Saunders & Associates provided Architectural and HVAC Consulting services for the Oak Cliff performance venue. Since opening in 2010, The Kessler have received numerous consecutive awards including Best Live Music Venue, Texas Music Bucket List, and Best Performing Arts Venue. Industry critics and performers provide rave reviews regarding the venue’s acoustics…
“It’s the perfect venue for experiencing music. Acoustically, it is a mini Mort Meyerson.” – Vic Savelli, Pegasus News
“Best sounding room in the state…” – Jaime-Paul Falcon, Dallas Observer
“Its immaculate sound and respectful crowds afford every show the opportunity to be something truly memorable” – Dallas Observer, Best of Dallas Award
“…a beautiful building with fine acoustics and a very ‘hip’ crowd! Definitely one of the highlights of our tour” – The Zombies
“…phenomenal sound and lights and audience…everything else kinda fell by the wayside when it came time to record a live album.” – Ray Wylie Hubbard
2016, Best All-Ages Venue, Best of Dallas Award, Dallas Observer
2016, Best Album Release Show (Jacob Metcalf at The Kessler), Best of Dallas Award, Dallas Observer
2015, Obelisk Award: Outstanding Arts Alumnus, Business Council for the Arts
2015, Best All-Ages Venue, Best of Dallas Award, Dallas Observer
2014, Best Live Music Venue, Best of Dallas Award, Dallas Observer
2014, Best Live Music Venue, Dallas A List
2013, Best Live Music Venue, Best of Dallas Award, Dallas Observer
2012, Best Live Music Venue, People’s Choice Award, Dallas Observer
2012, Best Performing Arts Venue, People’s Choice Award, Dallas Observer
2011, Preservation Dallas, Preservation Achievement Award
2011, Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce, Business of the Year
2011, Best Live Music Venue, Best of Dallas Award, Dallas Observer
2010, Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce, Business of the Year
2010, OOCCL, Ruth Chenoweth Conservation Achievement Award
2010, Dallas Business Journal’s Real Estate Deal of the Year, Neighborhood Impact
2010, People’s Choice Winner, Best Performing Arts Venue, Dallas Observer