Arts & Entertainment
Genre-Bending Internet Sensation To Play Mayo PAC
The group is known to rework popular modern music into different vintage genres, especially early 20th-century forms such as swing and jazz.
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if The Temptations sang a Beyoncé song? Or if Radiohead lent its lyrics to a 1930s jazz singer? Well now you can hear it live, and no, not with the help of AI.
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox is coming to Morristown this week, with a show slated at the Mayo Performing Arts Center.
The rotating musical collective is known for its genre-bending performances, often reworking popular modern music into different vintage genres, especially early 20th-century forms such as swing and jazz.
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The group took the internet by storm since it was founded in 2011, and gave viewers the chance to see some of their favorite modern songs twisted into vintage, classic-sounding tunes.
See this example below, featuring American Idol contestant Hailey Reinhart putting a jazzy twist on Radiohead’s “Creep”:
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Or this one, which flips Rihanna’s “Umbrella” on its head with a “Singin’ In The Rain” style:
The show is slated for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $123 and can be bought online here.
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