Photo Credit: Leila Farhood, from the band's MySpace page
I have a new favorite, local multi-instrumental band. They're called Mother Falcon, they are almost as huge a group as the Polyphonic Spree (ok, maybe about 10 or 20 people short of that), and they're a really talented group of young people.
Mother Falcon is made up of an aggregate of 15 musicians (that's the total listed on their MySpace page, although all 15 weren't onstage last night at the Mohawk) playing a mix of instruments including mandolin, violin, trumpet, xylophone, accordion, cello and more, with shared lead vocalist duties. Tamir Kalifa sang the majority of the vocals and he led the group with charisma and glee [Correction via 'Anonymous' below: Most vocals are Nick Gregg with Tamir singing a few songs]. They've got a sort of baroque pop feel with sweeping symphonic arrangements and list Beethoven, Shostakovitch, Ravel, Reich, Beirut, Bon Iver, and the Strokes as inflences.
They've been written up briefly in the Chronicle and are currently part of the Dell Lounge Sound and the Jury contest for a possibility at a spot at ACL. They're at #6 so obviously I'm not the first one to get onboard this train.
Check them out at their next show. Not sure when it will fall, as there are no upcoming shows listed on their website but they are worth keeping on your radar.
