Conceived as an excuse to have fun making music and hang out at the clubs they'd just be hanging out anyway, KICK has gone on to play to hundreds of thousands of rock and roll fans at virtually every major venue in the Northeast. They've earned a reputation as “easily the top show band in New England...live, they actually look, perform, and sound better than a lot of the original artists” (Music News Express) and “the most professional modern rock cover band I’ve ever seen. Masterful.” (Hartford Advocate). In national auditions, MTV called them “Perfect” while VH1 concurred they are “an outstanding band," and they've amassed numerous nominations and victories as Best Cover Band and Reader’s Choice in the Grand Band Slam Poll Awards.