Absolutely. The music equivalent of the burrito place is sometimes a burrito place as well.
As I was saying, there are spaces that exist in the commercial sphere that have taken on an accidental role as cultural centres, such as for the concertgoer who's going to the El Mocambo, Club Soda or the Commodore Ballroom. Concertgoers view these spaces as being culture centres. The showgoer often doesn't know where the funding is coming from and may not be aware that these are often places that started out as bars that booked entertainment in order to sell more alcohol. It's the old 20th-century economic model that these spaces are based upon. That is not working anymore.
In my opinion, these important spaces are the first stages that allow people to springboard up the venue ladder, to build their careers and to get to that level of international acclaim. They need to be viewed more like cultural community centres or libraries and given a modest investment of public funding because they provide important public health, economic, vibrancy and safety benefits for communities, in addition to providing this fertile ground in which artists can experiment and launch their careers.