I was there for the DMJ performance tonight at Casey’s benefit concert, and it was very, very cool. It was a small, but at max capacity, room - maybe 50 to 100 people. The guys sounded just as good live as they do on the album, if not better due to the live energy. It was actually shocking how well their vocals blended in-person. Rich Mouser was up front mixing and it showed.
They did Everything I Am, Linger at the Edge of My Memory, and Julia - one of each of the members’ songs (Neal, Nick and Ross respectively). Ross actually mentioned tonight that Julia is a fictional story about a father and daughter, which makes sense as I’d always thought a romantic relationship (my default assumption) didn’t entirely fit with the lyrics.
There were other performances by Casey, Steve Morse, Neal+MP, which were all awesome, but without a doubt DMJ was the standout part of the evening. It was killer - maybe my favorite show of the cruise so far, despite it just being three songs.