w/ Rapids, Fushia
Tin Can Radio has to be one of the most underrated bands out
there. They work so hard, and yet never seem to reap the rewards that
those contemporaries achieve. I can’t understand this, when you attend
one of their shows, you just can’t help but feel happy and dance around
like an idiot.
Opening the night was indie rock outfit, Fushia. They have
this awesome little rock-y feel to them with a whole lot of synth,
topped with funky bass lines. The band’s 'new' keyboard player was
great. I can’t imagine what the band was like before this, but hell, I
like what they’re putting out now. They wrote a song about having a
whole lot of fun and my, oh my, that song was indeed a whole lot of fun.
And catchy as all hell. This is the kind of band where I couldn’t keep a
silly little grin off my face. It doesn’t happen often, but when it
does, I know that I’ve found a good thing.
Rapids took to the stage nest, and to be honest, I don’t know
what to make of this band. They played a tight set, and musically were
great. But at times I found the indie-pop sound they made to be a little
generic. There was so much energy on stage, and they certainly enjoy
what they do, but I think they need a little more diversity between
their songs. “Shoppe Sorry”, their last tune was definitely the
highlight of the set, as it was a lot more funk inspired than the rest,
which set it apart.
The first thing I have to note about Tin Can Radio: there is so much
hair in this band. Each band member has more luxurious hair than most
women have, especially the bass player. Seriously, that’s just not fair!
Second thing I have to note, Rob Nobillia’s three unit synth set up was
epic. Mainly because it was set up on what looked like an ironing
board. No joke. This made me happy inside. Tonight was the official
launch of their latest single, “It Goes On”, as well as their new
project, The Audie Democracy Project. With this project, fans get to
decide which tracks the band will record for their new EP. I think this
is such a brilliant idea, and actually gets those people who love the
band involved in the process.
They played a whole bunch of these songs tonight, and oh my, they are
just rad! There was one new track where everyone disposed of their
guitars and took up a synth to create a wall of sound. There was no
pre-record in the background and it was being created live. Blew my
mind. Every time you hear the band play an older track, “Hot Trash”, “A
Deafening Silence” and “Skeletons” for example, It was a completely new
arrangement, with a different array of synth sounds and slightly
different formula. That is a sign of a good band. When you can go to a
gig and have a completely new experience of the same song, from both the
recorded version and the version you heard at the previous gig.
You know your listening to a Tin Can Radio song when you look around
and you can see the crowd pulsing and dancing around like crazy people,
then when the band hit the half tempo bridge they immediately follow
suit. The band had every body at the Black Bear Lodge in the palm of
their hands tonight. With ease.
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