HOWLIN' FOR-EVA!

On Friday night I had the pleasure to see live in concert one of my favorite bands, TV on The Radio, in Central Park. If you are unfamiliar with TV on The Radio, they are Brooklyn based band and are as eclectic as they come. This "alternative" band was accompanied by a full brass section of trumpets, trombones, and saxophones in addition to their already innovative mixture of samples and loops.

===>Brass section on right....Awesome

What was most impressive about TV on The Radio was the fact it was outside in the pouring rain and the sold out crowd WAS NOT deterred. Lead singer Tunde Adebimpe's energy and passion dancing around the stage while going from instrument to instrument made everyone forget about the faucet being poured on us and allowed the crowd to zero in on the great sounds and melodies being produced. Their set list ranged from the slow building "Shout Me Out" to the intense anthem about being a werewolf, "Wolf Like Me," where Adebimpe belts out at the end in reprise "HOWLIN' FOR-EVA OH OH!" After all the high energy they finished up with the symphonic tune, "Family Tree" which features the chiming harmonies of the rhodes piano.

Their range has earned them high praise from innovative artists like David Bowie and Kanye West. If you haven't listened to TVotR, I highly recommend both of their most recent albums "Dear Science" and "Return to Cookie Mountain" and you too can be "HOWLIN' FOR-EVA OH OH!"