And when that day finally dawned last summer, he pounced, starting the process that brought the Crescent Ballroom to downtown Phoenix. He was biding his time until a spot that was just the right size and in a perfect location became available. After his famed Tempe music venue Nita's Hideaway closed in 2002, the local concert promoter waited almost a decade to open another place of his own. Charlie Levy apparently is a very patient man.
