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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Resident Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts Fall 2022 resident artists R Jason Rawlings\, Nelson Gutierrez\, and Angelo Madsen Minax will present artist talks. \nFree and open to the public. Masks are encouraged at this event. \n\nR Jason Rawlings is a filmmaker and visual artist residing and working in Memphis\, Tennessee. His work often revolves around the home and how our living spaces connect us to the world at large. The stories are born from a place\, evolve from there\, and are colored by the intricacies of the location. His most recent work\, Natives\, has been featured in both Indie Memphis and Oxford Film Festivals and awarded Best Director by the Mid-South Black Film Festival. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis film program. \n\nNelson Gutierrez is an artist exploring the constant struggle of individuals and some communities at large for a better life — resilience\, hope\, the search for common ground. His work is informed by personal and collective memories. It is composed of two- and three-dimensional pieces\, conceptual objects and installations that reflect current socio-political issues. Different materials are juxtaposed in a way that provides symbolic relevance to the topic being explored. Diverse mediums are used to express feelings of collective longing\, fear\, grief and hope.  \n\nAngelo Madsen Minax is a filmmaker\, visual artist\, performer\, and educator. His projects consider how human intimacies are woven through personal and collective histories\, cultures\, and kinships. His recent film\, North By Current (2021)\, aired on season 34 of POV (PBS)\, was a New York Times Critics Pick\, and has been called “A beautiful\, complex wonder of a film\,” by Rolling Stone. Madsen is currently a Guggenheim Fellow.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-resident-artist-talk-16/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Molly Nilsson with Elf Rage and DJ Cole Wheeler
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Molly Nilsson with Elf Rage and DJ Cole Wheeler at the Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Green Room\n\nSaturday\, November 5\, 2022\nDoors open at 7:00PM | Show begins at 7:30PM\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\n\n\n  \nRecorded in 2019 and throughout the 2020 global pandemic at home in Berlin\, Extreme is a departure for Molly Nilsson\, an explosion of angry love. It’s an album of anthems for the jilted generation\, soaked with joy and offering solace\, bristling with distorted metal guitars and planet-sized choruses that bring light to the dark center of the galaxy. It’s an album of the times\, by the times\, and for the people. It’s a record about power. About how to fight it\, how to take it\, and how to share it. \nMolly Nilsson’s biggest\, boldest\, and most vital album to date\, Extreme is about power. Against the love of power and for the power of love.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/molly-nilsson/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Chills’ Soft Bomb 30th Anniversary Tour with Unwed Sailor and Ibex Clone
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Chills with Unwed Sailor and Ibex Clone in collaboration with Goner Records. \n\nDoors at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $20 \nPurchase tickets here \nOriginally released in 1992\, The Chills’ third album Soft Bomb is often stated as their finest hour. \nIn 2022\, as their monumental record approaches its 30th Anniversary\, The Chills will be heading to the US for a North American tour that sees them performing a three decade career spanning set. This milestone tour will see The Chills perform music from 1992-2022\, it will also include music from their most recent album Scatterbrain which they’ll be touring in the US for the first time since its release. \nA conceptual classic that embraces styles and genres\, Soft Bomb is an eclectic slow cooked musical stew\, rich and rewarding from the much-loved storytelling songwriter Martin Phillipps. It features contributions from giants of contemporary American music including Van Dyke Parks and ex dB’s Peter Holsapple as collaborators. \nMartin Phillipps (Guitar/Vox) \nJames Dickson (Bass/Backing Vocals) \nTodd Knudson(Drums/Backing Vocals) \nErica Scally (Guitar/Keyboards/Violin/Backing Vocals) \nOli Wilson(Keyboards/Backing Vocals) \nUnwed Sailor \nThe journey of Unwed Sailor began in Seattle\, WA in 1998\, shortly after Johnathon Ford