I saw Soul City a few times around town, including at Ryles in Cambridge, and was impressed:…read morepowerful and varied vocals and a great groove. Still, other bands can sometimes serve that up, too. What I think especially set them apart was their amazing horn section. We ended up hiring them to perform at our wedding a few years ago, and Pat (who books them and also plays a mean bass in the band) was very easy to work with. The band was professional and courteous, and totally brought the house down. So glad we chose to work with them.

Soul City Band played for a fundraising event for 350 people in Arlington on March 10th and I…read morecannot say enough good things about them. They played a great range of songs that kept the crowd of all ages entertained. There were still so many people on the dance floor at the end of the night and the energy and excitement from the band was contagious. We heard so many rave reviews the night of the event and have had people email us the last few days asking if we've asked them to come back next year! From an event planning point of view, I'm extremely grateful at how easy Soul City was to work with. Natalie returned emails the same day, was available to talk by phone if I had a problem, and did everything possible to make the event run super smoothly. I truly couldn't ask for a better experience. These musicians are the real deal. We recommend them without hesitation!

Great, intimate space to enjoy local music. Very colorful wall art and it's got just the right…read moreamount of standing room to not be overly crowded, but also gives you a front row seat to who you're seeing. There's a small bar in the back corner with everything you'd need. You can also chill outside in the front patio area if you'd like. Love the community feel here. Recently saw Squints perform and I can't believe I've never been here before!

Rude staff and SCAM. Read the other reviews BY MUSICIANS. I highly DO NOT RECOMMEND this place…read more Good beer is about all. They did not pay a group who had several out of town members and even one from out of the country and asked them to pay full price entry to the show before as well as for drinks. Also charge a ridiculous price to rent the venue after 10p on a weeknight when nobody is there. Pay to play for touring musicians - don't support this place if you care about honorability in music

Came here a few weeks ago to see Neena Freelon, a Cambridge singer made good. Lovely jazz singer…read morewith a tight trio backing her up. She sang standards and original compositions, and the vibe of the evening was warm as she interspersed her set with acknowledgements to her Cambridge family and friends in attendance, and the city where she grew up. The drinks were fine; the only complaint was our seats right by the door, which ordinarily wouldn't have been a problem except that the ceiling stage lighting to the left of the stage was in our eyes which made it impossible to see the performer unless she stepped away from the center of the stage, which she didn't do often. There are few jazz clubs in the Boston area so I will always return to the Regattabar if there is someone playing I want to see. I find it a cozy environment although there are a couple of structural pillars that create obstructed viewing that aren't acknowledged upon ticket purchase. I've seen folks seated in those areas; If I ever am placed behind one I will definitely ask to be moved or leave and request refund.

Music was great, food was awful (stale bread came with our meat appetizer plate, at this price…read morepoint, come on...), street parking is impossible near the club, we paid for parking. They sell overpriced bottled water ONLY (no tap water available to customers, I felt like I was being nickle and dimed), if you are drinking alcohol and trying to stay hydrated know that you'll be paying for overpriced bottled water AND contribute to consumer waste, I find that unacceptable. Boston has great jazz clubs that dont nickle and dime you, we are not coming back to regatta.

fun enough night. i haven't been to a straight dancing establishment for quite a while. the crowd…read moreat bootie boston is pretty friendly, tame, and non-jersey-shore, which i appreciate. the music is what you would expect. but my guy told me that they reused the remixed stuff that he already got from the internet. so it's not all live remix, but i couldn't care less. this version of bootie is much smaller and less crazy than bootie sf from what i heard. but again it didn't matter. i had a good time.

It's nice to have an event at the Goodlife I can get into. The Bootie night features music that is…read moreall mashups and all danceable. They play a diverse mix of styles, so you wont get stuck with only EDM, top 40 pop, or hip-hop. The crowd seemed very friendly and I wasnt intimidated to be myself on the dance floor. It's a bit different from other nights at the goodlife which you can read about elsewhere. Fun time for me and my friends

Great band. Always have an awesome time when we see them. Could nor recommend any higherread more

The band leader was not on the keyboards and there were no…read moreKC and the sunshine band songs They took a stupidly long break after first set this was the fifth time seeing them play, and my last

Not a safe space for young women. An older man followed me around, and would not leave me alone…read more Dance Friday staff were only moderately responsive to my report. My two friends (one male, one female) and were dancing together for most of the night. An older man with white hair started circling the three of us, with his eyes lasering in on me the whole time. My friend finally commented on his weird behavior and we all went to sit down. Later on, I heard one song I really like, and got up to dance. The old guy made a beeline for me as soon as he saw me, and got really close to me. I gestured to him to stop (palm towards him, meaning "stop", with a stern look), and went to the other side of the dance floor. He then FOLLOWED ME across the dance floor and kept it right up, dancing really closely and staring at me. I gestured "stop" again, and moved far away from him, and he followed me AGAIN. This dude just would not quit. Then he started waving his hands towards my body, getting close, almost touching me. I left the floor. At the end of the night, I went and told the facilitators. The younger guy I told just stood there, with an annoyed look on his face that read as "this isn't my problem". The older woman I told said that I should have told her about this at the break (even though my friends and I had showed up AFTER the break). She said something about "filling out an incident report", but she didn't explain the process, meanwhile, people were breaking down the lights and equipment, and it was getting noisy. This woman didn't create a space to deal with the issue, and she made no effort to follow up with me. She offered me free admission next time, and she said that she hoped me coming again would involve "shifting my experience" of what had happened. This pretty well pissed me off, as it's this harassing guy's BEHAVIOR that needs to shift, not my perception of it. Having been blamed for not reporting an incident before it happened, and having gotten nowhere with the staff, I got my stuff, left, and never went back. If you are a young woman, do not go! Creepy old men will descend on you, which apparently is just business-as-usual to these people. I imagine they think of it as "breaking down the boundaries" and "being intergenerational", but it's really just a place with poor security, where men are allowed to get away with predatory behavior. Growing old does not magically make a person good! There are creeps of all ages. One of them has white hair and a propensity for circling young women like a creaky old shark at Dance Friday.

