I thought this show was fantastic. Zero opener was wild enough - taking it out and around the block was just sublime. Mike's in the two slot confirmed that this was going to be one of those nights where anything is possible and (almost) everything feels effortless. A well-placed Bouncing kept the 1.0 vibes strong before a fiery KDF and elegiac Winterqueen brought some tonally-varied 3.0 flavor. The rest of the set was solid with an always welcome Funky Bitch and a Weekapaug closer to finish what Mike's had started early on.

The second frame kicked off with a couple of Nectar cuts in Landlady and Tweezer. The latter got deep and weird and set the stage for an incredible Wolfman's, a jam that went to a lot of different places before peaking with a gorgeous Trey riff that reminded me a bit of the anthemic climax of my beloved Camden Sand from 6/7/09. Miss You was a perfect breath followed by a fairly standard Maze (shoutout to Leo for some feisty organ work) and a Hood that was anything but boilerplate. After giving thanks to Mr. M, the ending buildup was so patient, beginning with some sublimely melodic bass work from Mike that felt somewhat reminiscent of his tasty playing at the end of Waste. Trey kept it clean with rhythmic, dreamy lines as Fish gently increased the intensity. As Trey kicked in his Tube Screamers, the group vocal outro arrived lamentably too soon as, to my ears, the boys were just on the cusp of breaking through to that next place. That noted, hard - if not impossible - to complain when the exploration was consistent and consistently generous throughout the entire evening.

And, gosh, if it all sounded - and felt - this transcendent on a laptop, I can only imagine what it like to be there. What a gig. Love this band so much and am counting the days until Bangor.