Crosstown Arts

Larry & Joe
2025-09-21 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
Crosstown Arts Presents: Larry & joe
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sunday, september 21, 2025
Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 PM
$20 in advance (plus fees) | $25 at the door
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Larry & Joe were destined to make music together.

As a duo they perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van. This performance will feature a distinct blend of their musical inheritances and traditions as well as storytelling about the ways that music and social movements coalesce.

Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and oldtime musician. Currently based in the Triangle of North Carolina, both men are versatile multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters on a mission to show that music has no borders.

Everything Yes
2025-10-05 13:30 - 15:30 | TN
Crosstown Arts presents Everything Yes
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Doors open at 6 pm | Show begins at 6:30 pm
Tickets: $20 in advance (plus fees) | $25 at the door
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Everything Yes is an American jazz fusion band spearheaded by the drummer Zack Graybeal, known famously as ZackGrooves on his platforms, Sean Reeser, prolific composer, producer and tenor sax master & Cole Sipe, composer, sound engineer and magistral bassist.

This powerhouse of a band brings a fresh take on the style while staying true to the roots.

Folk All Y'all: Jonatha Brooke
2025-10-11 14:30 - 17:00 | TN
Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all presents JONATHA BROOKE
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 PM
Tickets: $30
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Jonatha Brooke (she/her) is a singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire who brings a rich musical history of evocative folk, melodic pop, and an edgier roots rock sensibility.
Starting in the early ’90s as part of the duo The Story and later flourishing as a solo artist, Jonatha has released an impressive collection of music. She’s not only a gifted artist but has co-written and produced songs with the likes of Katy Perry, The Courtyard Hounds, and Jessica Simpson.
Beyond her solo career, Jonatha is a powerhouse in songwriting and recording, offering Master Classes both online and in person. Her extensive resume includes writing for Disney films, TV shows, and composing the theme song for “Dollhouse,” to name a few.
In 2014, she wrote, produced, and starred in her own one-woman show, “My Mother Has 4 Noses,” which ran off-Broadway to rave reviews and was critics’ pick in all the New York and Theater press, including NY Times and Time Out.
She was also the recipient of a McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant in 2018, won the 2019 International Acoustic Music Award for Best Female Artist for “Put the Gun Down,” and was the competition’s overall grand prize winner. In 2020, she was awarded an Independent Music Award (IMA) for her EP, “Imposter.”

An Evening With Joyce Cobb & Doug MacLeod
2025-10-24 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
Crosstown Arts Presents An Evening with Joyce Cobb & Doug MacLeod
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Friday, October 24, 2025
Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 PM
Tickets: $30 in advance (plus fees) | $40 at the door
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Join us for a night of unforgettable music as two legends of American roots and blues take the stage: Joyce Cobb and Doug MacLeod. This one-of-a-kind concert brings together Cobb’s soulful, powerhouse vocals with MacLeod’s masterful storytelling and fingerstyle blues guitar, promising a deeply moving and joyful experience for all music lovers

Iris Fellows at the Green Room
2025-11-06 13:30 - 15:00 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
Crosstown Arts presents Iris Fellows at The Green Room
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $20 in advance (plus fees) | $20 at the door
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Join our Fellows, Roberta dos Santos, cello, and Alexandre Negrão, violin, for an eclectic night of music in this intimate setting. From the lyricism of Brazilian masters Osvaldo Lacerda and Chiquinha Gonzaga, to the intensity of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 7, this program spans worlds of sound and emotion. The program also includes Tucker Fuller’s contemplative The Road Ahead inspired by Thomas Merton’s reflections on faith, and Clarice Assad’s Canções da América, bursting with color and rhythm. Featuring Iris artists Marisa Polesky, violin; Aaron Tubergen, viola and David Carlisle, percussion.About the Fellows:

Originally from Belem do Pará, Alexandre Negrão started his violin studies when he was 7 years old at the Fundação Amazônica de Música. Alexandre is a former member of the Theatro da Paz Symphony Orchestra and has served as acting concertmaster from 2014 to 2016.

