Have you heard the News? Huey's still got it.

I'm at the age when I'll drink just about any glass of wine. And, if I'm buying, it's often the cheapest glass I can get. Every once and a while--usually in the company of my parents--I'm served up a truly fine wine, aged longer than the Yellow Tails and Little Penguins of wine shops. These glasses of aged grape may be few and far in between, but they always go down extremely well. Last night, seeing Huey Lewis and the News was like sipping a fine glass of Bacchal music--finely aged and pleasant on the palate.

They opened with "Heart of Rock N' Roll" and had about a quarter of the audience in Englewood NJ dancing in the aisles. The crowd clearly were 80s music devotees, and they were thrilled to see Huey and the News. Looking around, not only was it so awesome to see that these guys could still kick it, it was also great to see the older fan base still rockin' out on a Wednesday night. Huey continually asked, "Are you still with me?!" It seemed fitting, since they're definitely still with them after all these years.

Despite my jokes about taking the DeLorean "Back in Time" for the concert, a quick google search will prove just how current Huey Lewis & the News are. They wrote the title track for Pineapple Express (Keeping up with Seth Rogan? They know it's hip to be associated with Hollywood stoners). There's also recent footage of Huey on stage with the Foo Fighters, rocking out on the harmonica. Their sound, like the DeLorean, is timeless simply because everyone loves the 80s, even if it was a ridiculous decade of weird fashion and the keytar (though Huey and the News thankfully don't use that instrument). Huey's voice, while surely not life changing, is distinct and pleasant. The brass section takes the volume up a notch. The guitarist had a solo that seemed to come out of left field in "It's All Right." Huey's harmonica work is truly noteworthy. The acapella song in the middle reminds us of the olden barber shop days, but they pull you right back to their true sound with "Workin' for a Living" and "I Want a New Drug."

As the show drew to a close, I hoped that some of the bands I love now can keep the stamina of Huey & the News in the decades to come. I wonder which of Huey's fans knew that their shows would still go down so well, particularly after a bit of aging in the cellar.