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The Radiators
10pm
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The Radiators were born during a
transitional decade in the history
of New Orleans music. The Meters,
the premier funk band, had
disbanded, the Neville Brothers
formed, and in 1980 Professor
Longhair, the father of New Orleans
R&B and spiritual embodiment of
Crescent City Soul had passed on.
This decade would prove to be the
fertile period of development when a
unique blend of rhythms and sounds
came together and "Fish Head" music
was born. The Radiators, an
extremely eclectic group of
musicians, rely on a myriad of
musical influences to create their
own sound - "Fish Head Music". At a
Radiators show it is not uncommon to
hear blues, R&B, jazz, country,
Zydeco, soul, swing, and even gospel
filtering through their original New
Orleans Rock N' Roll.
The Radiators are in their 26th year
of providing some of the most
intense live performances (over 3600
thus far!) of any band on the road
today. Their intuitive grasp of each
other's moves, coupled with a
repertoire of nearly 1300 songs
provides a basis for a fresh and
spontaneous approach to their music.
Some describe a Rads show as a
contest between the band and the
audience to see who can have the
most fun (and everyone WINS!). Their
music is a living & breathing
entity, and one never knows what
will happen at a Radiators show...
not even the Rads!
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