departed critically praised bands Roadside Monument and Pedro the Lion. While working within those projects\, Ford began writing instrumental music after listening to Tortoise\, Pullman\, and seeing bands like Physics perform live. After recruiting Dave Bazan (Pedro the Lion)\, Casey Wescott (Fleet Foxes)\, and Melissa Palladino (Danielson Famile) to play on the now classic Firecracker EP\, Unwed Sailor was born. Two decades and seventeen releases later\, Ford has continued to rely on the band as a device for personal exploration and emotive narration. Unwed Sailor now joins forces with Spartan Records for the release of their latest moody and cinematic journey\, Truth or Consequences\, a sonic examination of particular memories or moments in Johnathon Ford’s life\, with each song serving as a unique snapshot of an overarching narrative. Truth or Consequences is shaped around familiar musical DNA. Heavily present\, driving\, and stacked bass lines; wandering and evolving song structures; soaring crescendos and moody diminuendos; and\, of course\, a gripping sense of sonic storytelling.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-chills-with-ibex-clone/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Frog Squad Plays Horace Silver
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Frog Squad in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Green Room\nFriday\, November 11\, 2022\nDoors at 7PM | Show at 7:30PM\nTickets $15 | $12 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nFrog Squad is an outlet for creative expression and sound exploration based in Memphis\, Tennessee. Their songs pull heavily on improvisation within loose structures\, creating a psychedelic\, avant-garde jazz sound. \nThe group curates and arranges songs from artists such as Thelonious Monk\, Erik Satie\, and Horace Silver\, and bandleader David Collins composes eclectic\, original music. Overall\, Frog Squad gently defies the standards of what defines “good music” by composing song templates with experimental elements. In autumn of 2019\, Frog Squad released Solar System in Peabody\, a full-length work funded by the UrbanArts Commission. The Memphis Flyer called it “one of the most incredible pieces of music that came across our threshold this year.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/frog-squad-plays-horace-silver/
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y'all presents Carsie Blanton
DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $20+ \nPurchase tickets here \nCarsie Blanton writes anthems for a world worth saving. Inspired by artists including Nina Simone and Randy Newman\, her songs encompass a wide range of genres\, from sultry pop to punk-tinged Americana. Whether alone with her electric guitar or fronting her four-piece “handsome band\,” Carsie delivers every song with an equal dose of moxie and mischief\, bringing her audience together in joyful celebration of everything worth fighting for. We have been trying to get her to Memphis for YEARS\, and trust us\, this is a show worth waiting for. \nAbout Folk All Y’all: Intimate\, attentive performances by exceptional singer-songwriters\, proudly presented in Memphis\, Folk All Y’all is a public listening room series dedicated to providing artists and audiences with unforgettable music experiences.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/folk-all-yall-presents-carsie-blanton/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:BlueTom Live: The Clover Sessions hosted by Alexis Jade
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSunday\, November 13\, 2022\nDoors at 7 p.m. | Show at 7:30 p.m.\nTickets: $10 (Free for U of M students and faculty with university ID) \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n\nPresented by Blue Tom Entertainment in collaboration with Crosstown Arts. \nIn this new series\, Alexis Jade will host Memphis songwriters to discuss their creative choices and share the stories behind their music. This exclusive listening room will get a sneak peek of Alexis Jade’s debut EP “With Love\, Alexis Jade” which will be released on November 18 on all streaming platforms. \nThis series will serve to uplift the local songwriting community and support young songwriters in an educational environment. Special guests Kelsey Taylor and Rachel Maxann will join Alexis in the first songwriter round at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\, November 13 at 8 p.m. The three talented artists will share their craft and take part in a Q&A with the attendees. Join us on this special night to uplift the songwriting