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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Tonight! Tonight in Music: Concrete Blonde, Fitz and the Tantrums

Posted by Ned Lannamann on Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 3:51 PM


CONCRETE BLONDE, MENKENA

(Star Theater, 13 NW 6th) Read our article on Concrete Blonde.


FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS, AMERICAN TOMAHAWK, REVA DEVITO

(Roseland, 8 NW 6th) Bubbling above the recent swell of revivalist, blue-eyed soul, Fitz and the Tantrums have seen their fair share of mainstream success in the past year. Their swaggering track "Moneygrabber" permeated radio waves for much of the spring and summer, and a few supporting slots on high-profile tours exposed the LA band's highly infectious music to an even larger population sample; a pandemic was born. But while "Moneygrabber" is well and good in its poppy dredge, it pales in comparison to many of the other songs on 2010's Pickin' Up the Pieces (including "Breaking the Chains of Love" and the title track, at the very least). The band is absolutely bombastic, while Fitz and Noelle Scaggs command the vocals and the audience with finesse; prepare for a night of over-the-top fun. RAQUEL NASSER

 

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