Alexandre has studied in a special international string program in Southern Louisiana at Nicholls State University under the direction of Prof. James Alexander in Fall 2016. After completing the program, Alexandre auditioned and was admitted with full scholarship for his undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri – School of Music. He has graduated with master’s in music degree in violin performance in the class of Professor Eva Szekely this August 2025 and was the violin chair for the New Music Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Stefan Freund.

Currently he dedicates his time to discover and perform music from underrepresented composers from Brazil and the USA. While teaching and guiding young musicians in the community, Alexandre help students to find their on paths in music and in life.

Roberta dos Santos is an avid chamber musician and advocate for contemporary music. A Brazilian cellist, Roberta collaborates with some of the most diverse and renowned composers to elevate underrepresented voices in the music scene, both in Brazil and internationally.

As an educator, Roberta has dedicated over a decade to teaching at Associação Músicos do Futuro in Taboão da Serra, her alma mater. She is a Suzuki-certified instructor, trained under Dr. Tanya Carey, and she has mentored students at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensembles.

Roberta continues to influence the next generation of musicians through collaborations with the Memphis Youth Symphony Program, PRIZM Ensemble, and other initiatives, while also maintaining a private studio in the U.S. and Brazil. Roberta is a doctoral candidate in cello performance at the University of Memphis, where she also serves as a teaching assistant. Her doctoral research explores themes of social justice and race within Brazilian classical music. Her principal mentors include Ji Yon Shim Anderson, Felipe Avellar de Aquino, Dennis Parker, Brian Snow, and Kimberly Patterson.

Autumn Defense + opener Dream Journal
2025-11-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Autumn Defense + opener Dream Journal
The Green Room @ Crosstown Arts
Friday, November 7, 2025
Doors open at 7:00 pm | Show Starts at 7:30 pm
$25 in advance (plus fees) | $30 at the door
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After a ten-year break from the studio, The Autumn Defense pick up right where they left off on their long-anticipated sixth album, Here and Nowhere. Infusing the band’s breezy, harmony-drenched take on Laurel Canyon with lush orchestration and psychedelic flourishes, the collection is dreamy and impressionistic, full of warm, inviting tunes as beautiful as they are bittersweet. Like much of the group’s catalog, it’s an album full of mystery and wonder, a rich, open-hearted work that nods to everything from Nick Drake and John Martyn to Carole King and David Crosby as it contemplates the passage of time, reckoning with what we lose, what we gain, and who we become along the way.
Founded by core duo John Stirratt and Pat Sansone—and now featuring longtime rhythm section James Haggerty and Greg Wieczorek—The Autumn Defense first took shape in New Orleans, where the band recorded their 2001 debut, The Green Hour. While the group has at times been pigeonholed as a Wilco side project (Stirratt is a founding member, and Sansone joined around the release of 2004’s A Ghost Is Born), The Autumn Defense’s sound has always been decidedly more West Coast than alt-country, drawing comparisons to The Beach Boys, The Byrds, and Love over the course of five critically acclaimed studio albums. NPR hailed the group’s “timeless pop songs,” while Rolling Stone called their music “gorgeous” and “delightful,” and the New York Times praised their delivery as “warm and radiant.”
Opening the show is duo Dream Journal!
Dream Journal is a collaboration between Rachael Grant and her husband, Robby (Vending Machine, Mellotron Variations). He performs songs from his solo catalog and creates swirly loops while Rachael reads excerpts from their dream journals.

Folk All Y'all: Sug Daniels
2025-11-15 13:30 - 15:30 | TN
Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all presents Sug Daniels
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Doors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 PM
Tickets: $20
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Sug Daniels (she/her) is a Delaware born, Philadelphia based, singer-songwriter, story teller, and producer who is using the tools around her to capture the emotions of an era. Daniels’ work is as colorful, vulnerable, and charismatic as her personality. She thoughtfully combines elements of folk, rock, and soul alternatives to create personal and tender music interlaced with messages of truth and positive change.
Her single release with Don Giovanni Records “When I’m Gone” garnished well-deserved attention from local and regional radio and venues and opened new paths. After years of touring with The Black Opry, playing official showcases in SXSW 2022, and supporting acts such as Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Molly Tuttle, Adeem The Artist, William Elliott Whitmore, Daniels is working on her debut studio album set to be released in the spring of 2025.

