Newby's

Newby's

Location	539 S. Highland St., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Opened	1975
Owner	Todd Adams
Capacity	~1000
Website	www.newbysmemphis.com

Newby’s is a concert hall as well as a bar, pool hall, dining area and patio in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located at 539 S. Highland Street in Memphis, about a block from the University of Memphis.

History

It was established in 1975 by David “Newby” Harsh.^[1] The restaurant changed over the years as it expanded with a full bar, pool room, large outside patio and then adjoining a historic 1950's movie theater and transforming it into a music venue. After suffering a stroke in 1996 he sold Newby's to working bartender Todd Adams in January 1997.

Many notable acts continue to play the venue. All genres of music are booked at Newby's, from Alternative Rock, Country, Hip-hop, Singer Songwriter. The venue has also hosted mixed martial arts fights.^[2] Listed are a few past shows:

• The Incredible Hook
• The Chinese Connection Dub Embassy
• Minivan Blues Band
• Zack Brown
• Cross Canadian Ragweed
• Robert Earl Keen
• John Mayer
• Jason Maraz
• Nickel Back
• Muzik Mafia
• Big 'n Rich
• Gretchen Wilson
• Kid Rock
• Better than Ezra
• Drivin 'n Cryin
• Keller Williams
• The String Cheese Incident
• moe.
• Del McCoury
• Gillian Welch
• Rehab
• Al Kapone
• Members of Widespread Panic
• Jerry Joseph and the Jack Mormons
• Papa Roach
• Creed
• Cowboy Mouth
• Pete Yorn
• Dionne Ferris
• The North Mississippi Allstars
• The Kuduz Kings
• Davis Coen
• J. D. Westmoreland
• Bobby Rush
• Rufus Thomas
• R. L. Burnside
• Junior Kimbrough

Beginning in the 1990s, Newby's engaged in a legal dispute with Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) over license fees levied by BMI for the right to perform music in the BMI catalog. Newby's stopped paying BMI for a yearly license due to Adams' objections to terms of the license agreement. One focus of contention was the venue capacity, which is one determinant of the license fee. BMI based its fee on a capacity of 600, but Adams maintained that Newby's has a legal capacity of only 132 people.^[1][3]

In November 2011, Newby's was closed by state of Tennessee officials due to failure to pay state taxes. It reopened hours later after the matter was resolved.^[4]

The Memphis Flyer newspaper has called Newby's "The CBGBs of Memphis".

Facilities

The concert hall has a capacity of about 500, and the bar/restaurant area offers live music with a capacity of about 150.

Typically, nationally touring bands play the concert hall and small acoustic acts play the bar side. Newby's has been reviewed favorably on the Memphis City Search website. [1] Additionally, the website WCities says that at Newby's one can expect to hear anything from folk music to alternative music but that it is never boring. [2]

The bar side transforms into a sports bar, with several pull down screens, during University of Memphis football and basketball games.

See also

• List of concert halls

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Newby's an oldie? - Other Stories - The Daily Helmsman
2. ^ ProWrestling.com - WWE News, TNA, ECW, MMA, Wrestling News, Results, Spoilers, Divas, Headlines, Newsboard, Playboy, Wrestling, Discussion, Forums, Columns, Editorials, Wrestl...
3. ^ Newby's Owner Weathers BMI Suit - Memphis Daily News
4. ^ Newby's Bar on Highland Briefly Closed by State | MyFox Memphis | Fox 13 News

External links

• Official Site
• MySpace

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