Newby's

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Newby's

Newby's Logo
Location 539 S. Highland St., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Opened 1975
Owner Todd Adams
Capacity ~1000
Website Newbysmemphis.com

Newby’s is a music venue, bar, pool hall, and restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, located about a block from the University of Memphis.

History

Newby's 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.

Acts

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:

Controversies

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]

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. 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.

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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

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