February 22, 2012
"I had the pleasure of seeing Down for The Count perform at The Music Palace - a small, welcoming and undoubtedly intimate venue in Crouch End, north London. For the first set, we were treated to nearly an hour of cool swing classics. With the audience nicely warmed up for the second set, the band upped the tempo (and the volume!) for an awesome performance of soul, disco and Motown classics. Hit after hit, the band delivered their interpretations of groovy classics with conviction and vigour. It wasn’t long before the dance-floor was crammed full as Down for The Count turned on the style with songs by Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, The Jackson Five, Martha & The Vandellas, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and others. Deservedly receiving rapturous applause at the end of each song, three encores at the finale rounded off a thoroughly entertaining evening."