Kathy Zhou and Aybil: "REVERIE"
2025-11-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Kathy Zhou and Aybil: “REVERIE”
The Green Room @ Crosstown Arts
Friday, November 21st, 2025
Doors open at 7:00 pm | Show Starts at 7:30 pm
$15 in advance (plus fees) | $20 at the door
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Kathy Zhou and Aybil cordially invite you to their evening reverie. Through spellbinding performances by candlelight, Kathy and Aybil share a night of riveting tales, heartfelt storytelling, and community connection through song. Each musician will perform a stripped-down set of their songs, interweaving the stories behind their music and how each composition came to be. Come join us for an unforgettable, intimate evening full of close audience interactions interspersed with deep, heartfelt music meant to unify, spark dialogue, and nurture connection.
Kathy Zhou is a genre-bending, piano-powered, singer-songwriter whose music incorporates traces of art pop, baroque folk, theatre, and classical. Her work has been described as “mesmerizing,” evoking the feeling of being on a stormy island, in a colorful nightmare, or in a dramatic storybook. Her live performances are vivid and magical, like if Regina Spektor played in a coffee shop with a fantasy-cinematic twist. From her very first note, Kathy conveys that something magical and wondrous is happening. Each song is like its own little dramatic play with compelling emotional arcs that sometimes fall into a dreamlike stream of consciousness. Audiences have repeatedly stated that “no one else sounds like her,” as Kathy has carved a style that is uniquely her own. In 2023, Kathy’s music video to her song, “Strange Child,” was in the international Indie Memphis Film Festival. Kathy’s upcoming work, “A Vivid, Magic, Scene,” is a collection of songs about processing the past and coming to terms with the present, drawing upon nature/fantasy themes.
Aybil (pronounced Abel) is a Memphis born singer, songwriter, observer, and peacemaker. Writing since an early age, she works to express the beauty of joy, sadness and the moments in the middle. Since making her debut in 2020 with the haunting, introspective single “Jordan Poole”, Aybil has continued to self-release genre-blending projects rooted in a love for storytelling. Her sound draws comparisons to the inspiring soulful stylings of Bill Withers and India Arie, while maintaining a vision all her own.
Audiences can expect an unforgettable night marked by emotionally stirring instrumentation, raw vocals and authentic lyricism.

The Mystic
2025-12-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
The Mystic Live at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Experience the Un-Definable
The Mystic. Hosted in the acoustically refined Green Room by Church Health and Crosstown Arts, this event invites you to lean into story, music, silence, and dialogue, while shedding the rigid boundaries of uniform belief.

What to Expect

When & Where: First Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., held at The Green Room inside Crosstown Concourse (1350 Concourse Ave, Memphis, TN 38104)
Format: An evolving panel of speakers and artists leads the session, bringing voices from diverse faiths, disciplines, and art forms. Expect music, spoken word, ruminative silence, and open conversation afterward
Atmosphere: Informal yet intentional. The space encourages lingering. There is no hurry. It is not about a “show” in the traditional sense, it is about being together in exploration and feeling.

Why It’s Worth Your Time

A break from the norm
In a world saturated with rapid content and superficial interactions, The Mystic offers something different, depth, quiet, presence, and community.
Diverse voices, shared space
Whether you identify with a faith tradition, none at all, or are simply curious, this event welcomes you. It embraces a belief that true creativity thrives in diversity.
Creative setting
The Green Room is designed for rich audio and visual performance and intimate experience. Its acoustics and environment enhance whatever unfolds.
Free to attend
There is no cost to participate. It is a rare opportunity to experience something meaningful without financial barrier.

