![]() Even in a market filled with bands doing the same thing, Fitz and The Tantrums stand out because they very much know what they're doing. ![]() Not because there were random adornments thrown in at every turn - there weren't - but because the performance was so crisp, well-rehearsed and professional. But, somehow, rather than seem derivative, Fitz and The Tantrums' performance had a retro-, almost variety show-like appeal. It was all there: The call-and-response, the clap-alongs and the band's insistence that the crowd "shake their booties," all bolstered by the band's sax- and organ-infused set. ![]() Led by Michael Fitzpatrick (hence Fitz) and complete with an engaging hype woman/co-vocalist in Noelle Scaggs, the six-piece (Fitzpatrick and Scaggs were backed by a brass player, an organist, a bassist and a drummer - the Tantrums, no doubt), Fitz & The Tantrums' offerings scored before a sold-out (souled-out?) Cambridge Room at the House of Blues last night specifically because their offerings were formulaic. But no matter: Their nearly 70-minute offering - their first ever in Dallas, it should be noted - still proved a good time. In short, it doesn't make them any different. So, um, how does that make them any different from all the other soul revivalists out there these days? Good question. See, it's all about energy with this band. As if the band's name alone didn't already imply it, Los Angeles' buzzing rock 'n' soul outfit, Fitz & The Tantrums, still riding high from a successful 2011 South by Southwest run that came on the heels of the band's strong 2010 debut, Picking Up The Pieces, showed why their rise has come so quickly.
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