Events
05 / 1
Start: 17:00
End: 21:00
Marshall Arts- 639 Marshall Ave (across street from Hattiloo Theatre). Start: 20:00
Start: May 1 2009 - 8:00pm
End: May 2 2009 - 12:30am
Jamille "Jam" Hunter / May 1st Friday | ||
05 / 2
End: 00:30
Start: May 1 2009 - 8:00pm
End: May 2 2009 - 12:30am
Jamille "Jam" Hunter / May 1st Friday Start: 16:05
End: 17:05
Julian Marley Budweiser Stage • 4:05 p.m. The son of reggae legend Bob Marley, Julian has followed brothers Ziggy, Stephen, and Damian into the family business, keeping their father's famous sound alive on concert stages worldwide. Start: 17:50
End: 18:50
The Bar-Kays Budweiser Stage • 5:50 p.m. Formed at Memphis' Porter Junior High School, the Bar-Kays grew up to be one of the hottest groups to record at Stax Records, eclipsing the MGs with an instrumental hit of their own, the '67 Volt classic "Soul Finger," and becoming Otis Redding's preferred backing group. Unfortunately, that same year, four members of the Bar-Kays were killed in the plane crash that also took Redding's life — yet surviving musicians James Alexander and Ben Cauley rallied to take the group to new heights. As famous for their flashy stage presence as for their "Shake Your Rump to the Funk" performances, the Bar-Kays are sure to pull out all the stops at this year's Beale Street Music Fest. Start: 19:35
End: 20:35
The Roots Budweiser Stage • 7:35 p.m. Hip-hop's house band recently became Jimmy Fallon's on the comedian's late-night talk show. But this Philadelphia-based band, led by drummer ?uestlove and rapper Black Thought, is primarily known as hip-hop's most reliable live band. It's one that keeps getting better on a string of increasingly strong and bold albums such as Tipping Point, Game Theory, and, 2008's possible career best, Rising Down. Start: 21:00
Start: May 2 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 3 2009 - 1:00am
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St Start: 21:30
End: 22:30
George Clinton & P Funk Budweiser Stage • 9:30 p.m. It's not a party until the mothership lands: Expect perennial P-Funkster George Clinton to take the Beale Street Music Festival to a higher level this year. Now pushing 70, Clinton remains an elevating, energetic force on stage. Whether the funk pioneer and his ragtag band of rock-soul compatriots decide to work their way through hits like "Maggot Brain" or "Flashlight," you can bet that a packed crowd will be moving and grooving to their cosmic beat. Start: 21:50
End: 22:50
Al Green Sam's Town Stage • 9:50 p.m. Arguably Memphis music's greatest living artist, Al Green belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of soul vocalists along with Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke, his repertoire of flutters, sighs, grunts, repetitions, and other effects transcending mere words even when in the service of a great lyric. Green recorded a string of classic albums in the 1970s — Call Me, I'm Still in Love With You, The Belle Album — before abandoning pop music for the pulpit of his Memphis-based Full Gospel Tabernacle Church. In recent years, however, he's made a return to secular sounds with a strong series of comeback albums, the best of which is 2008's Lay It Down. | ||
05 / 3
End: 01:00
Start: May 2 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 3 2009 - 1:00am
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St | ||
05 / 4
Start: 17:30
End: 20:00
Hard Rock Cafe- Beale Street Always FREE Appetizers PERFORMING LIVE! Wendy Moten (R&B/Jazz) LaKisha Nichelle (Neo Soul) Perfection (Gospel) Joy (Blues) Above Only (Rock) Terry Wright (Blues) | ||
05 / 5
| ||
05 / 6
Start: 19:45
End: 22:30
Do you have what it takes? Show your vocal skills in an Apollo - styled, audienced judged singing contest. Winner takes the $150 cash prize. Every Wednesday. | ||
05 / 7
| ||
05 / 8
Start: 21:00
Start: May 8 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 9 2009 - 1:00am
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St | ||
05 / 9
End: 01:00
Start: May 8 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 9 2009 - 1:00am
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St Start: 09:00
