THE RADIATORS
WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE
3.30.18
Celebrating their 40th
Anniversary as a band, New Orleans’ The
Radiators release WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE, their
20th album overall. Their first studio album in roughly a decade, WELCOME
TO THE MONKEY HOUSE is a welcome return for the band that also serves
as a reminder of their much-missed talents. While the band no longer operates
as a full-time outfit, all the original members reunite each year to play the New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Instead of letting their 40th
Anniversary pass them by, the band decided to head back into the studio and
record a handful of new tracks mixed with a healthy dose of songs that have
littered their live set for decades but have never made it to an album!
Known as both The Radiators
AND The New Orleans Radiators (thanks to all the other bands that have decided to
use the Radiators name over the years), this group of seasoned pros has created
an album that is relaxed, warm and a whole lot of fun. Once thought of as N’awlins’ version of The
Band, The Radiators play their own unique brand of blues which includes
elements of Soul, Folk, Jazz, Funk, Pop and Rock. Their fans call themselves
Fishheads (because of The Radiators use of fish in their iconography). And much
like Deadheads, their fanbase remains dedicated. WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE
is just as much a fan’s album as it is a new addition to this band’s impressive
back catalog.
More like a rollicking house
party than a blistering Blues bash, WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE is an
album that is bereft of pretension. This is music created by a group of friends
– Ed Volker, Dave Malone, Camile
Baudion, Reggie Scanlan and Frank
Bua – that celebrates a lifetime of music, friendship and that groovy New
Orleans vibe. It is an album that is
rooted in reality and isn’t afraid to be raw and loose if that is what the
occasion calls for. Come in and enjoy the vibes… and watch out for that voodoo,
chile!
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