Today, NPR released the latest installment of their Tiny Desk concert series: idiosyncratic, genre-melding bassist/vocalist Thundercat. As NPR describes, “Thundercat, born Stephen Bruner, is willing and able to shape-shift to fit into just about any box you show him — he just won’t stay in there for long. Whether fusing his talent for jazz while a bassist with punk legacy act Suicidal Tendencies or as a member of Snoop Dogg’s band — maybe running a little too far with a solo here and there — the focus seems to eventually drift his way.”
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For the NPR performance, Thundercat and his band–comprised of fellow talented oddballs Dennis Hamm, Justin Brown, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson–delivered a trio of tracks from his acclaimed 2017 album, Drunk (“Lava Lamp,” “Friend Zone,” and “Them Changes.” As usual, the bassist was simultaneously aloof and technically brilliant.
You can watch Thundercat’s NPR Tiny Desk performance below:
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On November 11, he will begin a European tour at Rockit Festival in Groningen, NL. For a list of upcoming Thundercat tour dates, see below. For more information on his upcoming projects, or to purchase tickets to any upcoming performance, head to his website.
Thundercat November 2017 European Tour Dates
13 OCT III POINTS FESTIVAL MIAMI, FL
14 OCT RBMA FESTIVAL @ HOLLYWOOD FOREVER LOS ANGELES, CA
11 NOV ROCKIT FESTIVAL GRONINGEN, NL
14 NOV O2 ABC GLASGOW GLASGOW, UK
15 NOV ALBERT HALL MANCHESTER, UK
16 NOV O2 SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE LONDON, UK
17 NOV PARADISO AMSTERDAM, NL
18 NOV ÜBERJAZZ FESTIVAL HAMBURG, DE
19 NOV ROMA ANTWERP, BE
21 NOV ÉLYSÉE MONTMARTE PARIS, FR
23 NOV TEATRA BARCELÓ MADRID, ES
24 NOV SALA APOLO BARCELONA, ES
25 NOV LINECHECK JAZZ:RE:FOUND @ BASE MILAN, IT
27 NOV AUDITORIUM TRENTO TRENTO, IT
[h/t – NPR]