04/20/09

The Paradise had me at Glasvegas

by Raina413

I went to the Paradise to see the Scottish band Glasvegas. None of my friends were interested in going with me so I went alone. LOVED the fact that I could easily slip through the crowd and I managed to weasel my way into the second row from the stage. Great venue to see your favorite band up-close and live before they start playing arenas.

• Pros: Cozy & intimate setting to listen favorite bands LIVE
• Cons: they chase you out as soon as the concert ends

06/25/08

O.k. small size venue

by slippyx

The sound is o.k. compared to other small sized venues in town, and the small size is a good way to get intimate with the bands. There are two down sides to the venue. First, the security and staff at the venue are complete jerks. I have never been to a show there where I wasn't pushed, shoved, or yelled at by someone working there. And I'm a fairly harmless person. The security are gestapo style who get in the face of anyone who starts dancing or moving around, and the staff are never helpful and all have attitude. The second problem is the lack of a reliable box office. They occasionally are available at the Orpheum, but I don't think they even sell them anymore. That means we have to pay the $10-15 service fees from ticketbastard to go to shows at the Paradise. Totally not worth it. Their web site is awful, and they don't post box office hours there. I have dropped by many times to find the box office closed, and unable to buy tickets. If they were smart, they'd supply the bartenders next door with some tix, like most other small clubs.

08/30/07

Great venue, but good luck reaching them.

by bostonhipp

I would like to start off by saying that the paradise is a great place to see a show and cool out.

Normally, this would be deserving of 4 stars.

But because reachability is practically non-exsistent, I'm forced to bring them down to 3.

I just spent very close to a half hour trying to reach them about Reggae(dj) night, which recently has seemed to dissapear...being replaced with shows. I really enjoyed dancing to reggae there on Thursdays, but with little updated information on the internet, and absolutely no one to pick up the phone, how the hell should I know what their deal is?

The most frustrating part is, no matter what avenue you choose (being transferred to the box office, the receptionist, or calling the actual Lounge) all of the voicemail boxes are completely full...so you can't even leave a message to have someone contact you back. And in at least two of the voicemail messages it states that a show scheduled for June 7th has been cancelled. Considering it is now August 30th, I'm left to believe that the umbrella virus infected the daytime employees some 84 days ago and they now reside in the basement, living off the remains of a few unassuming patrons who--like myself--showed up to get answers.

This last call I made minutes ago (at 11:16am--what I thought was a normal business hour) was my last attempt over the period of a week to just get SOMEone on the phone. (I have called at various times ranging between 4pm and 10pm.) All this to ask one simple question. I give up on these people.

• Pros: Great shows.
• Cons: Umbrella virus.