From the Club Clearview ad

Within the last 8-10 months, Club Clearview, Curtain Club, and Liquid Lounge have hosted some of Dallas' most followed bands for many many GREAT shows including Dallas Observer 2006 Music Award winners (by popular vote): Chris Holt (Musician of the Year, Best Instrumentalist), Salim Nourallah (Best Album, Best Song, Best Producer), The Valentines (Best New Act), Hard Night's Day (Best Cover Band), Woodbelly (Best Funk/R&B), Mad Mexicans (Best Latin/Tejano), Fair To Midland (Best Metal), as well as SouthFM, Red Monroe, Downlo, Radiant, Neverset, Envoy, Edgewater, Bless The Broken, Rhythm, The Feds, Oddibe, Greatness In Tragedy, FFTN, Spoonfed Tribe, Shadow Reichenstein, Exit 380, Hardis, Flametrick Subs, Deaf Pedestrians, Vallejo, Advent, Kaylia, Joint Method, One Up, Darby, Early Pearl, Space Cadet, Hillbilly Orchestra, Hendrick, Somsara, Honchie, Flying Machine, Miser, Manditory, Cultura, Big Red Rooster, Panic Value, Jacknife, Add 9, Element 80, as well as a few road shows like Kittie, Social Burn, Cruiser Weight, Greenwheel, Paper Airline, The X's,....

The Dallas Observer music critic's article last week was not so much a slam on our clubs, but an insult to all of the aforementioned bands AND their fans. It was an open letter from a writer, with extraordinarily limited knowledge of the local music scene, telling music fans that their opinions are meaningless. We receive hundreds of demos every year and try to give many of them a chance. That's all any band wants, just a chance to get on stage and do what they love. Now, that being said, how many shows a band receives is determined by their talent and fan attendance. Our venues' concerts are among the best attended in the Metroplex because the listening public, not a booking agent nor a music critic determines a band's success. That principle applies all the way from the local level to national level. The staff of Club Clearview, The Curtain Club, and Liquid Lounge strives to treat the bands and their fans fairly and with respect, while promising to deliver top-notch production night after night. That's really all we can do. Give local bands a shot on a great sound system, treat them right, and let music fans decide. Whatever your favorite venue is, go there often. Don't let a worthless, meaningless, closeminded nobody critic tell you what to like.