About The Listening Room

"Thank you Nashville for voting us one of Nashville Best Songwriting Night and Best Open Mic for the 2009 Awards in The Nashville Scene! In just our first year in Nashville, I can't express how wonderful this award means to me!" ~ Chris Blair

The Listening Room Cafe no longer charges a food/drink minimum for any of our shows! We do occasionally have a cover charge at the door for the writers/artists who perform (depending on who is playing). Check our Show Schedule for detailed information.

The Listening Room Café began with two similar people with similar dreams... In 2006, Mark and Tracy Craven started The Listening Room Café in Franklin, TN. During that same year, Chris Blair was working on a plan to open a very similar venue. With the same passions for music and business, Mark & Chris decided to partner up in January of 2008 and begin their journey to open the Listening Room Café in Nashville, TN.

They wanted a place where writers and guests alike could feel at home, a place with incredible sound quality and a menu that was good home cookin' like Momma used to make it! We are so proud to finally open our doors, invite you in to listen, to eat and enjoy an atmoshpere we have worked so hard to create...and we hope you love it like we do for years to come!

- The Listening Room Family