MUSIC FOR LUNCH!  

The music is free and you can bring your own lunch or buy ours - every Thursday & Friday 12-1 !

Mike Darby and the House of Cards Band started out playing late night gigs in 2007 in a small New Orleans bar called Check-Point Charlie on Saturdays.  Since they didn't come on until at least until 2 a.m., locals referred to this madness as "Darby till Dawn" or "Sunday School with Reverend Mike Darby."  Playing these late night gigs turned out to be a big plus in the band's development.  As drummer Tony Frickey points out, "There was a lot of freedom playin' at Checks, and we had time to get our chops up and work out the songs."  In the past couple of years their mix of hard rock, blues and traditional New Orleans jazz has established Mike Darby and the House of Cards as one of the Crescent City's favorite bar bands. 

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What's for lunch?  Local and Touring Single/Duo/Group Acts will Perform Blues, Soul, Rockabilly, Bluegrass, Jazz, and Folk - just come by and find out who's playing.

"Brown Bag" your own lunch or try one of the Center's authentic Southern dishes - meat or meatless chili, vegetarian greens, hot water cornbread and peach cobbler.

Support the Center - and yourself - by getting a FolkPass.  FolkPasses include two $5 vouchers good for any CSF show, plus a whole bunch of other perks.  That means for $50 you get $10 back just as a start - and benefits that will last all year long.  Check out the special benefits available during the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival!