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| Photo by: Marc Fong |
People were still filing into the Fitz and The Tantrums show at The Warfield Sunday night as leading man Michael Fitzpatrick and leading lady Noelle Scaggs followed the rest of the band on to stage.
For all the subtlety by way of the music itself there was a sense of excitement not so subtlely lingering under the surface ...
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| Photo by: Marc Fong |
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The female firecracker vocalist burst out “San Francisco! How you feelin’ tonight?! You came to party right?!” in the middle of “Don’t Gotta Work It Out”, jolting a roaring response from fans. After that, all bets were off as Fitz himself tried spreading the band’s amped energy by vigorously starting an audience clap-along at the tail end of the song. And all this happened within the the second song! Their drive to fully engage the crowd and emerge everyone into their electrically emotional set was highly admirable.
We were witnessing the tantrum that is Fitz and The Tantrums as the fierce exchanges between the two vocalists and their own unique dominance of the performance continued.
We were witnessing the tantrum that is Fitz and The Tantrums as the fierce exchanges between the two vocalists and their own unique dominance of the performance continued.
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| Photo by: Marc Fong |
Fitz and the Tantrums built momentum with exuberant banter, fervid fist pumping with fans in the front row, some mean tambourine, and a sexually charged chemistry only exes can conjure up, and it all flowed naturally — though it did seem as if they were trying to prove themselves.
James King broke out the saxophone for "Winds of Change" as Fitzpatrick's deep Depeche Mode/Easure-esque voice blended effortlessly with Scaggs' velvety Falsetto creating an underlying jazzy vibe. Covering the Eurythmics dark hit “Sweet Dreams” later on in the set made sense, seeing as Fitzpatrick’s voice definitely has a “Sweet Dreams” quality, if you will. Situated seamlessly into the overall sound and vibe of the night, Fitzpatrick and Scaggs shared the spotlight during the neo-indie version, yet they played it safe by not straying too far from the crowd-pleasing original.
A good hour or so into the show, Fitzpatrick said, “You may have heard this next one, and that’s because San Francisco has been a huge supporter from the very beginning!” Sure enough, as the crowd roared in appreciation of his expressed appreciation, the cheers grew louder with the first notes of their summer smash single, “Out of My League”.
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A good hour or so into the show, Fitzpatrick said, “You may have heard this next one, and that’s because San Francisco has been a huge supporter from the very beginning!” Sure enough, as the crowd roared in appreciation of his expressed appreciation, the cheers grew louder with the first notes of their summer smash single, “Out of My League”.
For me and maybe every other 20-30 something SF native 80's/Indie Club-goer, the coolest part of thisexchange was when Fitzpatrick whispered Popscene into the microphone right before he began singing.
Fitz and The Tantrums played at Popscene (SF's premiere Indie-Night Club) in 2010 when they were still finding their place in the music scene and the respect paid to the city and it's fans who helped them get to the status the band is at today was super cool in my book.
Fitz and The Tantrums curated a setlist that balanced old and new all night — they sandwiched the funky eclectic new song, “The Walker” into two older tracks “Moneygrabber” and “News 4 You” to end the night. They raised their own bar pretty high with intense energy and a signature retro performance full of gusto from the get-go at The Warfield.
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| Photo by: Marc Fong |
Fitz and The Tantrums curated a setlist that balanced old and new all night — they sandwiched the funky eclectic new song, “The Walker” into two older tracks “Moneygrabber” and “News 4 You” to end the night. They raised their own bar pretty high with intense energy and a signature retro performance full of gusto from the get-go at The Warfield.
Set List
1: Keepin' Our Eyes Out
2: Don't Gotta Work It Out
3: Winds of Change
4: Break The Walls
5: Breaking The Chains of Love
6: Spark
7: Sweet Dreams
8: House on Fire
9: Fools Gold
10: Out of My League
11: 6am
12: Dear Mr. President
13: Tighter
14: L.O.V
15: Moneygrabber
16: The Walker
17: News 4 U
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