I was lucky enough to see TV On The Radio at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg last weekend. Even though our seats weren't in the audibly ideal spot and the vocals sounded a bit muffled as a result, I was still really impressed with their performance. The Dirty Projectors were the opening act and even though they sounded nice and pretty, their live show definitely was definitely lacking. I don't expect every band to do cartwheels and scissor kicks onstage, but at least fucking move! And perhaps even throw a smile in every once in a while. I would seriously rather watch a mute having a conversation with someone in a coma than watch this band again. It was painful. Yikes.
Luckily, TV On The Radio were able to wake me up. TVOTR are a band that defies all categorization. Whenever people ask me to describe them I end up being at a loss for words. Because I honestly can't think of a band that is comparable. There are elements of punk, folk, soul, jazz, bossa nova, new wave, pop, funk, etc etc etc. They sound pretty polished in the studio, but they bring lots of energy to their songs in a live setting. So I had a great time. Except for that asshole/bitch who thought it was funny to pour beer on me from the balcony above me. I hope you get the swine flu, get roofied and raped, or get free tickets to a Nickleback concert.
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