Animated Pop Band Takes to the Stage. By ROBERT HILBURN . March 11, ... At the start of Friday’s show, all four appeared in a small cartoon on a screen high above the stage.

Few would deny that Gorillaz are the greatest cartoon band of all time. The brainchild of Blur front man Damon Albarn and "Tank Girl" creator Jamie Hewlett has sold millions of albums, headlined ...

The cartoon band isn’t a new concept. It dates back to at least the late 1950s, when Fresno’s Ross Bagdasarian Sr. — better known by the stage name David Seville — created the furry ...

A stage-upon-a-stage, the sculpture becomes a canvas for projection-mapped animations, distorting space. For help bringing their show together, Gorillaz turned to set design studio Block9.

and becoming superstarsThe idea of a virtual band — a cartoon band, if you will — still seems a little silly. Even in 2010, ... “The stage proportions are like, maybe, ...

The Gorillaz have embraced one of the unique advantages of being a cartoon band — by making up a brand new band member with the help of their fans. Photos: Gorillaz Bring Mick Jones, Paul ...

The clips from the cartoon made the Dethklok set funny and I thought it was really great to be able to see songs I’ve only heard on TV performed life. Each member of the band was incredibly talented.

There are cartoons, alongside jazz, a wide range of musical instruments, noise-making props and on-stage shenanigans. The band performs the soundtrack to old classic cartoons and contemporary ...

Going into Wednesday night's show at New York's Nokia Theater, it was plausible that Dethklok — the human incarnation of the cartoon band featured on Adult Swim's Metalocalypse — could come ...

Self-described "blues-jazz-soul-punk-rockabilly-cartoon-music" makers, Chicago's original recipe band, The Claudettes, made its first appearance on Mountain Stage at the Culture Center Theater in ...

His cartoon band members aren’t just pictures – they have their own stories. These stories make the music more fun and interesting. When we see 2-D singing or Murdoc playing bass, it feels ...