Insider Tips

Arrive early to get a preferred seat and settle in
Stay afterward to join the unstructured, communal conversation
Suspend expectation and embrace the unknown
Invite a friend for a shared, memorable experience
Dress comfortably because the vibe is relaxed and grounded

Kortland Whalum
2025-12-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Kortland Whalum
The Green Room @ Crosstown Arts
Friday, December 5, 2025
Doors open at 7:00 pm | Show Starts at 7:30 pm
$30 in advance (plus fees) | $40 at the door
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Two-step into a new golden era of music with Kortland Whalum. His vocal styling is influenced by soul, jazz, and R&B while possessing a rich, classy elegance with a powerful, often gospel-tinged, vocal delivery. Immerse yourself in his captivating, sultry vocals reimagining timeless soul classics alongside fresh contemporary gems. This performance not only promises musical magic but also marks Kortland’s growing footprint in the Memphis arts scene.

Joining Kortland this concert:

Keys – Calvin Barnes

Guitar – JB Brownlee

Bass – Loren Clark

Drums – Henry Conerway III

Make the Yuletide Gay with Crys Matthews, Flamy Grant, and HEATHER MAE
2025-12-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
7:30 PM 9:30 PM

It’s our newest holiday tradition! Don your gay apparel and cozy up next to three award-winning songwriters for a night of holiday classics, original music, storytelling, comfort, and joy. 2025 International Folk Music Artist of the Year award winner Crys Matthews is joined by genre-defying artist/activist Heather Mae and shame-slaying singer-songwriter drag queen Flamy Grant for a winter show like no other. We’re making merry and celebrating the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community in a time when so many are trying to silence our voices. Don’t miss this night of feel-good, uplifting, soul-filling music as we Make the Yuletide Gay for the second year in a row!
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John Németh and The Blue Dreamers
2026-01-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
John Németh and The Blue Dreamers
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 7:30 PM

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John Németh is a showman, songwriter, vocalist, harmonica player and award winning recording artist. He is steeped in the blues, mentored by Gene Harris, Elvin Bishop, Gary Nicholson, Junior Watson and Anson Funderburgh. He is a Grammy-nominated and six time BMA (Blues Music Award) winner in the categories of artist, album, vocalist and instrumentalist of the year. Németh has been making a living with his talents since the age of sixteen, delighting audiences around the world. He has released eight critically acclaimed studio albums, three live albums and guested on albums with James Cotton, Joe Bonamassa, and Elvin Bishop.
Famed blues journalist and Muddy Water’s guitarist Bob Marglolin said “I remember telling friends up North in ’80 that they should go see Stevie Ray Vaughan, but they weren’t impressed because he wasn’t famous yet. It will give me great pleasure to say, ‘I told you so!’ about John Németh. You’ll see.” ~Blues Review Magazine

POSTPONED - Folk All Y'all: Will Kimbrough in Tribute to Todd Snider
2026-01-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
POSTPONED – Folk All Y’all: Will Kimbrough in Tribute to Todd Snider
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Saturday, January 24th, 2026
Two Shows!
Doors open at 7 PM | Show Starts at 7:30 PM SOLD OUT
Doors open at 4:30 PM | Show Starts at 5PM
Tickets: $25
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Uber-versatile, musician’s musician Will Kimbrough (he/him) has enjoyed a long and winding career. He’s released nine albums while fronting Will and the Bushmen, The Bis-Quits, Willie Sugarcapps, and Daddy.
Kimbrough’s abundant production credits include Shemekia Copeland’s last three albums, America’s Child, Uncivil War, and Done Come Too Far, which garnered two Grammy nominations and multiple wins at the Blues Music and Living Blues Awards.
As a much in-demand guitarist, Will’s played on countless and wide-ranging recording sessions, seen the world from a stage on multiple tours with Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris, and returned to his Nashville home with an Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year award in hand.
And Kimbrough’s songs and/or session work have appeared on every Jimmy Buffett studio album released in the last twenty years, from License to Chill’s “Piece of Work” to the Paul McCartney-praised and the iTunes #1, “Bubbles Up,” on the upcoming Equal Strain on All Parts.
But this special tribute show will honor Will’s relationship with one artist in particular: his dear friend and bandmate Todd Snider. We’re grateful for the chance to share Todd’s music and celebrate his soul in the city that always welcomed him back.

