The Fun Lovin Criminals played at the Cleveland House of Blues on November 11, 2022, to a crowd of around 100 people.

At 9:10 the walk-on track plays. The band walks on at 9:15, they quickly get situated with their instruments. The band then breaks right into their debut track, “The Fun Lovin Criminal.” During this song Leiser plays the keyboards, trumpet, and harmonica on top of providing the lead vocals.

The incredible gift of being a multi-instrumentalist often goes overlooked by non-musicians. Being able to play two different parts with both your hands is not easy, but despite all this, Leiser plays the trumpet with one hand, while the other is playing the bass part on a separate keyboard.

The next track played was “Run Daddy Run,” off of the album “Loco” from 2001. The next tune, “Passive/Aggressive,” is the second song from their debut album. It starts off slow with a smooth bass line and guitar licks, then when the chorus hits it gets loud and heavy until the end.

The next song is my favorite, “The Grave and the Constant,” followed up by “Too Hot,” “Smoke ‘Em,” “Bump,” and “Loco.” Then we get “King of New York,” the energetic track is about New York crime boss John Gotti, the leader of the Gambino crime family.

Next track on their setlist, “Friday Night,” a fitting track for the night as the concert was on a Friday night. The reverbed guitar riffs bounce off and around the room of the venue. Next was one of my favorites by them, “Love Unlimited,” from “100% Colombian.”

The bands most recent song was played next, “Shake it Loose” from “The Roosevelt Sessions” released August of this year. Then one of their heavier songs, “Bombin the L,” which shook the floor of the venue the whole song through. Rounding out with the last single from “100% Colombian,” “Big Night Out.”

The band walks off backstage for a couple of minutes only to enter the venue once more to bring the splendid night to a satisfactory end. First in the encore was “There Was A Time,”. off of “Loco.”

After this Leiser asks the crowd if they like Hip–hop, to which the crowd returns cheers, the band then cracks into “We, the Three,” with Brian stepping away from his keyboards to the center stage rapping the lyrics to the track. “Couldn’t Get It Right” was played next, a cover of the classic from the Climax Blues Band. And Finally what everyone has been waiting for: “Scooby Snacks.” Undeniably the bands biggest song The track uses multiple samples from Quinton Tarantino movies, like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.

The band's current lineup is original bassist, Brian “Fast” Leiser on lead vocals, bass, keyboards, trumpet, and harmonica, Frank Benbini on drums and vocals, and Naim Cortazzi on guitar and vocals. The Fun Lovin Criminals are on tour in support of the release of the “Roosevelt Sessions,” released earlier this year. Lead vocalist and guitarist Huey Morgan has a low soothing voice with which he raps about a life of crime in the city of New York. New York’s, blues infused, smart-talking, rockers the Fun Lovin Criminals bring together multiple genres into a unique blend that is instantly recognizable on first listen. They released their debut album, “Come Find Yourself” in 1996, going on to reach multi-platinum status internationally. Their #1 single from CFY is Scooby Snacks, a song about living large in the city and robbing banks.