South Main Sounds is a nightlife spot in South Main, Memphis.
South Main Sounds at 550 S Main downtown Memphis is the city's defining listening room for singer-songwriters, with intimate acoustic shows in a 60-seat.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Small room; reserve through the website. Sets usually one hour.
Address: 550 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
Loflin Yard on West Carolina Avenue in South Main runs an outdoor stage in the beer garden with acoustic music sets on weekends, a covered terrace.
Tip: Live music most Saturdays from 20:00. Free to enter; check the calendar online.
Earnestine and Hazel's on South Main downtown Memphis runs Soul Burgers and a jukebox until 03:00 daily, a former brothel and pharmacy and the city's.
Tip: Cash works fastest. Upstairs the old brothel rooms run quiet most nights.
Railgarten on Central Avenue in midtown Memphis is an outdoor entertainment complex with three bars, live music stages, ping pong tables and a beer garden.
Tip: Live music most weekends. The Central Avenue patio fills at 18:00; covered seats with a roof.
Art Bar at Crosstown Arts in Memphis runs occasional listening nights with selected vinyl and live acoustic sets, paired with natural wine and small plates.
Tip: Listening nights are scheduled; check the Crosstown Arts calendar. Closed Sundays.
Loflin Yard on West Carolina Avenue in South Main runs an outdoor stage in the beer garden with acoustic music sets on weekends, a covered terrace.
Tip: Live music most Saturdays from 20:00. Free to enter; check the calendar online.
Earnestine and Hazel's on South Main downtown Memphis runs Soul Burgers and a jukebox until 03:00 daily, a former brothel and pharmacy and the city's.
Tip: Cash works fastest. Upstairs the old brothel rooms run quiet most nights.
Bardog Tavern on Monroe Avenue downtown Memphis is a long, dark dive with red-brick walls, sliders and Italian subs, plus downtown's earliest weekday.
Tip: Kitchen runs late most nights. Tuesday $5 soup of the day is a local rite.
Lamplighter Lounge on Madison Avenue in midtown Memphis is the city's defining smoke-stained dive bar, with cheap beer, a pool table and a relentlessly local.
Tip: Cash preferred. No food; the 03:00 close draws midtown when other bars shut.
