Nov 3 2011 Update : Dakota Lounge will be re-opening soon! Be ready, we are coming back!

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Early Tuesday morning (July 6), there was a fire at the Dakota
Live Music Lounge that enveloped the venue. Luckily, no one was injured in the fire,
but unfortunately for us, the majority of the venue is now in ruins. The offices
where our small staff of friends worked overtime since 2008 to build a company that
brought independent and national acts to our intimate stage no longer exists. Our
hand-painted mural at the bar that the owners worked almost every night behind is
charred and every inch of what remains is now covered in water and soot. Whether
it's luck or a force greater than us all, though there is no roof above it, our
beloved stage is still intact.

We thank all of you for the support that has poured in since the incident early this
week and we ask that you all please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we
try to rebuild this historic venue. It's been said that the greatest moment in music
is the second just after the last note has been played, the silence when the
listener can fully take in and appreciate the experience that the music has just
brought to them. Our stage has held the music of both household names and the local
singer-songwriter, music has been played for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
And though there is only silence now, maybe we can take this time to all appreciate
the experience...and hope for the time when we can listen again.

Please feel free to contact Alex, with any questions, either via email

address ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).  We are still working hard and will do

our best to open our doors to all of you, our Dakota family, very soon.

Peace,
The Dakota Lounge Family

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