--- I am eternally grateful to the waiter for getting me dinner even though the kitchen had basically closed, and for getting me delicious flatbread pizza, which I will get every time I go to The Birchmere.
--- “Idylls of the King”: Heh, this woman freaks out for it being off Tallahassee. The song is lackluster, but the crowd offers *intense* applause at the end. A good sign for things to come.
--- “The Young Thousands”: Wow, I prepped every song from the past five sets from the past five concerts, and all of these are new. Not great for recognition, but I’m impressed by the breadth of their catalog and their commitment to variety. Indie Pearl Jam!
--- “Calcutta”: Wow, another total unknown?! The soft reverb keyboard really adds to it.
--- “Until this morning, I don’t think I knew that one. This next one, I think everyone knows this one because they’re required to by law.” HA!
--- Ooooh, the sax on “Baboon” transforms it — plus the vivid/violent lyrics. The show has started!!!!
--- Heh, this is a little high-key up-tempo number about drowning. It’s called “Water Tower.”
--- Heh: “If you see me put the old pick down and not pick up a new one, that means it’s an older song.” It’s called “Yoga.”
--- Lol: “As dom’s go, I’m not really good, but Matt just asked for permission to leave the stage. That’s pretty hot.”!!
--- “Jaipur”: way better than on the album!!!
--- “Riches and Wonders”: “He doesn’t actually know the song since the lyrics don’t follow narratively. He thought that’d be cool, but it’s now not. That’s why it’s a good idea for young people to decide to become a lead singer. People will woo you for announcing you need a security blanket.” The most live moment in a while!!!!!
--- “Transcendental Youth”: solid atmosphere.
--- “Luna”: same / he asks for a phone again!
--- “Heretic Pride”!!!!! Ok, this confirms it. It’s better to know the songs beforehand. The invention in it was incredible. I am shaking throughout and don’t want it to end. *Damn* at the slow, quiet last few seconds.
--- “Corsican Mastiff Stride”: cool fast-drum energy.
--- “If you prefer to generate engagement instead of driving heat, you’ve become sick.”
--- Heh at the intro to “Heel Turn 1” mentioning that with wrestling, a heel can provide catharsis. That said, “You don’t need them in office.” Haaa!!!
--- “Dance Music”: cerebral can be fun?!?!
--- Wow at the sax silking through “Getting Into Knives”!!
--- “Hast Thou Considered The Tetrapod?”‘s got oomph.
--- “This Year”!!!! It’s got ultra oomph. Aww at the back-to-back guitar playing.
--- “International Small Arms Traffic Blues”: heh at the allusion. Hahahahaha at “our love is the border between Greece and Albania.” The reverb piano kills.
--- Wish I could know their friggin’ 25-album discography, but it’s okay. I will now see them every single time they come to DC. Wooo.
--- Awwww at the woman from the beginning flipping out for “Palmcorder Yajna”!!! I am freely, joyfully sliding back and forth on my seat like a Berry Go Round. Wheeee.
--- “No Children”: “This is a song that year in and year out that Celine Dion refuses to cover.” Lol at the inclusion of ‘“near, far, wherever you are” at the end.
--- Heh at the guys using the word “intangible” in the parking lot. Awww at the guy wearing a Heretic Pride sweatshirt!!!!!
Grade: A+
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