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Jonathan Wires Quintet
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesBassist, composer, and educator Jonathan Wires is originally from New Hampshire. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from the University of Memphis. During the early 2000's he spent a lot of time developing his craft and recording with many of the local Memphis musicians including Mark Franklin, Ross Rice, Joyce Cobb, Chris Parker, Kelly Hurt, Paul Taylor, Art Edmaiston, Jim Spake, etc... In 2010, he pursued a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from Middle Tennessee State University, which brought him to Nashville, TN. In addition to performing and composing, Jonathan has been an active educator at both Middle Tennessee State University and Nashville State Community College. Under Jeff Coffin's Ear Up label, Jonathan released his first recording entitled "Weaving" which features Jeff Coffin, Matt Endahl, and Joshua Hunt with guest appearances by Lindsey Miller, Don Aliquo, James Westfall, and Jamey Simmons.
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Crosstown Arthouse presents INLAND EMPIRE
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesOfficially INLAND EMPIRE is about “A woman in trouble”. David Lynch started shooting Inland Empire in the mid-aughts and made the CHOICE to film it himself with a Sony digital cam-corder. The movie was filmed over the course of a few years without a script.
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Kraftwerk 3-D at Crosstown Theater
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesElectro pioneers Kraftwerk present their 3-D Summer Concert Tour at Crosstown Theater. The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio in Düsseldorf, Germany, where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums. By the mid-1970s, Kraftwerk had achieved international recognition for their revolutionary electronic soundscapes and their musical experimentation with robotics and other technical innovations.
With their visions of the future, Kraftwerk created the soundtrack for the digital age of the 21st century. Their compositions, using innovative techniques, synthetic voices, and computerized rhythms, have had a major international influence across an entire range of music genres: from electro to hip hop, from techno to synth-pop.
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Mike Maxis and JD Daltrey’s “Dancing Is Forbidden”
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesJD Daltrey and Mike Maxis have been making music together for 10 years now. They have developed a chemistry in their musicianship that shines through on the stage with attitude and charisma. Their album Dancing Is Forbidden is a dance party project that takes you from the island to the disco with an air of sophisticated funk.
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Indie Memphis Screening – SAMBIZANGA
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesSAMBIZANGA is Based on a true story, the film follows young resistance leader Domingos Xavier (Domingos Oliveira) whose arrest by the Portuguese authorities helps ignite an anti-colonialist uprising and leads his determined wife Maria (Elisa Andrade) on an epic journey by foot to save him.
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Black Music Month Pop-Up Series: C maJor and Eillo
Central Atrium, Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesEach Thursday in June, Crosstown Arts presents a special Black Music Month pop-up series in the Central Atrium. All performances are free and open to the public. 5:30-7:30pm | Central Atrium Free and open to the public Born and raised in Memphis, TN, music has always been apart of C maJor’s life. As an infant, […]
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Crosstown Arthouse presents ANGEL II: AVENGING ANGEL
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesYears have gone by since Molly Stewart (Betsy Russell, SAW 3-7) worked as a teenage prostitute. Now a law student at UCLA, Molly is determined to leave her past behind. But after learning that Lieutenant Andrews, the detective who helped save her life, has been murdered as a result of witnessing a mob related hit, Molly decides its time to return to her old neighborhood to avenge his death.
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Pete Fucinaro Trio
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesCrosstown Arts presents the Pete Fucinaro trio, featuring Kansas City-based musicians saxophonist Pete Fucinaro, bassist Ben Tervort, and drummer Briant Steever.
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CROSSTOWN ARTS PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS : “HOW REDNECKS SAVED HOLLYWOOD”
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesSpend a fast-and-furious two hours with America’s drive-in movie critic as he uses over 200 clips and stills to review the history of rednecks in America as told through the classics of both grindhouse and mainstream movies.
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Yubu and the Ancient Youth featuring a special Stax Tribute
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesYubu and the Ancient Youth is a unique assortment of musicians with experience in different music genres and cultures in America, East Africa, West Africa and Europe. This has molded them to have a unique perspective on the global music scene. The band has found a home in Memphis Tennessee, the home of the blues, where they develop, create and perform a tasteful spin of blues music.
