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SUMMARY:Bailey Bigger
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents a night of original music by Bailey Bigger and her bluegrass band\, featuring Mark Edgar Stuart\, Eric Lewis\, Andy Ratliff\, and Wyly Bigger\, plus special guest Rowdy Franks who will open. Bailey is promoting her new full-length album “Coyote Red\,” which will be released in the spring. Come out and support your local Memphis folk scene! \nTICKETS: $12 advance | $15 at the door\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*Crosstown Arts is requesting proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \n\n\nAbout Bailey Bigger:\nBorn and raised in small town Marion\, Arkansas\, just outside of the musically historic city of Memphis\, Tennessee\, Bailey has always had a passion for songwriting. Picking up the guitar at only nine years old\, she began to write songs within the first week of playing. With early influences including John Denver\, Joni Mitchell\, and John Prine\, Bailey’s songs represent an era of authentic sound and songwriting that sometimes seems lost in today’s music industry. \nAt the age of 17\, Bailey won “Memphis’ Best Song of 2017” for her original song “Wildflower.” Since then\, she has performed at many festivals and venues\, including Celebrate Memphis\, AmericanaFest\, and many more. She has also recorded at studios such as Dark Horse Studios\, Sun Studios\, and Ardent Studios\, and she signed a record deal with Big Legal Mess Records at the age of 20. She has also been recognized as a top ten up-and-coming Americana artist you should be listening to by Ditty TV\, a songwriter you should be listening to by Memphis Magazine\, and was most recently named Memphis’ 2020 “Newcomer of the Year” by The Commercial Appeal. Bailey is working on her new release\, the full-lenth “Coyote Red” album\, with Madjack Records\, and it will be released in the spring of 2022. \n“Every now and again\, one of those quintessentially shining voices appears\, and now is definitely one of those times.” — Melissa Clarke (Americana Highways) \n“… certainly her skills as a songwriter and vocalist were obvious. Her unaffected alto\, reminiscent of Buffy Sainte-Marie\, was the perfect vehicle for her simple\, deft turns of phrase.” — Alex Greene (Memphis Flyer) \n\nAbout Rowdy Franks:\nRowdy Franks is a West Tennessee native with a passionate and soulful voice. Raised on a mixing pot of genres\, he has a unique musical style. His songs (original and cover) combine a blend of rock\, soul\, blues\, and country. Rowdy currently plays throughout the Mid-south as a solo act and with his band “Rowdy Franks and the Strays.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/bailey-bigger/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sundance Satellite Screenings
DESCRIPTION:Indie Memphis is an official Sundance Satellite screen partner for 2022. In collaboration with Crosstown Arts\, they will be screening a specially curated selection of 2022 Sundance Film Festival Films during the festival’s closing weekend\, Friday\, January 28 – Sunday\, January 30\, 2022\,  at Crosstown Theater. \nLean more and check out the film lineup/schedule HERE.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/sundance-satellite-screenings/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents The Holy Mountain
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents The Holy Mountain at Crosstown Theater.\nAlejandro Jodorowsky / 1973 / 114 minutes / Rated HARD R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nIf you know\, you know! Come see  The Holy Mountain on the Crosstown Theater’s giant screen in deep\, full color!!!! From ABKCO: The scandal of the 1973 Cannes Film Festival\, writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s flood of sacrilegious imagery and existential symbolism in The Holy Mountain is a spiritual quest for enlightenment pitting illusion against truth. The Alchemist (Jodorowsky) assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept’s intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-the-holy-mountain/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Paul Taylor and The PRVLG
DESCRIPTION:Due to the recent surge in Covid cases\, Paul Taylor & The PRVLG’s January 25th performance in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts has been postponed. Crosstown Arts is issuing full refunds to ticket holders. Thank you for understanding! \nCrosstown Arts presents a night of original music by Paul Taylor with very special guests\, The PRVLG. \nTICKETS: $12 advance | $15 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*Crosstown Arts is requesting proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \n\n\n\nA note from Paul: \n”Hello\, PT here. I’m just dropping a line to say how glad I am to make a brief return visit to my hometown of Memphis\, and to play music once again at The Green Room. Coincidentally\, this will fall almost two years to the day since my last Memphis performance\, the record release show for (my alias) New Memphis Colorways\, “The Music Stands\,” which was also held at The Green Room back in late January 2020. \nThe world drastically changed very shortly thereafter\, and I had no idea at the time I would be moving far far away. \nAs most of you know\, I’ve been on the Memphis music scene for my entire life\, and I’ve made many different kinds of music with many different folks. The last year-plus of living in Door County\, WI has been a major contrast to that reality\, and I’ve found myself inspired by the solitude and rural environment to write a great many new instrumental solo acoustic guitar pieces. \nSo\, I’d like to start the show by playing some of this new music for you. Then\, I’m going to be reunited with my dear friends\, the incredibly gifted twins The PRVLG\, for an adventurous set of experimental funk improv! We also haven’t been on stage together in just over two years now\, and something special\, dare I say even magical\, always seems to happen when we join up. So\, don’t miss it! \nWe’d love to see you there\, and who knows when I’ll be able to make it back?!” \n\nAbout Paul Taylor: \nPaul Taylor has been a mainstay on the Memphis music scene for over 30 years and has put out several critically acclaimed records over the past decade\, including last year’s instrumental offering under the nom de plume New Memphis Colorways “It Is What It Isn’t\,” which earned an editor’s pick in Downbeat and favorable reviews internationally. He relocated to Door County\, Wisconsin in 2020. \n\nAbout The PRVLG: \nAfter touring as the backing musicians for rising hip-hop artist Healy\, up-and-coming R&B and soul singer-songwriters The PRVLG have released their very own debut single “What You’re Missing\,” a rhythmic and soulful masterpiece. \nThe duo\, consisting of twin brothers Christian and Christopher Underwood\, began playing music together at a young age and have hence developed a musical connection that can be heard not only through this single release but also in their live performances. As bass and drum players\, the pair have the ability to lock in a powerful rhythm and bass foundation to their music\, effortlessly making up for each other’s shortcomings and complimenting one another’s strengths. \nGrowing up in a musical family and listening to their father – a guitarist – play classics by the likes of Jimi Hendrix\, The Isley Brothers\, and Earth Wind & Fire\, it was only natural for them to begin writing together at the age of 16 and continue to develop their writing talent from then. Since officially forming in early 2017\, the duo named themselves The PRVLG\, chosen due to the privilege they feel having the opportunity to grow up playing music together and to connect with others through the universal language. \nTheir debut release “What You’re Missing” (September 2017) presents mature and polished raw talent that has been continuously developed and improved throughout their musical career together. Inspired by the likes of Bruno Mars\, Justin Timberlake\, and Al Green\, the track is a feel-good single with a catchy groove that makes it impossible to sit still. Lyrically\, the duo took their inspiration during a night out after seeing a group of beautiful women\, but surprisingly the chorus was written at a vacation Bible school\, allowing the song to take on multiple meanings and become interpreted in various ways by the listener. \nThe release of What You’re Missing will surely mark the indie-soul duo as a new force in the industry.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/paul-taylor-and-the-prvlg/
