What makes a club venue truly great? There's really no established standard of measurement, so we can't say the perfect live music club weighs two tons or generate so many decibels of deafening sound. If one could venture a supposition, it would perhaps be this: A great music club features solid local and national talents on its stage at least four nights a week, playing everything from indie rock to electronica to alt-country -- and there's no charge at the door. The Skylark Café & Club in West Seattle is such a place, and you've given the venue the measure of recognition it deserves. More details

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