The AM/DM podcast: Can’t carry a tune? Get a karaoke room

By , Daily Memphian Published: October 22, 2025 6:17 AM CT

 In a city known for music — where legends are born and blues once filled the streets — there will soon be a new place to play. Or sing, rather. 

It’s not a concert venue or a bar, but a karaoke place with individual rooms for groups of two to 20 people. 

Today, The Daily Memphian’s Mary Cashiola is joined by business reporter Sophia Surrett to talk about the new venture and the Memphis native who is betting that private karaoke is the next big thing. 

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Mary Cashiola

Mary Cashiola

Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration. 

Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there. 

She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry. 


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