Mama's Broke with foster falls
2026-02-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
Mama’s Broke with fosterfalls
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 7:30 PM

$24.72 in advance | $25 at the door
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“A unique folk duo that interweaves age-old music form and traditions with original modern compositions. A soundscape both familiar and new.”
Mama’s Broke is a powerful duo that deliver a compelling performance with heart and raw energy. Although highly influenced by their Canadian roots, Lisa and Amy are based out of nowhere and everywhere.
Their two strong voices blend to create haunting harmonies, while they artfully juggle fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin, and incorporate traditional dance and foot percussion into their performance. Their original–and often dark–compositions push the boundaries of tradition and the constraints of genre. Drawing from old-time, Quebecois, blues, punk, celtic, balkan and doom metal, they create a soundscape that is both familiar and new.

fosterfalls (they/them) crafts ethereal folk music that envelops the listener in a lush and fantastical world where self observation grows from lush vegetation. Their rich harmony arrangements and open-tuned guitar lines cocoon sharp and observant lyricism in reverberating warmth.

In their enchanting live performances Memphis-born bard fosterfalls guides the audience on a quest through a mythic forest of swelling harmonies and entrancing looper arrangements. Their lyrics plumb themes of the unconscious and ground into natural metaphor, inviting collective effervescence and shared introspection.

Iron Mic Coalition
2026-02-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
IMC!
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Fri, Feb 6, 2026, 7:30 PM

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Memphis and surrounding areas… HIP-HOP Headz & Music Lovers, GET READY! The mighty IRON MIC COALITION will be hitting the stage—LIVE and RAPPIN’!
If you know, you already know. If you don’t… COME FIND OUT.
Iron Mic Coalition is an underground Hip Hop collective based in Memphis, Tennessee. The group was formed officially on February 13th, 2004, in the spirit of collective creativity and communal collaboration. The members, each distinctive and highly original, include Fathom 9, Jason “Da Hater” Harris, Yasin Allah aka Mmilk, Mighty Quinn, Duke, General Macarthur, The Derelick, Empee, DJ Capital A, and DJ Shamrock. Known throughout underground Hip Hop circles by the moniker IMC, the group is appreciated for its underground Boom Bap music reminiscent of Golden Era Hip Hop and conscious rap music.

Doll’s Playlist
2026-02-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
Doll’s Playlist
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sat, Feb 7, 2026, 7:30 PM
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Doll’s Playlist is a live music experience centered around connection and discovery. Featuring Doll’s handpicked collection of B-side gems along with crowd-submitted requests, the playlist comes alive on stage as she performs the songs you rarely hear but always feel. Submit your favorite love track before the show and watch it come to life in a performance crafted just for you.
Featuring:

Doll McCoy – Vocals
Cedric Britton – Sax
Thomas Crivens – Guitar
Claude Hinds – Keys
Richard Hinds – Aux
Darryl Pruitt – Bass
David Pruitt – Drums
Asia Wilson – Trumpet
Ja’Lizza Kirk – DJ

Lovers Night
2026-02-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 7:30 PM

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For the second year in a row, get ready for Lovers Night: an evening exploring platonic, romantic and familial love with Dj Nico and Qemist playing their favorite music. Bring your friends, family, or your special person and come and dance with us at the Green Room!
Dj Nico, a Memphis-based DJ, brings her unique blend of House, Techno, Jersey, and Electro to the dance floor. With a knack for seamlessly integrating nostalgic samples into her sets, Dj Nico crafts a sonic journey that will make you sweat. Expect pulsating beats and infectious rhythms as she effortlessly transitions between genres, creating an electrifying atmosphere that keeps the energy high all night long. Whether she’s spinning at underground clubs or larger venues, Dj Nico’s dynamic mixes and innovative style set her apart as a leading figure in the Memphis music scene.
Qemist continues to be a staple in the underground Producer/DJ scene with heavy-hitting club mixes as well as juke, footwork, techno and jungle releases. Qemist is a multi-faceted electronic artist from Memphis, TN with a wide range of production and music creation techniques. While his sound is rooted in a classical background, he grew up listening to house, techno, footwork, and club music which has helped Qemist emerge as one of the fresh, new electronic artists from the South

This is an all ages event

Presented by Crosstown Arts.

