Paul Kelly (Au)

I recently saw Kindness play at U Street Music Hall in D.C. It was the best $15 I've ever spent. Before seeing him, I'd only heard a little bit of his music. I liked it but wasn't super into him. After seeing his show, I'm a fan for life, and I'll pay any amount of money to see him. There were lots of great moments, but three really stood out for me. 1. One of his band members is from D.C. and his parents were supposed to come to the show but were running late. He stopped the show and asked the guy if he could call his parents to see where they were. When they said they were 20 minutes away, Kindness stalled the show (in a fun and not obnoxious way) so they wouldn't miss as much time seeing their son play. 2. Some people in the front were taking video on their cellphones. Kindness started taking their phones and giving them to his band members so they could take video from on stage. He even huddled near some of the fans and took video with him. 3. Between songs, a group of girls were being kind of loud. He started talking to them and eventually had them all get up on stage and dance with his band during one of their songs. I've never been to show like that. The bar has been set quite high for live shows now.

Both Rosi Golan and Marketa Irglova were just incredible. Loved the venue and the show. We also had dinner at The Sinclair and the food was very good. I'll definitely be seeing Marketa again next time she tours!

I have never experienced anything like A Far Cry! Their energy, their talents, the music chosen - they are simply awesome! I am so happy I was able to see them live while they were in Arizona!

The band came out and plowed through a killer set that had an undeniable energy not typically felt on the recorded material. The songs were tight and the vocals were absolutely amazing! Great to be so close at an intimate venue like this and see the gymnastics they go through trying to get all the additional parts of the music just right. Wouldn't see that at Bonaroo! Channy said it was her favorite stop of the tour and I believe it since I also traveled to Pittsburgh to see them several days later. At the Basement show, the crowd was extremely vocal which added fuel to the Polica fire!! The entire band was gracious enough to mingle after their set and take pics and sign merch. Very cool. Very, very cool folks. They earned a fan for life that night and I had never seen them before!

This was the first time I got to see them as a headliner and they were brilliant! Masha Scream has the most amazing vocals that can shift seamlessly from melodic folk to searing death metal with a manic energy that seems unsustainable- yet she performs with every bit of intensity start to finish. The rest of the band is also perfect and I cannot wait to see them again!

the event was very entertaining, fun & very well produced. the box-office staff was very competent & friendly. unfortunately, the security, usher & bar staffs were cold & distant.

They put on a solid show, mostly original rock and roll.

This was a great lineup of groups and singers. I really enjoyed the energy from the audience and the acts on stage. Rolls Royce: amazing, Zapp: WOW, Lenny Williams: still got it, Con Funk shun: great like always and Bootsy: funky as ever ( it ain't good unless you play with it first). The best part of it all was to see my best friend, who hasn't been to a show since the 70's, enjoy this funky thang!

Definitely a small venue that s a little bit of a hole in the wall but that helped create an intimate view of the artists playing that night! Felt like I was basically front row anywhere I sat. Gabrielle had amazing opening acts and she herself was amazing and I can t wait to see her again!

I could go on forever about how awesome he is and just kepted me up on my feet the whole time.