In Da Club: Tin Horns at the Uptown Bar

"Do you think the bass player is going to sing all the songs?" my friend asked after the Tin Horns' opening number at their show this past Saturday at the Uptown Bar. "I don't know about this. Reminds me of Sting," he added. But egomaniacal bassists didn't enter the equation at all. The group actually features three capable frontmen who take the mic side by side by side, lending harmony and soaring falsettos to their classic rock-influenced originals. The quartet recently appeared on Twin Town High Vol. 7 with "Trendsetters," a guitar-driven track where the vocalists opine, "Trendsetters never leave, trendsetters never die." It could have been the allure of the smoke-filled patio on that warm summer night or an uninspired set that scared off the trendsetters, but after half a dozen songs, the audience was largely composed of the other bands on the bill. "Thanks for sticking around. You're up next," the bassist quipped.