Jesus at the 9:30 club
I've been to over 100 shows at the 9:30 club in DC. It's my most-attended venue and one of my favorites in the city. It's a venue that artists love to play as well. Many of the bands I've had a chance to talk to always list 9:30 club as a "we've made it" gig, and often comment on the special feeling they get playing there. Tonight was one of the best shows I've ever seen at the intersection of 9th and V St NW. The Lone Bellow brought spirit, the Holy Spirit, to that already spiritual room. I felt like I was in a revival tent. I've seen the Lone Bellow in three other venues in DC: DC 9, the Hamilton, and the Landmark Festival. Each time they thoughtfully constructed their set list and played to their strengths given their environment. But this gig everyone was firing on all cylinders. The 9:30 club was doing what it was created to do, and Lone Bellow was doing what they were created to do, and the audience was treated to a show of power and ...