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SUMMARY:Joshua Espinoza Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Joshua Espinoza Trio live in The Green Room. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $10 advance | $15 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*Crosstown Arts is requesting proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \n\n\n\nPossessing a wide color palette\, the Joshua Espinoza Trio (Joshua Espinoza\, Kris Monson\, and Jaron Lamar Davis) explores shimmering harmonies and shifting orchestral contours with the aesthetic of a chamber ensemble as much as a jazz trio. Influenced by artists as disparate as Herbie Hancock\, bassist Avishai Cohen\, Gerald Clayton\, and composer Maurice Ravel\, the Joshua Espinoza Trio takes listeners on a journey for the ears and the mind. Through their genre-bending approach to songwriting\, they’ve built a cross-generational audience of diverse backgrounds bound together by their love of good music. Their debut album “Journey Into Night” was released in June 2019. \nWith a style that is tastefully modern yet firmly rooted in the jazz tradition\, Latino-American pianist Joshua Espinoza blends and bends genres into original compositions and arrangements that are immediately relatable\, yet hard to define. Recently\, Espinoza has performed alongside such notable artists as Sean Jones\, Warren Wolf\, Miho Hazama\, Dezron Douglas\, Jerome Jennings\, Paul Bollenback\, Alex Norris\, John D’earth\, Mike Pope\, Kris Funn\, Todd Marcus\, and Chuck Redd. A finalist in the 2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition\, his playing has been heard on stages large and small including the Piccolo Spoleto Festival\, The Kennedy Center\, The Jazz Kitchen\, the Barns at Wolftrap\, the Smithsonian American Art Museum\, and the DC Jazz Festival. His debut album “Journey Into Night” is available on all platforms. To read and hear more\, visit www.JoshuaEspinoza.com.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/joshua-espinoza-trio/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Mirror
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Mirror at Crosstown Theater.\nAndrei Tarkovsky / 1975 / 106 minutes / Rated R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \n2K Restoration! From Janus: A senses-ravishing odyssey through the halls of time and memory\, Andrei Tarkovsky’s sublime reflection on 20th century Russian history is as much a film as it is a poem composed in images\, as much a work of cinema as it is a hypnagogic hallucination. In a richly textured collage of varying film stocks and newsreel footage\, the recollections of a dying poet flash before our eyes\, dreams mingling with scenes of childhood\, wartime\, and marriage\, all imbued with the mystic power of a trance. Largely dismissed by Soviet critics upon its release due to its elusive narrative structure\, Mirror has since taken its place as one of the titan director’s most renowned and influential works\, a stunning personal statement from an artist transmitting his innermost thoughts and feelings directly from psyche to screen. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-mirror/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Raneem + Better in Color at Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Raneem + Better in Color in an evening full of original music and colorful covers. \nTICKETS: $10 advance | $15 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*Crosstown Arts is requesting proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \n\n\n\nRaneem Imam is a singer/songwriter and producer from Memphis\, Tennessee. She graduated cum laude from Rhodes College with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Throughout college\, she began to hone in on her songwriting\, co-producing her first mixtape “DIALOGUE.” in 2017 and\, later\, her solo debut “Wise Up” in 2018. Toward the end of 2018\, she was awarded the prestigious Robert H. Buckman Fellowship to spend a semester abroad in England studying music production and performance at the University of Kent Medway. The Rhodes College Music Department also granted her the Jane Hyde Summer Fellowship award to fund her first solo project during the 2019-2020 academic year. \nHer recent single “Nothing Lasts Forever” timely debuted a week before the COVID-19 crisis hit the U.S. and rapidly progressed into a pandemic. A nostalgic pop tune that bittersweetly reminisces on memories from the past\, the music and lyrics have become somewhat of an anthem to her senior year of college being cut short and having to say an abrupt goodbye to friends\, teachers\, and also to the last days of being a carefree college student. Though some days are happier than others\, life is constantly balancing out the good and the bad. Just as nothing good can last forever\, neither can the bad. “Nothing Lasts Forever” reassures the listener of this balance with an upbeat digital production juxtaposing a somber melodic line.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/raneem-better-in-color-at-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Musical Journalism: Continuing a Legacy through the Flute
DESCRIPTION:Due to rising Covid cases\, the artist has asked to postpone his planned January 15th Musical Journalism: Continuing a Legacy Through the Flute performance at Crosstown Theater. Crosstown Arts is issuing full refunds to ticket holders.  \nStay tuned to crosstownarts.org or our social media channels for an announcement about a new date. \nThank you for understanding! \nCrosstown Arts presents Memphis Symphony acting principal flutist Adam Sadberry with pianist Artina McCain and clarinetist Andre Dyachenko. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $15 (students $5 with student ID at the door)\nDoors at 7 pm | Performance at 7:30 pm \n*The artist has requested proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \nAdam Sadberry continues the legacy of his grandfather\, the late journalist L. Alex Wilson\, through “musical journalism\,” which he defines as “performing music that tells stories of the world.” This specific concert will feature pieces by composers of African descent that Adam is pairing with articles from L. Alex Wilson’s newspaper\, The Tri-State Defender. \nAdam will be joined on stage by pianist Dr. Artina McCain\, clarinetist Dr. Andre Dyachenko clarinetist\, and a guest narrator. \nMusic is always telling us something regardless of whether it is a specific message or not\, and in the case of this concert\, the music tells us stories that are rooted in the African diaspora and the legacy of the late journalist\, L. Alex Wilson. L. Alex Wilson was the general manager and editor of The Tri-State Defender here in Memphis during the Civil Rights Era\, and during 2019\, his grandson and flutist Adam Sadberry moved from Detroit to Memphis to join the Memphis Symphony Orchestra during “the modern Civil Rights Era.” \nAdam Sadberry is a winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition and is represented by Concert Artists Guild. \n\nAbout Adam Sadberry:\nMemphis Symphony Orchestra acting principal flutist Adam Sadberry is known for his radiant\, lyrical playing\, and he’s committed to expanding the Black diaspora in the classical music world through promoting equity\, representation\, music education\, and commissioning music that tells stories of the Black diaspora – in other words\, creating musical journalism. Adam is motivated to continue the legacy of his late grandfather L. Alex Wilson\, an important journalist and unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement. \nAdam has performed with orchestras around the country\, including the St. Louis Symphony\, Minnesota Orchestra\, Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, Des Moines Metro Opera Orchestra\, Albany Symphony Orchestra\, Omaha Symphony\, Sphinx Symphony Orchestra\, and the New World Symphony. As a concerto soloist\, he has performed with the Clear Lake Symphony\, Conroe Symphony Orchestra\, Cordancia Chamber Orchestra\, and the Detroit Chamber Orchestra\, and he has also made guest appearances at Oakland University\, University of Memphis\, University of South Florida\, National Flute Association\, and the New York Flute Club to give recitals\, masterclasses\, and presentations. Adam’s presentation\, Using Your Identity to Create a Relevant Voice in Music\, lays a foundation for using one’s experiences and perspectives as a catalyst for generating change through music. \nAlong with maintaining a private flute studio\, Adam teaches and mentors through non-profit organizations that provide free private lessons and resources to underserved communities including The Key Change and Raise the Bar. He is also proud to formerly teach through the Memphis Music Initiative\, an organization that “invest[s] in youth through transformative music engagement\, creating equitable opportunities for black and brown youth in Memphis.” Adam is on the boards of the Umoja Flute Institute and the International Society of Black Musicians\, organizations that provide resources to musicians of African descent. \nAdam’s education includes receiving a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance and a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and a fellowship with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He is indebted to all of his former teachers and mentors including Bonita Boyd\, Anne Harrow\, Jennifer Keeney\, Amanda Blaikie\, Sharon Sparrow\, and Jeff Zook. He currently receives coaching from Keith Underwood. In his spare time\, Adam enjoys roller skating\, being in nature\, and eating as much food as his body can handle. \nAdam can be heard playing on the soundtrack of Disney’s The Lion King (2019).
