text: Phoenix has a dearth of good music venues When Crescent Ballroom opened up I heard great things I finally had the opportunity to see a show therennMy first impression was great There is seating in the back if you need to rest the place is intimate the acoustics seemed good In fact it was great until people started showing upnnThe problem with Crescent is the scene If you want to hang out and chat loudly with a bunch of hipsters it is probably the place for you If however you are there to actually listen to a live band good luck hearing the slow songs over all the chatternnThe parking situation is also pretty annoying You really do need exact change and there is no other obvious place to park nearby with an actual parking attendantnnIn all fairness it is really a decent little venue The live music is just unfortunately secondary to the social scene