Crosstown Arts

Jon Mueller: Afterlife Cartoons
2022-04-30 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | TN
Crosstown Arts presents Jon Mueller: Afterlife Cartoons in the Green Room.

Doors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm
Tickets: $12 in advance | $15 at the door (plus fees)

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Jon Mueller’s Afterlife Cartoons are solo acoustic percussion performances that use repetitive tom patterns and subtle shifts in grid-like pulsing to instigate overtones, phasing, and choir-like acoustic phenomena that transform the work from mere drum solo to the sonic illusion of a small orchestra. Rhythmic minimalism, contemporary phrasing, and energetic sustain drive Mueller’s improvisations into a space somewhere between modern electronic music and primal drumming, inspiring audiences toward movement and contemplation.
“It was simple & complex / minimal & maximal / it was like a one man orchestra of excited strings & when you went to the cymbals at the end I had the most intense overtone experience since MBV in 91!” – Tim Kinsella
Jon Mueller’s aim has been to move drums, percussion and rhythm from its anticipated backbeat to a central musical focus, something more intuitive and natural than usually imagined. Audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United Kingdom have experienced this idiosyncratic point of view as, paradoxically, both ‘cathartic’ and ‘meditative’. Notable solo performances have taken place at the Guggenheim Museum, New Museum, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Alverno Presents, SXSW, Big Ears Festival, Hopscotch Fest and Witching Hour Festival.
From 2013-15, Mueller created and directed the multi-disciplinary project Death Blues. The project issued four critically acclaimed recordings. Rolling Stone cited non-fiction as one of the ‘20 Best Avant Albums of 2014’. Ensemble, created with multi-instrumentalist William Ryan Fritch, was featured on NPR’s ‘First Listen’.
Outside of his solo work, Mueller has performed and recorded with Mind Over Mirrors, was a founding member of the bands Volcano Choir, Collections of Colonies of Bees and Pele, and has worked in depth with artists Dawn Springer, Chris Hefner, Jason Kahn, Asmus Tietchens, Z’EV, Andrew McKenzie, Rhys Chatham, Jarboe, James Plotkin, Duane Pitre, and Raymond Dijkstra. His solo work has been released by American Dreams, Table of the Elements, Type Recordings, Important Records, Taiga Records, SIGE Records and his own imprint, Rhythmplex.

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra: Kalena Bovell Conducts Beethoven
2022-04-29 13:30 - 15:30 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra presents Kalena Bovell Conducts Beethoven, with works by Clarice Assad, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Featuring Scott Moore, the Principal Trumpeter of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
Crosstown Theater | 6:30pm (doors open at 6:00pm)
Tickets: $35
Kalena Bovell, conductor
Scott Moore, trumpet
ASSAD Impressions
HUMMEL Trumpet Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
Assistant Conductor Kalena Bovell returns to the podium to lead the MSO. The light and vitality of Beethoven’s Second Symphony masked some of his darkest days as he came to grips with his impending hearing loss. Clarice Assad’s Impressions was written “to showcase the orchestra’s performers’ diversity and uniqueness”. Written as a showpiece for a virtuoso, the MSO’s Scott Moore performs Hummel’s brilliant Trumpet Concerto.
Classic Accents Series Sponsored by Paul and Linnea Bert.

Crosstown Arthouse Film Series Presents LOVE JONES
2022-04-28 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents LOVE JONES at Crosstown Theater.
Theodore Witcher / 1997 / 108 minutes / Rated R
Tickets: $5 at the door
Films begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater
LOVE JONES is an unconventional love story between a young poet and a photographer. Larenz Tate and Nia Long play these passionate young artists who both definitely feel the pull of love but are too afraid to commit to it. With Nia Long (BOYZ N THE HOOD! BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE 1 AND 2!!!! ARE WE THERE YET!!!), Larenz Tate (MENACE II SOCIETY! DEAD PRESIDENTS!!)
The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent, international, historically significant, artistic, experimental, cult, underground and documentary features.
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.

Joel Harrison and Free Country
2022-04-26 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown Arts presents guitarist/composer Joel Harrison with his groundbreaking jazz group Free Country in the Green Room.

Doors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm

Tickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door

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Guitarist / composer Joel Harrison reunites his groundbreaking jazz group Free Country to tour the mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the U.S. in April 2022. The concept for the band started two decades ago in 2002 with the release of two Free Country records on the Act label. In visionary arrangements of country and Appalachian tunes, Harrison gave new width and depth to the word Americana. The success of the first record, which included a then barely known singer named Norah Jones, brought Harrison acclaim throughout Europe and the U.S. In 2018 Harrison recorded the 3rd Free Country record with luminaries such as David Binney (his longtime ally), Brian Blade, and Jon Cowherd.
The touring band includes a powerful cast, all of whom Harrison has worked with on and off for two decades: David Binney (saxophone), Stephan Crump (bass), and Jordan Perlson (drums). The group will perform music from all three of their Free Country records. The timeless, haunting melodies of this music anchor the flights of improvisation that the band creates anew every night. The tour is funded in part by South Arts through the auspices of the Doris Duke Fund and the Jazz Road initiative.
Joel Harrison
Guitarist, composer, arranger, lyricist, writer, educator, and vocalist Joel Harrison has “created a new blueprint for jazz” (New Orleans Times-Picayune). A Guggenheim Fellow (2010) Harrison’s compositions have been commissioned by Chamber MusicAmerica, Meet the Composer, New Music USA, and many more. A native of Washington D.C., the guitarist has released twenty-two records and composed works for orchestra, string quartet, solo cello, and percussion. Notable releases include three editions of Free Country; Spirit House with Brian Blade; the recent America at War for jazz orchestra; and String Choir: The Music of Paul Motian. Harrison’s body of work connects multiple American traditions; it’s founded in jazz but veers into classical, rock, country, and all manner of American roots music. Succinctly described by the New York Times as “protean… brilliant,” he is the founder and director of the Alternative Guitar Summit, a yearly festival devoted to new and unusual guitar music. He is also the author of Guitar Talk: Conversations with Visionary Guitarists (Terranova Press.)
David Binney
Acclaimed as a considerable and highly individual compositional talent, saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Winning praise from critics and colleagues alike, David was recently singled out by Jazz Times as one of a handful of “players who have created an alternative jazz-scene… all of whom are playing adventurous, original music.” David has recorded 20+ albums as leader or co-leader and recorded on more than 300 other albums. He is known for his performances and recordings with such prestigious groups as Louis Cole, the big bands of Gil Evans and Maria Schneider, as well as with Jim Hall, Uri Caine, and Vinicius Cantuaria, and Chris Potter.
Stephan Crump
Transcending barriers of genre, Crump has performed and recorded with a diverse range of musicians, including Jim Campilongo, Jorma Kaukonen, Vijay Iyer, and Mary Halvorson. He frequently tours with his own group Rosetta Trio. Crump is a first call bassist residing in Brooklyn, New York.
Jordan Perlson
A longtime resident of New York City, Jordan now lives in Nashville and keeps a busy touring and recording schedule through the U.S., Canada, Central America, Europe, and the Far East. With both great taste and technique he is equally at home in jazz, rock, funk, and country. Jordan has shared the stage with such musicians as Kaki King, Trevor Hall, Becca Stevens, Hiromi, David Liebman, Gary Burton, Chris Potter, Greg Osby, Cuong Vu, Adrian Belew, and many others.

MicroCinema: Expressions of Language
2022-04-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
This encore of shorts from the 2021 Indie Memphis Film Festival features films that in their distinct visual languages survey the possibilities of connection through expressions of language. These expressions come through in varying manners: playful exploration of what it means to know but also be distant from your mother tongue, films centered outside of the English language, and how we embody deeper communication outside of our abilities with the spoken word. These highlights of the festival beautifully examine the expansive and the limiting experiences of sharing with another and one’s self.
Pay-What-You-Can screening of short films presented Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Theater.
Doors open at 6:30PM // Screening begins at 7:00PM
NOTE: *COVID-19 vaccination or negative covid-19 test is required to attend. Masks are encouraged.

*SOLD OUT* Talibah Safiya (DJ set by STH MEMPHIS JEFF)
2022-04-24 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
This event is sold out.
Crosstown Arts presents Talibah Safiya in the Green Room, powered by Hear 901 and Blue Tom Entertainment and featuring DJ STH MEMPHIS JEFF.
Doors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm
Tickets: $15 (students); $20 advance; $25 day of the show

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Originally born in D.C., independent soul singer, Talibah Safiya was raised in Memphis and considers the city home. Immersed in a variety of musical genres as a child, a major influence in her life was her father who worked at local radio station 103.5FM. From a young age, her prowess as a singer continued to flourish.
Talibah’s lyricism is truly inspiring, creating vivid, captivating stories that connect you directly to each experience. Her vocals, combined with instrumentals, blanket the audience with the warmth of soulful, earthy tones. Her career has been on an upward projection since 2011. In 2019, she travelled the U.S. on her first tour “A Deep Water Sound”. She was celebrated in 2020’s Oxford American Music issue in an article titled “The Oracle of Castalia”. Some of her many accomplishments also include performing for – Sundance, The Kennedy Center’s Arts Across America, Mempho, and Americana Fest.
You can hear her renowned single “Healing Creek” across multiple streaming platforms and see why Spotify voted it as one of the best blues songs of 2020. She also released “Animal Kingdom” – a single she regards as “a community and wealth building anthem.” This single made it on Spotify’s “Best Jazz Songs of 2021” playlist.
Talibah is not just a soul singer, but also an entrepreneur – designing and hand making jewelry, selling up-thrifted clothing, and creating holistic products. To discover more about her music, journey, and purpose, visit her website talibahsafiya.com. You can also view her work on Instagram @talibah.safiya. — Brenae Inge, memphis.blac.media

Rahsaan Barber Quintet's CD release show for "MOSAIC"
2022-04-23 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown Arts presents the Rahsaan Barber Quintet’s CD release show for “MOSAIC” in the Green Room.

Tickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door (plus fees)
Doors open at 7pm | Show at 7:30pm
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“Recorded amid the pandemic, Mosaic somehow manages to capture the vibe of the proverbial smoke-filled, wood-paneled jazz club of yore: offering an expansive collection of vintage-flavored straightahead jazz…and for all the throwback vibes Mosaic has to offer, it also offers timely statements.” – Ayana Contreras, (Downbeat Magazine)
“a 95-minute masterpiece…” – JazzTimes Magazine
“Sometimes there’s actually something very right about bucking the trends, following your gut and going big, as saxophonist Rahsaan Barber ably demonstrates with Mosaic.” – Dan Bilawky (JazzTimes Magazine)
Saxophonist, composer and music educator Rahsaan Barber has set on a singular path of musical excellence in performance, composition, education and entrepreneurship. Rahsaan enjoys a career that encompasses an ever-expanding range of musical styles including jazz, blues, funk, classical, fusion, soul, Latin and world music. Rahsaan’s passionate, sincere and studious approach to music-making has garnered professional appearances on stage alongside such heavyweights as Christian McBride, Brian Blade, The Temptations, Delfeayo Marsalis, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the late Duffy Jackson, Winard Harper, Kirk Franklin, Meghan Trainor and The Wooten Brothers. He has performed on many of the world’s most prestigious stages for music including The Ryman, The Village Vanguard, Birdland, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Rahsaan has entered the ranks of the nation’s premier jazz artists following several celebrated releases, most recently including “MOSAIC,” a double-disc collection of original works released in April of 2021. Prior to this release, Barber received critical acclaim for both “The Music In The Night” (2017) and “Everyday Magic,” (2011) both released on the saxophonist’s record label, Jazz Music City, which he founded to showcase the diverse and impressive musical talent of his hometown, Nashville, Tennessee.
In addition to his own jazz quintet, the saxophonist also founded and directs the Nashville Salsa Machine, a twelve-member ensemble featuring Music City’s most celebrated Latin-music performers. Barber remains an in-demand saxophonist for studio recording and touring work, most recently completing a year-long tour with pop icon Kelly Clarkson and multiple tours with Lauren Daigle. As an in-demand educator, Rahsaan currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Jazz and Saxophone at the University of North Carolina. Barber has taught extensively at the collegiate level for well-over a decade, including six years of instruction at Belmont University, where he began his collegiate teaching career at the age of twenty-five, serving as instructor of jazz and classical saxophone, director of combo and big band jazz ensembles, and lecturer of commercial musical styles.
Barber has given masterclasses and concerts at numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, the University of Memphis, Lipscomb University, UNC-Pembroke, UNC-Wilmington, Indiana University, The University of Wisconsin (OshKosh), the University of Evansville, and many more. In addition, Rahsaan has served as Vice-President of the Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society, featured performer/lecturer of the Nashville Jazz Workshop, and as a board member for the Nashville Jazz Workshop’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion panel.

Ballet Memphis: SOUL
2022-04-23 14:30 - 16:00, 2022-04-22 14:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Ballet Memphis closes out Season 35 at Crosstown Theater with a show that celebrates the unique Memphis sound. The river, heat, and humidity make the perfect environment to create our music with the right amount of SOUL. You can’t help but dance.
Ballet Memphis will premiere three works from women choreographers, including a new piece from Chanel DaSilva. Performed with music from a live house band, this show will get you moving in your seats.
Friday, April 22, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 23, 7:30pm
CROSSTOWN THEATER
TICKETS: $35-55
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JULIE NIEKRASZ “IN SEARCH OF”
Current rehearsal director and former company artist, Julie Niekrasz, will present In Search Of. The work is inspired by the 2021 documentary Summer of Soul which chronicles the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. For a period historically marked by civil and political unrest, a profound celebration of culture and music unified hundreds of thousands of people in a public park in Harlem. She aims to show feelings of the joy, hope, and struggle in search of human connection through art.
In Search Of contains songs from Ruby Johnson and Leela James, women from two different eras of soul music. Niekrasz says “There is a rawness and power that is tangible in both of their voices. They are singing from an unapologetically human place – an imperceptible beauty that is revealed from their authentic selves. They sing because they simply have to. What if we all approached our life and our work living that same truth?”
Niekrasz wants the audience to join in the exploration of beauty, trust, uncertainty, and the fierceness to love wholeheartedly.
EMILIA SANDOVAL “IN MIND’S EYE”
Company Artist Emilia Sandoval choreographs her first major piece for Ballet Memphis, In Mind’s Eye. This work considers the perspective of the viewers and explores the concept of how experiences and preferences influence the way something affects them as individuals. In this case, Sandoval chooses the soulful music from KIRBY and Valerie June to inspire movement from the overactive imaginations of different characters.
Sandoval says, “A mind’s eye can go in different directions depending on who the listener is, so I want to play with the idea of entering a few of the character’s visions.”
As with many art forms, much in music is left to interpretation, and the characters have various reactions to what they are hearing and how it moves them. Consider what is happening in the music to how it corresponds with the action on stage, and how it makes you feel as part of the audience. Music notoriously can intensify emotions, but how much of that is dependent on the listener?

CHANEL DASILVA “HEATHEN HEARTS”
Award-winning choreographer Chanel DaSilva has joined Ballet Memphis from NYC for the world premiere of her new piece. A multi-faceted artist, she wanted songs that were of equal weight to the choreography to tell a uniquely Memphis story. DaSilva researched Memphis music to find what she thought synthesized all of the best parts of Memphis music – Blues, R&B, Funk, Pop & Gospel – to land on the group Southern Avenue. “I felt the inspiration to move, and choreographic movement bubbled up in my spirit right away,” she said. “I knew that being able to craft this work with the music of Southern Avenue as the soundtrack was the only way forward with this project.”
In addition to being captivated by Southern Avenue’s soulful sound, DaSilva also visited the Stax Museum and formed a cosmic bond with the late Estelle Axton (one of the founding members who put the “Ax” in Stax). A visionary at the time, Axton was not only a woman in the male-dominated field of record producing, she also backed black musicians and built her studio in a black neighborhood to foster trust and respect with her artists. She took an active role in talent selection and undoubtedly influenced the paths of Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, and others. DaSilva recognized the love, ambition, resiliency, and sacrifice that Estelle poured into Stax Records, and channeled that into her own work for SOUL.

Doug MacLeod Album Release Show
2022-04-22 14:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown Arts presents Doug MacLeod, 2022 Blues Music Award nominee for Acoustic Artist Of The Year, in the Green Room for a special album release show. His new album A SOUL TO CLAIM with producer Jim Gaines will be released April 8, 2022.

Doors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm
Tickets: $15 advance | $20 day of the show (plus fees)

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“Like all great blues men, MacLeod lives his music, and the songs are not just on the tips of his fingers and tongue, they are one with his being.” – Blues Music Magazine
“One of the great blues artists……period!” – Jorma Kaukonen
Doug MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit, and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of a Doug MacLeod performance is his knack for storytelling, bringing characters-from the faceless to the legendary-to strikingly real life.
Doug is a multiple Blues Music Award winner, including the 2020 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year and the 2018 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album Of The Year ‘Break The Chain’. He was recently nominated for the 2022 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year.
His new album A SOUL TO CLAIM with producer Jim Gaines will be released April 8, 2022.
Doug is an international touring artist who writes and sings original songs that are based on his own life and experiences. He learned from the old masters and carries forward a valuable tradition.
As a youth, Doug overcame abuse and a crippling stutter by turning to music. After picking up a guitar, and singing – he found his voice.
MacLeod’s playing landed him sideman gigs with George ‘Harmonica’ Smith, Big Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson, Lowell Fulson, and Big Mama Thornton. Over 30 years, 22 studio albums, several live records, compilations, a blues guitar instructional DVD, and a live performance DVD, MacLeod has consistently earned raves. His songs have been covered by many artists including Albert King, Albert Collins, Joe Louis Walker and Eva Cassidy. MacLeod’s songs have been featured in many TV movies and the hit show In the Heat of the Night. August Wilson requested his soulful slide guitar playing in the Los Angeles opening of “Gem of the Ocean”.
From 1999 to 2004 Doug hosted Nothin’ But The Blues, a very popular weekend blues show on Los Angeles’ KLON-KKJZ. He has also been the voice for The Blues Showcase on Continental Airlines. For ten years he penned “Doug’s Back Porch,” a regular feature column in Blues Revue Magazine in which he shared his humorous and insightful stories with thousands of readers. He is one of the four featured artists in the movie “Resonate: A Guitar Story”, the feature documentary on the making of National Guitars.
Like the old masters who taught him, MacLeod’s music expresses life and times through an intangible, elusive quality that may simply be a keen sense of what matters most. Doug’s music, stories, and philosophy provide a healing that has helped others overcome the hardships of their lives.
Doug says the most important lessons he learned as a young musician came from Ernest Banks a one-eyed country bluesman from Toano, VA. “Never play a note you don’t believe” and “Never write or sing about what you don’t know about.”
As Blues Hall Of Fame artist Pee Wee Crayton’s widow Esther once told Doug, “You have a message and you’ll send that message mainly to the people who don’t go to church.” Amen.

Long Story Short
2022-04-21 - 2022-05-01 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
This Friday, April 22, 2022 from 6-8pm, join us for an opening reception for “Long Story Short” (presented by University of Memphis BFA students in the West Gallery) and “Fourth Kind” (presented by University of Memphis graduate students in the East Gallery).⁠ ⁠

The shows will be on view through Sunday, May 1, 2022.

The Fourth Kind
2022-04-21 - 2022-05-01 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
This Friday, April 22, 2022 from 6-8pm, join us for an opening reception for “Long Story Short” (presented by University of Memphis BFA students in the West Gallery) and “The Fourth Kind” (presented by University of Memphis graduate students in the East Gallery).⁠ ⁠

The shows will be on view through Sunday, May 1, 2022.

Memphis Jazz Collective at Crosstown Arts
2022-04-19 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Join Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra, 901 Jazz, and University of Memphis Jazz Singers for a special performance at Crosstown Arts!

Doors at 7pm | Show at 7:30pm
Tickets: $10 general admission | Free for U of M students and faculty with ID

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Enjoy an evening with the very best jazz Memphis has to offer! Featuring three powerhouse performances by Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra, 901 Jazz and University of Memphis Jazz Singers. Audiences will enjoy an eclectic showcase featuring jazz legends and newcomers.
901 Jazz ignites the evening’s performance with high energy, melodic beats playing the music from bebop legends. Headlining the evening, Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra, featuring the University of Memphis Jazz Singers, spotlights homegrown talent with new student work.

Waxahatchee with Madi Diaz at Crosstown Theater
2022-04-16 15:00 - 17:30 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Doors open at 7pm | Show begins at 8pm
Tickets: $25 General Admission Advance | $45 Balcony Seated (plus fees)
* All tickets previously purchased for Growlers 4/16 will be honored.
Presented by Reaction Presents & MFG Promotions
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All guests must provide proof of full vaccination or negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of event. Masks encouraged.
What do we hold on to from our past? What must we let go of to truly move forward?
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, a lyricist who has always let her listeners know exactly where she is at a given moment, spent much of 2018 reckoning with these questions and revisiting her roots to look for answers. The result is Saint Cloud, an intimate journey through the places she’s been, filled with the people she’s loved.
Written immediately in the period following her decision to get sober, the album is an unflinching self-examination. From a moment of reckoning in Barcelona to a tourist trap in Tennessee to a painful confrontation on Arkadelphia Road, from a nostalgic jaunt down 7th Street in New York City to the Mississippi Gulf, Crutchfield creates a sense of place for her soul-baring tales, a longtime staple of her storytelling.
This raw, exposed narrative terrain is aided by a shift in sonic arrangements as well. While her last two records featured the kind of big guitars, well-honed noise, and battering sounds that characterized her Philadelphia scene and strongly influenced a burgeoning new class of singer-songwriters, Saint Cloud strips back those layers to create space for Crutchfield’s voice and lyrics. The result is a classic Americana sound with modern touches befitting an artist who has emerged as one of the signature storytellers of her time.
From the origins of her band name—the beloved creek behind her childhood home—to scene-setting classics like “Noccalula” and “Sparks Fly,” listening to Waxahatchee has always felt like being invited along on a journey with a steely-eyed navigator. On Saint Cloud, Crutchfield adds a new sense of perspective to her travels. Reflecting on this, she says, “I think all of my records are turbulent and emotional, but this one feels like it has a little dose of enlightenment. It feels a little more calm and less reckless.”
Many of the narratives on Saint Cloud concern addiction and the havoc it wreaks on ourselves and our loved ones, as Crutchfield comes to a deeper understanding of love not only for those around her but for herself. This coalesces most clearly on “Fire,” which she says was literally written in transit, during a drive over the Mississippi River into West Memphis, and serves as a love song to herself, a paean to moving past shame into a place of unconditional self-acceptance. Coming from a songwriter long accustomed to looking in other directions for love, it’s a stirring moment when Crutchfield sings, “I take it for granted/If I could love you unconditionally/I could iron out the edges of the darkest sky.”
Which is not to say that Saint Cloud lacks Crutchfield’s signature poetry on matters of romantic love. Still, her personal evolution in this area is evident too, as this time around, Crutchfield examines what it really means to be with someone and how it feels to see our own patterns more clearly. On “Hell,” she sings: “I hover above like a deity/But you don’t worship me, you don’t worship me/You strip the illusion, you did it well/I’ll put you through hell.”
Crutchfield also looks at what it’s like to be romantically involved with another artist, someone in search of their own truth, on “The Eye”: “Our feet don’t ever touch the ground/Run ourselves ragged town to town/Chasing uncertainty around, a siren sound” and “We leave love behind without a tear or a long goodbye/as we wait for lightning to strike/We are enthralled by the calling of the eye.”
And of course, even when Crutchfield is taking a more nuanced approach to love, her ease with all-encompassing sentiments is still clear, with lines like “I give it to you all on a dime/I love you till the day I die” which sound culled from a classic torch song.
Over the course of Saint Cloud’s 11 songs, which were recorded in the summer of 2019 at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX, and Long Pond in Stuyvesant, NY, and produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Big Red Machine), Crutchfield peels back the distortion of electric guitars to create a wider sonic palette than on any previous Waxahatchee album. It is a record filled with nods to classic country (like the honky tonk ease of “Can’t Do Much”), folk-inspired tones (heard in the confessional lilt of “St. Cloud”), and distinctly modern touches (like the pulsating minimalism of “Fire”).
To bolster her vision, Crutchfield enlisted Bobby Colombo and Bill Lennox, both of the Detroit-based band Bonny Doon, to serve as her backing band on the record, along with Josh Kaufman (Hiss Golden Messenger, Bonny Light Horseman) on guitar and keyboards and Nick Kinsey (Kevin Morby, Elvis Perkins) on drums and percussion. Bonny Doon will also perform as Crutchfield’s live band during her extensive tours planned for 2020, which include the US and Europe.
Saint Cloud marks the beginning of a journey for Crutchfield, one that sees her leaving behind past vices and the comfortable environs of her Philadelphia scene to head south in search of something new. If on her previous work Crutchfield was out in the storm, she’s now firmly in the eye of it, taking stock of her past with a clear perspective and gathering the strength to carry onward.

Artist Residency Open Studio
2022-04-16 11:00 - 13:00 | TN
Join us for a FREE Open Studio event featuring Crosstown Arts resident artists Jasmine Marie, Lucy Wang, Richard Echols, Kate Roberts, Brandon Blvd., Gunter Gaupp, and John Rash.

From 4-5:30pm, guests can tour the studios of Jasmine Marie, Lucy Wang, Richard Echols, Kate Roberts, and John Rash. Brandon Blvd. presents his work on the East Atrium Stage during this time. At 5:40pm, Gunter Gaupp presents a musical performance in the Green Room (doors will open at 5:30pm).
Learn more about the artists here.

MonoNeon at Crosstown Theater
2022-04-15 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown Arts presents MonoNeon at Crosstown Theater.

Doors open at 6:30pm | Show at 7:30pm
TICKETS:
Orchestra Pit seats $40 | General Admission $30 (seated balcony & GA standing) plus fees

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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.
Dywane Thomas, Jr., also known as MonoNeon, is an American bassist and experimental musician from Memphis, Tennessee. He is known for his presence on YouTube playing bass guitar and being one of the last people to work with Prince. Thomas is a GRAMMY Award-winning artist, for his participation on the 2020 Nas album King’s Disease.
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers has referred to Mono as “the greatest fucking electric bass player”.
MonoNeon has collaborated with artists such as Ne-Yo, Mac Miller, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Pete Rock, Ghost-Note, and more.
“MonoNeon is a musician who plays bass and is unbelievable. He’s Jimi Hendrix and Basquiat and Skittles, all combined” – Eddie Murphy, The New York Times, 2020.

Represent!
2022-04-15 14:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Join us for the One-Woman Comedy show with Lucy Wang in the Green Room.
Free and open to the public.

Crosstown Arthouse presents FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
2022-04-14 14:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT at Crosstown Theater.

Alfred Hitchcock / 1940 / 120 minutes / Rated M
Tickets: $5 at the door
Films begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater
When Hitchcock’s REBECCA won Best Picture in ’41, he also had another film in contention: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. Expertly paced, it finds Hitchcock honing the formula of a breathless chase across multiple locations, even sketching out ideas later to appear in NORTH BY NORTHWEST. The impulsive slugging of a cop by reporter John Jones (Joel McCrea) gets the attention of his editor, who seeks a scribe to cover Europe’s unstable situation without the biased tone of a foreign correspondent. Things get sinister when Jones’ first interview subject, a Dutch diplomat, is assassinated in a spectacularly Hitchcockian sequence involving a gazillion umbrellas. From there, Jones is embroiled in a deadly plot to undermine the stability of the Western world. A flawless example of a classic Hollywood thriller with perfect balance between comedy, tension, and visual ingenuity. The film is also a harbinger of things to come from the director, who also dabbled in war-themed shorts and chronicled WWII’s evolution in SABOTEUR and LIFEBOAT, followed by a perverse look at its aftermath in NOTORIOUS.

The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent, international, historically significant, artistic, experimental, cult, underground and documentary features.
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.

Ata Kak with opening DJ set by Qemist
2022-04-14 14:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown Arts presents Ata Kak, the mysterious Ghanaian electronic/rap/highlife icon of the Awesome Tapes From Africa phenomenon, with an opening DJ set by Qemist.
TICKETS: $15 advance / $20 day of show
Doors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm
This performance is presented with support from Sonosphere, Inc.
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. Masks are required.
Ata Kak is the mysterious Ghanaian electronic/rap/highlife icon who kick-started the whole Awesome Tapes From Africa phenomenon. After a long wait, he’s presenting his first-ever live performances in Europe and the United States.
Ata Kak’s Obaa Sima cassette fell on deaf ears when it was first self-released in Ghana in 1994, but when American musicologist Brian Shimkovitz stumbled upon the tape at a street stall in Cape Coast, Ghana, eight years later it became the stimulus for him to launch his Awesome Tapes from Africa blog. In his inaugural post, he wrote, “This is it. The song is called Moma Yendodo. You may never hear anything like this elsewhere. No one I know in Ghana listens to this frenetic leftfield rap madness.”
The music on the recording – an amalgam of highlife, Twi-language rap, funk, hip-hop, and electronica – traverses a pop music landscape that encapsulates international modes while reflecting contemporary Ghanaian music of the period. Presented with the sweaty passion of a Prince record and the lo-fi recording charm of early Chicago house music, Obaa Sima’s joyous soul and casual brilliance made the enigmatic Ata Kak an underground internet sensation and a party-starter the world over. After more than a decade of searching, Brian finally tracked down the singer and released the LP officially in March 2015.

Nat Reeves with the Ted Ludwig Trio
2022-04-12 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown Arts presents jazz bassist Nat Reeves with Ted Ludwig (guitar), Michael Shults (alto saxophone), and James Sexton (drums).
Ticket: $15 advance | $20 day of the show ($10 student tickets available at the door)
Doors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm
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During the past 40 years, Nat Reeves has been one of the top bassists in jazz. His supportive and stimulating playing has uplifted a countless number of sessions and recording dates (most notably with the great altoists Jackie McLean and Kenny Garrett) and he has led his own CD State of Emergency. Both as a performer and an educator, he has made a strong impact on the jazz world.
Nat Reeves was born and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia. “My grandfather played the banjo, mandolin and guitar. One day I picked up his guitar and started playing the bass part. He noticed and, for my 16th birthday, he bought me an electric bass.” Nat had grown up hearing bluegrass, rock and soul records but did not get an opportunity to listen to jazz until he was already a bassist. “As a teenager, I listened closely to the radio, learning everything by ear. Originally I gravitated towards soul artists such as Marvin Gaye and the music of the time. In high school, I worked for a time with a band called the Dynatones. We learned all of the top 40 songs as soon as they came out. Whenever a new hit record was released, we would purchase the recording, go in the basement, put it on the turntable, and learn the song. Quite often the same day we would play the song for dances.”
Nat admired Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius and all of the top electric bassists of the time, being interested in all of the styles. “As a bassist it is my function to concentrate on the foundation of the band and make everybody else sound good. To become a better bass player and learn more about the instrument, I started listening to jazz. In jazz there is much more freedom to create one’s own bass part and to develop my own bass sound. It is my job to always learn and not merely play the bass but be a bass player, projecting more than just my notes and always sounding fresh and alive.”
When he was 22 and living in Richmond, Virginia, Nat joined a band led by trumpeter Tom Mitchell and guitarist Randy Johnston. Johnny Coles, trumpeter for Ray Charles who frequently sat in with the band, convinced Nat to switch to acoustic bass. Without taking a lesson, Nat taught himself the new instrument and quickly developed his own individual voice.
In 1979, Nat Reeves moved to New York City. “I listened, played on the streets, listened some more, and learned. It was at the same time that Kenny Garrett, Mulgrew Miller, Tony Reedus and James Williams also came to New York. We were all friends and played together.” He first toured with Sonny Stitt in 1982 during what would be the great saxophonist’s last tour. That year he met Jackie McLean, who became his mentor.
“Jackie McLean had a major impact on me as both a musician and a man. I remember that he told me that people saw you before they heard you so it was important how I dressed and how I talked to people. He introduced me to Dizzy and Miles in the 1980s. I performed with him on and off from 1987-2004 and he is still a major part of my life. Some of the things that Jackie said to me at the time make more sense to me now than they did originally. I still learn from him and I became a teacher because of him.”
Nat began teaching at the University of Hartford (The Hartt School jazz program was organized and run by Jackie McLean) and the Artists Collective (an arts organization founded by Jackie and his wife Dollie). “I originally felt that I didn’t have anything to teach but Jackie would always say to me that I had to share what I learned. It became something that I do very naturally.” After teaching part-time for years, in 2001 Nat began a full time teaching career at The Hartt School where the African American Music Studies Program had been renamed the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz. “I build on what my students already know and try to convince them to be more aggressive with learning. I’ve learned a lot from my students particularly about technology. I often teach what I want to learn. I love helping the students. I think of teaching similar to playing a gig: being well organized, accomplishing goals and solving problems. It is a lot of fun and it makes me a better musician.”
Early in his career, Nat Reeves not only performed with Jackie McLean but such greats as tenor-saxophonist Benny Golson, trumpeter Donald Byrd, drummer Art Taylor and pianists Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Kirkland, Walter Davis, Walter Bishop, Larry Willis and Kenny Drew. He became a longtime member of altoist Kenny Garrett’s group in 1994 and in recent times has worked and recorded with many of the who’s who of jazz including tenor-saxophonists Pharoah Sanders, George Coleman and Eric Alexander, trombonist Steve Davis, pianists Harold Mabern, George Cables, David Hazeltine and Anthony Wonsey, and drummer Joe Farnsworth among many others. Asked which of his recordings are among his favorites, Nat named Jackie McLean’s J-Mac Attack, Kenny Garrett’s Grammy-nominated Songbook and Seeds from the Underground, Steve Davis’ Say When, Joe Farnsworth’s My Heroes and Eric Alexander’s Temple of Olympic Zeus. “I actually like every recording that I’ve been on. They have all been learning experiences. Recording my CD State of Emergency with pianist Rick Germanson, trumpeter Josh Bruneau and drummer Jonathan Barber was a bit of a challenge because we were in the middle of a huge snowstorm and it was tricky getting all of the musicians into the studio although it turned out great. There is more music to those sessions that hopefully will be released someday.”
During the past year, Nat Reeves has traveled the world including performing in India and Japan, at the San Francisco, New Orleans, Detroit and Atlanta Jazz Festivals, and with Pharoah Sanders at Dizzy’s at Lincoln Center.
Committed to carrying on Jackie McLean’s legacy at The Hartt School, Nat also looks forward to leading more recordings in the future and, in addition to playing with many of his favorite musicians, to work more often as a leader, “I’m still busy after moving to Hartford. Now at 63, it is time to do more of my own projects.”

TANGO! Jason Vieaux & Julien Labro with Pablo Aslan and the Ceruti String Quartet
2022-04-12 14:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Concerts International presents TANGO! Jason Vieaux & Julien Labro with Pablo Aslan and the Ceruti String Quartet at Crosstown Theater.
GRAMMY-Winning Classical Guitarist Jason Vieaux & Bandoneónist Virtuoso Julien Labro perform an all Piazzolla Concert.
Doors open at 7pm | Concert begins at 7:30pm
Tickets: $55 ($10 student tickets available at the door with student ID)
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From the dance halls of Buenos Aires to the heat of Cuba, classical guitarist Jason Vieaux and bandoneón virtuoso Julien Labro will take you on a Latin-inspired journey. The bandoneón is the signature instrument of the tango. Bassist Pablo Aslan, an internationally recognized leader in traditional and contemporary tango, joins Jason and Julien for this fiery evening of musical delights. Memphis’ own Ceruti String Quartet completes this perfect combination for a “don’t miss this one” evening.

Jason Vieaux & Julien Labro’s Collaboration:
After meeting at a post-gig hangout in 2007, Labro and Grammy-winning classical guitarist, Jason Vieaux, decided that the only thing better than playing classical music on their “not-so-typically classical” instruments – would be to do it together. The duo has since toured throughout North America with their chamber program – taking audience members on Latin-inspired journeys through original arrangements of music by Piazzolla, Gnattali, Brouwer, etc. from their albums Piazzolla and Infusion. The duo have also collaborated with numerous orchestras, such as the Orchestra of St. Luke, A Far Cry and many more to perform the works of Astor Piazzolla, including his Double Concerto & Labro’s arrangement of Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.

Concerts International is in its 49th and a half season of bringing world-class chamber music concerts to Memphis area audiences. It’s as if, for each of our five concerts a season, Carnegie Hall were magically transported to Memphis — with affordable ticket prices. We are also committed to introducing chamber music to new audiences, through outreach activities at schools, colleges, retirement communities, museums, and many other places throughout the greater Memphis community.
​Concerts International is a non-profit 501 (3)(c) organization run by a volunteer Board of Directors, with only one administrative employee, so we rely heavily on the active participation of our board members. You’ll see them welcoming you at our concerts, giving out programs, and taking tickets, but they also select and hire the musical ensembles, arrange publicity, market our subscriptions and ticket sales, handle the accounting, and act as host families for the visiting musicians.
The concerts depend on the continuing generosity of our donors, subscribers, concert sponsors, and ArtsMemphis, with its support from the Tennessee Arts Council and from First Tennessee Bank, AutoZone, and individuals.

Roland Barber Quintet
2022-04-11 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown Arts presents the Roland Barber Quintet in the Green Room.

Doors open at 7pm | Show starts at 7:30pm
Tickets: $18 in advance | $23 at the door
This tour is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Roland Barber, based in Nashville, Tennessee, has achieved a powerful, soulful and spirited artistry as a jazz performer, so much so the legendary Curtis Fuller (John Coltrane’s only trombonist) exclaimed upon hearing him, “Now THAT’s what jazz trombone is all about!” Roland’s style is a synthesis of exciting elements – a fusion held together by a compelling sense of “voice” that reaches audiences on many levels. Roland employs a warm, personal tone that is lyrical and full, reminiscent of trombone masters J.J. Johnson and Al Grey – and displays with a melodicism well informed by many traditions from the blues and gospel wail of the South to the bebop founded in New York City, from the swagger of New Orleans to the flavor and verve of Afro-Cuban traditions.
Roland is also known for his masterful plunger-mute playing – a gem in the music of jazz that goes back to Tricky Sam Nanton of Duke Ellington’s orchestra and a study that has been passed down the generations, most directly to Roland through mentors Steve Turre and Al Grey. Roland has performed with titans of jazz music as well as young lions, including Stefon Harris, Sean Jones, Clark Terry, Branford Marsalis, Houston Person, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Chico O’Farill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Lainie Cooke and the Grammy-winning New Orleans Jazz Ensemble.
Roland Barber has performed in venues the world over, from Manhattan to Estonia, including Carnegie Hall, Birdland, the Blue Note, the Smithsonian, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and Madison Square Garden. Beyond the jazz realm, Roland has performed with a “who’s who” of the music scene, including the Wooten Brothers, Slavic Soul Party, Lauryn Hill, the Nashville Symphony, Lady A, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Lauren Daigle, Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo, the Wood Brothers, Ron Isley, La India, Roberto Blades, Take 6, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Kirk Whalum, the NBC Saturday Night Live Band and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.

Memphis Quarantine Closing Ceremony
2022-04-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Crosstown Arts Galleries, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
The Memphis Quarantine exhibit is coming to an end. Join photographer Jamie Harmon for a closing reception Sunday, April 10, from 3 – 5pm in the Crosstown Arts Galleries. Anyone that has a photo in the exhibit is welcome to take it home with them at no charge. The prints are large so if anyone wants to order a reprint at a custom size Jamie will be taking orders for those as well (there is a reasonable fee for re-prints).

Crosstown High Theatre Presents: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
2022-04-10 09:00 - 11:30, 2022-04-09 14:00 - 16:30, 2022-04-09 09:00 - 11:30, 2022-04-08 14:00 - 16:30 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Crosstown High Theatre Presents: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown at Crosstown Theater, April 8th-10th!⁠
Friday, April 8th at 7pm⁠
Saturday, April 9th at 2pm & 7pm⁠
Sunday, April 10th at 2pm⁠
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Adult Tickets $15
Student tickets $10
Child tickets $5⁠
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Tickets can be purchased at the door or at the link above.
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Crosstown High Theatre is proud to present their rendition of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown by Clark Gesner. They will be performing at the Crosstown Theater located directly behind the main atrium and next to Farm Burger. Bring out the whole family, your friends, and your friends’ kids to this heartwarming and funny musical! House will open 45 minutes before showtime and concessions will be available. Tickets will be available online as well as at the door. We hope to see you there!⁠

Folk All Y'all presents David Wilcox
2022-04-09 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
Folk All Y’all presents singer/songwriter David Wilcox.
Doors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm
Tickets: Minimum ticket price is $30 but you can name-your-own price above that if you’re feeling it. 100% of ticket revenue goes to Folk All Y’all artists.
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More than three decades into his career, singer/songwriter David Wilcox continues to push himself, just as he always has. Wilcox, by so many measures, is a quintessential folk singer, telling stories full of heart, humor, and hope, substance, searching, and style. His lyrical insight is matched by a smooth baritone voice, virtuosic guitar chops, and creative open tunings, giving him a range and tenderness rare in folk music. His innate sense of adventure and authenticity is why critics and colleagues, alike, have always praised not just his artistry, but his humanity, as well.
David was the first artist Folk All Y’all reached out to host, way back in 2014. After that first (more-than-)sold-out show, David’s come back and played six more. We’re thrilled to welcome David Wilcox back to The Green Room at Crosstown Arts inside Crosstown Concourse, a space that has inspired him for years.

Minimum ticket price is $30 but you can name-your-own price above that if you’re feeling it. 100% of ticket revenue goes to our artists (you can see where any fees go in the check-out breakdown). Yep, all of it. Folk All Y’all is volunteer-run and subscriber-supported. Shows are presented in partnership with Crosstown Arts at The Green Room in Crosstown Concourse.
The Green Room currently requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test from the previous 48 hours to attend shows. Masks are recommended. Your purchase indicates acceptance of this policy and any updates that may be required for community health. Tickets are transferable but non-refundable unless the show is postponed or canceled.
About The Green Room: Operated by Crosstown Arts, The Green Room is committed to providing the best possible environment for the two most important components of a musical performance: the artists’ work and the audience’s listening experience.
About Folk All Y’all: Intimate, attentive performances by exceptional singer-songwriters, proudly presented in Memphis, Folk All Y’all is a public listening room series dedicated to providing artists and audiences with unforgettable music experiences.

Postponed: Hood 2 Hood Recitals at Crosstown Arts
2022-04-08 14:30 - 16:30 | Crosstown Arts, The Green Room, 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
This event has been postponed. New date to be announced soon!

Henry Booker, also known as Sir Henry, is a versatile musician who performs across the Mid-South with several bands. Henry started the Hood 2 Hood Recitals to promote nonviolence, peace, and positivity in urban neighborhoods in Memphis and beyond by playing classical music and R&B hits after he was in a tragic incident that nearly ended his life. The Hood 2 Hood Recitals began with Henry setting up his keyboard in public neighborhood locations so that music could be brought out into the community, for the community. Learn more about Henry Booker’s Hood 2 Hood Recitals: https://dailymemphian.com/article/26003/henry-booker-shooting-survivor
He can be heard performing with his band MainStreet Band on Beale Street, at weddings, and at other special events. MainStreet Band has performed all over the Southeast, with performances in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and all across Tennessee.

Crosstown Arthouse presents THE FILMS OF MAYA DEREN with live score by Optic Sink
2022-04-07 14:30 - 16:00 | Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104, United States
The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series presents THE FILMS OF MAYA DEREN with live score by Optic Sink at Crosstown Theater.

Maya Deren / Multiple Years / 60 minutes / Rated M
Tickets: $5 at the door
Films begin at 7:30 pm (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater
Maya Deren is one of the most important American experimental filmmakers of all time. Along with being a filmmaker, Deren was a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, and photographer, and she brings all of these disciplines together in her dreamlike and ecstatic films. The history of avant-garde film is unthinkable without her. For this presentation Deren’s films will be curated and performed with a live score by Memphis no-wave and Goner Records recording artist OPTIC SINK.

The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent, international, historically significant, artistic, experimental, cult, underground and documentary features.
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.
