Radical Something at Santos Party House

Vocalist/guitarist Loggy (Alex Lagemann ) and vocalist/bassist/multi-instrumentalist Big Red (Michael Costanzo) met while attending University of California in Berkeley on football scholarships, and began their music careers recording hip-hop songs in their college apartments. The duo met another vocalist, Josh Cocktail (Josh Hallbauer), at a New York City recording studio in February 2011. The trio formed Radical Something, an independent band with self-described “Cali-vibes.” Radical Something's second album, Ride It Out, was released in September 2013.

At Santo's Party House tonight, Radical Something sounded like a hot summer escape to the beach. The three vocalists sang crisp vocals and rapped melodically to vibrant beats and easygoing lyrics about the desire for genuine love, friendships and happiness. The music's up-tempo kaleidoscope of textures often highlighted silky smooth pop or light reggae rhythms, punched with heavy bass lines and hip-hop drum samples. The energetic vocalists joyfully moved, danced and jumped so much on the small stage that taking a group photograph was nearly impossible. Most of all, however, the heart and soul of Radical Something's performance was how the three vocalists used their music as a vehicle to throw a mellow feel-good party, rallying its young head-bobbing fans to dance and groove with them.

Visit Radical Something at www.weareradical.com.