Beyond Beale

We've Sweetened Up a Little Bit

The KLiTZ take SXSW: Austin Chronicle article [https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2019-03-14/sxsw-music-review-the-klitz/] GRRLFest: the Memphis Flyer [https://www.memphisflyer.com/punk-pioneers-the-klitz-return-for-grrl-fest]

Can't We Do the KiLTZ?

The women of the KLiTZ came from different backgrounds and have different stories. This episode looks deeper into each member of the KLiTZ and their lasting impact in Memphis.

We Never Tuned Our Guitars

"Couldn't Be Bothered" by the KLiTZ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxrPv_Yrp0] "Shake Me On Down" by the KLiTZ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJpu9e-PBPs] The KLiTZ FaceBook page [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-band/The-Klitz-161648810567805/]

Beyond Beale Minisode: Punk Was An Attitude

In 1978 an all-female band called the KLiTZ broke out on the Memphis punk scene. Their own importance has often been overshadowed by the novelty of the men with whom they interacted, but a closer look shows that the women of the KLiTZ broke barriers for women playing punk music, especially in the South.

Everybody Has a Place at the Shell

This podcast features interviews from, in order of appearance, Natalie Wilson, Henry Nelson, Augusta Palmer, Chris Wimmer, Ric Whitney, Robert Gordon, and Earl “the Pearl” Banks. Jimmy Crosthwait and "Daddy" Mack Orr have  been featured in previous episodes of Beyond Beale. "Everybody Has a Place at the Shell" explores the impact and future of the Memphis Country Blues Festival, drawing on the historical context in "Diabolical and Revolutionary" and "Pretty Much Pure Gospel."