Strictly Jazz: The Music of Carmen McRae feat. D'Monet
2026-02-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 7:30 PM

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Join us for February’s installment of Strictly Jazz Entertainment’s “Strictly Jazz” Series as Memphis-based vocalist D’Monet presents the music of Carmen McRae!
D’Monet is a singer/songwriter, arranger and vocal coach from Memphis, TN. Originally classically trained to study opera, the skills she acquired from her Alma Mater and HBCU LeMoyne Owen College allowed her to branch out across several genres as a feature on numerous stages, musical sets, and news stations.
She soaks inspiration from artists such as Anita Baker, Oleta Adams, Rachelle Ferrell, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Lalah Hathaway, and Mint Condition, just to name a few.
The music D’Monet writes, she calls “Alkaline Music” – music that heals. Her intention is to connect with her audience, giving them the space to heal, laugh, enjoy themselves and be free in that moment. She writes music based on real life experiences, with a little mix of creativity in her songs.
“D’Monet Live at The Green Room” is available on all streaming platforms.
https://www.dmonetmusic.com

Carmen McRae (born April 8, 1920, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Nov. 10, 1994, Beverly Hills, Calif.) was an American jazz vocalist and pianist who from an early emulation of vocalist Billie Holiday grew to become a distinctive stylist, known for her smoky voice and her melodic variations on jazz standards. Her scat improvisations were innovative, complex, and elegant.

This is an all ages event

Presented by Crosstown Arts and Strictly Jazz Entertainment

Sons of Town Hall
2026-02-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown Arts and Rhodes College Present:
Sons of Town Hall
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Friday, February 20th, 2026
Doors open at 7:00 pm | Show Starts at 7:30 pm
$20 in advance (plus fees) | $25 at the door
Crosstown Arts, Rhodes College, and the Turley Memphis Center for Community Engagement present the theatrical folk duo Sons of Town Hall.
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Transatlantic theatrical folk duo Sons of Town Hall is creating a whole new performance genre. American songwriter/author David Berkeley and British songwriter/producer Ben Parker weave wild tales of sea voyages and frontier work between their heartbreaking songs, leading audiences on a deeply imaginative and immersive musical trip every show. For fans of Simon and Garfunkel, Tom Waits, and Monty Python alike, audiences are uplifted and inspired, transfixed and transformed by their gorgeous harmonies.
Berkeley and Parker play Josiah Chester Jones and George Ulysses Brown, respectively, 19th-century vagabonds who travel the world in a hand-built boat to escape troubled pasts in search of adventure and love. They’ll be singing songs from their brand new album Of Ghosts and Gods and telling tales from their hilarious radio-theater fiction podcast series, Madmen Cross the Water. Sons of Town Hall help us to dream and to hope. Their show is 3-parts concert, 1-part theater, and 100% joy. In these turbulent times, that is exactly what we need.

Eunbi Kim and Iris Musicians
2026-02-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
Eunbi Kim and Iris Musicians
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 7:30 PM
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Pianist Eunbi Kim’s sonic memoir, it feels like a dream, features a soundworld of classical music threaded with an indie-pop awareness–– expanded by the hypnotic projected visuals of new media artist Xuan. This immersive multimedia performance explores issues of family and identity. It offers listeners the soundspace to meditate on the dreams they carry and pass on.
it feels like a dream includes works by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), Angélica Negrón, Pauchi Sasaki, and Sophia Jani for piano, pre-recorded voices, and electronics written for and performed by Kim. The featured work is “Mother’s Hand, Healing Hand (엄마손은 약손)” by Peruvian-Japanese composer Pauchi Sasaki. Says Kim about the work: “Pauchi’s piece uses an audio sample of my mother singing a traditional Korean chant that mothers sing to their children when they’re feeling sick.”
This program extends Iris Collective’s collaboration with Carnegie Hall as a national partner of the Lullaby Project. Families of students at Memphis Oral School for the Deaf worked closely with Iris musicians to create personal lullabies that honor each child’s unique journey and strengthen family bonds through music, language, and play. These heartfelt lullabies complete a program devoted to creativity and togetherness.

