Ballroom Marfa Gets Props from Esquire

Although Esquire gets it a little twisted, the sentiment is right on. In their recent 2007 ESKY Awards, the Magazine recognizes Ballroom Marfa as:

Best Music Venue in a Vast, Arid Expanse:

Ballroom Marfa. This middle-of-nowhere west-Texas venue (in the unlikely and much-lauded art center Marfa) has become a must-stop for musicians like Patty Griffin, Jeff Tweedy, Yo La Tengo, and Spoon, who have all recently played the eighty-year-old dance hall's ambitious and eclectic music series.

For all the winners, go here.