I see the lot of people whining about this venue, but the truth is, places like this keep the 'soul' of Phoenix from becoming sterile, banquet halls fit for quinceneras and not shit like Of Montreal, Nada Surf, and Stereophonics.
Does anyone suppose that CBGBs (RIP) had multiple, opulent bathroom stalls with a flunkie to hand you a crisp towel with super absorbent fabric to wipe your delicate lil hands with and maybe some Michael Jordan cologne to spritz on your Threadless tee?
Come on now. This is what matters:
They get the best mid-level indie acts to the Valley.
They have a VERY convenient bar to navigate from multiple angles.
Better than decent sightlines and you can essentially 'make' your view of the band from 2 feet away to 40 yards away
Good quality sound.
They will let you open a tab and the bartenders don't persecute you for it.
They set aside the teens and their ambient noise.
Parking is mostly convenient.
Generally inexpensive shows.
They have an accessible 7-11 for cigs and mixing Slurpee/Boone's Strawberry Hill pre-concert drinks (don't ask) for an improvised trunk party.
They have no problem with in-sies and out-sies for the smokers.
The door guys have historically been cool as shit (its a secret, shhh..)
I always look forward to a band who's Valley stop is gonna be The Clubhouse, as its more intimate than The Marquee and has a little bit of fucking character that I need for ambiance.