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This one's for all the blues and funk fans out there. The dark but classy Basement hosts a great live performance. No matter where you're standing you can hear the music, see the band and reach the bar. A great musical experience, be it jazz, blues or rock.
Circular Quay 2000
Telephone 02 9251 2797
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I absolutely love the Basement! Its authentic, raw and Fresh! The best sound engineers establish the night to always sound the best. Being brazilian myself I know the heart of good latin music and sadly in sydney good live latin venues are few, BUT i am sure to attend the nights at The basement as they remind of the passion that musicians have back home ! I already have my tickets booked for the next gig Brazil meets cuba on the 26th November. No dinner just there to party!
Posted on Mon 24 Oct 2011 22:52:44
The Basement is not what it used to be. The Manager is rude and doesn't care about his customers. I’ve used to go for years, both in its previous and current incarnations, but the last few years have been disappointing, and a recent night there was the last straw for me. I bought dinner & show tickets for an act that was billed as "the finest acts in the country...". It was woeful: the singers couldn't even hold a note. The web site and the printed dinner menu offers a choice of four entrees and four main courses as part of the dinner package, yet we were given no choice at all about the entree - a platter for four was the only entree offered to us and our query about other choices was ignored. Even the staff there agreed it was shocking and advised me to write to the manager. I did and he admitted that that evening was and "exercise" in "exposing less experienced performers ..."
Posted on Fri 02 Sep 2011 23:16:07