community and get a sneak peek of “With Love\, Alexis Jade.” \nAbout Alexis Jade: \nAlexis Jade\, simply put\, is an old soul with a new sound. Her relationship with music was cultivated with her grandmother as they sang together on the front porch. During Alexis’s freshman year of college\, she began to seriously pursue a career in music. In the fall of 2021\, Alexis signed to Blue Tom Entertainment at the University of Memphis to release her first solo single\, “Return to Sender.” \nFollowing its success\, Alexis recorded and self-produced her debut EP at Easley & McCain\, a local Memphis studio. Alexis remembers the unwavering\, fearless trailblazers who carved a path for women in country music while bringing a new sound to the time old tales of heartbreak and loss. \nAlexis Jade’s debut EP\, “With Love\, Alexis Jade” will be out on all platforms Friday\, November 18. \nAbout Rachel Maxann: \nRachel Maxann is a diverse vocalist hailing from Memphis\, Tennessee. Rachel has had the pleasure of being able to move to different areas in the world and perform. Each new space has allowed her to grow in a new way while experimenting with different styles in every location. Rachel’s genre is self-described as Post-Modern Folk and Vintage Indie-Rock with a dash of blues and soul. \nRachel’s musical accomplishments range from performing alongside Valerie June on her Moon and Stars Tour\, to performing at festivals around the country. You can follow Rachel Maxann at www.rachelmaxann.com\, and on social media under Rachel Maxann Music. \nAbout Kelsey Taylor: \nMemphis-based singer/songwriter\, Kelsey Taylor\, has been refining her original musical style for the last three years. Growing up as a classical pianist\, she developed an appreciation for the intricacy and beauty of music at an early age; she began writing in 2019\, and has since released an EP (Silencer\, 2020)\, three more singles\, and her debut full-length album (The Frost\, 2021). Her music is steeped in poetry and storytelling\, and she strives to create music that listeners can hear themselves in. \nPulling influence from folk\, rock\, indie\, and classical genres\, Kelsey’s music stands firmly in a captivating blend of styles. Her songs are deeply\, thoughtfully crafted\, and her voice is rooted in artful intentionality. \nKelsey’s debut full-length album\, “The Frost”\, is out everywhere now.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/bluetom-live-featuring-alexis-jade/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ed Cherry with The Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room\nTuesday\, November 15\, 2022\nDoors at 7 p.m. | Show at 7:30 p.m.\n$20 door | $15 in advance | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n“An expressive instrumentalist\, Cherry has a hip\, melodic approach that is a refreshing contrast to guitarists who frequently resort to playing ‘finger music’\, the execution of rapid streams of notes that serve no musical purpose other than to fill space” – Jim Ferguson: Jazztimes – 06/02 \nBorn in New Haven\, Connecticut\, Ed moved to New York in 1978 to play guitar with Dizzy Gillespie from 1978 to 1992 performing in Gillespie’s quartet\, big band and with The United Nation Orchestra which recorded the Grammy Award-winning Live at Royal Festival Hall (Enja). Gillespie died in 1993\, and Cherry released his first recording as a leader\, ‘First Take’ (Groovin’ High). That same year\, Ed recorded with Paquito D’Riveras’ small group which recorded “Havana Cafe” (Chesky Records). Ed also worked with composer/saxophonist Henry Threadgill for two years and recorded three cds with Henry’s ‘Very Very Circus’ group. \nIn 1995\, Cherry released his second project as a solo artist\, entitled A Second Look (Groovin’ High Records). During that same period Ed worked with Hammond organist John Patton recording three critically acclaimed CDs with Patton’s quartet — ‘Blue Planet Man’\, ‘Minor Swing’ and ‘This ones for Jah’ (DIW). From 1997 to 1998\, Cherry worked in Roy Hargrove’s “Crisol” Latin jazz band\, which performed in Havana\, Cuba. During this same period\, he also worked with baritone saxophonist\, Hamiett Bluiett\, recording Bluiett’s CD ‘With Eyes Wide Open’ on Justin-Time records. In 2001\, Cherry toured Europe for the first time with his own group. He also released his CD\, ‘The Spirit Speaks’ on the Canadian Justin Time Records label\, inspired by the great jazz organist Jimmy Smith with whom he had also recently worked. Ed was asked to perform at the ‘Vodaphone Madarao Jazz festival’ in 2002 in Madarao\, Japan\, with his quartet featuring trumpeter Jon Faddis. \nMore recently\, Ed toured with the great Hammond organist Dr. Lonnie Smith\, recording one critically acclaimed CD\, ‘In The Beginning’ on Pilgrimage Records in 2012. \nCurrently Ed has a brand new second recording released on Posi-Tone Records. (‘It’s All Good’ his first release in 2012 for Posi-Tone stayed in the JazzWeek charts for three months) His second recording for the label is titled “Soul Tree” ( release date February 19\, 2016 ) featuring Kyle Koehler on Hammond B3 organ and drummer Anwar Marshall. \nEd continues to work nationally and internationally ; concerts\, workshops\, jazz clubs.