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After falling in love with Juana Molina's music listening exclusively to her studio albums, I went into the show thinking, "This is gonna go down one of two ways... it'll either be amazing, or terrible... there'll be no in-between." I'm thrilled to report that she truly was AMAZING live. It was one of the best shows I've seen in a while, and after the 1st encore (which is more or less a given), the crowd wouldn't let her get off the stage and demanded a 2nd, and she obliged. The energy in the room was electric and you could tell she was thrilled, perhaps even overwhelmed. Can not wait until she comes around again, and you can be sure I'll be bringing many friends along, whether they think they'll like it or not.

Puffy was super cool and cute live!! The music was amazing! Some staff from the belasco theater was a bit rude but the staff inside was nice I guess it differs from the outside staff.

Good show. Very talented band. Theye are just great musicians that don't need all the bells and whistles to sound amazing.

This was by far the very best musical experience I have had in years. Mr Hong is an amazing talent. His versatility seemed boundless and evoked at times tears and smiles with a well planned program. The added attraction of the high school youth choir lent a pleasant and surprising change to be remembered. Bravo Mr Hong. I look forward to seeing further engagements in Chandler Arts Center. This facility is wonderfully comfortable.

The most amazing concert ever! Nino sounded and looked great. The love he feels for his fans was apparent. After all these years, Nino is as humble as ever. Fame ruins most people, but fame has made Nino great. His love of his country and city are stronger than ever. Viva NAPOLI.

Ryan Montbleau Band is my favorite band ever. A bit over a year ago, I saw them for the very first time at the Tralf. A friend turned me onto a bunch of their music - I was going through a really crappy situation in my life and their music and lyrics spoke to me. Over the course of 2011 - 2012 I had seen them 9 times in a variety of venues. This time was my tenth time to see them, I thought it was cool that it was also the first place that I saw them. Over time I have become acquainted with Ryan and tweeted to him my favorite song, requesting that they play it as it was my 1st and 10th show. I was so very pleasantly surprised that they did play "Love and Love Lost". It was the only time I'd heard them play it live in all of the shows I had seen and they killed it! I love the Tralf - great staff there, super layout and amazing acoustics. I highly recommend Ryan Montbleau - I can't say enough about them and I certainly recommend the Tralf as a "must go" venue!

As a long term fan of the three male singers in Lunch at Allen's, I had fairly high expectations of an enjoyable performance. The actual performance delivered all that I hoped for, and more. All performers were in top form, delivering old hits as well as new compositions. I wasn't familiar with Cindy Church, so her performances were a pleasant surprise, as was the humorous patter between songs. The only change that I might have seen as an improvement would be having a few more songs where more than one performer shared the vocal spotlight. Performers showed exceptional skill (and unselfishness) in backing up the others when it wasn't "their turn", but I would have loved to see what they might have come up with on arrangements and significant contributions to each other's songs.

The Dolls were very good. Johansen is very charismatic without trying at all. It just seems to come naturally. The new players are all solid, seasoned vets who know how to rock. The Altar bar is a great venue and our cute waitress was a treat. My only complaint was the lead singer; guitarist of Wizard Bomb was a joke. He tried every rock cliché in the book. He was trying so hard to be cool that it was quickly apparent that he was not. What a self centered dork. He was like a dead serious Jack Black up there. He did everything he could to overshadow the rest of the band. I'm still pissed that I had to watch him for a 50 minutes. It was 47 minutes too long. Too bad, they had a decent sound and a great drummer.

An incredible show that tested the senses. Wonderful sound and playful interaction between the artists.

Show started late but Banks and Vado made up for lost time. For my first hip hop show it was amazing.