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Written by Jay Catlett
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October 14,16,17
6PM doors / 8 PM show
tickets $25
Brooklyn Masonic Temple
317 Clermont Ave # 4, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 638-1256
MAP & DIRECTIONS
brooklynmasonictemple.com
TV on the Radio (often abbreviated to TVOTR) is a New York City experimental rock band formed in 2001 whose music spans genres as diverse as post-punk, free jazz, a cappella/doo-wop, soul, shoegaze and electro.[citation needed] The group has released several EPs including their debut Young Liars (2003), and two acclaimed albums, 2004's Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes and their most recent, Return to Cookie Mountain (2006), which received wider notice and appeared near the top of several end-of-year lists. Rolling Stone magazine voted it the fourth best album of the year, and Spin voted the band as 2006 Artist of the Year. thheir new album "dear science" will release 9.23.08
TV on the Radio is comprised of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals/loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars/keyboards/loops), Kyp Malone (vocals/guitars/loops) along with Jaleel Bunton (drums) and Gerard Smith (bass). Other contributors include Katrina Ford of the band Celebration (vocals), Kazu Makino of the band Blonde Redhead (vocals), Martin Perna (saxophones, flute) of Antibalas, David Bowie (vocals) and Nick Zinner (guitar) of Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Band members are:
Kyp Malone- Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synths
David Andrew Sitek-Programming, Guitars, Samples, Bass, Synths
Gerard A Smith- Bass, Organ, Synths, Samples, Rhodes
Jaleel Bunton-Drums, Guitars, Rhodes, Organ, Synths, Bass, Programming
tvontheradio.com
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