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/ed-cherry-with-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brooks Robertson
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Brooks Robertson in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nFriday\, November 18\, 2022\nDoors at 7PM | Show at 7:30PM\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nBrooks Robertson just doesn’t need much more than two thumbs\, eight fingers\, and six strings on a wooden box to carry his listeners away. \nHailed by prominent exponents of his instrument like Nokie Edwards\, Thom Bresh\, John Jorgenson\, and Mason Williams\, the young fingerstyle guitarist embodies the creative vision of a postmodern world: It’s the music that counts. Brooks utilizes his superb technical abilities to play bass\, rhythm\, and melody simultaneously and surpass the borders of conventional genres. He merges hauntingly beautiful compositions\, country rhythms\, and jazzy harmonies with funky licks into his very own art form — sometimes delivered with a punch\, sometimes with a smile. \nIn addition to worldwide recognition as a performer\, Brooks is regarded as an educated\, experienced\, knowledgeable teacher of fingerstyle guitar lineage\, instructing students from the traditional to the contemporary\, keeping the legacy of fingerstyle alive and well. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Guitar Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston\, MA.  \nBrooks was born in Eugene\, Oregon\, in 1989. Seeing Buster B. Jones perform at a festival near his home town became a life-changing experience for the kid from the sticks. Just eleven years old\, he was immediately inclined to pick up the guitar. Soon\, the world-renowned fingerstyle virtuoso and instructor dedicated his spare time to introducing his new fan into the secrets of the fretboard\, and after six months of lessons the natural talent performed his first show with his mentor. \nWhen Buster B. Jones took him under his wings\, Brooks began playing high-profile gigs such as the Nokie Edwards Festival\, the NAMM Show in Anaheim\, the Montreal Jazz Festival\, and the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield\, among others. By the time he was a teenager he had become the youngest endorsee of Godin Guitars and traveled to several states and foreign countries to perform. Brooks went on to play on Garrison Keillor’s National Public Radio classic “A Prairie Home Companion” in 2004\, where he won first place in a talent competition for 12 to 20 year old participants. \nIn recent years\, while still appearing regularly at prestigious events like the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS) Convention in Nashville\, Brooks focussed on perfecting his craft\, soaking up new tunes and styles and techniques as well as blending them into his own groovy and soulful original music. He entered the “Yamaha Six String Theory Guitar Competition”\, which drew participants from more than 40 countries all over the world. Brooks was invited to perform in the finals at the Broad Stage in Los Angeles in March 2010. A star-studded jury\, including Steve Lukather and Lee Ritenour\, eventually chose him as winner of the country category and second place winner overall. \nAlthough he is deeply rooted in the powerful tradition of the genre\, founded by the likes of Merle Travis\, Jerry Reed\, Thom Bresh\, and Buster B. Jones\, Brooks also draws inspiration from the elegant mastery of the legendary Chet Atkins and other phenomenal players. His own compositions and arrangements have even been compared to fingerstyle jazz champions Lenny Breau and Earl Klugh. Now\, as energy and maturity come together\, this young man is ready to step out of his mentors’ shadows and electrify the world with the sheer acoustic beauty his fingers create\, when touching a set of strings.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/brooks-robertson/
