The Fleshtones Vs. TMBG??

[graceomallet]

The Fleshtones were in Buffalo last night, promoting their new album "Take A Good Look". As is the case with The Fleshtones, the evening was pretty much guaranteed to be a fantastic time. Now, you may wonder why I tend to babble about The Fleshtones to the exclusion of other bands, and why I push their shows more than, say They Might Be Giants, who are one of my other favorite bands. The reason is simple, really. TMBG has achieved a lot of success over the years, and while they are not as big as some other acts that would fill a stadium, they are a bit higher on people's musical radar than The Fleshtones. You go to a TMBG show and it is always pretty full. Not always sold out, but there are plenty of TMBG fans around wherever they go. I have been to Fleshtones shows where there are maybe 15 or 20 people there. Last night was actually a very pleasant surprise, as the Mohawk Place was fairly full. But even when there's not a lot of people there, The Fleshtones seem happy to play, and always put on a good show. Still, I think that more people should be exposed to this fantastic band, therefore I babble about them. Unfortunately, it is too busy at the moment for me to babble specifically about the show, so I will have to try and do that later.