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/musical-journalism-continuing-a-legacy-through-the-flute/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reba Russell Band: Blues in 22
DESCRIPTION:Memphis blues singer-songwriter Reba Russell will perform in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTICKETS: $10 advance | $12 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*Crosstown Arts is requesting proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \n\n\n\nReba Russell and The Reba Russell Band are names synonymous with the Memphis music scene and the blues. \nReba Russell got her start in the early 1980s with bands Visions\, Portrait\, and Reba Russell and the Portables. These days\, she’s fronting The Reba Russell Band\, and she’s covered most bases in the music industry. \nReba is a published songwriter\, vocalist\, guitarist\, backing vocalist\, bandleader and producer\, as well as a touring and recording artist. She and her band have toured throughout the United States and Europe and have released eight independent original blues albums. Reba and her band members have countless recording credits with a multitude of various artists. \nIn 2018\, The Reba Russell Band was honored to receive a brass note on Beale Street. \nCurrent members of the Reba Russell Band are Wayne Russell (bass)\, Robert Nighthawk Tooms (keys and harp)\, James Cunningham (drums)\, Jeff Jensen (guitar)\, and Reba Russell (vocals and acoustic guitar).
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/reba-russell-band-blues-in-22/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Walking Tall
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Walking Tall at Crosstown Theater.\nPhil Karlson / 1973 / 125 minutes / Rated R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nCrosstown Arts tried this before back in series 6\, but we got pandemic-ed before we could actually screen it\, so we are trying again! The legend(s) surrounding Buford Pusser loom large over both Memphis and McNairy County\, where he was sheriff from 1964 to 1970.  Buford was a professional wrestler who became a sheriff in an area overrun by the Dixie Mafia. He went to war with and killed Louise Hathcock\, the operator of The Shamrock Motel\, where the Babushka lady was supposedly seen hanging out a week or so before JFK got popped. \nBuford’s star really started to shine when his friend\, country and rockabilly singer Eddie Bond\, started singing about him. One story has it that when Buford got ambushed by the Dixie Mafia (and his wife was killed and his face was shot off)\, he hid out in Memphis at a nightclub on Madison that Eddie Bond owned with “The Fabulous One\,” Jackie Fargo.  Buford’s legend and story was interesting enough that they made THREE movies about him and the first is Walking Tall. Walking Tall fictionalizes Buford’s journey from bear wrestler to one man crime crusader. The movie stars character actor Jo Don Baker (Joysticks\, Fletch) as Buford Pusser and Elizabeth Hartman (A Patch of Blue\, The Secret of NIMH) as his wife Pauline. Lief Garrett (Macon Count Line\, Walking Tall Part II\, Final Chapter: Walking Tall\, Tiger Beat Cover Model) and Lief’s real-life sister Dawn Lyn as the Pusser kids!! Walking Tall is BACK ON THE BIG SCREEN IN MEMPHIS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!! YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO SEE IT!!!! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-walking-tall-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Peter Bernstein
DESCRIPTION:Due to rising Covid cases\, Peter Bernstein’s January 11th performance in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts has been postponed. Crosstown Arts is issuing full refunds to ticket holders. Thank you for understanding!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrosstown Arts presents Peter Bernstein in The Green Room\, performing with several of the finest musicians from the Memphis jazz scene.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $18 advance | $22 door | $10 student ticket (with student ID)\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*The artist has requested proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \nJazz guitarist Peter Bernstein (b. 1967\, New York City) has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989. During that time\, he has participated in over 200 recordings and numerous festival\, concert\, and club performances with musicians from all generations. As a leader\, Peter has released 12 albums and a DVD\, Live at Smoke. \nHe got his first break while attending the New School when he met the legendary guitarist Jim Hall. Hall asked Peter to participate in his Invitational Concert as part of the 1990 JVC Jazz Festival. The event featured such guitarists as John Scofield and Pat Metheny and was released as “Live at Town Hall Vol. 2” by Music Masters. Hall noted that Peter “…has paid attention to the past as well as the future. He is the most impressive guitarist I’ve heard. He plays the best of them all for swing\, logic\, feel and taste.” Also in 1990\, Peter Bernstein was discovered by alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson and took part in the first of four recordings with him. He was a regular member of his group throughout the 1990s. “Some people just have it.” Donaldson said. “…most of the time you have to teach someone what to do\, but Peter knows it all.” \nPeter has also enjoyed long musical associations with legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb (Cobb’s Mob)\, as well as organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart as a member of their highly acclaimed trio. The New York Times called them “the best organ trio of the last decade”. Together they recorded a dozen of records\, all of which display their distinctive sound\, whether exploring the depths of jazz standards or playing their original compositions. From 1995 through 1997\, Peter was a member of Joshua Redman’s band and played on Redman’s Freedom in the Groove CD. He played with Diana Krall’s quartet from 1999 through 2001 and with Dr. Lonnie Smith\, the legendary organist who made his debut on the George Benson Cookbook albums. He has also recorded five CDs with organist Melvin Rhyne\, known for his association with Wes Montgomery. In addition\, Peter has appeared in groups led by Sonny Rollins\, Bobby Hutcherson\, George Coleman\, David Fathead Newman\, Etta Jones and Nicholas Payton. \nCurrent Projects include a solo record\, “Solo Guitar – Live at Smalls” in 2013\, the albums “Let Loose” w/ Gerald Clayton\, Doug Weiss\, and Bill Stewart in 2016 and “Signs LIVE!”\, featuring pianist Brad Mehldau\, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Gregory Hutchinson\, in 2017\, both released on Smoke Session Records as well as the highly acclaimed organ trio with organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart with whom he has released numerous albums and toured world wide for almost 30 years. The most recent releases are “Ramshackle Serenade” (2014) and “Toy Tunes” (2018)\, both on Pirouet records. \n“Peter’s an extremely elegant musician with a gorgeous tone that seems to relax you when you hear it.” – The Jazz Bakery\, Los Angeles \n“The jazz guitarist\, among the most sought after in the New York area\, has a feather-light touch\, an encyclopedic knowledge of chords and the ability to play standards like he’s inventing them on the spot.” – The Los Angeles Daily News \n“Mr. Bernstein is a fluidly improvising guitarist in the post-bop tradition\, with control over harmony and a beautiful sound.” – The New York Times
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/peter-bernstein/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Microcinema: Southern Foodways Alliance Shorts - Land\, Water\, and Sky
