I am glad I saw a couple of shows here before rating it. I will say, I had high expectations going in, as a buddy of mine said it's one of his favorite indoor venues. I walked in and sort of compared it to a couple other churches converted to bar/concert venues. I have seen some really awesome set ups with this type of venue so topping them would be hard. Overall, it was pretty cool.
First show I saw, Murder by Death, was not crowded at all. I'm never a huge fan of "drink your beer in the back while the 18 year olds go up front" setup. 21+ want to be close too, and we are the ones really contributing to your profits. We ended up hurrying through a beer to go up closer where it was less crowded and never went back for another. Band was great but sound was pretty bad. Never like when I can barely hear the singer over the drums.
Upon visiting the second time for The Head and the Heart, a very very busy concert I might add, I was happy to see the sound being off was likely the bands fault. Their sound was amazing. But yet again, I am stuck in the back of the place, behind the tallest people there trying to see the band.
I have to take off a star for the lack of AC and ventilation. If you can avoid it, don't go to a show here in the heat of the summer. I was annoyingly hot and sweaty at both shows. Gross.