The last few shows of the tour were pretty great, and it was nice to meet Bombay and Sidehatch, who couldn't have been nicer. I've described the show as a variety show, but Bombay labeled it more of a vaudeville act.
Started with much of the medley we already have heard, and free pizza. After about fifteen minutes, it descended into comedy, then a weird hipster dance break where We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel was played and synced up to videos of cats on the screen that were supposed to be each of the historical things in the song. In Raleigh, this turned the place into a near rave, but DC didn't seem to get it. I joked to Sidehatch and Bombay and my assistant that if we wanted to find out who Walkie was, just look for whomever was screaming like a fifteen year old girl over #PussyJoel, but sadly we saw no one. Resumed with more music, some full band and some solo. (Macauley's GF can sing.) Toby Goodshank came out as Nevermound which was a Nirvana tribute act that changed all the lyrics to past tense. (What else should I have been/All apologized/What else should I have said/Everyone was gay/What else should I have written/I didn't have the right at the time!) Then the full Underground came out and did several more with a short encore.
Cool kids in the band. Their rider is hilarious, I hope one leaks to the Smoking gun at some point. Required "a crap ton of pizza" and posters from the movie Beverly Hills Cop at every show. DC was probably the poorest received of the shows I traveled along for. Hopefully they're at 9:30 sometime soon.
