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SUMMARY:“LUZ”: Amaro Dubois & David Cordoba
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “LUZ”: Amaro Dubois & David Cordoba in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, June 7\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $10 | $5 student tickets available \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nViolist Amaro Dubois and pianist David Cordoba perform music from Dubois’ new album Luz. \nThe mission of Luz is to highlight the beauty of Latin American music for viola and piano. “The extension of the viola repertoire and popularization of the Latin repertoire in the classical industry is indeed one of my goals with this album\,” Dubois says. “Luz means light\, and light is an essential part of our lives. However\, this meaningful album comes to share passion\, love\, and peace. After all\, light is what we are missing the most in this world of today.” \nWe need more Luz; we need more light. \nFor the performance at Crosstown Arts\, Dubois will play compositions from his latest album\, Luz\, recorded for PARMA Recording & Navona Record in Boston. Among the composers will be two world premieres for viola and piano by José Elizondo and Dimitri Cervo.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/luz-amaro-dubois-david-cordoba/
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SUMMARY:The Evergreen Sessions Vol. II
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Evergreen Sessions Vol. II in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, June 2\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nHosted by Brandon Blvd\, The Evergreen Sessions Vol. II features Idi X Teco with Saturday Sunset\, Camm\, Kiva Richardson\, Austyn Michael\, and D’vonna Taylor. \nThe Evergreen Sessions is a platform curated and presented by Memphis-based hip-hop artist Brandon Blvd. The series has a goal of highlighting and celebrating some of the most talented musical artists in the city of Memphis. \nThe first installment of the session featured acts such as Mai Ty\, Idaly Maceano\, Pyu\, Cadillac Jack\, with Brandon Blvd as the closing act. In this second installment of The Evergreen Sessions\, Brandon aims to elevate the experience by presenting another lineup of amazing Memphis-based acts. The Evergreen Sessions Vol. II features acts such as Kiva Richardson\, Austyn Michael\, Camm\, and D’vonna Taylor. The dynamic duo Idi X Teco\, formerly known as Hippy Soul will be headlining this event alongside Memphis-based band “Saturday Sunset!” \nAs a former Crosstown Arts resident artist\, Brandon was able to actively collaborate with artists from different walks\, backgrounds\, and practices. This inspired him to pursue the creation of similar art spaces in collaboration with Crosstown Arts in order to continue the sharing of ideas\, vibes\, and perspectives through music. As an artist and Memphis native\, Brandon hopes that The Evergreen Sessions will allow such environments to exist for the foreseeable future.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-evergreen-sessions-vol-ii/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tonya Dyson & The Ainitmanes
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Tonya Dyson & The Ainitmanes in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, June 1\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nTonya Dyson wears so many hats: non-profit arts executive\, music educator\, serial entrepreneur\, community leader\, and festival organizer. You name it. She’s also a beloved artist who has not only built a devoted following in a creative landscape of her own design but has helped develop and nurture that same environment for countless other Memphis artists. She’s the genuine article in Memphis’ new soul underground.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tonya-dyson-the-ainitmanes-3/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Alex Greene & the Rolling Head Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Alex Greene & the Rolling Head Orchestra in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, May 27\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSession keyboardist and composer Alex Greene (Reigning Sound\, Big Ass Truck\, the Kropotkins\, Deepstaria Enigmatica) has over three decades of experience in Memphis and New York\, and has performed and recorded albums and soundtracks with the Rolling Head Orchestra since 2009. Whether he’s in singer/songwriter mode or leading a jazz band\, his compositions combine strong melodic lines with unexpected\, shape-shifting harmonies. Combining themes worthy of the Golden Age of Hollywood with more modernist sonic textures\, and echoing artists as diverse as Thelonious Monk\, Duke Ellington\, and Sun Ra\, the classic jazz sextet of the Rolling Head Orchestra is now augmented by the eerie wail of the Theremin. \nIn 2010\, the Rolling Head Orchestra scored the documentary Citizens Not Subjects: Reawakening Democracy in Memphis\, leading to the album Depression Jubilee. The group has gone on to perform original scores for silent films since 2019\, when Greene was a Resident Composer at Crosstown Arts\, including soundtracks for A Trip to the Moon; Aelita\, Queen of Mars; Buster Keaton’s The Cameraman; Flesh and the Devil with Greta Garbo\, and\, as commissioned by the Indie Memphis Film Festival in 2022\, Häxan. \nIn this one of a kind show at The Green Room\, Greene and the Rolling Head Orchestra will focus on these cinematic set pieces as stand-alone works. Free to stretch out over Greene’s compositions\, the band\, featuring some of Memphis’ finest players\, will bring the music to life as never before\, blending jazz rhythms and horns with the haunting tones of the Theremin.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/alex-greene-the-rolling-head-orchestra/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Joe Rainey
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Joe Rainey in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, May 26\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 day of the show \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJoe Rainey is a Pow Wow singer. On Niineta\, he demonstrates his command of the Pow Wow style\, descending from Indigenous singing that’s been heard across the waters of what is now called Minnesota for centuries. Depending on the song or the pattern\, his voice can celebrate or console\, welcome or intimidate\, wake you up with a start or lull your babies to sleep. Each note conveys a clear message\, no matter the inflection: We’re still here. We were here before you were\, and we never left. \nRainey grew up at Red Lake Ojibwe in Minneapolis\, a city with one of the largest and proudest Native American populations in the country. The Red Lake Reservation sits five hours to the North\, a sovereign state unto itself\, but Rainey grew up down in what Northerners call “The Cities\,” in his mom’s house on historic Milwaukee Avenue on Minneapolis’ South Side. He was raised less than a mile away from Franklin Avenue\, the post-Reorganization Act urban nexus of local Native American life\, a community centered in the Little Earth housing projects and the Minneapolis American Indian Center. The neighborhood still serves as a home for both the housed and the un-housed\, and the don’t-even-wanna-be-housed Native. It is the birthplace of the American Indian Movement (AIM)\, the pioneering grassroots civil rights organization founded to combat the colonizing forces of police brutality. Rainey came of age in the heart of this community\, but always felt like he was living in a liminal space—not that he was uncomfortable with that. “Growing up\, knowing that you weren’t from the Rez\, but you were repping them\, was kind of weird\,” he says. “But I liked that.” \nRainey became interested in Pow Wow singing as a child—at the age of five\, he started recording Pow Wow singing groups with his GE tape recorder\, and his mom enrolled him in a dancing and singing practice with the Little Earth Juniors soon thereafter. As a pre-teen he began hanging out around The Boyz (a legendary Minneapolis drum group) at a house some of them stayed at in the Little Earth projects. “They knew me as a Little Joey\,” he remembers. “As in\, ‘Hey I tried to get Little Joey to sit down and sing\, but he’s too shy.” By the time he was a teenager\, however\, he had found enough courage to help start The Boyz Juniors\, his first drum group\, before going on to sing with Big Cedar\, Wolf Spirit\, Raining Thunder\, and Iron Boy. Eventually\, his voice grew strong enough to sing in Midnite Express\, a new drum group featuring some of The Boyz themselves. They were professionals\, city Indians travelling all over the north country\, repping their reservations and their neighborhoods on every side of every conceivable border—competing for cash and cred\, carousing\, providing the beat to the grass dances\, always striving to capture that “Pow Wow feeling” of togetherness. Rainey was always just as much of a fan as he was a participant—when he wasn’t at his own drum\, he was recording other drums\, then studying the tapes when he got home\, admiring and cataloging the different singing styles\, whether it was Northern Cree\, Cozad or Eyabay. Now with an upgraded workhorse Sony tape recorder\, he was a student of the game\, a maven\, a bootlegger extraordinaire. \nOn Niineta\, Rainey finds himself in between cultures again. This time collaborating with the producer Andrew Broder\, who brought his multi-instrumentalist\, turntablist sensibility to the project. The two of them first met backstage at Justin Vernon’s hometown Eaux Claires music festival before encountering each other more frequently through Vernon and Aaron and Bryce Dessner’s 37d03d collective—both contributing to the last Bon Iver album before broaching the possibility of working together sometime in the future. “At first I didn’t know what I could add to Joe’s incredible recordings\,” Broder says. “But eventually I came to understand everything is rooted in the drum—even the songs on our record that have no drum\, they’re still rooted in the drum.” So each song started with Broder’s beats\, the two of them experimenting with various sounds and tempos\, before bringing in other 37d03d collaborators to orchestrate and recontextualize the ancient Pow Wow sound in strange\, new in-between places. The album pulls from Rainey’s vast sample folder of Pow Wow recordings\, layering and remixing slices of his life of singing in venues across the upper Midwest and Canada. \nRainey got his title\, Niineta\, from his drum brother Michael Migizi Sullivan\, who suggested a short version of the Ojibwe term meaning\, “just me.” But he’s using the term only in the sense that he’s taking sole responsibility for its content. Rainey is protective of Pow Wow culture—which was outlawed by the United States government for a generation\, defiantly maintained in secret by Native elders he deeply respects—while trying to figure out exactly where he fits into it and how he can fuck with it on his own terms. “These are all my creations\, but they’re Pow Wow songs\, and our language is sacred\,” he says. “And I was like\, okay\, I understand that\, so our album is only vocals. I’m not recording when we’re not supposed to and I’m not giving our shit away.” He uses the analogy of working the hotel room door at a Pow Wow. “If we are partying with one of our older bros\, he’d always make me in charge of the fucking door\,” he says. So Rainey would like you to conceptualize this album as him working the door at a Pow Wow after party. “You can think of this like\, hey man\, if all these people are going to be fucking knocking and I’m the one answering the door\, you’re going to realize that I’m not the only one in this motherfucker. There’s tons of people in here. So if I’m answering that door\, I want to be like\, hey\, yeah\, come on in. There’s fucking tons of us in here. It ain’t just me.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/joe-rainey/
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:KrisO: “A Night of R&B”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “A Night of R&B” (featuring R&B DJ set by IBJOHNDOE) in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nThursday\, May 25\, 2023\n$15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nWith a sound that can be likened to that of the ’80s and ’90s — smooth\, soulful\, and memorable — KrisO delivers show-stopping performances with his ‘round-the-way guy charm and notable vocal range. Performing songs from his EP “Love Levels” and notable R&B classics\, KrisO is set to croon his way through the ins\, outs\, and various levels of love with A Night of R&B. With a mood-setting set by DJ IBJOHNDOE and vocals from Memphis natives Doll McCoy and HarleyQuinn\, the night will be one to remember.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kriso-a-night-of-rb/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saddle Tramp with Bailey Bigger
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, May 20\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSaddle Tramp\, the newest dance work by choreographer Neile Martin\, is inspired by the music of country singer Marty Robbins. Her driving movement style combined with the narrative styles of country music reveal a story of love\, jealousy\, murder\, and redemption. Each performance will open with a unique performance by a Memphis musician. Come witness the wild west that is still deep in our bones. \nContent Warning: The performance contains some adult content and some violence. Viewer discretion is advised.  \nMusicians:\nSaturday\, May 20th’s performance features Bailey Bigger. \nNeile Martin is a Memphis native who started her training at Ballet Memphis then went on to pursue dance at Interlochen School of the Arts. After dancing professionally with companies in New York\, Chicago\, and Cincinnati she came back to Memphis to make her own work\, with a focus on narrative dance. Her previous work includes FireBird at Off the Walls Arts and Carnival Vitas at the University of Memphis. She is thrilled to be back creating dance in her hometown.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/saddle-tramp-with-bailey-bigger/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saddle Tramp with The John Paul Keith Duo
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Saddle Tramp with The John Paul Keith Duo in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, May 19\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSaddle Tramp\, the newest dance work by choreographer Neile Martin\, is inspired by the music of country singer Marty Robbins. Her driving movement style combined with the narrative styles of country music reveal a story of love\, jealousy\, murder\, and redemption. Each performance will open with a unique performance by a Memphis musician. Come witness the wild west that is still deep in our bones. \nContent Warning: The performance contains some adult content and some violence. Viewer discretion is advised.  \nMusicians:\nFriday\, May 19th’s performance features The John Paul Keith Duo. \nNeile Martin is a Memphis native who started her training at Ballet Memphis then went on to pursue dance at Interlochen School of the Arts. After dancing professionally with companies in New York\, Chicago\, and Cincinnati she came back to Memphis to make her own work\, with a focus on narrative dance. Her previous work includes FireBird at Off the Walls Arts and Carnival Vitas at the University of Memphis. She is thrilled to be back creating dance in her hometown.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/saddle-tramp-with-the-john-paul-keith-duo/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saddle Tramp with Benton Parker + Jon Hay
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Saddle Tramp with Benton Parker + Jon Hay in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, May 18\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSaddle Tramp\, the newest dance work by choreographer Neile Martin\, is inspired by the music of country singer Marty Robbins. Her driving movement style combined with the narrative styles of country music reveal a story of love\, jealousy\, murder\, and redemption. Each performance will open with a unique performance by a Memphis musician. Come witness the wild west that is still deep in our bones. \nContent Warning: The performance contains some adult content and some violence. Viewer discretion is advised.  \nMusicians: \nThursday\, May 18’s performance will feature Benton Parker + Jon Hay. \nNeile Martin is a Memphis native who started her training at Ballet Memphis then went on to pursue dance at Interlochen School of the Arts. After dancing professionally with companies in New York\, Chicago\, and Cincinnati she came back to Memphis to make her own work\, with a focus on narrative dance. Her previous work includes FireBird at Off the Walls Arts and Carnival Vitas at the University of Memphis. She is thrilled to be back creating dance in her hometown.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/saddle-tramp-with-benton-park-jon-hay/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Graber Gryass
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Graber Gryass Album Release Show in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, May 11\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n“If Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros relocated to Tennessee and sold their Burning Man innuendo for something more wholesome and Renaissance\,we’d get the scene and sounds of Graber Gryass.”— Glide Magazine \n“Funky\, grassy\, trippy sort of style.”— Bluegrass Today \n“Like a Wokingman’s Dead or Basement Tapes outtake.”— Rock ‘n’ Load Magazine \n“An immersive journey into an original expansive\, exploratory song catalogue.”— VENTS Magazine \nWaking Up\, the third album of all original songs by Memphis jamgrass band Graber Gryass will be released on May 11\, 2023. Waking Up has nine songs\, all written by Michael Graber. “We wanted to push the boundary limits even more on this one\, staying song-centered\,” says Graber. \nThe album begins with a rambunctious saga of pent-up domesticity\, “All the Time.” The pensive meditation “Morning on the Water” follows with lead vocals by Kitty Dearing. “Taproot” starts with a 12-string\, followed with saxophone and hand percussion\, and features guests Hope Clayburn and Jesse Dakota. “Waking Up” is an “Astral Weeks in Memphis”-type of dream song\, about waking up in all connotations. “Living on a Faultline” finds the band at their funky best. Then Kitty takes the microphone again to lead “Hardcore Heartbreak”. Two more folk pop structured songs follow: “Okay” and “Good to You”. “Faultline”\, a Carter-family inspired song about living on the New Madrid Faultline closes the set. \nGraber Gryass includes Michael Graber (Guitar and Vocals)\, Kitty Dearing (Vocals and Saw)\, Andy Ratliff (Mandolin and Vocals)\, Andrew Geraci (Bass)\, Clint Wagner (12-string and Fiddle)\, Randal Morton (Banjo)\, Caleb Ryan Martin (High-strung Guitar and Baritone Banjo) with these guests: Jesse Dakota (Percussion)\, Hope Clayburn (Flute and Sax)\, and Joe Mahanahan (Vibraphone). The album was recorded at High/Low\, engineered by Pete Matthews\, mixed by Matt Qualls\, and produced by Michael Graber. \nGraber Gryass is an all-original\, acoustic jam-grass band from Memphis\, Tennessee. Take an award-winning writer\, have him craft songs\, and then layer in some of the regions hottest players\, including a Winfield-winning banjo champion\, the musical director of Public Enemy\, members of such bands as Rumpke Mountain Boys\, and others—and you have Gryass. This six-piece band can sing harmonies like the Mamas and the Papas\, stretch out and jam like the Dead or New Grass Revival all while keeping audiences moving and inspired.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/graber-gryass/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:RoSaWay
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents RoSaWay in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, May 4\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nVocal\, flute\, drums\, & machines — that’s ROSAWAY: a pop-jazz band hailing from Paris. Distinctly French\, somewhat theme-tune-style\, and a whole lot of groovy\, this duo is a blend of past and present. \nFounding members Rachel Ombredane and Stéphane Avellaneda have some serious weight behind them. Rachel studied classical flute and music at the Sorbonne and sang vocals for artists\, including Ed Sheeran. SteF is an internationally renowned blues drummer who’s played with and for the likes of BB King\, Ben Poole\, and Ana Popovic. \n“The care given to image and sound shows an artistic maturity\, a taste for innovation associated with an innate sense of melody and arrangements\,” — Rolling Stone \nRachel received her Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance\, a Diploma in Music Education\, and a Masters in Musicology at the Sorbonne in Paris and later pursued vocal studies. Rachel is passionate about many musical genres. Thus\, her music career has extended into numerous avenues\, including TV performances singing with international artists such as Ed Sheeran\, Jain\, Brocken Back\, etc.\, and in prestigious venues such as the Zenith in Paris. \nSteF is a drummer and international touring artist. He started his professional journey as part of the band Mercy and later collaborated with Serbian guitarist Ana Popovic. He became her official drummer and has toured worldwide to over 30 countries. He has played with: Carlos Johnson\, Ben Poole\, and Robyn Bennett… and shared the stage with musicians such as Jonny Lang\, BB King\, Keb Mo\, and Buddy Guy. Stef was voted as one of the TOP 5 Blues Drummers by the ”Drummies” award 2015. SteF played with several artists such as Ben Poole (UK)\, Carlos Johnson (USA)\, Robyn Bennett (USA-FR)\, MontparnassE (FR)\, Marko Balland (FR)\, Vinnie’s Vice (NL) and many more.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/rosaway/
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SUMMARY:Sean McConnell & Garrison Starr Present: My Sister\, My Brother
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, May 3\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 day of show | $75 VIP \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nIf trust had a sound\, it’d be My Sister\, My Brother. \n“Sometimes you just immediately trust somebody––you’re at ease from the beginning\,” says Garrison Starr “You know they’ve got your back. It feels easy. I immediately felt that way with Sean.” \nGarrison is talking about Sean McConnell\, her musical partner in My Sister\, My Brother\, a new group with the kind of natural magic that only happens when kismet masquerades as coincidence. Individually\, they are independent solo artists known for smart songwriting and breathtaking vocals. Together\, their voices reach that rarefied air typically reserved for families: harmonies that twin and snake around each other to hypnotize and soothe. “When we started writing and especially when we started singing together\, it was like\, ‘Wow. This is not normal. This feels very natural\,’” Sean says. “It feels like singing with a sibling you’ve sung with for a long time. Very quickly\, it became a special collaboration.” \nThe two artists formed My Sister\, My Brother\, not because they’d planned to\, but because they had to. They first sat down to write during a songwriting retreat. They emerged with “Nothing Without You\,” a stunner with its heart on its sleeve. \nVIP: Early entry directly after sound check (6:30 pm). 15-20 minute Q&A with Garrison and Sean.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/sean-mcconnell-garrison-starr-present-my-sister-my-brother/
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:Gareth Pearson (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Gareth Pearson in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, April 29\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \n“Gareth is fast becoming one of the world’s most renowned instrumental guitarists.” – Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales) \n“I really respect Gareth’s abilities. He’s a great young man and a great ambassador for the acoustic guitar.” – Tommy Emmanuel  \nGareth Pearson is referred to as “The Welsh Tornado” which is particularly appropriate\, seeing as this special talent combines fingerstyle pyrotechnics\, with explosive lead runs making Pearson one of the most exciting acoustic musicians gigging today. \nGareth has a distinctive style that can be heard through his creative and innovative arrangements which cover a wide spectrum of genres\, including country/folk/classical/pop/rock/jazz/swing and bluegrass music\, along with his own beautiful and often intricate original compositions. \nDrawing his playing style initially from influences such as Chet Atkins\, Merle Travis\, Jerry Reed and Tommy Emmanuel\, he has developed a style that is both inspiring and entertaining. \nWithin a year of taking up the guitar\, Gareth was opening for Tommy Emmanuel on his 2005 UK tour. It was in Cardiff where Tommy invited Gareth to play at the CAAS convention (Chet Atkins Appreciation Society) in Nashville\, Tennessee. \nLater that year\, Gareth was performing and touring alongside Ray Davies (The Kinks)\, John Renbourne\, and Southside Johnny and the Ashbury Jukes. During the Southside Johnny tour\, Gareth was invited by Southside to be flown over to the USA to open for his annual New Years Eve concert at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey. \nThe following year Gareth was invited by Tommy Emmanuel to be the support act for his UK tour\, following extensive UK supports to Jan Akkerman\, Andy McKee and appearing at numerous Folk Festivals and Guitar workshops including the Montreal Jazz Festival. \nWith appearances throughout Europe and a growing reputation\, Gareth was invited to perform at the 2008 Canadian Guitar Festival where he came to the attention of Candyrat Records. This lay the seed for Gareth to be the first UK guitarist to be signed by the label. On its release\, Gareth’s debut album “Urban Echoes Vol 1” was selected by Acoustic Guitar editors and frequent contributors as one of the “Essential Acoustic Albums of 2010”. \nWith appearances at the 2009 Montreal Guitar Festival\, USA and worldwide tours and guitar workshops\, Gareth’s reputation as a performer and teacher is constantly growing.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/gareth-pearson/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Doug MacLeod
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Doug MacLeod in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, April 27\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n“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 \n“One of the great blues artists… Period !” – Jorma Kaukonen. \n“Doug MacLeod is one of the last and most iconic songwriters in blues that the contemporary scene can still offer.” – Macalle Blues – Italy. \nMacLeod 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. \nDoug 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 2023 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year. \nIn March of 2022 he co-authored with Debra Schiff the blues murder mystery book MURDER AT THE CROSSROADS. In 2022 A SOUL TO CLAIM produced by Jim Gaines was released. It was named a Downbeat Magazine ‘Album Of The Year’ for 2022. In March 2023 RAW BLUES 1 EP was released on Sledgehammer Blues/ Valley Entertainment. \nDoug 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. \nAs a youth\, Doug overcame abuse and a crippling stutter by turning to music. After picking up a guitar\, and singing — he found his voice. \nMacLeod’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. \nHis 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”. \nFrom 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. \nDoug says the most important lessons he learned as a young musician came from Ernest Banks a one-eyed country bluesman from Toano\, VA. \n“Never play a note you don’t believe” and “Never write or sing about what you don’t know about.” \nAs 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.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/doug-macleod-2/
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:The University of Memphis Jazz Singers
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, April 25\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $10 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe University of Memphis Jazz Singers is comprised of 10 to 15 male and female vocal students. This group performs a wide range of music from traditional arrangements of jazz standards to more contemporary fusion jazz.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-university-of-memphis-jazz-singers/
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:NOHMADS
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents NOHMADS in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, April 21\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $12 in advance | $15 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nArt rockers from Chicago\, NOHMADS weave layers of noir\, sludge\, and pop to create their unique sound\, combining songs\, spoken word\, and visual elements to tell stories. The band’s debut LP\, Chartreuse\, contains seven original tracks. Soaring guitars\, dynamic percussion\, and haunting vocal harmonies escort the listener on a ride through everyday silenced small town dramas\, into murky backwoods of past lives\, and along hopeful deserted dream landscapes. \nNOHMADS is currently writing and recording new music for their sophomore release. Their latest single\, “Cough/Cool” is streaming on Spotify and iTunes\, with accompanying music video on NohmadsTV. Mixed media music video debuting February 2023. \nPhil Hardman – percussion \nEva Victoria – vocals\, keys\, synths \nKen Becker III – guitar\, vocals \nUsha Rajbhandari – bass\, vocals
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/nohmads/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Adam Larson Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Adam Larson Trio in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, April 20\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at door | $10 student tickets available at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nOn the heels of two record releases in 2022 — With Love\, From Chicago and With Love\, From Kansas City — saxophonist Adam Larson brings his New York trio for the final installment of his ambitious trio trilogy project totThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts on Thursday\, April 20. \nLarson will be joined by Matt Clohesy on electric bass and Jimmy Macbride on drums. Together\, they will be celebrating the release of With Love\, From New York. The music for the evening will be familiar to fans of Larson — high octane and energetic — and will offer something for jazz and jazz-adjacent fans alike. Join the trio for the last hoorah of a nearly two-year project; you won’t want to miss it!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/adam-larson-trio/
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 Arts Resident Artists Open Studio Night
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, April 14\, 2023\nTime: 6-9 pm\nAdmission: Free \nCrosstown Arts is proud to invite the Memphis community to visit the artist studios. Artists in residence will have their studios open on Friday\, April 14\, from 6 to 9 p.m. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nSu-Yee Lin writes stories and poetry that grapple with issues of identity\, memory\, environment\, and mythology. Her work often lies on the border between the real and the strange\, and she is interested in the intersections between the surreal and the natural world. She was a Fulbright Fellow to China and has had work published in the Pushcart Prize anthology\, Tor.com\, Electric Literature\, Bennington Review\, Day One\, Nashville Review\, The Offing\, and other literary journals\, and short stories translated into Italian and Chinese. \nKeith S. Wilson is an Affrilachian Poet and a Cave Canem fellow. He is a recipient of an NEA Fellowship\, an Elizabeth George Foundation Grant\, and an Illinois Arts Council Agency Award\, and has received both a Kenyon Review Fellowship and a Stegner Fellowship. His book\, Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love (Copper Canyon)\, was recognized by the New York Times as a best new book of poetry. \nEdo Rosenblith (B. 1988 Tel Aviv\, Israel) received a BFA in painting in 2011 at the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Visual Art at Washington University-St. Louis in 2017. Edo is a compulsive draftsman who works in a variety of mediums: murals\, painting\, drawing\, printmaking\, and book arts. \nKelsey Harrison’s sculptural work has been shown in institutions nationally including The Jewish Museum\, Abrons Art Center\, and The Knockdown Center in New York\, SOMArts in San Francisco\, The Sullivan Galleries in Chicago\, The College of William and Mary in Virginia\, and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and the Utah Museum of Fine Art in Salt Lake City. Harrison received her BFA in Sculpture from Purchase College\, State University of New York and her MFA in Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the University of Memphis. \nApollo Mighty is a Memphis-born R&B/Soul artist. He uses his music to express his many selves\, embracing the extremes of his own personal ugliness and beauty — while also reflecting the world around him. He has worked extensively in the music scenes in Memphis and Chicago and his 2020 EP project Behavior amassed over 600k streams across platforms. \nJennifer Sargent makes intricate drawings and handwoven tapestries. As an artist weaver she considers herself both a contemporary practitioner and a part of a longer continuum that is thousands of years old. This idea is both a comfort and a challenge. One of two elements is always present in Sargent’s work\, either story telling or the natural world (whether wild or domesticated). Sargent creates an abstracted sense of these ideas or experiences through the layering of pattern and color.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-resident-artists-open-studio-night-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Xiu Xiu with The Pop Ritual
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Xiu Xiu with The Pop Ritual in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, April 12\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 General Admission \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nXiu Xiu’s most recent work is a record of halves. \nAngela Seo sings on half of the record. Jamie Stewart sings on half of the record. \nHalf of the songs are experimental industrial. Half of the songs are experimental modern classical. Half of it is real. Half of it is imaginary. \nThe real songs attempt to turn the worst life has offered to five people the band is connected with into some kind of desperate shape that does something\, anything\, other than grind and brutalize their hearts and memory within these stunningly horrendous experiences. \nThe imaginary songs are an expansion and abstract exploration of the early rock and roll “Teen Tragedy” genre as jumping off point to decontaminate the band’s own overwhelming emotions in knowing and living with what has happened to these five people. \nWhat none of this record does and despite the oft repeated assertion\, what Xiu Xiu has never done\, is attempt to superficially shock the listener. Instead\, Xiu Xiu has spent twenty years grappling with how to process\, to be empathetic towards\, to disobey and to reorganize horror; there is no other word for it other than horror. \nThe motivation for writing Ignore Grief to be about a child who was sold into prostitution by his mother\, a junior high student who was kidnapped and murdered\, incessantly choosing alcohol and cocaine over one’s family\, becoming lost in the bleakest\, darkest aspects of cultish spirituality and committing suicide as means to escape and protest a life of violent sex work is because the members of Xiu Xiu themselves are deeply shocked. \nOld friend and new member David Kendrick (Sparks\, Devo\, Gleaming Spires) joins Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart through whatever this may be and whatever it may mean and why ever it may have occurred. The point of aesthetic examination is to see if there is any way to come out the other side or if there is even any reason. In either case there may not be but to simply turn away would be yet a further act of destruction. \n“I had now lost all confidence in myself\, doubted all men immeasurably\, and abandoned all hopes for the things of this world\, all joy\, all sympathy\, eternally. This was the truly decisive incident of my life. I had been split through the forehead between the eyebrows\, a wound that was to throb with pain whenever I came into contact with a human being.” – Osamu Dazai
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/xiu-xiu/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Greg Tardy
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Modern Masters: Greg Tardy with the Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, April 11\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\n$25 | $20 in advance ($10 student tickets at the door) \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSaxophonist\, multi-reedist\, and composer Gregory Tardy is one of the most versatile jazz musicians of his generation\, equally comfortable in a variety of musical and improvisational situations. Born into a musical family\, he began his musical career studying classical clarinet. In his early 20s\, while preparing for a symphony career he discovered jazz saxophone and hasn’t looked back. \nIn 1992\, he started playing with the legendary drummer\, Elvin Jones\, and he recorded his first CD\, Crazy Love. As a sought after sideman he has played with many prominent jazz artists including: Andrew Hill\, Tom Harrell\, Dave Douglas\, Wynton Marsalis\, Jay McShann\, Nicholas Payton\, Roy Hargrove\, Steve Coleman\, Betty Carter\, Don Byron\, Bill Frisell\, Rashied Ali\, Ellis Marsalis\, Brian Lynch\, John Patitucci\, and many more. He has also performed and/or recorded along with many other notable saxophonists\, such as Joe Lovano\, Mark Turner\, Chris Potter\, Dewey Redman\, Ravi Coltrane\, and others. In more recent years\, Tardy has gone full circle\, by focusing on his clarinets more\, using them on recordings by Tom Harrell\, Ohad Talmor/Steve Swallow\, Stefan Harris\, Chris Potter and Andrew Hill. \nHis performance schedule has taken him all over the world\, playing at all of the major jazz festivals and on some of the biggest stages in jazz. As a sideman\, he has been featured on several Downbeat Albums of the Year and also several Grammy nominated recordings; including a Grammy winning CD with Brian Lynch in 2006. He also has recorded fourteen CDs under his own name featuring his unique compositions\, blending his love of traditional jazz with a more modern seeking style. His latest project\, If Time Could Stand Still\, was released in the fall of 2020 on WJ3 Records.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/greg-tardy-with-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
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SUMMARY:Willi Carlisle with Rachel Maxann
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Willi Carlisle with Rachel Maxann in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSunday\, April 9\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n“Willi Carlisle speaks his truth.” – NPR Music \n“Willi Carlisle is just the kind of artist that Americana music needs.” – Paste Magazine \nWILLI CARLISLE is a poet and a folk singer for the people\, but his extraordinary gift for turning a phrase isn’t about high falutin’ pontificatin’; it’s about looking out for one another and connecting through our shared human condition. Born and raised on the Midwestern plains\, Carlisle is a product of the punk-to-folk music pipeline that’s long fueled frustrated young men looking to resist. \nAfter falling for the rich ballads and tunes of the Ozarks\, where he now lives\, he began examining the full spectrum of American musical history. This insatiable stylistic diversity is obvious in his wildly raucous live performances\, where songs range from sardonic trucker-ballads like “Vanlife” to the heartbreaking queer waltz “Life on the Fence\,” to an existential talkin’ blues about a panic attack in Walmart’s aisle five. \nWith guitar\, fiddle\, button-box\, banjo\, harmonicas\, rhythm-bones\, and Willi’s booming baritone\, this is bonafide populist folk music in the tradition of cowboys\, frontier fiddlers\, and tall-tale tellers. Carlisle recognizes that the only thing holding us back from greatness is each other. With a quick wit and big sing-alongs\, these folksongs bring us a step closer to breaking down our divides. \n“Willi Carlisle is an absolute force of nature. From the moment he walks on stage you can’t take your eyes off of him and the minute he opens his mouth you can’t help but hang on every word. Even if the songs weren’t there\, the showmanship alone would be worth the price of admission\, but the scary part is the songs are just as good as the stories.” — BJ Barham
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/willi-carlisle/
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SUMMARY:Roberta Lea presented by Folk All Y’all and Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, April 8\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $20 (purchase tickets here) \nWith a voice like cinnamon and a pen like butter\, Roberta Lea is a rising artist\, ready to give the world a taste of what she’s made of. Fellow artists have called her Hampton Roads’ best kept secret. It’s as though she’s a family recipe\, kept hidden until now. \nFellow musicians have described her sound as “country-neo-pop”. As a millennial\, it’s often quite difficult to pin her down to one particular genre. Her influences range from 80s RnB legends like Roberta Flack\, Anita Baker and Sade\, to pop 90s girl-power players like Alanis Morissette\, Sheryl Crow\, Shania Twain and everything in between. \nWe had the pleasure of getting to know Roberta when she joined The Black Opry Revue in 2020 and we’re thrilled to welcome her back to celebrate her first full-length album\, Too Much of a Woman. \n  \nMinimum ticket price is $20 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. \nAbout 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. \nAbout Folk All Y’all: Intimate\, attentive performances by exceptional singer-songwriters\, proudly presented in Memphis\, Folk All Y’all is a public\, nonprofit listening room series supported by our pledges from our community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/roberta-lea-presented-by-folk-all-yall-and-crosstown-arts/
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SUMMARY:Ami Dang
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Ami Dang in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, April 6\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 advance | $25 day of the show \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nAmrita “Ami” Kaur Dang is a South Asian-American vocalist\, sitarist\, composer and producer from Baltimore. Her sound blends elements of North Indian classical\, noise/ambient electronics\, beat-driven psych and experimental dance pop. The work references her hybrid identity as a first-generation South Asian-American\, Sikh upbringing\, musical education\, as well as the chaos and spirituality of the landscapes of both Baltimore and urban India. \nPicking up her first sitar when she was twelve years old\, Dang has studied North Indian classical music (voice and sitar) in both New Delhi and Maryland\, and she also holds a degree in music technology & composition from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Following in the footsteps of artists like Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass\, she seeks to advance the sound of contemporary experimental\, pop\, and electronic music with the sounds of South Asia — through vocals and sitar\, ragas\, and sampling. And vice versa\, she aims to bring a broader sound palette to the legacy of South Asian music. These goals are a lifelong mission. To that end\, she has collaborated with Animal Collective\, William Cashion (of Future Islands)\, James Acaster\, Thor Harris — to name a few. She has provided tour support for Beach House\, black midi\, Grimes\, Lower Dens\, Florist and more.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/ami-dang/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tarta Relena
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSunday\, April 2\, 2023\nDoors 7PM | Show 7:30PM\nTickets: $25 | $20 in advance \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nTarta Relena was born in 2016 as a project of two singers to explore a cappella the sonorities of different styles of vocal music. Far from wanting to create a stamp of the traditional and to define the Mediterranean\, Tarta Relena wants to make its own a repertoire that goes from music of oral tradition to songs of author that in one way or another are related to the geographical area of the Mediterranean. \nTarta Relena sings from the perspective that what we call folklore is a living and moving repertoire. Therefore\, this reality is mouldable and can be reinterpreted with the instruments and sonorities that we now have within our reach. A key tool is the electronics with which they re-signify the melodies without leaving aside their origins. The study and knowledge of the path and the contexts that have given rise to these musics opens the doors of experimentation towards new meanings. In Tarta Relena’s work there is also a desire to play at blurring the concept of authorship\, bringing together anonymous traditional melodies and newly created songs under the same umbrella\, treating them in