I've been going here for over three decades... Their new location in HARVARD SQUARE at 3 Church…read moreSt. is the most accessible location the dance has ever had - - a beautiful space that's clean, warm, and inviting. Two to three separate DJs per night spin a wide variety of dance music from all genres. Its non-judgmental attitude has been keeping people sane and healthy for decades! The music is hipper, with more variety & consistent quality than the previous locations. Hours are now 8:30 to Midnight except on the 3rd Friday of the month when we start an hour earlier so parents can bring young kids for some adult-and-child-friendly music. Don't worry... no Barney or Disney!! There's even a dance camp run every Summer where the same loose friendly creative juicy atmosphere goes on for about 11 days straight! Be sure to check out the sister dance (and original) Dance Freedom in Harvard Square on Wed. nights, too. If you really love to dance for its own sake as well as for social reasons, if you like to 'sweat your prayers,' if you like shaking off the tensions of the week and enjoy having a body again, you have to give it a try. Pure pleasure. Interesting creative people. Enjoy! Re: "The painful truth" review, there are two sides to everything. I deeply regret the experience this woman had. We have people to help with safety issues and we have had many discussions of behaviors that are not allowed, body language, etc. to prevent such events. We have banned dancers occasionally over the years for behavior like this. We encourage dancers to use their voice (in case for instance the offending person's sight was not good, or gestures were misinterpreted), and there are designated people to get a message across when it is not understood & respected coming from the dancer themselves. Forward people can be found on any dance floor, but Dance Friday IS a SAFE place.

I've been going here for over 30 years, and it's still great…read more It's hard to find places to dance around here where people have this much fun! And unlike bars in the Boston area, people will even talk to you or dance with you if you aren't too pushy or sexist or arrogant. Two DJs per evening spin their own eclectic mix of funk, hiphop, world, pop, salsa, rock, trance, techno, r&b, swing, reggae, blues, tango, you name it... Amazingly relaxed and non-judgmental, full of serious performing dancers in all styles, mixed with everyday people who just love to dance. Chat, watch some amazingly creative dancing, stretch, boogie by yourself, in groups, or with a partner of any persuasion to a rich variety of music. In response to Derek's comments, If you approach the DJ with a request in the last 20 minutes or so of their set, you may get the response that he got, but many of the DJs are happy to honor requests, especially for birthdays & special occasions, especially with some notice. It really is a welcoming caring community, so yes, if one of the DJs or regulars dies unexpectedly, they will take some time to honor them--but such things only happen every few years. Meetings at the middle are for very brief announcements from anyone in the community, then sometimes a brief live performance, a movement or massage workshop, or just more great dance music. If you really love to dance, you'll love this place. : - )

Dance Freedom! What can I say it is just awesome... Where…read morein this town else can you go to stretch, dance, sweat, and just do about anything you want to music? There is no dress code and no need to dress to impress! It is for adults to just dance in a non judgmental way. You can dance alone by with a partner or with several people no rules except no alcohol and no street shoes. Dance Freedom and Dance Friday (in Brookline) has been around for over 40 years. Web sites dancefriday.org dancefreedom.org where there is a lot more information as well as the DJ Schedule. Oh yes if you have a passion for music they welcome new DJ's.

We needed a place to be loud without fear of being kicked out. After walking around Allston, we…read morestumbled upon this karaoke spot. They had a promotion going on where the rates were $45/hour until 8pm. Even after the promo rate was over, the rate was only $75/hour. Between like 8 people, that's very cheap. The ladies who checked our IDs vibed with us very well. We got a room as soon as we got in. Our male server, I wish I got his name, explained the different systems they had for karaoke, how to call for service, etc. We're a group of girls and gays, so we're always down for a good laugh and a good play along. He did very much that. We felt very welcomed by him and will be coming back for every celebration. They didn't have Midori Sour on their drink menu, but our host was very nice to ask the bartender anyway. Lucky for me, they still made it, and might I add, very deliciously as well? Dare I say the best Midori Sour I've ever had! My sister didn't know what to drink, so she asked our host to surprise her and he most definitely did because whatever he got her tasted really good. Our friend ordered a plate of fried chicken wings and it was seriously good. Not too salty, crispy on the outside, and juicy as hell on the inside. If I wasn't as full, I'd eat more. We had an amazing time to end our birthday fiasco here and definitely recommend others to come - as long as you're all over 21!

So far bad experience with customer service and I haven't even arrived at my reservation yet…read more Their note on their "policy" is misleading so I called to question why are they only 18+? She gave me an attitude with tutting her teeth at my question. If you get annoyed about these questions then change your note to be more clear. Update: wait staff is great, handles everything well. It is a bit chaotic because it's busy but the girls had a blast. Hosted my daughter's 15th and some of her Varsity team came to celebrate. They sang their butts off. The food was decent, prices were a tad expensive for bar food but plentiful. I paid around $304.00 for 2 hours and like 5 big appetizers not alcohol of course. They made a mistake with my order so I couldn't eat until I got home but they didn't charge me twice for it and apologized which was good enough for me. Very sincere with their apology, crap happens. Scenery for young teenagers was excellent, would come back again.