Memphis Listening Lab

Introducing The Long Play.

This Saturday, Memphis Listening Lab launches The Long Play, a new free listening series built around one simple idea: every gathering features a single album experienced from beginning to end. From brand-new releases to timeless classics and overlooked gems, The Long Play is designed for devoted fans and curious listeners alike. Whether you know every note or you’re hearing it for the first time, every album is an invitation to listen together.

For our inaugural edition, we’ll drop the needle on EUSEXUA AFTERGLOW by FKA twigs, one of the newest additions to the MLL collection. After months of anticipation for the vinyl release, we’re excited to finally experience it together in The Sound Room through Memphis Listening Lab’s reference-quality playback system.

We’re also excited to partner with 🎶 Amplifying Voices in Music , who will host the afternoon by introducing the album, dropping the needle, and sharing the listening experience with everyone in the room.

The Long Play #001
📀 EUSEXUA AFTERGLOW — FKA twigs
🗓 Saturday, July 11
🕒 3:00 PM
📍 Memphis Listening Lab
🎟 Free and open to all

Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend arriving early to secure your seat.

One record. Start to finish.

FKA twigs
Crosstown Concourse

LEFTOVERS AGAIN!!!! You didn’t finish your meal the last several Echoes in the Room so now Papa Rob and Auntie David are reheating music that didn’t get played during the first editions. You ain’t heard these. People are starving for Memphis music everywhere else so now you get a second chance to pick. And if you clean yer plate, ya get dessert.
Warmed-up Booker T. & the M.G.s, Jim Dickinson, Tracy Nelson, Maria Muldaur, Ronnie Hawkins, Cowboy Jack and more.
As always, if you’re not there, you’re in the wrong place. No streaming or recording. Memphis Listening Lab in the Crosstown Concourse. Thursday, June 25, 7:00 pm.

David Less

Incredible weekend!!!!

One week from tonight.

Cut Chemist brings a special candlelit, all-vinyl DJ set to Memphis Listening Lab — an intimate surround sound experience designed specifically for our room.

The response has been incredible, and this event is now almost sold out.

VIP and General Admission tickets remain at the link in bio.

NEXT WEEKEND, Memphis Listening Lab’s 2026 Record Exchange Weekend takes over Crosstown with three days celebrating music, film, vinyl, and community.

🎬 Thursday: We kick things off with the Oscar-winning Summer of Soul in the Crosstown Theater ($5 admission), followed by a special post-film conversation with Joseph Patel (producer of Summer of Soul) and IMAKEMADBEATS.

🎚️ Friday: Cut Chemist brings a special intimate all-vinyl surround sound set to MLL. Very limited seating, and only a few tickets remain.

💿 Saturday: The main event. Our biggest Record Exchange & Market yet, with the most vendors we’ve ever had, taking over the Crosstown Concourse main atrium from 10AM–5PM. Free admission, all day long.

Here’s a partial list of vendors joining us 👇


















Also thanks to our sponsors:

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Apparently it takes 5,000+ words to explain what Memphians already know: there’s a lot happening in this city musically. USA Today’s deep dive into Memphis music is a great, comprehensive read—and a reminder that the story here is far from finished.

Join Memphis Listening Lab for a special edition of Listen Up, an intimate conversation and listening session with world renowned DJ Skratch Bastid
Known globally for his unmatched DJ skills, eclectic taste, and high energy sets, Skratch Bastid will sit down for a candid conversation about his career, musical influences, favorite records, stories from the road, and the art of DJ culture.
Moderated by DJ Alpha Whiskey, this special one hour event will also feature a curated listening experience with music old and new.
Space is extremely limited to 35 guests to keep the experience personal and engaging.,
May 22 5:00 PM–6:00 PM Memphis Listening Lab Crosstown Concourse
Memphis, TN

Free RSVP required.

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Mempho Presents

Memphis Listening Lab Presents: Listen Up with Skratch Bastid Hang with world renowned DJ Skratch Bastid in an intimate setting with music, stories, and audience Q&A. Moderated by DJ Alpha Whiskey.