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FAKE at MLL.Memphis quartet FAKE — Keith Cooper, Dustin Crops, Andrew Geraci & Tm. Prudhomme — in the Lab for a listen t...
08/28/2026

FAKE at MLL.

Memphis quartet FAKE — Keith Cooper, Dustin Crops, Andrew Geraci & Tm. Prudhomme — in the Lab for a listen to their new album, Undershirt.

🎧 Undershirt
📅 September 10 · 6 PM
📍 Memphis Listening Lab

In 1977 Alex Chilton convinced The Cramps to come to Memphis and record at Ardent.Those sessions gave us their first two...
08/22/2026

In 1977 Alex Chilton convinced The Cramps to come to Memphis and record at Ardent.

Those sessions gave us their first two singles, but there was a lot more on the tapes. Now, almost 50 years later, Gravest Gravy finally brings those recordings out.

Henry Rollins was directly involved in going through the surviving mixes and choosing the versions that made the record, and on October 10 he’s coming to MLL to play it for us and talk about how it all happened.

Henry is also bringing a test pressing with alternate mixes from Songs the Lord Taught Us. He suggested a little homework before the event: give the regular version of the record a listen. It’s about 35 minutes and you’ll be able to hear what’s different when he plays the alternate mixes. Not required, obviously, but we like the idea.

The Cramps. Ardent. Alex Chilton. A record almost 50 years in the making, coming back to Memphis.

We’re pretty excited about this.

This event is part of our Listen Up series and is free, but seating is extremely limited and an RSVP is required. Grab yours through the Eventbrite link in our bio.
Henry Rollins

WYXR 91.7 FM — Raised By Sound Goner Records

We’re excited to welcome Brim’s Snack Foods as the newest sponsor of Memphis Listening Lab!Brim’s is one of those hometo...
08/20/2026

We’re excited to welcome Brim’s Snack Foods as the newest sponsor of Memphis Listening Lab!

Brim’s is one of those hometown brands Memphians have known for years, so we’re especially happy to have them supporting MLL and sponsoring our listening stations.

Thanks to Brim’s for helping us keep the music playing!
Brim's Snack Foods

The Long Play #003: Random Access Memories — Daft Punk.For this one, our room is part of the story.Random Access Memori...
08/18/2026

The Long Play #003: Random Access Memories — Daft Punk.

For this one, our room is part of the story.

Random Access Memories won five Grammys, including Album of the Year and Best Engineered Album, and is widely regarded as one of the great-sounding records of its era.

The final mastering was done by legendary mastering engineer Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering — on EgglestonWorks Ivy loudspeakers, the exact same model we listen through in our Sound Room.

So for #003, we’re putting the record back on the speakers used to make its final mastering decisions and listening the way The Long Play was intended: the entire album, uninterrupted, from beginning to end.

Saturday, September 5 • 3 PM
The Sound Room at Memphis Listening Lab

Free admission. Limited seating. First come, first seated.

One record. Start to finish.

Daft Punk
Crosstown Concourse

The Long Play returns.One record. Start to finish.For The Long Play #002, we’ll drop the needle on Blonde by Frank Ocea...
07/21/2026

The Long Play returns.

One record. Start to finish.

For The Long Play #002, we’ll drop the needle on Blonde by Frank Ocean—among the most requested records at Memphis Listening Lab and one of the defining albums of the modern era. More than a decade after its release, Blonde continues to inspire artists across genres and rewards the kind of focused, uninterrupted listening this series is all about.

We’re excited to welcome Lawrence Matthews as our guest host. Frank Ocean’s music has been a meaningful influence on Lawrence’s own artistic journey, making him the perfect person to introduce this edition of The Long Play before we settle in for a complete listen.

The Long Play #002
📀 Blonde — Frank Ocean
🎙 Guest Host: Lawrence Matthews
🗓 Saturday, August 1
🕒 3:00 PM
📍 The Sound Room at Memphis Listening Lab

Free admission. Seating is limited to approximately 30 guests and is available on a first-come, first-served basis, so we recommend arriving early.

One record. Start to finish.
Lawrence Matthews

Crosstown Concourse

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