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		<title>Big Star to Play Levitt Shell for Benefit Show</title>
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Ardent Studios was proud to host the brunch held by The Levitt Foundation (curators of The Levitt Shell, right here in Midtown Memphis&#8217; Overton Park) to announce their spring and summer lineup for 2010. The crowning jewel in the schedule will be a Big Star performance, their first at the Shell since 1974 and their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2010/02/24/big-star-to-play-levitt-shell-for-benefit-show/</link>
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		<title>Devon Allman&#8217;s Honeytribe Returns for Space Age Blues</title>
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Old friend and regular Ardent client Devon Allman took over Studio C this January with Honeytribe, converting the studio into what he&#8217;s calling &#8220;The Mothership.&#8221; Purple christmas lights adorned the walls, storm trooper posters were placed here and there, and as you can see from the picture above, Devon and the guys had space suits. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2010/02/23/devon-allmans-honeytribe-returns-for-space-age-blues/</link>
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		<title>Leslie Finishes Tracking in Ardent&#8217;s Studio C</title>
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South Carolina rockers Leslie recently finished tracking additional songs for their first full length release with producer/engineer Paul Ebersold. After driving from Charleston to Nashville to play some shows, the band made their way to Ardent and began digging in.
The band consists of Sadler Vaden on guitar and vocals, Jason Fox on bass, and Jonathan Carman [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2010/02/22/leslie-finishes-tracking-in-ardents-studio-c/</link>
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		<title>Best Of 2009 Big Star &#8220;Keep An Eye On The Sky&#8221; Box Set Mentions</title>
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Keep an Eye on the Sky, the Big Star Boxed set that was released in September of last year, has been continually receiving positive reviews since day one. It has been included on so many best-of 2009 lists that we decided to round up all of these mentions in one place to share. They are, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2010/02/09/best-of-2009-big-star-keep-an-eye-on-the-sky-box-set-mentions/</link>
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		<title>The Scruffs&#8217; Conquest Released</title>
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Readers of this blog may remember a post from June of last year giving a bit of history on The Scruffs, detailing their iterations and history from their debut record Wanna Meet the Scruffs? (recorded at Ardent in 1977) and leading up through the present day. The Scruffs latest release, entitled Conquest, was flushed out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2010/02/04/the-scruffs-conquest-released/</link>
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		<title>Staxtacular 2010</title>
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Staxtacular ’10 is the premier party hosted by Rudy Gay, Mike Conley and a supporting cast of Memphis’ coolest celebrities. Get down to the action-packed event with the slickest superstars and the sweetest soundtrack. Bid on swag donated by the NBA, local big shots and more. All proceeds go to the Stax Music Academy.
 
All proceeds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2010/01/29/staxtacular-2010/</link>
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		<title>Huey Lewis and the News at Ardent Studios</title>
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Superstar, R&#38;B aficionado, and all-around nice guy Huey Lewis came to Ardent this month to start work on a new record. And yes &#8211; he brought the News. Together they were working on a Stax tribute record &#8211; yet to be titled &#8211; and felt that Memphis and Ardent were the way to go for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2010/01/22/huey-lewis-and-the-news-at-ardent-studios/</link>
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		<title>Chris Bell&#8217;s I Am the Cosmos (Deluxe Edition) Available Now</title>
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From Rhino Handmade&#8217;s I Am the Cosmos (Deluxe) page:
Chris Bell was an immensely gifted songwriter, performer and producer. As a founding member of Big Star and as a solo artist he struggled to have his songs heard. Sadly, the Memphis-born artist did not live long enough to see the enormous impact his music &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2010/01/08/chris-bells-i-am-the-cosmos-deluxe-edition-available-now/</link>
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		<title>Willie &#8220;Pops&#8221; Mitchell Dies at 81</title>
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Everyone here at Ardent is sorry to hear the news of the passing of Willie &#8220;Pops&#8221; Mitchell on January 5th, 2010. Mitchell was a key figure in the history of Memphis music, starting as a trumpet player and moving his way to engineer, producer, talent scout and label executive at Hi Records. He championed the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2010/01/08/willie-pops-mitchell-dies-at-81/</link>
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		<title>Jody Stephens Interviewed for Memphis Music Foundation&#8217;s M3 Moment</title>
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Big Star drummer and Ardent Studios manager Jody Stephens was recently interviewed for the Memphis Music Foundation&#8217;s M3 Moment video series. Watch the video below to hear Jody speak about Big Star&#8217;s legacy and history with Ardent, Keep an Eye on the Sky (the Big Star box set), Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ardentstudios.com/2009/12/29/jody-stephens-interviewed-for-memphis-music-foundations-m3-moment/</link>
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