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antibalas
from the album
talkatif
LISTEN/hypocrite

i've been meaning to go see antibalas for the longest time now and their month long thursday nite residency at tonic meant that i had eight chances (two sets per nite)to get my lazy bones in order and hop on the F train to the LES. so, after another smashing episode of the OC i put on some comfortable shoes, grabbed a couple beers for the train ride and headed on over to manhattan for the ten o'clock show. the group was thirteen members strong, all squished together on the tiny tonic stage. they had no trouble swaying the crowd from the get-go with their irresistable beat and rolling funk. it was good to see people dancing, i really wanted to join in but was a few drinks short of courage. the set ended with members of tv on the radio joining the orchestra for afro-beat renditions of a couple of their songs (count 'em, 16 people now on the tiny tonic stage!). really just a perfect way to end the show, everybody on that stage and so many on the floor moving and sweating, smiles stretched wide across the face.