New Music Festival: WYXR's Raised By Sound Coming This December
Memphis' community radio station WYXR will host a one day music festival on December 3, 2022!
Memphis' community radio station WYXR will host a one day music festival on December 3, 2022!
I love a new Memphis festival!
I'm happy to help announce that WYXR will host Raised By Sound on December 3rd at Crosstown Concourse, featuring a FREE daylong lineup of Memphis bands, followed by ticketed shows—Big Star’s #1 Record 50th Anniversary concert with a supergroup of musicians and an after-party featuring Andrew VanWyngarden and Bodywerk.
Tickets for the fundraising portions of Raised By Sound are on sale today—head over to wyxr.org for details.
Here are more details from the team at WYXR:
We’re hosting our first Raised By Sound Fest on Dec. 3! It’s a day-long celebration with free music that wraps up with two, separate ticketed fundraising events in the Crosstown Theater and the Green Room.
Raised By Sound Music Festival Lineup
Festival Kick-Off Event (Wednesday, November 30)
"This is a Photograph" exhibit opening
Kevin Morby returns to Memphis after photographing and writing songs inspired by the city. Be there for his one-night appearance at Memphis Listening Lab. The exhibit will be on display during the festival on the 2nd Floor of Crosstown.
Festival Day (Saturday, December 3rd)
Free Live Performances from 1 to 7 p.m.
- Qemist & NicoTheGoddess
- Mak Ro
- Whelk Stall
- Lemon's
- Doll McCoy
- Staysie Atoms
- Nots
- Erin Rae
As a bonus, throughout the day, you can enjoy WYXR DJs between our main musical performances!
Later That Evening
Two Ticketed Fundraising Events from 7 to 11 p.m.
- Big Star’s 50th Anniversary of #1 Record featuring Jody Stephens (Big Star), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Pat Sansone (Wilco) John Auer (The Posies) and Chris Stamey (The dB’s) in Crosstown Theater. Guest appearances from Andrew VanWyngarten (MGMT) and Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound).
- DJ after-party featuring Andrew VanWyngarden and Bodywerk in the Green Room At Crosstown Arts.
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