| 2024-01-05 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Tree House Brewing Company |
Deerfield |
MA | Dani's "jazz choir" keyboard patch takes center stage at 8 min and interacts with drums. Tight, full-band move into The Windup. |
| 2024-02-15 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Blind Pig, The |
Ann Arbor |
MI | Playful bass and Clav groove early. Steadily builds with off-beat cymbal hits. Piano pivot while guitar steps forward at 10 min. Full-band effort gets peaky but stays committed to the groove. These mini-peaks are like waves lapping onshore over and over. |
| 2024-02-22 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Proud Larry's |
Oxford |
MS | Choppy and chunky guitar after 6 min. Democratic cymbal-heavy groove develops. Walking bass lines precede clean Jake tones as jam ascends after 11 min. Band gloms onto a foreboding melody around 13 min, and descending Mike play is impressively complimentary. |
| 2024-03-14 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Nectar's |
Burlington |
VT | Drums stay the course as Jake pushes out from 8 to 11 min. Tension builds after 14 min with searching guitar and melodic, moody bass approaches James Bond Theme. Athletic Alex groove at 17 min as guitar low-key howls to a peak. Jam rides a wave and froths after 19 min before hitting Sweat Equity melody, but playful cowbell sets up a rhythmic groove after 21 min with Dani funk synths. Jam gets farther out via Dani and Jake interactions. Well-balanced weirdness late in the jam. |
| 2024-03-21 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Atlantis |
Washington |
DC | The shreddy, relaxed play feels like a warm up for the impending debut of Tomorrow Never Knows. Energetic and moving groove from bass and drums encourages jam to stay out for a while. |
| 2024-04-17 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Orpheum, The |
Flagstaff |
AZ | Rhythmic guitar at 7 min sets up a Dani potpourri of synth touches, swirls, and effects. Nimble hi-hat groove by 12 min tees a pivot to Jake's Ring Mod effect; his heavy, industrial tone is balanced by levity of Dani's keys. Guitar sears sprinkled atop Jake's adept play at 15 min. Jam briefly leans into hi-hat groove at 17 min to pivot to a peaceful segment; band unifies around taciturn play that is unhurried and peaky. If I Only Had a Brain tease after 21 min is lovely. |
| 2024-04-18 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Brooklyn Bowl |
Las Vegas |
NV | Jake sends the late night crowd to Chase Bliss Mood land after 6 min. Mix of Dani textures adds depth. Jake doubles down at 9 min alongside an ebullient ride cymbal groove. Organ elevates the jam, which turns percussive after 12 min. Energy fades at 13 min but exploration does not! Jake and Mike team up on a rising and descending line before Alex shines on a brief drum solo before a silky move into Bennie and the Jets. |
| 2024-05-08 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Adelaide Hall |
Toronto |
ON | Hazy, ethereal sounds in part thanks to Jake's new Frank Brother's guitar's whammy bar. His tones, in tandem with Mike's mesmerizing bass groove and Dani's synths, are a vibe. |
| 2024-06-13 | Sweat Equity | Eggy |
Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival |
Manchester |
TN | Chase Bliss Mood segment at 8 min, followed with "church bell" synth tones. Percussive bass sets the stage for the jam to build, and bass shines again before 13 min as band steps away from a peak. Upbeat strummed guitar groove develops, then Jake slowly solos with Clav and organ support while sturdy bass and drums serve as a bedrock. Slow guitar riff is Smile-adjacent before 16 min. |