Great New Song from My Favorite Band

For those of you out there that aren't familiar with Airborne Toxic Event, you're really missing a treat. They've only been semi-popular for a couple of years, and you might know them for a recent song called Changing. I think it might be on a car commercial, or some other bullshit. Honestly, it's about the seventh best song on their latest album.

I've liked them very much since a song called Wishing Well, and it was the main reason I took my oldest son Mike and three of his friends to their concert at the Fillmore here in Denver a couple of weeks ago.

Holy jumpin' shit, were they good live. The Fillmore is a pretty small venue- almost like a large high school gym. Everyone stands up, and it has just a nice feel. It was perfect for these guys. There were maybe 2000 people there (with me being the oldest, by the way), but Airborne worked their ass off all night, giving a performance like they were playing in a stadium.

They're a five piece group, but the members play so many different instruments, they feature all kinds of different sounds. Plus they incorporate strings into their rock music, which I just love. There's a girl named Anna that plays the violin and sings backup- she's just incredible live. This clip shows them playing at the Disney Concert Hall, and they brought even more orchestra members in, which made the song even better.

In the bullshit era of hip-hop and rap, this group is refreshing. They look like human beings, and they're amazingly talented. Check 'em out if you get a chance.