Hard to quite put your finger on what made this show special. It was a home game, from my vantage point. Big celebratory energy inside this cramped, funny old venue. Ghosts of old show dozin in the rafters. Great, offbeat setlists. Little treats everywhere (Access Me(!)). Terrific, superlative jamming.

They keep having their opportunity to phone one in this year. To play a ho-hum Sunday night on a strange, one-off “fall tour”. Not this year, apparently! 2024 still hasn’t something left to prove!

Bravo.

This was one of my favorite shows recently. It was dark in places, it was funky in places and the band was absolutely on fire with all members having some form of standout portion. The other major giveaway that this show was a banger were the vibes inside the venue. You could feel the energy and see the crowd absolutely rocking. There are too many call outs to pick from here but the surprise of my night was Most Events Aren't Planned. I've never really enjoyed this song previously but on this night, that song slapped! What a way to end the second set!

This one has a slightly odd looking setlist, it wasn't a four-on-the-floor dance party and there's no mind-blowing jam I would point to and say "you gotta hear this one" ... and yet this show really cooked. Strong versions of a few songs, some fun mini-bustouts — never thought I'd get an "Access Me" on the heels of a "Nothing" — but to me the big takeaway was just how locked in the band sounded. They played cohesive and clean all weekend, but especially tonight. They were firing on all cylinders.

The only downside to this one is that it closed out a three-show run instead of being a Fall Tour lead-up to Halloween. But when the band sounds this good, I truly have no complaints.