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance and Indie Memphis\, we are excited to be starting off Microcinema in the new year with a selection of films from Southern Foodways’ incredible catalog of films that document various Southern food cultures\, traditions\, and practices that have shaped the past\, present\, and future of the South. This program features short films that consider farmers’ (particularly Black farmers’) relationship to the land\, water\, and sky that they steward and the lineages that make it possible to consider the future in farming and food. \nThe Southern Foodways Alliance documents\, studies\, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South. Based at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture\, they share oral histories\, produce films and podcasts\, publish great writing\, sponsor scholarship\, mentor students\, and stage events that serve as progressive and inclusive catalysts for the greater South. SFA’s film program is led by Pihakis Documentary Filmmaker Zaire Love\, an award-winning filmmaker who aims to honor\, amplify\, and archive the stories and voices of the Black South. \nFree (or pay what you can) and open to the public \n*Due to Covid-19 safety precautions\, we are limiting theater capacity and implementing social distancing seating. Please be prepared to wear your mask at all times during the event. Food and drink will not be permitted.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/microcinema-southern-foodways-alliance-shorts-land-water-and-sky/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Citizen Cope
DESCRIPTION:Out of an abundance of caution\, with Covid cases on the rise\, Citizen Cope has made the tough decision to postpone the planned January 6 show at Crosstown Theater. We’re issuing full refunds to all who have purchased tickets. We’re so sorry for any inconvenience! \n\nCrosstown Arts presents Citizen Cope on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater. \nDoors at 6:30 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nCitizen Cope\, a.k.a. Clarence Greenwood\, is an American songwriter and producer. He has released seven studio LPs that have garnered him a loyal following despite never being fully embraced by mainstream media and commercial radio. \nDescribing his music is difficult; he’s been inspired by artists such as John Lennon and Stevie Wonder to Bob Marley and Outkast. Citizen Cope’s compositions have been recorded by Carlos Santana\, Dido\, and Richie Havens. In 20 years of touring\, he has built a devout following\, performing at sold-out theaters and ballrooms across the country. \nOver time\, Cope’s music has become the soundtrack to the lives of those who have embraced it\, and he continues to inspire audiences through what can only be described as deep personal connection.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/citizen-cope-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night in Memphis
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts invites you to join us for Boombox Holiday Caroling with Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night! \nRSVP for FREE \nPhil Kline’s Unsilent Night is a free outdoor participatory sound sculpture of many individual parts\, recorded on cassettes\, CDs\, and mp3s\, and played through a roving swarm of boomboxes carried through city streets every December. People bring their own boomboxes (phones with Bluetooth speakers are fine\, too!) and drift peacefully through a cloud of sound\, which is different from every listener’s perspective. Since 1992\, this 45-minute work has grown into a worldwide annual communal event that has become an essential part of many winter holiday celebrations. This is the first time for the event to take place in Memphis! \nWith your help\, we will create this roving sound installation\, where boomboxes replace voices in a holiday caroling event like no other! You bring a boombox\, cassette tape player\, iPod/iPhone/iPad with speakers\, or any other media-playing device you wish\, and Crosstown Arts will supply a CD or digital download of one of the four parts of the piece. We all press play together and walk around the Concourse campus and through the neighborhood\, creating a cacophony of bells\, voices\, and reverberant joy that will make heads turn on every corner. \nAll ages are welcome to participate! We do ask that all participants who are able to carry a boombox or other sound-making device bring one. \nHow to participate: \n1. Sign up for free on Eventbrite. Participants are also welcome to arrive without signing up\, but registering in advance helps us have an idea of how many carolers to expect! \n2. Go to http://unsilentnight.com/participate.html to learn more about the piece and download the free App if you want to use an electronic device. \n3. We will meet at 7 pm at Crosstown Brewery. We will get organized\, then walk at 7:30\, ending at Art Bar at Crosstown Arts! \n4. Join our Facebook event\, share it with your friends\, and help spread the word! \nNote: The success of the piece very much depends on having quality speakers (either line-connected to your device or battery-powered devices). Please do not plan to simply play the audio off of your iPhone/iPad/laptop speakers. Thanks! \n\nBOOMBOXES & PORTABLE SPEAKERS\n\nUnsilent Night sounds best with boomboxes or powerful speakers. As more and more participants are using smartphones\, we strongly recommend the use of external or bluetooth speakers to enhance the phone’s fairly weak sound output. Many powerful bluetooth speakers are available online for quite cheap. The louder the better. Be creative— anything goes! We’ve seen speakers mounted on a wagon\, golf cart\, backpack\, custom-made as helmets\, covered in sparkling lights … Austin does their Unsilent Night on bicycles! \n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT USING THE APP\nBecause the iOS or Android mobile apps include downloaded copies of all four tracks\, the size of the apps is fairly substantial. For this reason\, the app may only be downloaded using a WiFi connection. This means that your participants must download the app before coming to the event! For those who haven’t downloaded the app\, they can stream or download individual tracks by visiting unsilentnight.com/participate. 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/phil-klines-unsilent-night-in-memphis/
LOCATION:Crosstown Brewing Co.\, 1264 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis TN 38104
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SUMMARY:The (blank) Dicks present "Come\, Christmas! Cumback!"
DESCRIPTION:Your favorite queer country band\, The (blank) Dicks\, present “Come\, Christmas! Cumback!” in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $10 advance | $15 day of show \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nFire up the prayer chain and clutch your pearls\, because Christmas is coming and so are The (blank) Dicks! After a long medical hiatus (we’re not saying who\, but someone had an “incident” at the bathhouse that required a full restringing of their guitar\, if you know what I mean)\, your favorite queer country band is back for their first show under a new name\, to be revealed for the first time at the show! They’ll ruin your favorite holiday songs\, unload some special gifts and guests from Santa’s big ole sack\, and make the yuletide gay\, gay\, gay\, gay\, gay. So gather up the family\, tell them all to leave you alone and stay home for at least one night for the love of God\, and then skip on down to Crosstown for the holiday show you deserve! \nRegionally notorious\, five-time Grammy ineligible\, and generally just filthy\, The (blank) Dicks are the queer country band your whole youth group is praying about. Formerly known as the D*xie Dicks and currently known as a big disappointment to all their families\, they’re Charlotte Watson\, Brandon Ticer\, Brandon Pugh\, and Joel Parsons\, and they love each other very much.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-blank-dicks-present-come-christmas-cumback/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Crosstown Arthouse presents A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
DESCRIPTION:Sorry for the inconvenience\, but this film is being postponed until further notice. \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents A Tree Grows in Brooklyn at Crosstown Theater. Elia Kazan / 1945 / 128 minutes / Rated M \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nA Tree Grows in Brooklyn  tells the story of an Irish immigrant family\, the Nolans\, living out their lives in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1912\, about 100 years before Williamsburg got to be the gentrified hell-hole that it currently is. This story takes place when the neighborhood was filled with thousands of first-generation immigrants from all different parts of the world\, crammed together in tenements and hustling every day to put food on the table and maybe a little liquor down their gullet! With Dorthy McGuire (Old Yeller\, Swiss Family Robinson) as the perpetually pregnant Katie Nolan! Joan Blondell (Glenda in Stay Away\, Joe) as sassy Aunt Sissy!! Come out and get in the spirit with us!! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a CAN’T MISS!!! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-a-tree-grows-in-brooklyn/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y’all presents stars of The Black Opry Revue
