{"id":548,"date":"2012-10-28T10:24:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/millheiser.com\/hokeyblog\/?p=548"},"modified":"2013-09-24T12:37:48","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T16:37:48","slug":"concert-review-the-fab-faux-ft-lauderdale-fl-10272012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/millheiser.com\/hokeyblog\/2012\/10\/28\/concert-review-the-fab-faux-ft-lauderdale-fl-10272012\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert Review: The Fab Faux — Ft. Lauderdale, FL (10\/27\/2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Fab Faux onstage at The Parker Playhouse<\/p><\/div>\n

(All photos courtesy of the lovely Boots and her amazing skills, considering we were all the way back in Row T and she wasn\u2019t using any flash\u2026<\/em>)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not exactly a groundbreaking revelation that, as a near-lifelong Beatles fan, I\u2019m sick to death of Beatles tribute bands. I\u2019m explicitly referring to the Wigs-n-Costumes bands in particular. You know the type I\u2019m talking about: four musicians who, from a distance at an angle if you squint REAL HARD, look almost like they could be from Liverpool. All clad in mop-top wigs at first, then long-haired hippie wigs by the end. Three costume changes, of course: vintage 60s Teddy Boy suits at first, then colorful Sgt. Pepper costumes, and finally the Abbey Road cover attire. And lots of bad, bad, BAD Liverpudlian accents.<\/p>\n

Not that I want to sound like a total Betty Buzzkill, but you\u2019ve seen one, you\u2019ve pretty<\/p>\n

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The Creme Tangerine Strings<\/p><\/div>\n

much seen them all. Which is one of the reasons why I never <\/em>miss The Fab Faux<\/a> when they come to town.<\/p>\n

The concept behind The Fab Faux is simple: reproduce The Beatles music live onstage almost exactly how it appears on the record. No wigs or costumes or other such schticky chicanery. The band is all about the music and performing The Beatles canon as it should be heard, first and foremost.<\/p>\n

And they do a magnificent job. The band consists of the following line-up:<\/p>\n