![]() ![]() Its attitude is so happily cool, its retro-futuristic concept so encompassing in vision and attitude. Even the lyrics are often in English or else sample other, blue-sy songs. In my mind, though, Caravan Palace performs with the trappings of some very American, perhaps very African American, pastimes: big band, swing dance, blues, and cello solos. Near the end of the performance, she thanked Boston for its fervor and its enjoyment of French music. She led the audience in a rousing cover of “Black Betty.” She sweats and pushes with the best of them, probably the hardest working singer I’ve seen yet. She swing dances across the stage in multiple, gorgeous costumes. Zoé Colotis doesn’t stop at providing effortless, smooth vocals. The band manufactures their sound with what feels like a very personal, sincere thumbprint. I’ve never been so happy for my feet to hurt as much as they did at the end of the night. On Sunday, May 22 nd, that’s exactly what the attendees of this concert did. That love has an edge of mania, though, a frightening kinetic core. The friend I brought with me reported even security got into the dancing.Ĭaravan Palace has a geekiness to it, an unbridled enthusiasm for its idol Django Reinhardt. I saw more than a few swing dance veterans test out foot work to the hyper-active “Suzy” or the breezy, robotic vocals of “Star Scat.” Others were there simply for the electronica-esque, deeply satisfying build and drop of each song. Their sound seamlessly blends swing, hip-hop, and dance. It’s not a surprise the band would be a hit with a certain population of Boston. ![]() The energy brought the room up to a high that stayed there through the entirety of the show and two encores. ( Boston, MA) Caravan Palace came out strong the other night when it started its engagement at House of Blues with, “Comics.” The song, simultaneously upbeat and chilling, is a rhythmic single off of their latest album. ![]()
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