DESCRIPTION:Folk All Y’all presents stars of The Black Opry Revue\, a collective celebrating Black artists in Americana/country\, featuring Lizzie No\, Jett Holden\, Roberta Lea\, Tylar Bryant\, and The Reverend Shawn Amos\, with special guest Toni Mack. This show is sponsored by Folk All Y’all patrons and presented in collaboration with Crosstown Arts. \nTICKETS: $20 (suggested ticket price)\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test that was administered by or under the supervision of a healthcare provider within 48 hours of the concert date is required for entry. Masks must be worn throughout the show. \nBlack Opry amplifies Black artists and celebrates Black fans of country\, blues\, folk\, and Americana music. The online outlet and collective\, founded by country music journalist and activist Holly G\, will bring a stellar lineup to The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a one-night-only performance on December 16\, 2021. \nFeatured artists include Lizzie No\, Jett Holden\, Roberta Lea\, Tylar Bryant\, and Reverend Shawn Amos\, with special guest Toni Mack. A showcase of country and Americana’s greatest emerging voices\, the event shines a much-deserved and needed spotlight on Black artists within these genres. The concert follows The Black Opry’s historic presence at AmericanaFest 2021\, including their official panel Black Opry Presents: The Unbroken Black Circle\, and a recent feature by NPR Music. 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-stars-of-the-black-opry-revue/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Tm. Prudhomme’s “False starts\, Fake ending”
DESCRIPTION:Tm. Prudhomme\, a Fall 2021 Crosstown Arts resident artist\, performs in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTICKETS: $10 advance | $12 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nCome celebrate/mourn the final day of Tm. Prudhomme’s Crosstown Arts’ artist residency! A cavalcade of músicos* will present renditions of compositions old and new. Prepare to be confused and confounded by “songettes\,” visual mis-cues\, and happenstance! Masks required\, diapers optional. \n* Steve Shelley\, Tripp Lamkins\, Keith Cooper\, Dustin Cropps\, Andrew Geraci\, et al. \nTm. Prudhomme has steadily performed and recorded with a variety of musical acts around the country and abroad for the past 35+ years. While having experience as a record producer\, music publisher\, booking agent\, and label chief\, he primarily identifies as a songwriter\, credited with over 100 original compositions released on over 10 studio albums by various artists and labels. \n“Works are often informed by our experiences; by what we see\, hear\, and do. I like to attend art openings\, street festivals\, political rallies and other free events … especially when they have a band! And more so if i’m in that band.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tm-prudhommes-false-starts-fake-ending/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Blood and Black Lace
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Blood and Black Lace at Crosstown Theater. Mario Bava / 1965 / 86 minutes / Rated R \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nIf you loved Last Night in Soho\, come to the Crosstown Theater to catch Blood and Black Lace! From AGFA: Before Dario Argento’s Deep Red\, there was Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace. At the Cristiana Haute Couture fashion house\, models and their boyfriends excel at the art of backstabbing\, blackmail\, and snorting cocaine. That is\, until a faceless maniac embarks on a mission of death! After the one-two punch of Black Sunday and Black Sabbath\, Mario Bava unleashed Blood and Black Lace — the movie that perfected the ultra-violent sub-genre that would come to be known as “giallo.” With a mood that mashes together the elegance of a quiet rain on a summer night with the luridness of a trashy paperback\, it’s no wonder why Martin Scorsese once referred to this movie as “an incredible moment for cinema.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-blood-and-black-lace/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Deborah Swiney with Special Guest Ra Kalam Bob Moses
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Deborah Swiney with Ed Finney\, Bob Buckley\, and special guest drummer Ra Kalam Bob Moses in The Green Room. \nTICKETS: $10 advance | $15 day of the show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nAbout Deborah Swiney:\nDeborah’s affinity for music started at an early age with piano lessons and being active in music\, whether in church or in school. Growing up in a musical family\, music had no borders. If the walls of her home could sing\, they’d reverberate the sounds of Nancy Wilson\, Aretha Franklin\, The Staple Singers\, The Carpenters\, and B.B. King\, all mixed together; not to mention classical music\, having a Memphis Symphony Orchestra bassoonist for a big brother. \nBeing on the local music scene\, Deborah\, a Memphian\, eventually landed a position as a backup vocalist for the legendary Al Green during the ‘90s\, which led to an international touring experience that included performances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show. \nThat was then and this is now. In a city that loves its blues\, rock\, jazz\, and gospel\, Deborah has carved out a niche uniquely her own. This is evident with her highly praised co-produced debut album\, I Remember Rio\, a Brazilian-inspired album with “Memphis-Soul seasoning” (All about Jazz). I Remember Rio is filled with classic Bossa Nova standards and tunes written by the legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim\, as well as Deborah Swiney’s “Bossa Nova Casanova” and guitarist Ed Finney’s title song\, “I Remember Rio.” Jazz Weekly describes her as bringing “ a strong and Sarah Vaughan-esque voice to deliver soulful reads of Brazilian…” Transcending the standard definition of a jazz songstress\, her melodic and sultry approach to bossa nova and other Brazilian stylings are natural without betraying her Bluff City roots. \nAbout Ra Kalam Bob Moses:\nBob Moses\, born January 28\, 1948 in New York City\, NY\, is an American jazz drummer. Bob Moses’ life has been a continuous quest for vision\, spirit\, compassion\, growth\, and mastery in a multiplicity of art forms. A partial list of stellar musicians Bob Moses has worked and/or recorded with both as a leader and a sideman includes: Charles Mingus\, Rahsaan Roland Kirk\, Jim Pepper\, Larry Coryell\, The Free Spirits\, Dave Liebman\, Gary Burton\, Keith Jarrett\, Steve Swallow\, Michael Gibbs\, Pat Metheny\, Lyle Mays\, Paul Bley\, Herbie Hancock\, Jack DeJohnette\, Jaco Pastorius\, Hal Galper\, Michael Brecker\, Randy Brecker\, Steve Kuhn\, Sheila Jordan\, Bobby McFerrin\, Dave Sanborn\, Bill Frisell\, Eddie Gomez\, Don Alias\, John Scofield\, Terumasa Hino\, Dave Holland\, Charlie Haden\, Hermeto Pascoal\, Jovinos Santos Neto\, Danillo Perez\, David Sanchez\, Chucho Valdes\, Jimmy Slyde\, Savion Glover\, Gregory Hines\, Stan Strickland\, Tiger Okoshi\, Nana Vasconcelos\, Obo Addy\, John Medeski\, Vernon Reid\, DJ Logic\, Badal Roy\, Ravikiran\, Master Anand\, Raqib Hassan\, Sam Rivers\, Pharoah Sanders\, Tisziji Muñoz\, and many others. \nAbout Ed Finney:\nWhen you think of Memphis\, you think of music\, and Ed Finney\, aka Jupiter-Skyfish\, personifies this concept. Born and raised in Memphis\, Finney started playing guitar in the early ’60s and immediately took to playing the blues. He soon discovered jazz\, which has been his passion ever since. \nEd Finney’s experience includes: recording with Stax legendaries such as Isaac Hayes\, Carla Thomas and David Porter; touring with Otis Redding; opening for Al Green\, Chick Corea\, The Doors\, Frank Zappa\, and many more. Finney’s most recent recording project was as music director for Deborah Swiney’s debut CD\, “I Remember Rio.” \nFinney has followed music around the world\, which is articulated in his compositions layered with rich styles and rhythms from Mexico\, Morocco\, Brazil \,and many other countries. When not writing music\, Finney teaches others to play guitar\, which is part of his dream “for all beings to have access to creativity.” \nAbout Bob Buckley:\nBob Buckley is a long-time Memphis sideman specializing in rhythm section work. He has backed such acts as the Drifters\, The Platters\, and the Coasters. Other rhythm and blues artists include Bobby Little and James Austin. These formative years included the opportunity to hang and sit in with heroes such as Little Milton\, James Williams\, Calvin Newborn\, and R.L. Burnside. “Being able to sit in and play or rehearse with these guys early on set an example I’m still building on today\,” says Buckley. Providing a pocket with some of the best drummers in the world is the Memphis tradition and Buckley holding down the fort. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/deborah-swiney-with-special-guest-ra-kalam-bob-moses/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice Movie Trivia
