re: Let's say a person actually travels to Lexington or Nashville...

What the hell is "Trust"? Never heard of that bar... did it take the place of gambino's, whatever it was changed to then closed down again?

I stuck to downtown bars when I was living there and out of college. 2 Keys, Tinroof, etc. is pretty lame when you are out of school and a professional.

-Harvey's-Hugo's(2 bars in 1)
-The irish bar next door(name escapes me been there a 1000x !!!!)
-Atomic Cafe(during the summer only)
-The Penguin
-Redmon's
-Cheapside,
-Sky Bar,
-that club at the very top of chase bank offices, -Busters(if a good band is there or you want to play pool during the week).

All of these bars are down town and within walking distance of each other. Thus you can bar hop around, and tons of people are down there.

Two Keys, Tin Roof, etc. is college only really. Downtown is a mix of college, and professional types.

I don't know how old you are, but if your not in college, go downtown.