text: This place needs to stick to being a bar and not a live music venue I went last week to see my friend play a live show before his band left for Germany and it was a bittersweet experience The performance was top notch but there was nowhere to actually watch the gig You could hear it perfect in every room but it sucks to be you if you want to see anything Plus when you walk in you have to walk right between the band and the few members of the audience that can actually fit in there kind of making yourself a nuisance and in the way through no fault of your own nnJoe and the boys were set up in the front room which is a converted living room or dining room in a converted house Next to that is separated by a wall is a bar taking up of that room so viewing options are kaput there too The back of the building is more open and less crowded but then again you do not get the luxury of seeing the performancennThe Roosevelt has a great selection of local national and imported beers which I am sure would delight any beer connoisseur They have an interesting bar food menu which I might have been willing to try had I been hungry nnIn summary remove the live music and you have got one great place in downtown Phoenix to hang out socialize and meet new people