I was also at that show, and although just about everything you said is
correct, they were still pretty boring. Their grooves were nice, but they went
nowhere once they started rolling, the horn section, although talented, did
nothing but play exactly what one might expect.
I was so unenthralled, that I left half way through. This is not to say that they
were incredibly bad, just that they really need to work on loosening up while
playing live and letting themselves go.
I have their record, self-released, and it is good, if you are looking for some nice
groove oriented soul it wouldn't be a bad record to pick up.
On a much more positive note, their Dj has an incredible ability to mix his
beats and cuts into the music seamlessly, in a way that it sounds like a part of
the music rather than just layed out on top like most groups with DJs do.
Just my two cents,
John