Tavo Carbone

“Off to Hawaii” by Tavo Carbone

Ever since the makers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band started snapping up otherwise useful musicians, finding a dependable backing band has become a real chore. That’s why Brooklynite Tavo Carbone saw fit to assemble multiple bands from a rotating cast of 20 people — 17 of whom joined him onstage for his recent Forward: Live at Greenwall Auditorium LP. Blending the dapper folk of Andrew Bird with the eccentric lo-fi narratives of the Mountain Goats, Carbone is hitting the road with a Rock Band-style backing trio as well as a banjo, a mellotron, a glockenspiel and an accordion.