Crosstown Arts is a non-profit, contemporary arts center offering a variety of music/visual/performing arts spaces and programs in Memphis. Located inside Crosstown Concourse, the organization operates a 400-seat black box theater, an intimate listening room for live music, a 5,000-square-foot exhibition space, a multidisciplinary residency program, a shared art-making facility with public access to digital/analog production resources, and a craft cocktail bar. ...

The Legendary Kimbro’s Pickin’ Parlor is located in an historic house in downtown Franklin, TN. Opened in 2005, Kimbro’s is an eclectic music venue and restaurant. This timeless juke joint has great food and a community feel. Enjoy live music up to four nights a week, jazz jams, songwriters night, and live music on the patio before weekends shows. The menu of homemade foods includes burgers, sandwiches and sides. The bar offers more than 30 varieties of imported and domestic beer, local draft options, and a complete wine selection. ...

Lamplighter Lounge is a venue and bar in Memphis, TN, serving bar food, vegan food, espressos and lattes. ...

The Listening Room Café in Pigeon Forge, TN, presents original music performances with two shows a night. Weekend shows showcase local East Tennessee singers, bands, and popular national acts. The Listening Room has two full bars, private dining options, outdoor patio space, a green room, and a stage with full PA and HD video projectors. ...

The Open Chord is Knoxville’s premier listening room and music venue that proudly hosts live music from top-tier, world-class musicians and singers every week on the acclaimed OC Stage. Open Chord also features local and touring bands plus open mics and blues jams. With 12 taps of craft beers, an ever changing signature cocktail list, and top-notch food options made from the freshest of ingredients, you can keep your ears and taste buds satisfied. ...

Phat Bites Deli & Bar is an eclectic restaurant, cafe and coffee shop in Nashville, TN. Phat Bites serves sandwiches, wraps, salads, Bongo Java coffee, espresso, and more. Daily live entertainment includes live local music, open mic, and karaoke. ...

Run by the nonprofit Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), The Bluebird Cafe is one of the world’s preeminent listening rooms recognized worldwide as a songwriter’s performance space. The cozy space inhabits a tiny strip mall in Green Hills south of downtown Nashville, TN. The Bluebird hosts a weekly Monday Open Mic Night, quarterly Bluebird auditions, and Sunday Writers’ Night. ...