DESCRIPTION:Throughout the year\, Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts bring cinematographers\, directors\, editors\, writers\, actors\, and technicians to Shoot & Splice\, the monthly filmmaking forum. Come help us celebrate the end of another wild year with the return of the annual Shoot & Splice Movie Trivia extravaganza! \nTest your film knowledge against returning Trivia Masters John Beifuss of The Commercial Appeal and Chris McCoy of the Memphis Flyer. The trivia masters will take full advantage of the theater\, so be prepared for some fun video and audio rounds! \nPRIZES! HOLIDAY COCKTAILS! AND DID WE SAY\, FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? \nRules: \n\nNo more than 4 people per team\n5 rounds w/ 10 questions per round\nBonus questions between rounds for Indie Memphis swag prizes\nThe top 3 teams will win some fun\, film-related prizes!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-movie-trivia/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Aaron James: "I Don't Think About You Anymore"
DESCRIPTION:Join indie/folk artist Aaron James (of Memphis’ Unapologetic.) for his first live solo show since February 2020 at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTICKETS: $15 advance | $20 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm< \nThis show\, entitled “I Don’t Think About You Anymore\,” will explore themes of letting go — from memories of a past love and the old versions of ourselves we can be afraid to grow away from to all the anxieties we’ve developed over this past year and a half of confusion and bewilderment. Aaron will be debuting several new songs\, including tracks from his upcoming three-song EP “Sunrise\,” set to release December 3. Come with something to leave behind. \nMasks must be worn at all times during the performance. The Green Room is located at Crosstown Arts (inside Crosstown Concourse) on the second floor at the top of the red spiral staircase.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/aaron-james-i-dont-think-about-you-anymore-at-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:QEMIST and NICOTHEGODDESS
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents electronic artist Qemist and singer-songwriter NICOTHEGODDESS live in The Green Room. \nTICKETS: $10 \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nQemist is a multi-faceted electronic artist from Memphis\, TN\, who has mastered a wide range of production and music creation techniques. Having toured and performed at festivals like Deep Tropics and SXSW\, Qemist has been met with outstanding reviews for his heady club mixes and melodic and refreshing lounge-style productions. \nNICOTHEGODDESS is a singer/songwriter and classical violist from North Little Rock\, AR. NICOTHEGODDESS was classically trained in viola and voice\, and she has utilized those talents to ultimately create her own unique signature in alternative R&B music. \nBoth artists are featured on the Crosstown Arts: Against The Grain platform. Together\, they create a fusion performance that explores a soundscape of deep\, lush melodies with crisp\, forward electronic implementation. They intertwine both electronic music and alternative R&B together for a truly unique sonic experience.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/qemist-and-nicothegoddess-at-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Sacred Soul with Elizabeth King and Elder Jack Ward
DESCRIPTION:A special evening showcasing Memphis sacred soul from the late 1960s to present day at Crosstown Theater. With an exclusive showing of The D-Vine Spirituals story documentary followed by performances by Elizabeth King and Elder Jack Ward\, supported by the Sacred Soul Sound Section.  A meet-and-greet/record signing with the artists will be held at Memphis Listening Lab at 6 pm\, prior to the show. \nTickets: $25 \nDoors at 6 pm | Show at 7 pm \nAbout Elizabeth King:\nMemphis soul gospel queen Elizabeth King recorded her first single in 1970\, and if all had gone as planned\, she would have made her first album a few years later. Instead\, it took another half century\, but Living In The Last Days\, the latest sacred soul long player from Memphis’ Bible and Tire imprint\, captures King at the height of her powers\, with the intervening decades only serving to stoke the flames of one of the most memorable voices in modern gospel music. \nBible and Tire’s third release\, 2019’s The D-Vine Spirituals Recordings\, collected a handful of King’s singles\, beginning with her biggest hit\, 1972’s instantly infectious “I Heard The Voice\,” and served as an inspiration for the new album in more ways than one. “When we went in and did ‘I Heard The Voice\,’ we recorded sixteen songs\,” says King. But lack of sponsorship — often the lynchpin for commercial success in the gospel world — kept King and her group the Gospel Souls solidly in the singles field. \nIn 1973\, having made her name with “I Heard The Voice\,” as well as a pair of earlier singles on the Designer label\, King won the Gospel Gold Cup\, a prestigious award presented by the city’s gospel disc jockeys\, one of whom was D-Vine founder Juan D. Shipp. King and the Gospel Souls were soon headlining a concert at Memphis’ legendary Overton Park Shell that starred D-Vine label mates the Traveling Stars\, the Steptor Four\, and Willie Harris and the Sensational Six\, who would take the Cup five years later. \nThe Overton Park program was but a tiny testament to the incredible array of talent that Shipp had taken under his wing when he started the label in 1972\, in the wake of spinning one too many Style Wooten-produced Designer records. The problem wasn’t the spirit; it was the sub-standard sound. “When Reverend Shipp took over from Style Wooten\, everybody was coming to him\,” details King. The two producers contrasted not only in quality control but in production values. “With Style\, you’d do one or two takes and that was it. But Reverend Shipp would make you stay in there all night. If it was in you\, he was gonna get it.” \n“I want you to sing it like you’re making love to God!” Shipp once thunderously urged King. She did just that on her four D-Vine singles\, and the same spirit permeates Living In The Last Days\, co-produced by Shipp and Bible and Tire founder Bruce Watson. It’s the first in a series of albums spawned by the label’s exploration of the D-Vine Spirituals catalog and a rebirth not only for King but for Shipp as well. When he deactivated D-Vine\, Shipp explains\, it wasn’t because he no longer wanted to produce records. “It got from the point of singing for the Lord to singing for money. And I said\, ‘That’s too much for me.’ But Liz King wouldn’t go nowhere. Many companies tried to get her to sign with them\, but she wouldn’t budge.” \nShipp and King were of a piece\, she explains\, it was just that simple. “If he wasn’t gonna do nothing\, I wasn’t gonna do nothing. I just wasn’t gonna record with anybody else.” Shipp had been just begun to expand into the album world when he closed up shop in 1986\, and King’s LP would have been one of the first ones to be released. Twenty-five years later\, music historian Michael Hurtt was in the midst of writing liner notes for Watson’s ninety-nine track compilation\, The Soul Of Designer Records\, when he tracked down Shipp. Together\, the pair recovered the D-Vine master tapes from a moldering shed in Olive Branch\, Mississippi\, intent on bringing them to life again. \nWhile the Designer project had been a fulfilling four-disc set that finally brought the late Style Wooten’s activities into some focus\, Shipp was not only alive but active and ever-ready to spring back into action: an even more expansive approach to telling the D-Vine story seemed a foregone conclusion. Over the next few years\, as Watson built a new studio in Memphis\, he became increasingly interested in recording what he termed the “sacred soul” of the Mid-South. As one half of Fat Possum Records\, he’d brought the grit of the juke joint back into the Delta blues; perhaps he could bring the soul back to the forefront of the spiritual music of Memphis. \nIn 2019\, Watson threw down the gauntlet\, establishing the Bible and Tire imprint with the Sensational Barnes Brothers’ Nobody’s Fault But My Own\, a stirring blend of warm\, inspiring old-school singing delivered by two young siblings and backed skillfully by the Sacred Soul Sound Section\, a percolating trio anchored by guitarist Will Sexton. Meanwhile\, as Watson and Shipp began to transfer the D-Vine tape archive\, Shipp detailed the current status of the incredible voices that filled Watson’s Delta Sonic Sound Studio. Not only were many of his artists still around\, but Elizabeth King was still singing on the radio every week. A phone call later\, she was singing live in the studio. \nLiving In The Last Days is a triumph from the very first intimate vocal notes of the arresting opening track\, “No Ways Tired\,” to the similarly moving closer\, “You’ve Got To Move\,” dual studies in intensity that each build to a burning climax\, bookending a searing selection of songs burnished by the down-home grooves of the Sacred Soul Sound Section. Additionally\, the Sensational Barnes Brothers are on board for harmony vocals as are King’s old D-Vine Spirituals label mates the Vaughn Sisters and the D-Vine Spiritualettes. \nKing switches gears seamlessly between the moody\, almost minor key swing of “Mighty Good God” to the horn-heavy Stax-style “Call On Him” to the roof-raising gospel rocker “Reach Out And Touch Me.” In between\, she reimagines a trio of her Designer sides (“Testify\,” “A Long Journey\,” and “Walk With Me”) with D-Vine’s trademark wah-wah guitar\, lays down a tremelo-drenched treatment of the Shaw Singers’ trance-like “He Touched Me” and demonstrates how hauntingly apropos the eternally timely lyrics of the title track (originally adapted from an old hymnal spiritual by the Hewlett Sisters on D-Vine subsidiary JCR) are today. The entirely a cappella “Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord” comes straight “from the book of Job\,” says King. “The verses came strictly from the Bible.” \nShe couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out\, and that includes an unexpected tour of France in the midst of recording. “There was a lady in Corinth\, Mississippi\, Nannie Dammons\, who wrote a song called ‘It’s Amazing What God Can Do.’ It was about a tornado that came through Corinth and killed four people. She called Style Wooten\, and she wanted me to sing the song\, so she sent the song to Style\, and he called us in and I did the song. It just brought it back to my mind what the lady had wrote — ‘It’s Amazing What God Can Do.’ Because after all these years\, at my age\, I never thought I would have another chance. It gives me the chance to tell people it’s never too late. I never dreamed that I’d be able to go to Paris. Me? But you never know what God is gonna do for you. So just keep striving.” \n\nAbout Elder Jack Ward:\nMemphis gospel singer Elder Jack Ward was born in the land where the blues began\, the often mythologized Mississippi Delta\, but as his new Bible and Tire album Already Made aptly demonstrates\, the area’s gospel heritage is every bit as rich as its secular counterpart. “I was born in the country\, and I would hear Elmore James\, John Lee Hooker\, Lightnin’ Hopkins\, Howlin’ Wolf\, all of them guys\, and I used to patronize them\, and sing like them a little bit\, but I came back to my roots. I used to do a lot of blues singing but I broke from that and got into the gospel. \n“I grew up around Itta Bena\, Mississippi. That’s about six miles from Greenwood\, and I used to sing with a group there called the Kings Of The South. I did a lot of singing\, but I was a farm boy\, worked on the farm. I chopped cotton\, picked cotton\, drove mules with a one row planter. But music’s been in me since I was about seven or eight years old when I first tried to sing. My mother\, my father \,and my two sisters would be in the cotton field\, and I did a little song called ‘I Woke Up This Morning.’ I didn’t know how to put it together but my mother said\, ‘Hey\, boy! I don’t want you singin’ no blues.’” \nWhat she couldn’t have known then was that a journey to Memphis when Ward was a teenager would inadvertently ensure that he would take the right road. “My mom came up here to see her grandmother. I was sixteen at the time. And I said to myself\, ‘When I turn eighteen I’m coming back to Memphis and make me a hit record.’ And I did.” \nThat disc was 1964’s “Don’t Need No Doctor” by the Christian Harmonizers\, a group comprised of old friends from Ward’s hometown. “I knew the Brooks brothers\, who organized the Christian Harmonizers\, from Itta Bena\,” he explains. “And I had my mind set to come to Memphis to sing blues or rock ’n’ roll. But I found them and they said\, ‘Look\, man\, we need you to sing gospel.’ Ward got down to business with the brothers and even briefly replaced soul sensation O.V. Wright in the Sunset Travelers during one of Wright’s secular sabbaticals. Nicknamed Jumping Jack Ward for his in-the-anointing antics\, he soon came to the attention of Stax Records\, and the Christian Harmonizers christened Chalice\, Soulsville’s sacred subsidiary\, with its debut record. Isaac Hayes was on piano and Ward was on lead vocals. \n“Don’t Need No Doctor\,” in Ward’s words\, “went every whichaway. That record was on the chart for two years. Oris Mays was a producer in Memphis and he said\, ‘Jack\, I’m gonna put you on a big label.’ He told us to get a couple of songs together and we did a thing called ‘Another Day’s Journey\,’ then we did another record\, ‘God’s Going To Blow Out The Sun.’ The singles were released on Peacock Records’ Song Bird imprint. “We just went to bigger things\, higher exaltations.” \nIn 1968\, Ward and David Hart formed the Gospel Four\, whose haunting harmonies were bolstered by the grooving guitar and bass of brothers George and Robert Dean. Memphis disc jockey Juan D. Shipp soon approached them about recording for his newly-founded D-Vine Spirituals label. “I knew him from the broadcast\,” says Ward of Shipp\, “and he knew some of my former material. And so I went and we sat down and talked and he said\, ‘How would you like to record with D-Vine?’” The results\, as soulful as they were sacred\, were among the absolute highlights of Shipp’s ever-impressive catalog. The Gospel Four had an altogether different sound and style than the Christian Harmonizers\, as exemplified by the gripping testimonial “The Last Road” and the mid-tempo\, minor-keyed “A Change Is Gonna Come.” \nBreaking new ground\, it seems\, is a Ward hallmark and Already Made — which focuses on Ward front and center — is no exception. But like Elizabeth King’s critically acclaimed Living In The Last Days\, it’s a direct outgrowth of D-Vine’s heyday. Bible and Tire’s Bruce Watson was transferring Shipp’s tape archive for an ambitious D-Vine Spirituals reissue project when he asked Shipp how many of the artists from his old label were still around and active. Aside from King\, Elder Jack Ward was one of the first he named. King’s Living In The Last Days was the first result of that conversation; now Ward’s Already Made takes its rightful place as the second. Produced by Watson and Sacred Soul Sound Section leader Will Sexton at Memphis’s Delta-Sonic Sound Studio\, the ten-song program features the warmly recorded winning ingredients that are becoming a trademark of Bible and Tire’s patented Sacred Soul sound\, from Ward’s spirited vocals to the crack studio band laying down the grooves behind him. \nThe title track sets the mood with Ward’s daughters providing background harmony and — along with Bible and Tire label mates the Sensational Barnes Brothers — they make several encore appearances\, adding an inextricable magic to the proceedings. “I trained them starting when they were about six or seven years old\,” says Ward\, adding how much he enjoyed working with guitarists Will Sexton and Matt Ross-Spang\, who switch styles seamlessly from the distorted crunch of “He’s Got Great Things” to the splashy reverb of “Shout Trouble’s Over” to the shimmering vibrato of “God’s Love.” While the album has its share of pile-driving uptempo numbers\, its slow-burning ballads are particularly moving\, and a bridge seems crossed once Ward breaks into his quiet falsetto midway through “Someone Who Is Greater Than Me.” The songs’ Muscle Shoals-style country soul vibe sets up a remaining trio of ballads\, closing with Ward’s favorite\, the redemptively autobiographical “I Feel Better Since I Prayed.” \nWatson feels that Already Made is one of the best albums he’s ever produced\, and after re-defining the dismal blues scene of the ‘90s with the Delta juke joint sounds of R.L Burnside and Junior Kimbrough for Fat Possum Records\, that’s saying quite a bit. Ward might have been right there with them were it not for that trip to Memphis back in the late ’50s. “I have pretty good talent\, I can just about sing anything anyone else sings. I never bragged on myself but this was a gift from God and the Bible says\, ‘A gift comes without repentance.’ In other words\, you don’t have to be a Christian to be able to sing. If you’ve got that God-given gift you can do it — your choice if you want to sing rock ’n’ roll\, blues\, gospel — but I choose the right side.” And thank God he did. \nMichael Hurtt – March 2021