DOM FLEMONS PRESENTS THE BRONZE BUCKAROO FILM & SONGSTER SHOW
2026-02-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Monday, February 23, 2026
7:30 PM 9:30 PM
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38104United States

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Dom Flemons (he/him), The American Songster, invites you to experience the captivating history of Black Cowboys and the roots of American music through an innovative concert experience.
ACT I
“Dom Flemons Presents Black Cowboys” features a live performance of songs from his Grammy-nominated album, interwoven with scenes from the iconic 1939 film, “The Bronze Buckaroo.” Released during the Golden Age of Hollywood Westerns, “The Bronze Buckaroo” broke barriers as an all-Black cast film, offering a rare and powerful representation of Black cowboys on the silver screen. Flemons’ performance breathes new life into classic cowboy songs, while the film’s visuals over a rare glimpse of Black cowboys on the silver screen.
ACT II
During the second half of the show Dom Flemons takes you on an entertaining journey through a century of American roots music. This concert experience showcases the rich tapestry of Black country music traditions and incorporates Flemons’ original songs from his GRAMMY nominated album “Traveling Wildfire.” As he performs, Flemons weaves in personal anecdotes and historical insights, providing a deeper context for the music and its cultural significance.
Experience the evolution of American music through the lens of Black artists who shaped the genre, and gain a deeper appreciation for the enduring power of roots music to inspire, uplift, and connect us all through Dom Flemons’ music.
About Dom Flemons
Dom Flemons is known as “The American Songster®” since his repertoire covers over one hundred years of American roots music. Flemons is a folk musician, black country artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music scholar, historian, actor, slam poet, record collector, curator, podcaster, cultural commentator, influencer, writer, and the creator, host, and producer of the American Songster Radio Show on WSM in Nashville, TN.
He is the Co-Founder and original member of the GRAMMY-Winning Carolina Chocolate Drops.

Tiger Pro Wrestling
2026-02-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 7:30 PM

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Join us at the Green Room for live wrestling presented by Tiger Pro Wrestling!
Featuring wrestlers from all over the country, including right here in Memphis, Tiger Pro Wrestling brings high-impact action and excitement to crowds of all ages.
Immediately following Tiger Pro Wrestling will be live music from local bands The Heavy Pour and Deaf Revival.
Fresh off a stellar 2025 seeing the release of their EP “Lovesick,” The Heavy Pour look to bring their heavy noise to The Green Room for the first time.
Deaf Revival also debuts their brand of hard-hitting rock in The Green Room after a momentous 2025 where they performed at Riverbeat Festival and released their debut album Desperate Music, Desperate Times.

This is an all ages event

Presented by Crosstown Arts.

The Mystic
2026-03-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
So, what is The Mystic? The Mystic is a catalyst; through music, story, silence and dialogue, we hope to strengthen our attachment to hopes and dreams. In the mystic, diversity is a prerequisite for all creativity, which is why Crosstown Concourse is the perfect home. In The Mystic, the world is far-better served by different beliefs than it could ever be if limited by rigid uniformity.
And if this doesn’t rock your gypsy soul, the goal of The Mystic is to not feel better but get better at feeling.

Resident Artist Talk
2026-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Crosstown Arts The Green Room
Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 6–8 PMThe Green Room at Crosstown ArtsFree and open to the public
Join us for an evening of conversation and insight as Crosstown Arts’ Spring Residents share their work, processes, and what they’ve been developing during their time in the residency.
The Resident Artist Talk offers a behind-the-scenes look at the ideas, experiments, and evolving practices that shape each artist’s work. From visual art and sound to dance, film, and interdisciplinary exploration, this cohort represents a dynamic cross-section of contemporary creative practice.
Featuring Spring 2026 Residents:

Yangbin Park – Visual Art / Print & Papermaking

Robin Bruce – Performance / Sound / Healing Arts

Kenny Morningstar – Music / Production

The Dream Team – Dance / Movement

Racheal Mitchell – Film

This free public event invites audiences to engage directly with the artists, hear about their research and creative processes, and ask questions in an informal, welcoming setting.
Whether you’ve followed their work throughout the session or are just discovering it, this is an opportunity to connect with the artists and the ideas shaping their time at Crosstown Arts.
Free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Folk All Y'all: Will Kimbrough in Tribute to Todd Snider
2026-03-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Folk All Y’all: Will Kimbrough in Tribute to Todd Snider
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Friday, March 20th, 2026
Two Shows!
Doors open at 7 PM | Show Starts at 7:30 PM SOLD OUT
Doors open at 4:30 PM | Show Starts at 5PM
Tickets: $25
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Uber-versatile, musician’s musician Will Kimbrough (he/him) has enjoyed a long and winding career. He’s released nine albums while fronting Will and the Bushmen, The Bis-Quits, Willie Sugarcapps, and Daddy.
Kimbrough’s abundant production credits include Shemekia Copeland’s last three albums, America’s Child, Uncivil War, and Done Come Too Far, which garnered two Grammy nominations and multiple wins at the Blues Music and Living Blues Awards.
As a much in-demand guitarist, Will’s played on countless and wide-ranging recording sessions, seen the world from a stage on multiple tours with Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris, and returned to his Nashville home with an Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year award in hand.
And Kimbrough’s songs and/or session work have appeared on every Jimmy Buffett studio album released in the last twenty years, from License to Chill’s “Piece of Work” to the Paul McCartney-praised and the iTunes #1, “Bubbles Up,” on the upcoming Equal Strain on All Parts.
But this special tribute show will honor Will’s relationship with one artist in particular: his dear friend and bandmate Todd Snider. We’re grateful for the chance to share Todd’s music and celebrate his soul in the city that always welcomed him back.

Chinese Connection Dub Embassy: "Forever Inna Vibe"
2026-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Chinese Connection Dub Embassy: “Forever Inna Vibe”
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Doors open at 7 PM | Show begins at 7:30 PM
$20 in advance | $25 at the door
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Get ready for a night with the Chinese Connection Dub Embassy (CCDE), where Reggae meets Memphis grit. For lovers of Reggae, Dancehall, Ska, Afrobeats and everything in between, this show will bring a distinct vibe you can only experience in Memphis — and on March 28th, that energy is taking over the Green Room.
This will be an unforgettable night filled with dancing, big laughs, truth & rights, and everything in between. Even better, CCDE will be dropping brand-new music the same day, so you’ll leave not only with memories, but with fresh tunes to take home and replay!

University of Memphis Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Singers
2026-04-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
University of Memphis Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Singers
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Doors open at 7:00 PM | Show starts at 7:30 PM
$10 tickets | Free for students and faculty with ID
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Experience an electrifying evening of jazz excellence that bridges generations and celebrates Memphis’s rich musical legacy. The highly acclaimed Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra of the University of Memphis Scheidt School of Music takes the stage, featuring the 2025 DownBeat Magazine Outstanding Performance–winning U of M Jazz Singers. With roots dating back to the early 1960s, these ensembles represent decades of artistry, innovation, and national recognition at the highest level.
Together, these celebrated ensembles deliver a powerful, multigenerational jazz experience—honoring tradition, showcasing world-class talent, and affirming Memphis as a vital force in the jazz world.

Open Mic: Hosted by Kenny Morningstar
2026-05-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Open Mic: Hosted by Kenny Morningstar
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
Doors open at 7:00 PM | Show at 7:30 PM
$5 in advance | $5 at the door
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About

Crosstown Arts presents “Open Mic: Hosted by Kenny Morningstar“. This is a 2-hour curated open mic seeking to highlight a diverse range of talent including poets, singers, rappers, beat makers, spoken word artists, and acoustic performers.
Sign-ups will begin at 7:00 PM, with each open mic participant receiving up to 5 minutes to perform. In addition to the open mic slots, the night will feature 4–5 guest artists (including the host), who will perform short sets (5–10 minutes or up to 3 songs).
Kenny Morningstar is a rapper, songwriter, photographer from Milwaukee, WI. He recently released his EP “dragged to HELL!” which is a braggadocios boom bap rap symposium.
