Tommy & The High Pilots

Funky name, but really, really cool band. I was lucky enough to get to see the beach group from Santa Barbara, California a few weeks back and was pleasantly surprised. I truly do love it when opener bands are able to convince you to buy their CD, and Tommy Cantillon, their frontman, was able to do just that. Insanely high energy, great presence, the entire group had the whole thing working for them.

The group performed their set as a band, but I’m equally impressed with Tommy’s acoustic prowess as well.