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Most of y’all know I got OBSESSED with Thundercat last year, and this concert is a big part of why; first tune, listen to the BIZARRE tempo fluctuations the drummer is doing on that hat, and how the whole band SOMEHOW stays on top of it! Insanity. And his bass solo on Them Changes is so freaking good.

Also, if you recognize that keyboard player, you’ve either 1: seen that monster playing with the late Allan Holdsworth!!!!!! or 2: mistaken him for one of the McPoyle siblings from Always Sunny.


What’s your favorite Thundercat song?! Them Changes, Tron Song, and Friendzone are my jams.

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Thundercat: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Oct. 18, 2017 | Bobby Carter -- 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. After releasing two brilliant solo albums, he was plucked to work on what eventually became one of the most important works of art released this decade: Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly. Capitalizing off of the new exposure, he quickly released the EP The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam. That was followed about two years later by Drunk, his most solid project to date. I didn't know what to expect in the days leading to the performance, but I was hoping to get what I thought a Thundercat experience would be like. All boxes ended up checked: He arrived wearing a neon pink hoodie with his signature logo plastered about, kickboxing shorts, white chancletas, playing a Nintendo portable gaming console. He and his bandmates Dennis Hamm, Justin Brown and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, all master musicians in their own right, polished off some bacon croissant sandwiches and proceeded to give us three of the best of what Drunk has to offer. Set List "Lava Lamp" "Friend Zone" "Them Changes" MUSICIANS Steven Bruner (vocals, bass); Dennis Hamm (keys); Justin Brown (drums); Miguel Antwood Ferguson (violin) CREDITS Producers: Bobby Carter, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Maia Stern, Alyse young; Production Assistant: CJ Riculan; Photo: Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR. For more Tiny Desk concerts, subscribe to our podcast: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video

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Anonymous

He’s a beast

Anonymous

Oops, wish I read the comments before I said exactly what the guy above said. He’s incredible, so fast and precise