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/an-evening-of-sacred-soul-with-elizabeth-king-and-elder-jack-ward/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arthouse presents Chungking Express
DESCRIPTION:The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents Chungking Express at Crosstown Theater. Wong Kar-wai  / 1994 / 102 minutes / Rated PG-13 \nTickets: $5 at the door\nFilms begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) \nFrom JANUS: The whiplash\, double-pronged Chungking Express  is one of the defining works of ’90s cinema and the film that made Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai an instant icon. Two heartsick Hong Kong cops (Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung)\, both jilted by ex-lovers\, cross paths at the Midnight Express take-out restaurant stand\, where the ethereal pixie waitress Faye (Faye Wong) works. Anything goes in Wong’s gloriously shot and utterly unexpected charmer\, which cemented the sex appeal of its gorgeous stars and forever turned canned pineapple and the Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreamin’” into tokens of romantic longing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-chungking-express/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Anthony Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents current resident artist Anthony Wilson in The Green Room.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $15 advance | $20 day of show | $10 student (with student ID) \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nAnthony Wilson will perform music from his upcoming release “The Plan of Paris” and his current project-in-progress “Knowledge Tree.” Performing with Tom Lonardo (drums)\, Alvie Givhan (piano)\, and Liam O’Dell (bass). \nA guitarist and composer/songwriter known for a wide-ranging body of musical work that moves effortlessly across genres\, Wilson has released twelve solo albums\, including his Grammy-nominated debut. The three most recent — “Frogtown\,” “Songs and Photographs\,” and “The Plan of Paris” — reveal his growing dedication to the art of songcraft as a powerful mode of musical communication. \nIn addition to his solo work\, Anthony Wilson has toured and recorded with a diverse group of legendary artists\, including Diana Krall\, Charles Lloyd\, Ron Carter\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Paul McCartney\, Willie Nelson\, Barbra Streisand\, Melody Gardot\, Aaron Neville\, and many more.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/anthony-wilson/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Doll's Playlist
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Doll’s Playlist\, a show where the audience picks the music!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $10 \nDJ GeeHoney Social Hour at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nDoll McCoy has curated a playlist of songs from Apple Music and Spotify that include her favorite B-sides\, requests from the audience\, and original music. Follow the playlist\, send your request\, and she’ll perform it at the show. \nSpotify Playlist | Apple Music Playlist \nThe show begins with a social hour\, featuring DJ GeeHoney\, from 7-8 pm. Grab a drink at Art Bar\, and enjoy vibes by DJ GeeHoney in The Green Room. \nDoll McCoy is a singer-songwriter who was born and raised in Memphis\,TN. She formed her roots singing and directing in the church choir at Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. While a student at Ridgeway Jr. High/High School\, she met her three sisters\, and together they formed the group ADAJYO. ADAJYO has been together for 17 years. \nDoll had a desire to expand her artistry\, so she relocated to Los Angeles\, CA\, from 2011 to 2015 and worked with such artists as Raphael Saadiq and Leonna Lewis. In 2015\, she went on to work for B.B. King Blues Club and traveled the world aboard Holland America Cruise Lines until 2018. Now back in Memphis\, she continues to perform in the city and create new music with ADAJYO. Doll plans to release her own new music soon.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/dolls-playlist/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211119T150000
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SUMMARY:Loveland Duren
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Loveland Duren in The Green Room. \n\n\nTickets: $10 \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n\nVeteran recording artists Vicki Loveland and Van Duren are cradling dynamite once again with their brand-new album release\, Any Such Thing (Edgewood Recordings). Following the duo’s first two albums\, Bloody Cupid (2013) and Next (2016)\, Any Such Thing reflects the sum of their experiences through the past six years of performing in the Mid-South and in faraway locales. Traveling the indie film circuit in 2019 to LA\, London\, Australia\, and Tasmania in support of the documentary Waiting: The Van Duren Story\, Loveland Duren performed for ecstatic crowds who fell in love with their music. Any Such Thing swings from rock\, soul\, power pop\, orchestral\, rhythm & blues\, and eclectic improvisation in the most adventurous and wily ways. The Loveland Duren live band features top-shelf Memphis musicians Art Edmaiston (sax/vocals)\, Gerald Stephens (keyboards)\, Adam Holton (bass\, vocals)\, Ian Duren (drums)\, and guitarist Adam Hill (who recorded and mixed the new album). This new music from Loveland Duren is about love and life well lived set to a seriously evocative soundscape. And as Hemingway said\, “Ain’t it pretty to think so?”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/loveland-duren-at-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for New Faculty: Connections
DESCRIPTION:On view through January 23 \nIn the last five years\, the Department of Art at the University of Memphis has experienced a generational sea change with new faculty and an expanded curriculum. These new voices and fresh viewpoints complement the decades of rich experiences provided by veteran faculty to create a full learning environment for our diverse community of students. \nNew Faculty:  Connections presents the work of the most recent additions to the department\, including seven artists and two art historians. In conjunction with the exhibition\, programming will highlight collaborative curriculums\, insight into reading materials that inform their research as an educator\, artist\, or historian\, and opportunities to create bridges outside of the academic sphere. \nParticipating educators include: Dr. Lucienne Auz\, Hamlett Dobbins\, Kelsey Harrison\, Dr. Rebecca Howard\, Coe Lapossy\, Kate Roberts\, Ramona Sonin\, Ash Thayer\, and Lisa Williamson
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-new-faculty-connections/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Contingency Plan
DESCRIPTION:On view through January 23 \nContingency Plan showcases the work of nine graduating seniors in Studio Art and Photography at the University of Memphis. Despite quarantine and classes taught on Zoom\, these students have persevered to make work exploring identity\, humor\, vulnerability\, resilience\, function\, intuition\, and memory. \nParticipating student artists: Tess Cleary\, Ethan James McVay\, Reanna Ruddick\, Matthew Shibata\, Erica Vanhaute\, Vlad Volkov\, Faith Waggener\, Ashley Whitt\, and Kristen Williams
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-contingency-plan/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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