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SUMMARY:The Equinox Frequency Wavelength Consortium
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Equinox Frequency Wavelength Consortium in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, November 19\, 2022\nDoors 7PM | Concert 7:30PM\nTickets: $20 | $15 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Equinox Frequency Wavelength Consortium\, featuring the music of James Equinox and David Collins. \nThe Equinox Frequency Wavelength Consortium is a revolving think tank of frequency wavelength explorers culled from various locales both regional and national. The Consortium will gather at the Green Room at Crosstown Arts complex to present interpretations of the music of local musician/composers James Equinox and David Collins\, two daring and original modern sound sculptures. The event promises to be a unique and intense journey into sound beyond the scope of perceived reality. \nKhari James Wynn is an American guitarist and recording artist from Memphis\, Tennessee. He is best known for his work in the jazz-rock genre as well as with American hip hop group\, Public Enemy. \nKhari Wynn was born in Boston\, Massachusetts\, son of acclaimed music critic/writer Ron Wynn. He was considered a musical prodigy and possessed and exhibited innate natural musical ability. As a child\, Wynn lived directly across the street from Willie Mitchell’s Royal Studios. At the age of fourteen he began to play electric guitar in the Memphis area for Dominion and Crashpattern in the metal genre\, and for St. Andrews AME Church in the gospel genre. Wynn entered the 1999 National Jimi Hendrix Competition at B.B. Kings in Memphis\, Tennessee\, and placed second with the song “Have You Ever Been To Electric Ladyland”. \nAt the age of eighteen\, Khari Wynn was employed by Carnival Cruise Lines as a staff musician. \nIn 2001 Wynn began recording and rehearsing with 7th Octave\, a group assembled by Professor Griff of Public Enemy. The following year\, Wynn wrote and recorded electric guitar tracks for Public Enemy’s Revolverlution. After four years of touring\, Wynn wrote and recorded again on Public Enemy’s album New Whirl Odorj and in 2007 on the album How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? \nKhari Wynn established the jazz fusion band Solstice and released the debut album Exploration = Discovery independently in Memphis in 2004 with subsequent releases in 2005 and 2007. \nIn 2004\, Wynn toured alongside Stax recording artist\, Shirley Brown. \nAfter James Brown’s passing in late 2006\, Wynn was approached to play guitar on the James Brown Tribute Tour in 2007 which featured him alongside music legends Bootsy Collins and Clyde Stubblefield. He toured with the tribute band for much of 2007 and early 2008. \nIn 2007 Wynn began regularly performing as a bass player with saxophonist Hope Clayburn\, a musician who has been featured with such acts as Allman Brothers Band\, James Brown\, Gov’t Mule\, Maceo Parker\, Soulive\, DJ Logic\, and North Mississippi AllStars. \nStarting in 2008\, Khari Wynn was the working bass player with singer/songwriter Valerie June during the time she was featured on MTV’s $5 Cover\, a reality show created and produced by director Craig Brewer. \nWynn has also served since 2008 as a bass player for the Bluff City Backsliders\, led by Jason Freeman\, an artist with various credits including work performed on soundtrack of the film Black Snake Moan. \nIn 2011\, after a decade with the group\, Wynn became the Music Director for Public Enemy. \nDavid Collins is a Memphis based multi-instrumentalist\, composer\, and arranger. He has recorded music with artists such as Frog Squad\, Syrrup\, Rodrick Duran and the Big Sky band\, Talibah Safiya\, Agori Tribe\, The Burners\, Jareef Greene\, Jupiter Sky Fish and Neptune’s Army\, Misterioso Africano\, New Saturn Collective\, and more. In 2016\, Collins received a B.A. of music in Jazz and Studio Performance from the University of Memphis where he studied with Joe Restivo\, Tim Goodwin\, Jack Cooper\, and Sam Shoup. He took courses in arranging and played in big band\, jazz combos\, and percussion ensembles. He received multiple scholarships and played vibraphone and guitar in the premier jazz band. \nThe performers are: \nThe performers are: \nKhari Wynn\nDavid Collins\nAaron Phillips\nGerald Stephens\nJaime Davis\nHector Diaz
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-equinox-frequency-wavelength-consortium/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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