Wow. I had the pleasure of seeing Teen Inc. perform live at Mercury Lounge last night. They blew my mind. The songs on their myspace and website are awesome, but do little justice to how incredible these guys are live. As soon as I walked into the venue I was transported back to the late 70's and early 80's by the synth-funk sounds drifting from the stage. Teen Inc. is the new "Minneapolis Sound" at its finest. Their sound is somewhere between Prince, Paul Hardcastle, Mazarati, Andrew Cymone, and Level 42...with just a touch of Petite Blonde. Their bassist holds a solid groove, slapping and popping like Mark King while singing and then hitting hard staccato notes during melodies ala Stanley Clarke. The lead singer and frontman draws you in with his smooth vocals while dropping tight funk chording all over his telecaster. When the guitarists double up I feel like I am listening to a Wooten Brothers instrumental. Don't even get me started on the wailing 80's sexy sax solos that sneak up on you out of nowhere. Go see these dudes ASAP. They are playing Monster Island Basement in Brooklyn this Friday.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Late Tuesday Banger
Yeah, it's Wednesday. I know. Here's your bang-a-lang, finally. It's from way back in '94...the frontman for Obits old band:
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