The Anti-Polyphonic Spree
I’ve always been curious about this band from my listings. Don’t know why because the name isn’t all that catchy. I think it was partly because they were considered more R&B/Soul than Jazz which is what I thought they were. Then I saw pics and saw them as the hip-hop version of the Polyphonic Spree but even that’s not a fair label and I hate when I can’t figure a band out. Jazz, funk, hip-hop - it all melds together with the Inner City All Stars, an amalgamation of geeky kids, funky kats, off the mark choreography and off the chain fusion topped by charismatic UNT alum, Calvin Sexton. This is my first glimpse into the ICAS and while it looks like the homegrown audiences are looking sparse and merely in need of a good time, I would have given anything to be in that Apollo audience where they received a standing ovation. Can’t say it’s hard to see why. They showed up and owned that place it looks like.
