1/23/2010 – It’s official! We’re excited to announce that the Local Sounds Wiki has been replaced by the merger of Local Sounds and Madtown Lounge! With such features as social networking and the new historical preservation project to be known as the Local Sounds Music Museum (starting as the “Discography” section on Madtown Lounge), Madtown Lounge will serve as a more comprehensive solution than the wiki and the original band register. Thank you for your patience!

The Rick’s Cafe Band Register is Back!  (Well, sort of…)
Who doesn’t remember the Rick’s Cafe Band Register?  Back when Rick’s Cafe was still in print, the Band Register was one of the most popular resources that the paper offered.  It was used by bands to find each other to play gigs, by venues to look up band details, and by fans to awe at the incredible number of bands in the area that Rick’s Cafe served.

A Solution for All…
While we may not be bringing the Band Register back as it once was, it has been officially replaced (and arguably made better) by Madtown Lounge, now a part of Local Sounds.  Madtown Lounge, and more specifically the Local Sounds Music Museum portion, was conceived as a solution to a mixture of ideas, including a music preservation project, a complete discography library, and of course, a band register / social network.  Additional expansion plans are also in the pipeline.

Why Should I List Myself on Madtown Lounge?
Articles published to Local Sounds Magazine will include social networking links to each topic’s Madtown Lounge profile.  Madtown Lounge profiles will link to articles on the magazine, videos on Local Sounds TV, links to purchase music, and more. Local Sounds TV will link to magazine articles and Madtown Lounge profiles. Basically, all sites involved in Local Sounds will cross promote! This provides a means of getting more information about the artist, venue or other topic currently being discussed.  But in order for others to find you on Madtown Lounge, you have to be on Madtown Lounge!

Enough Talk… Where is it?
You can find Madtown Lounge http://www.madtownlounge.com and the beginnings of Local Sounds Music Museum at http://www.madtownlounge.com/discography.  Take the time to look over the information that’s already in there and we hope that you’ll choose to help and contribute to it.