photo by SCIMemphis, Flickr
Held once a year at the Stax Museum parking lot, Stax to the Max is a day-long music and arts celebration showcasing big-name artists as well promising young talent from the Stax Music Academy. This year’s line-up includes Sam Moore, William Bell, Toni Green, and The Bo-Keys with John Németh and Percy Wiggins.
Stax Museum of American Soul
926 E. McLemore Avenue, Memphis, TN 38106 Phone: (901) 942-7685
http://www.staxmuseum.com/events/calendar/view/stax-to-the-max-2014
As a preview, Toni Green and the Stax Music Academy Band perform the rousing song “Soulsville” on local channel WREG-TV.
http://wreg.com/2014/04/23/stax-to-the-max-3/
This free event feels like a neighborhood block party but organizers have a larger goal to make Soulsville, USA a music district with the Stax Museum as its heart.
Arts Memphis
http://www.artsmemphis.org/discover-the-arts-april-25-april-28/
Memphis Music Magnet
http://www.memphismusicmagnet.org/
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