A Music Lounge

Our social lives have gotten pretty laid back, but mostly focused technology. I have nothing against any of that, but I think we need to make some time for actually hanging out with friends. Sitting around texting, emailing, and IMing is great and all, but how about sitting around listening to some music, talking to friends, meeting some new people with your taste of Music, and maybe getting a little snack while you're at it? The online music business is lowering the enjoyment of the ol' CD Store, so why not go for something in between? Something below the level of Concert, and not quite a Dance Hall, a... Music Lounge?

I'd like to start a music lounge I suppose. Have a few separate lounge areas for separate music tastes. I wouldn't have them labeled "Rock", "Country", "Rap", etc, but have something like the Pandora engine going on, where a group can go over to the music player and choose an artist or two, have a couple groups intermingle, and such.

Bring in some real, fresh food. Have a kitchen in the back, and a few people working the stoves bringing in some nice non-preservative snacks. It's not necessarily going to be all healthy, but it'll be a heck of a lot healthier then picking up a snack at a fast food joint any day.

Feature some of the local upcoming bands, maybe even have a recording studio attached to it. Local artists could come in and check out what's been popular amongst the customers, and even take some survey's of what they're looking for in music.

Teach some lessons in the basement of the building, renting it out to some of the local musicians. It would be a grand hang out for those who don't feel like the expense of a concert, or the intensity of a dance hall, and would rather lounge around and buy a snack or two here and there.