Main Street Crossing

Main Street Crossing is a listening room, concert hall, community center, church, private venue, and nonprofit organization located in historic Old Town Tomball, Texas, outside of Houston.[1][2][3][4]

Main Street Crossing
Address111 W Main St, Tomball, TX 77375
LocationOld TownTomball, Texas
TypeNonprofit community center, church, and concert hall
Capacity180-person
Opened2004 (2004)
Website
mainstreetcrossing.com

About

Main Street Crossing was founded by Rick Davis and his wife Terri. The music venue opened in 2004. Their son Matt Davis, who is also a songwriter, is the general manager.[2][3][4][5]

Main Street Crossing is located inside a building built in 2004. It was designed like an early 20th century two-story grocery store that was on the property.[2] The building has high ceilings, a brick exterior, a balcony and a 10-foot illuminated marquee that displays upcoming events.[1][4] There is a plaque on an outside wall of the building commemorating the store.[2] The building has a 180-person capacity. It is listed as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.[1][6]

The music venue is also a full-service restaurant.[1][3] In November 2014, Main Street Crossing was featured in the Houston Chronicle regarding the repeal of a 70-year liquor ban in Old Town Tomball. The removal of the ban helps local business culture within the town.[4][7]

Main Street Crossing was founded as a community center for spiritual and charitable activities.[3] It is a meeting place for three local Tomball churches: The Journey, Well Spring, and Sondays.[1][2][3] The church services are informal and patrons are able to buy beer and wine from the venue.[1]

Music

It was listed as one of the Houston Press's "10 Best Music Venues Outside Loop 610"[6] and as one of "Houston's 10 Best Singer-Songwriter Stages."[8]

Main Street Crossing hosts bands of all genres, but the majority are Texas country music bands.[1][3][4] Notable acts that have performed at Main Street Crossing include Asleep at the Wheel, Randy Rogers, Michael Martin Murphey, Junior Brown,[9] Joe Ely, Kinky Friedman,[10] Radney Foster,[11] Ray Wylie Hubbard, Gary P. Nunn, Cory Morrow, Billy Joe Shaver,[12] Band of Heathens, Hal Ketchum,[13] Carolyn Wonderland,[14] Todd Snider,[15] James McMurtry, Roger Creager, Folk Family Revival, Jason Boland, Brandon Rhyder, Bob Schneider,[16] Owen Temple,[17] and Alejandro Escovedo.[1][3][18]

Main Street Crossing hosts the radio show Texas Mix 105.3. In August 2012, they introduced the listening-room monthly event "Songtelling—The Marrow of a Song" where artists give extended interviews on the stories behind their songs.[1]

References
  1. Kivlovitz, Becky (Winter 2013). "Main Street Crossing: A musical wellspring in Tomball serves as a spiritual oasis". Texas Music Magazine.
  2. Romaguera, Kirsten (August 5, 2011). "Main Street Crossing". ImpactNews.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. "Creating a Community Center: Main Street Crossing Blends Culture with Charisma". The Spirit of Tomball, Texas. Tomball Chamber of Commerce. 2011.
  4. Horswell, Cindy; Zaveri, Mihir (October 23, 2014). "Margarita anyone? Old Town Tomball eyes end to liquor ban". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  5. Guerra, Joey (May 28, 2013). "Tori McClure has the 'Courage' to succeed". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  6. Gray, Chris (August 18, 2014). "The 10 Best Music Venues Outside Loop 610". Houston Press blogs. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  7. Kirk, Bryan (November 5, 2014). "Tomball voters overturn law that limited liquor sales for 70 years". Houston Chronicle.
  8. Rozycki, David (December 12, 2014). "Houston's 10 Best Singer-Songwriter Stages". Houston Press blogs. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  9. "Junior Brown to perform July 26 his trademark 'guit-steel' sound". Houston Chronicle. July 22, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  10. "Kinky Friedman at Tomball's Main Street Crossing Sept. 21 and Mucky Duck Oct. 1". Your Houston News. September 4, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  11. Mueller, Paul T. (July 3, 2013). "Concert Review: Radney Foster in Tomball, Texas". Sun 209 Americana Music News. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  12. "Entertainment Calendar". Sound Bites News. 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  13. Moeller, Brandon (November 17, 2014). "Hal Ketchum returns to the road for new album". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  14. "Upcoming: Carolyn Wonderland, Death, Jason Aldean, Legion, Lily Allen, Pointer Sisters, etc". Houston Press blogs. August 19, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  15. Smith, William Michael (October 25, 2013). "Todd Snider: Danger, Sober Man at Work". Houston Press blogs. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  16. "Bob Schneider to visit Main Street Crossing". Houston Chronicle. August 20, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  17. "Owen Temple, Adam Carroll perform at Main Street Crossing". Houston Chronicle. June 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  18. "Texas Troubadour Alejandro Escovedo is playing at Tomball's Main Street Crossing May 23". ThePaperMagazine.com. May 8, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

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