Memphis · Tennessee
Find Musicians in Memphis, TN
Memphis is where rock and roll was born and soul grew up: Sun Studio, Stax, Beale Street, a blues lineage running back to the Delta. Few cities carry this much music history, and the scene that made it is still working. Bandry connects the players, engineers, and studios, local-first.
Why Bandry
Built for finding people locally.
Local, not regional
Radius-filtered means you see people who can actually make it to your rehearsal, not someone hours away.
The full music chain
Studios, mixing engineers, photographers, videographers, designers. Everything to take a project from rehearsal to release.
Direct contact, always
No in-app messaging to babysit. Link up, and they reach out to you directly. Off-platform, on your terms.
The scene
Memphis has the depth.
Birthplace of rock and roll
Sun Studio, Stax, Hi Records: the rooms that changed music are here, and so is the talent that fills them now. Find players by role and radius.
Soul and the blues
From Beale Street to the Stax legacy, Memphis soul and blues are living traditions. Bandry's role posts find the people keeping them alive.
Studio town
Memphis has recording history in its bones and the rooms to match. The Resources tab maps them; the bulletin finds the people.
On the ground
Where Memphis plays.
A quick map of the Memphis scene: the indie-reachable rooms and the shops that keep it running. Bandry connects you to the players who fill them, and the Resources tab pins the rest near you.
Venues worth knowing
Hi Tone Cafe
Crosstown two-story club, a big room upstairs and a 21-plus lounge down, indie rock, punk and hip-hop nightly.
Growlers
Midtown rock club on Poplar, locally owned, a mid-size room for loud guitar bands and metal with a packed calendar.
B-Side
Madison Avenue between Overton Square and Crosstown, an intimate stage for local and touring indie and Americana acts.
Bar DKDC
Cooper-Young late-night bohemian bar, a tiny stage spotlighting Memphis original artists and world and roots sounds.
Young Avenue Deli
Cooper-Young pub with a full stage and big room, craft beer and local bands, a beloved neighborhood club.
Wild Bill's Juke Joint
North Memphis institution, a real-deal juke joint with the house All Star Band playing authentic Memphis blues, tiny and packed.
1884 Lounge at Minglewood Hall
Midtown, an intimate few-hundred-cap room inside Minglewood hosting local and regional touring acts across genres.
Record stores, studios and rehearsal
Goner Records
Record store. Cooper-Young landmark since 1994, punk and garage specialists, also a label and host of the annual Gonerfest.
Shangri-La Records
Record store. A Midtown house full of crates, strong on local soul and R&B from Stax, Sun and Hi, a decades-long staple.
Ardent Studios
Recording studio. A Midtown legend with 70-plus gold and platinum records, bookable by working musicians.
Royal Studios
Recording studio. South Memphis, one of the world's oldest continuously running rooms, the Hi Records home run by Boo Mitchell.
Amro Music
Gear shop. A Poplar Avenue family store since 1921, a huge instrument selection plus rentals and a large in-house repair shop.
A starting map of the local scene, not a directory or an endorsement. Rooms and shops change, the people you meet on Bandry are how you stay current.
Who's on Bandry in Memphis
Every role in one place.
Find your people
Looking for a specific role?
Resources tab
The places, not just the people.
Beyond the bulletin, Bandry's Resources tab pulls in nearby studios, rehearsal spaces, venues, repair shops, and music stores from Apple Maps. Everything you need to actually make the record, all in one app.
Looking for a specific place? Recording studios, rehearsal space, music stores, instrument repair, music venues, or vinyl pressing near you.
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Finding musicians in Memphis
How do I find musicians in Memphis?
Post what you're looking for on Bandry's Memphis bulletin and set your reach to local. Musicians within your radius see it, and when someone's interested they link up, sharing their contact info so you can reach out directly and take it off-platform. No DMs and no inbox to manage.
Is Bandry free to use in Memphis?
Reading the Memphis bulletin and endorsing posts are free forever. Posting your own ad and linking up run on a subscription, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial of everything. Bandry never takes a cut of any gig or arrangement you work out.
What kinds of musicians and pros are on Bandry in Memphis?
All of them: drummers, guitarists, bassists, singers, and keyboard players, plus producers, mixing and mastering engineers, photographers, videographers, designers, and studios. Memphis's scene runs deep, and role-based posts cover the whole chain from forming a band to finishing a record.
How close are the Memphis musicians Bandry shows me?
As close as you set. Bandry's local posts are radius-gated on both sides, so you only see people who can realistically make it to a rehearsal or session, whether that's across Memphis or out into the rest of Tennessee.