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| Address | 111 W Main St, Tomball, TX 77375 |
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| Location | Old Town Tomball, Texas |
| Type | Nonprofit community center, church, and concert hall |
| Capacity | 180-person |
| Opened | 2004 |
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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 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]
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]