The Klipptones

We can’t say enough good things about the Klipptones! These musicians are the real thing—professional and polished. So many of our guests raved about their playing, which included jazzy background music early in the evening and rock-out dance music later on. They have an incredibly large and diverse playlist and worked with us to select tunes that fit with our party and audience. Josh (lead singer and band leader) has an uncanny talent of adding comments and song introductions that were so personal—as if he knew us. Jesse (band manager) did a fabulous job of working with us to plan the event and make decisions, for instance, about location of the band in our yard. He even made a house visit before the event so we could plot it out. Jesse is both personable and super reliable—a complete pleasure to work with. And did I say that the band members are sweet and kind? They seemed happy to be playing at our 50th Anniversary Party and each made an effort to connect with us. We give the Klipptones our top recommendation!

I had the Klipptones play at a 60th birthday party where I had assembled one of the most diverse group of family, friends, and neighbors of all ages.

The group showed up wearing black suits, which gave them a cool, blues brothers sort of look.

Every member showed great talent. The lead singer has a beautiful voice with a broad range. The sax player played like he'd been playing for 60 years, yet looked about half that age. The bass and drums kept the beat, and kept it interesting, and the lead guitar showed his chops too.

What was incredible was the range of tunes they do. Not "duplicates" of the original bands (if you want that, play the album!) They played covers close to the original, but layered in their own style, making the song work in the set and for the mood of the evening.

Which brings me to another talent they showed: playing to a crowd of just under 100 people, ranging in age, politics, health, and everything - how do you keep then engaged and interested, with big sound, but not ear-splitting for the older ones? Well, they did it perfectly!!! I let them choose the songs, playing to their strengths. They changed things up every once in a while to make it interesting and get people onto the dance floor. Even my 89 year old mother got up to dance!

From a commercial perspective, they are professional, and while not the least expensive option, WELL-WORTH their price. I checked out more than 50 different bands in the SF Bay Area, viewing their web sites, watching their videos, listening to their tracks. The next closest band was 10x the price!

I can't say enough about them. They even had me shed a tear or two with the soul they put into a few of the numbers that had meaning for my wife and I.

If you have a gig and want to 5th dimension to make it fun, exciting, and kick-ass - hire these guys!

We have had the Klipptones play at 3 of our corporate events over the past few years and they are a pleasure to work with. Not only can they accommodate various genres, instruments, and sounds, they make it easy to coordinate with and have always been prompt and professional. Will continue to book them when we can and recommend to anyone looking for live music at your event.

Killer group. Everyone loved the music. Really talented and had great energy.

I could not have asked for a more perfect band to for my event. From the visual, to the talent, to the music selection and so much more. Kliptones were the highlight of the party. I would recommend them to anyone who wants truly great music for any event. Thank you!
Lori Potter