End: 21:00
All About Women is designed specifically for women to take care of those things they’ve been meaning to in their busy lives and will feature more than 100 FREE activities and services designed just for women’s physical, mental and spiritual well-being. You know it’s going to be a good day when, in a single stop, you can try belly dancing, learn how to repair your toilet, take care of all those nagging financial obligations (like setting up a living will, a serious budget and a plan of attack to improve your credit score), check your cholesterol and tend to your physical and spiritual health without spending a dime. That’s exactly what women can expect at the FREE All About Women experience coming to the Memphis Cook Convention Center on Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Start: 21:00
Start: May 9 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 10 2009 - 12:30am
| ||
05 / 10
End: 00:30
Start: May 9 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 10 2009 - 12:30am
| ||
05 / 11
Start: 20:00
End: 23:00
Lyrical Haiku Monday May 11, 2009 8:00pm Featuring Hardface, Virghost, Fro Admission: $7 Start: 20:00
End: 23:00
Orpheum Theatre- 203 S Main St R&B/Soul singer Jennifer Hudson came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX reality television series American Idol. She has since established herself as a Grammy-winning solo recording artist and film actress, starring in the 2006 motion picture Dreamgirls, for which she has won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Her 2008 self-titled debut album went gold and spawned the number one single "Spotlight." | ||
05 / 12
| ||
05 / 13
| ||
05 / 14
| ||
05 / 15
Start: 20:00
End: 23:59
Jazz & Neo-soul | ||
05 / 16
Start: 12:00
End: 16:00
You can set up as early as 11a.m. Information and donation booths for United Cerebral Palsey will be on sight. Most artists will have c.d.s and merchandise for sale. PERFORMANCE LINE-UP | ||
05 / 17
| ||
05 / 18
| ||
05 / 19
| ||
05 / 20
| ||
05 / 21
| ||
05 / 22
Start: 20:00
End: 23:00
Soul Cafe (Hickory Hill- Ridgeway & Winchester) | ||
05 / 23
Start: 20:00
End: 23:00
Soul Cafe (Hickory Hill- Ridgeway & Winchester) Start: 21:00
Start: May 23 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 24 2009 - 12:00am
| ||
05 / 24
End: 00:00
Start: May 23 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 24 2009 - 12:00am
Start: 20:00
End: 23:00
Orpeum Theatre- 203 S Main St K.Jay Enterprise presents India.Arie at The Orpheum Theatre India.Arie comes to The Orpheum Theatre on her 2009 Soulbird Tour in support of her new album Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics (Soulbird Music/Universal Republic). The Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter has been receiving massive critical acclaim and an overwhelming response to her fourth studio album. Testimony Vol. 2 debuted last week at the top of the music charts hitting # 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Chart and locking down the #3 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. | ||
05 / 25
| ||
05 / 26
Start: 19:00
End: 22:00
KOLD KUTZ TUESDAYS 7:00PM UNTIL OPEN MIC @THEZE BONEZ SPORTS BAR AND GRILL IN WEST MEMPHIS HOSTED BY GRANGRAN. | ||
05 / 27
| ||
05 / 28
| ||
05 / 29
Start: 18:00
End: 21:00
Fri, May 29. South Main Historic Arts District. 482-1399. 6 - 9pm. Free trolley rides. A self-paced stroll on historic South Main Street while leisurely browsing through art galleries and specialty shops; dining at some of the newest and hippest restaurants Downtown; or listening to great live music. Start: 21:00
Start: May 29 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 30 2009 - 1:00am
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St | ||
05 / 30
End: 01:00
Start: May 29 2009 - 9:00pm
End: May 30 2009 - 1:00am
Cafe Soul- 492 S Main St Start: 19:00
End: 21:00
Join us for an opportunity to mingle, Also if you have a talent you can participate in our open mic portion of the show. This is an event you don't want to miss. Hosted by Inner City South Admission $10 Doors Open @ 6:30pm Start: 20:00
End: 23:00
| ||
05 / 31
| ||
