| 2024-02-23 | Southern Cross | Eggy |
Foundry, The |
Athens |
GA | "Rufus" on the saxophone (a Dani keyboard patch) at 5 min is always fun. Percussive, steady groove follows. Synths weave around guitar lines, e.g. 8 min. Throaty bass after 9 min yields a head-bobbing groove. Shadow tease emerges after 11 min, but the band plays several minutes of unique improvisation as guitar and keys froth up a peaky stretch before officially moving into Shadow. |
| 2024-10-11 | Southern Cross | Eggy |
Do512 Lounge |
Austin |
TX | Alex drum pad at 8 min & angular Jake play interspersed with jazzy licks after 9 min tee up the exploration. Mike synth play at 10 min galvanizes the band; Dani synth tones are the cherry on top. Everyone effortlessly congeals around an Alex choogle after 11 min & builds energy as a single unit. Organ & piano accents compliment guitar heroics as the jam peaks in a prolonged fashion after 14 min. Rhythm section stunningly keeps the pedal to the metal until a silky smooth return to Southern Cross at 17.5 min. |
| 2024-10-19 | Southern Cross | Eggy |
Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom |
Denver |
CO | Acoustic instrumentation doesn't limit the exploration; piano and guitar interplay after 7 min is spare-yet-engaging, and Mike's double bass adds a conversational element to the improvisation. |
| 2024-10-31 | Southern Cross | Eggy |
Terminal West |
Atlanta |
GA | K Hole wheel spin sends band into dark, spacey, moody, ethereal terrain at 8 min. Mike synth bubbles add to the weird vibes. Jam picks up pace by 12 min and cleans itself up. Chase Bliss Mood at 14 min. About as far from CSN as you could be. Downbeat rock riff emerges at 18 min, sets up Alex's Bop It jam (bop it, pull it, pass it, slow it down, twist it, send it). Brief Friend of the Devil-inspired passage at 26 min before reentry to Southern Cross. |