Nomo

A few weeks back, I saw Nomo live in the cold (it was about 35 degrees) at WIUX culture shock, and, to say the least, they stood out. Overall, I think they had they had some of the most talent there, rivaled by only Maps And Atlases. The other reason they stood out was that they were so incredibly different from the rest of the bands there. The funk-jazz mix they brought from Michigan pretty much transcended everything else in terms of overall complexity of sound, again with just Maps and Atlases competing with their own busy sound. Nomo's music really grooves, noted by the fact that they were the only band able to get people to semi-dance (shun....)

What made Nomo's show even more outstanding was the fact that they had to deal with not just slow moving fingers but cold wind instruments. And I'll tell you, except for a couple missed notes and stumbles on trumpet solos, the show was extremely clean. (For those of you that haven't done it, playing a brass instrument in bitter cold is one of the hardest things known to man. Valves freeze and shit hits the fan.) At some point, I would like to see the band live at a warmer venue. If they were so good near freezing, I can't imagine how mind-blowing they would be at a good temperature. Here's an mp3 for you guys. Man, that bari sax sounds so good...

Nomo-Better Than That

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