Less noisy and more intimate is the downstairs bar, known as the Little Vinyl Lounge, which houses the best juke-box in town and serves wicked martinis, and where conversation is actually feasible. The Fox is on the left. Go down to Peachtree St and turn right. This lavish 1920s structure was built as an Yaarab Temple Shrine Mosque and features Moorish designs inside and out. Highlights include onion domes, minarets, and arches.
Every surface is decorated with ornate plasterwork or gilt.
Huge ballrooms play host to opulent affairs. The main entrance opens to a pair of elegant staircases sweeping patrons into the upper balconies or onto the main floor. The auditorium is an Arabian courtyard, with stars twinkling overhead. During the last 16 years, no other place in Nashville has become as popular for putting the lonely performer in the spotlight. Common courtesy rules the floor, and when someone takes the mic, the club demands silence.