the same way and placing oral transmission\, the central element of tradition\, at the centre. \nOne of the strong points of the project is the complexity in simplicity and the maximum expression with the minimum of elements. The repertoire work brings together the resources of different vocal techniques (flamenco\, lyrical\, traditional\, jazz…)\, allowing a vast exploration of the possibilities of the voice. \nIn January 2019 Tarta Relena released her first album entitled Ora Pro Nobis (The Indian Runners\, 2019)\, winner of the Enderrock Critics’ Prize for the best folk album of 2019\, which consists of eight a cappella songs with a subtle presence of electronics. In April 2020\, during their confinement\, they released their second work\, Intercede Pro Nobis (The Indian Runners\, 2020)\, recognised by Rockdelux as the best national EP of 2020\, which emphasises the importance of the dialogue between voice and electronics. \nFiat Lux is the first full-length album and is an exploration of the concept of cyclicality through memory\, nostalgia and the evocation of feelings. The love poems written by Sappho of Lesbos or traditional Sephardic songs deal with the same emotional problems we face as individuals in 2021. Whether in archaic Greece\, in medieval times or in the midst of a global pandemic\, the self goes through the same processes of joy and pain\, closes them and begins again\, unable to avoid the course of things. Each poetic “I” illuminates itself in the midst of all the others to say what it has to say. \nThrough the stories of powerful and time-transcendent characters\, such as the Vingen Mary\, Hildegard of Bingen or the Paixtu tribe of women in Afghanistan\, the timelessness and transcendence of these voices and their discourses are explored\, revisited and sung from today’s perspective. \nTarta Relena are: \nMarta Torrella\, voice and electronics. \nHelena Ros\, voice and electronics.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tarta-relena/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nubia Yasin: SHEENA
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Nubia Yasin: SHEENA in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, April 1\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nShow Description: \nSHEENA\, a show curated and performed by Nubia Yasin\, begs the question “What would make the pain of transformation desirable?” With a blend of original poetry and music\, Yasin tells the story of her own transition from girlhood to womanhood against a backdrop of deep rooted shame. By walking through her own shame\, she aims to allow the audience a chance to shine a light into their darkest corners\, and say to what lives there “I see you. I don’t hate you.” \nArtist Bio: \nNubia Yasin is a Memphis-born writer\, multidisciplinary artist\, and performer. She uses her experiences as a first generation Somali-American living in the South to tell stories about Black femmehood\, with an acute focus on themes related to shame. Her writing has been featured in projects for Netflix\, Apple Music\, and more. She’s performed in galleries and museums across the United states. \nHer first full collection of poetry\, The Blood and Body\, was published in August 2022 with HomieHousePress.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/nubia-yasin-sheena/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:SpiralPhonics Special Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, March 29\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSpiralPhonics is an instrumental music trio founded in 2021 by saxophonist Art Edmaiston\, guitarist Logan Hanna and percussionist Terence F. Clark. The musical direction of the group focuses on original compositions and improvisations woven together using the energy of the moment. October 2022 marked the release of their debut live album “The Argot Session” and the band is currently working on new music for an upcoming studio recording. \nMelodic twists and churning rhythms challenge the listener to open the lens of expectation and allow themselves to be transported through the air on surging spikes of energy freely flowing into funky cascades of textural grooves and harmonic surprises. \nInspiration – Vibrations – Reflections – Intention \nFor this concert in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts\, SpiralPhonics will give a rare performance as an expanded quartet. \nJoining Edmaiston and Hanna for this show is the phenomenal PeeWee Jackson on drums with fiery up-and-coming bassist Liam O’dell rounding out the quartet. SpiralPhonics is a musical group drawing from a deep well of influences and experiences. The members are always open to the unlimited possibilities of the moment and that is what makes each performance special and not to be missed! \n  \nBlurbs: \n“Extra\, extra! Read all about it! Irresistible force of Downtown Free Improv collides with immovable object of Memphis pocket!” – Charlie Hunter / Artist; Producer  \n“This shiet snuggly fye mane!” – MonoNeon / Bassist; Artist  \n“Bro\, this album ain’t an album. It is a soundbath. It’s a journey around the world. I meditate to it.” – Propaganda / HipHop Artist; Author; Writer \n“From fiery jazz to deep ambient beauty to the funkiest soul music\, this music captures the sound and essence of Memphis in a fashion only made possible by a group of some of its most respected and skilled artists from the past two decades. Deeply emotional\, raw\, and sometimes even danceable; inspiring sounds from the South.” – Chad Fowler / Mahakala Music
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/spiralphonics-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Strictly Jazz: The Music of Bill Evans
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Strictly Jazz: The Music of Bill Evans in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSunday\, March 26\, 2023\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Show at 7 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Crosstown Strictly Jazz Series\, presented by Strictly Jazz Entertainment in collaboration with Crosstown Arts\, is designed to salute classic jazz music as contemporary musicians perform the work of the legends. \nThis show features Gerald Stephens (piano)\, Art Edmaiston (tenor saxophone)\, Marc Franklin (trumpet/flugelhorn)\, Neal Bowen (bass)\, and Mike Assad (drums) with a special live painting experience by RODAN. \nAbout Strictly Jazz: \nStrictly Jazz Entertainment is committed to cultivating a growing community in the knowledge and appreciation of jazz. Strictly Jazz Entertainment facilitates dialogue and collaboration between the devoted supporters of jazz and the brand new constituents — those new to the genre — for the furthering of the jazz community. Strictly Jazz provides a bridge between leading artists and a community that typically does not embrace jazz by promoting concerts in various venues to generate an atmosphere that is viable for the absorption of pure jazz.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/strictly-jazz-the-music-of-bill-evans/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Morgan James (SOLD OUT!)