“Most bars today treat music as background noise, but a listening bar is different. It’s about people coming specifically to enjoy and celebrate music.”

QADEEM HASSAN, SET TO OPEN THIS FALL RALPH’S LISTENING ROOM, BIRMINGHAM’S FIRST LISTENING BAR, WHICH WILL SHOWCASE A SOULFUL COLLISION OF COCKTAILS, SOUNDS AND ATMOSPHERE; ALABAMA NEWS CENTER, JULY 25.