Tom Fun Orchestra April 17 / 09

I’ve never seen the Tom Fun Orchestra (TFO) before and didn’t know quite what to expect. Before we get to that, the opening acts.

Carmen Townsend and the Shakey Deals were excellent. Very little to add to that. She had an almost Ruby Jean sound, but very quickly added her own sense of style and fun. Wonderful preformer, great stage personality. I would really enjoy hearing her at her own show. She seemed a little rushed to fit everything she could in before the next act.

I’ve heard of the Sleepless Nights before but never heard them. They had some interesting songs, and I could see how they could be enjoyable, but something had to have been wrong with the sound. Their bass was really overwhelming, didn’t sound correct. Even though the sound was barely tolerable, the new guitar player was extremely entertaining. He was really enjoying himslef on stage. It was very distracting from the whole band, but almost in a hilarious way. Almost. I won’t say they weren’t good, just that they didn’t sound too good this particular night. I would give them another chance.

Now the main attraction. TFO. Wow. What an experience. What a very unique sound. Can’t quite describe it, but it was excellent. The crowd was really into it, the violin, the trumpet, the accordian, everything, sounded wonderful. Great set. They played until the lights had to be turned on, and even a little bit after that. I think the crowd could have stayed their until dawn if they played that long.

Until next time,

W&O