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Morgan James in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, March 25\, 2023\nDoors: 7 pm | Show: 7:30 pm\nVIP Entry at 6:15 pm | VIP meet-and-greet and performance at 6:30 pm\nTickets: $25 | VIP package available with additional $35 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n“A phenomenal talent whose feel for classic soul music is bone deep…This woman is on fire.” — The New York Times \nMorgan James is a Juilliard trained singer\, actress\, songwriter and recording artist in New York City. \nMorgan recently co-produced and starred in an all-female concept recording of “Jesus Christ Superstar” entitled “She Is Risen”. She independently released her studio albums of original soul music\, entitled Memphis Magnetic\, and A Very Magnetic Christmas recorded to analog tape in Memphis\, Tennessee. Other albums include “Reckless Abandon”\, which prompted the Huffington Post to call MJ the “Brightest Breakout Artist of the Year”. Last year\, Morgan took on a full album cover of the Beatles’ iconic ‘White Album’ to celebrate the 50th anniversary; available on CD\, vinyl\, digital and full length concept video on her YouTube channel. She also took on Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” and covered it in its entirety. Morgan recorded two full-length albums with Epic Records: “Hunter”\, an album of original R&B\, and “Morgan James Live\, a celebration of Nina Simone”. All of her music can be found on all streaming platforms\, and hard copies on her website or at shows. \nOn Broadway\, Morgan was in five back-to-back original companies: The Addams Family (starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth)\, Wonderland\, Godspell and Motown: The Musical\, and as a guest at Kristin Chenoweth’s For The Girls. \nWith viral sensation Postmodern Jukebox and with her own YouTube channel\, Morgan’s music videos have accumulated more than 260 million views (and climbing). \nFor info\, tour tickets and new album updates\, please visit www.morganjamesonline.com. @morganajames \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/morgan-james/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:(SOLD OUT) Stax Music Academy SONGBIRDS: A Tribute to Women in Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Stax Music Academy: SONGBIRDS: A Tribute to Women in Jazz in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, March 21\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $10 GA (Free for SMA students and faculty) \nTo celebrate Women’s History Month\, the jazz department at the Stax Music Academy will present a tribute to the pioneers and powerhouses that have blazed trails for women worldwide in jazz. The concert will feature SMA’s jazz vocal ensemble\, Kind Of Blue\, named after the iconic 1959 Miles Davis album. The vocalists will be accompanied by a band of instrumentalists from the SMA Jazz Department. This tribute includes nods to the music of Ella Fitzgerald\, Nancy Wilson\, Nina Simone\, and even contemporary artists like Esperanza Spalding and Jamila Woods. The music will speak to the strength\, elegance\, innovation\, and devotion that women have embodied in the evolution across the diaspora of modern jazz music. \nThe Stax Music Academy jazz department\, under the direction of SMA alumnus Kori Wallace\, currently hosts three main ensembles. The premiere group\, The Legacy Quintet\, boldly carries the torch of Memphis’ rich musical history and features the program’s four top performing instrumentalists and top performing vocalist. Kind Of Blue\, our jazz vocal ensemble\, provides vocalists the opportunity to dive deeply into the nuances of the jazz language spoken by some of the greatest voices in American music. Lastly\, we have the newly minted Phineas Newborn Jazz Orchestra. The PNJO shines a light on one of the titans of Memphis jazz\, and creates the space for students to develop in large ensemble performance. The overall mission of the jazz department is to provide an environment for students to tap into the roots of Memphis music through its deep connection to jazz. Through that connection\, students are also able to develop in their approaches to the many styles synonymous with this great city.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/songbirds-a-tribute-to-women-in-jazz/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Harley Kimbro Lewis presented by Folk All Y’all and Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, March 18\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $20 (purchase tickets here) \nFrom Knoxville to Nashville via Hertfordshire\, Martin Harley\, Daniel Kimbro & Sam Lewis collaborate for the first time on a slow cooked\, laid back album reminiscent of an early American songbook. Produced at Wow & Flutter studios the old fashioned way; writing songs in the morning and rolling the tape in the afternoon\, the album highlights Daniels Appalachian roots\, Sams Nashville tones and Martins traveling riverside blues. Individually they have worked with some of the biggest names in the business. This is acoustic Americana at its finest. \nThe Harley Kimbro Lewis album received glowing reviews during its 2022 release with a comprehensive UK tour. \nIn March 2023 the trio will tour the US performing only six dates exclusively in the Southeast. \nMARTIN HARLEY (UK based) has been making music and touring the world for over two decades. Exploring blues and roots in a style The Guardian referred to as Spellbinding\, Harley has released eight albums to date. His carbon neutral ‘Blues Gone Green’ bicycle tour of the UK took place in 2011. He participated in the ‘World’s Highest Gig’ in the Himalayas. His motorcycle adventures have taken him across Mali in search of the roots of blues music. He toured Northern India and Nepal on a vintage Royal Enfield and spent a year living in his 1977 Holden station wagon in Australia. Recent nominations include AMA instrumentalist of the year\, Best Acoustic Guitarist\, and Best Acoustic Blues Artist. Notable appearances include performances at Glastonbury\, Royal Albert Hall\, Union Chapel and countless international venues and festivals. \nDANIEL KIMBRO was raised on American Roots music in and around Appalachia and is a twice GRAMMY-nominated musician from Knoxville\, TN with numerous recording credits and touring appearances. Splitting his time between Knoxville and Nashville\, Daniel is a regular accompanist with John Hiatt\, the Jerry Douglas Band\, the Earls of Leicester\, and The Transatlantic Sessions. He as appeared on stage with the likes of James Taylor\, Alison Krauss\, Sir Aly Bain\, Cara Dillon\, R.B. Morris\, Bela Fleck\, Molly Tuttle\, Maura O’Connell\, and many others. \nSAM LEWIS is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter that has collaborated with everyone from Leon Russell to Chris Stapleton\, who dubbed him a modern Townes Van Zandt. Lewis is often labeled with the word soulful and a style that meets at a juncture of many different genres; a place where feel-good music meets vital social commentary. A decade worth of touring his studio efforts have captivated audiences all around the world. His songs and stories are glued together with a unique stage banter developed from performing in numerous music halls\, clubs\, theaters\, festivals and music cruises. \nOnly the best musicians & songwriters can make simplicity sound this good’ – Fatea Magazine UK \n‘The roots equivalent of a Crosby\, Still & Nash album\, and very good it is too’ – Mojo UK (4/5) \n‘A quality album at every step’ – Americana UK 8/10 \n‘If this doesn’t put a smile on your face\, then you’re beyond saving’ – Blues in Britain \n‘The best one can imagine both musically & lyrically’ – Maxazine NL \nMinimum ticket price is $20 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. \nAbout 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. \nAbout Folk All Y’all: Intimate\, attentive performances by exceptional singer-songwriters\, proudly presented in Memphis\, Folk All Y’all is a public\, nonprofit listening room series supported by our pledges from our community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/harley-kimbro-lewis-presented-by-folk-all-yall-and-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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