Siphne Sylve and Brandon “Eso” Tolson form Artistik Approach the rising alternative hip-hop duo you can find every third Sunday of the month at Artistik Lounge found at Minglewood Hall. “We’re kinda like Take 6 meets the Fugees in the kitchen with Doug E. Fresh at Erykah Badu’s house…but not really.” The pair meet while taking classes at MCA and remained in Memphis after graduation because of ties that bind and the connection to Memphis formed during their time here. Siphen is director of public art at Urban Arts as well as her own illustration and Brandon does design for Choose901 plus runs his own freelance on the side.

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Siphen Sylve – saayes
Brandon Tolson – CoolUrbanHippie

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Artistik Lounge
May 17th – 7:00pm
Minglewood Hall
(and every 3rd Sunday)

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Beale St.

Hi-Tone

MCA

The Word

Billy Bicket’s Episode
Mayor’s Innovation Team

Urban Arts

EmbraceYourInner.com

Tamika Flynn

St. Louis
Nationals

“It’s the local national scale.”

Arsenio Hall

Common
Erykah Badu
MosDef

“I ran to get where I was goin. I didn’t know it would take me anywhere.” – Forrest Gump

Mavin Gaye
Stevie Wonder

Converse

Center for Southern Folklore