520.com. This review can be found in the Monday After headline. I LOVE this band!!!

Mem Shannon & the Membership at the KMA

As as soon as New Orleans blues band Mem Shannon & the Membership started playing, our world went from grainy black and white to vivid techno color, and I'm not just talking about Shannon's bejeweled right hand. For over two hours, this standing room only crowd danced in a fever as Mem & the Membership heated up this Mardi Gras party with sweltering blues with cheeky lyrics like, "I'm tired of these s.o.b.s/driving those SUVs." Mem also had a few choice words for FEMA, too. ("Somebody gonna hit ya with an ignorant stick/For trying' to pull some stuff like this.") I had a Duchenne smile on my face from the beginning to the end of this show. I could not believe this type of party was (a) happening in Knoxville, (b) was at the Knoxville Museum of Art; and, (c) occurred during the early evening. It is great to be able to say "there's no place like home." (5/5) -D.D.

Debra D. Dylan
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