MadTownLounge.com - See Your Favorite Bands

Madtown Lounge lets you know when your favorite bands are in town. Half entertainment website, half social networking site, the Lounge helps new bands get discovered, promotes upcoming shows with their event calendar, provides a list of venues, and even tells you where the closest pizza parlor is. A variety of music genres are available for your listening pleasure including mainstream pop and rock, as well as the not so mainstream gong and chime, and dueling pianos. Simply click on a band’s profile to hear their music. Each month lists the hottest and newest bands and fans. For music fans, creating your own fan profile is easy and gives you immediate access to your favorite dj’s, bands and shows wherever you are. All this is absolutely free.

“The Madtown Lounge is a website that streamlines the way bands promote their music online. We've made it easier than ever for music fans to find where their favorite bands are playing and what's going on at their favorite venues.”

This site works like a streamlined Myspace, putting the latest shows and bands on one easy access page. This saves you from having to search for individual bands and venues. That you can connect with other fans is a good approach and the Facebook application has the potential to bring in a wider audience. New bands also benefit from the exposure and it’s a good draw for the website.

So far Madtown Lounge lists mostly Wisconsin based bands and has a Wisconsin fan base. According to the website, the founder lives in Madison and has connections to the music scene. Does Madtown Lounge have the capacity to expand beyond Wisconsin and succeed? How do they plan to reach a greater audience without becoming a bland and generic events calendar?