I didn't think Devin was doing proper set lists here in the States now?
Also, a friend was at last night's show and said Disco Inferno was played (he even sent me a snippet of it he recorded), so that set list is incomplete.
Yea, I was confused why there were official set lists after what he said, but I think DTA kind of nailed it. His set is mostly the same as what he was doing in Europe so he looks to be sticking with what he knows but is adding some wrinkles so it's interesting each night.
On setlist.fm someone put "Jazz Oddyssey" as the first song, and I have no idea if that's what it's called, but it seemed like some really awkward jam before going into Evermore. Also not on the written setlist, but something different.
So while he isn't touring with a the choir he had in Europe, Samantha and Anne were both in Brooklyn last night and performed during the encore and that's why Devin seemed to change it up and throw in Disco Inferno since he had the ladies with him. It was AWESOME. Love getting the special treatment in NYC.
So for the show itself... The Contortionist is not my thing. A bit too mellow for my tastes. Nothing of their set stood out to me. Haken were awesome as usual, sounded really good. We got their normal set (Montreal night 2 they shook things up) which sucks being only 45 minutes, but it was good none the less. Funny hearing people not knowing how to pronounce them. I know I was there once before, but you know these are new fans when they don't know how to pronounce the band. During Devin's set, Ross actually walked right by me (I think he was going to the merch booth) and I gave him a pat on the back and some nice words.
Devin's set was so cool. This band sounds very different than DTP IMO. The whole vibe was a bit different than previous Devin shows. Maybe it had to do with all the stuffed animals on stage
Which I actually couldn't see at all until everyone left, but something about the band's performance felt super real. I think it was because of no backing tracks and clicks and just going off feel. Devin screwed up multiple vocal lines and to me, it just felt like a true and real performance. Diego, che, the extra guitars, all added lots of layers to the music. The setlist was really cool and filled with many songs I've never seen live before. I hope he spices things up a bit more when I catch the show again on Tuesday.
Also, while chatting with Che, she asked me to take a photo of her and her father. Really cool. She's like "This is my dad!" to me
as if we knew each other or something. Told her I'll see her again Tuesday. Honestly, if it weren't because Brooklyn is a bit of a hike for me, I would have stayed longer after the show to hang out, but I didn't get home until 2:30 as is thanks to a 2 hour subway/uber/train/drive home which was mostly a nightmare and a big reason why I never go out to Brooklyn.
Also was nice grabbing some beers with Axeman again before the show. DUe to our will call tickets, we kind of were able to cut the whole line getting into the venue (they just let us in instead of making us go back in line since there were no actual tickets given out, just a checklist). So we got in and was empty, had a great view, but after going to get some polish beer I never was able to get back to that spot. Someone aso recognized me from youtube (that's a first) so I ended up chilling with that guy a bit in the back. And about that polish beer... the place had some amazing polish food. I had two serving of Peirogies, once during Devin's set and then again after the show.
And of course I had to get this cat t-shirt
A lot of my videos kind of came out shitty, so Im not putting any of it on youtube just yet. I did get a lot of video but editing it this morning I had to cut a lot out. I will mix it with the Phily show to make something really cool. I do hope I get some better video there.
The Contortionist - Return to Earth @ Warsaw Brooklyn NY