Highlights of the set included an extended groove on "Mars," Lanza again gracing the stage to sing "Second Chance," "All I Ever Need" and "Your Love Will Set You Free," all from Our Love. The crowd also popped for the arrival of "Odessa" and "Sun" (from Swim), the latter of which served as the encore of the show -- a ten-minute soul/funk/noise odyssey that nearly turned Fitzgerald's into a rave.
So, on a night when I fully expected the terrible weather to keep the hipsters, musical intelligentsia, and professional appreciators away from this show, I was happy to be proven wrong. The crowd gleefully soaked up anything and everything Lanza and Caribou offered, and both acts showed their appreciation by responding with a fantastic evening of intelligent dance music. Rain and wind, be damned!
Personal Bias: The older I get, the more I listen to left-of-center electronic music that doesn't always translate well to a live set. Thankfully, I'd only heard amazing things about how Caribou makes his records come alive in band format.
The Crowd: Mostly twentysomethings, with a smattering of people 30 and above. Any and all talking that might have existed during Lanza's set disappeared when Caribou hit the stage and sent everyone a'dancing.
Overheard In the Crowd: "I keep looking for someone else here who saw Caribou play Warehouse Live in 2010 with Toro Y Moi opening. I know I'll find them." -- a guy in the balcony, talking to his friend
Overheard 2: "Bou! Bou! Bou! Bou!" -- Chanted by four bros on the main floor, right after the band finished its between-sets gear check
Random Notebook Dump: Nothing beats a band with great group chemistry that looks like it's having a really good time onstage together.
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