River Series at the Harbor Town Amphitheater

08/13/2024

🎤 Calling All Musicians! 🎤

We’re excited to announce an open call for talented musicians to perform as opening and closing acts for our upcoming events on September 21st, October 5th, and October 19th. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your musical talents in front of a lively and appreciative audience. Whether you’re a solo artist, a band, or a group, we want to hear from you! Interested performers should submit their demos, a brief bio, and contact information to [email protected] or at RiverSeries.org by August 31st. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of these unforgettable nights of music and entertainment. We can’t wait to hear your sound! 🎶

06/05/2024

Brand new buttons for Chris Bell (of Big Star) ’I Am The Cosmos’ 50th anniversary tribute concert! Jody Stephens of Big Star and Van Duren, among others, will be guests.
I’m having the best time. ⭐️❤️
Huge thanks to Maia Weintrager Art for her button-making prowess!
River Series at the Harbor Town Amphitheater

06/05/2024

Kacky Walton talks with Brittain Coleman about Chris Bell’s "I am the Cosmos" 50th Anniversary Show, which is being presented as part of the River Series of concerts that benefit Maria Montessori School.

05/15/2024

Word on the street is there is a tribute concert honoring the 50th anniversary of the recording of Chris Bell’s I Am the Cosmos… well it’s true! You’ve heard it here first, we’ve got an amazing house band with Dan Shoemake .alex and many guest appearance announcements to come… stay tuned!!!

05/10/2024

Come on down to the river tomorrow to listen to the musical talents of and .soul.ingredient . We will have available for donation, and will be serving up some delicious food with meat and vegan options! The weather is going to be PERFECT! There isn’t a better place to be tomorrow night!

05/01/2024

Come on down to the River and check out our second show of the season! will be opening the evening with a beautiful soulful sound and the wonderful strings of a viola starting at 5:00. And .soul.ingredient will show off their impressive range of musical talents beginning at 6:30. beer will be available for donation! Weather should be nice, atmosphere will be beautiful, people are amazing, and the music is sure to be entertaining!

04/27/2024

MEMPHIS SHOW ALERT! The Chris Bell tribute band returns to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1974 recording of "I Am the Cosmos." Join us at the River Series at the Harbor Town Amphitheater! (poster art by Marc Audet at Ottawa Gig Posters). Grab tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chris-bells-i-am-the-cosmos-50th-anniversary-tribute-tickets-871289238567?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/01/2024

Be sure to mark your calendar, bring a picnic blanket, and meet us at the river for a night of some spectacular music!

03/02/2024

Save the dates! The season is going to prove to be a showstopper, as we mix things up and invite a variety of musical genres! We can’t wait to see you at the river! We are still recruiting talent for the spring and the fall! Please DM if you are interested!!!

10/25/2023

POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. Hoping to reschedule for the first spring show!

Fall finale!!! We are THRILLED to announce our final River series concert for our fall season. Ariel Reign Music and The MD's will be performing on 10/28. Doors open at 4, Ariel will go on at 5, followed by The MDs at 6:30! Your Personal Chef and Blanchard’s Organic Breads will be serving some delicious food, and vendors will be there selling some of their goodies! imaginationarts78

Go to RiverSeries.org to buy tickets.

09/16/2023

Come see us next Saturday for an awesome lineup, Jeremy Stanfill and the Wildhearts followed by Doll McCoy ft. Thomas O Crivens Jr and Ant Knox! Daguiltyvegan will be serving up some delicious food, ImaginationArt78 some beautiful pieces, and FedExForum giving out swag.

Sponsored by: Goner Records Downtown Memphis WYXR Cordelia's Market Event Ops, Wiseacre Brewing Company Tom Martin Design!

06/04/2023

What a way to wrap it up! Big thanks to Aquarian Blood Turnstyles and Jared 'Jay B' Boyd as well as our sponsors, staff, volunteers and everyone who came out to support. It’s been a great season. We’ll be back in the fall! See ya then!

05/30/2023

Final River Series show of the spring coming up this Saturday — Aquarian Blood and Turnstyles plus DJ Bizzle Bluebland Jared 'Jay B' Boyd - doors/DJ at 4!

05/22/2023

What a great Saturday with Spider Bags and Limes tribute band. Plus Jb Horrell on tables.

05/19/2023

Really nice blog post by The Memphis Flyer for this weekend’s Limes Tribute show. Thanks Alex Greene.

“Playing with Shawn was very seat of your pants,” says Chris Owen. “Sometimes it would be a disaster and other times it would be euphoric.”

05/08/2023

The River Series is back this weekend with Americana favorite Mark Edgar Stuart and indie folk artist Aaron James. Doors/DJ at 4. Advance tickets available at riverseries.org.