I missed the first set. I have a decent excuse which I will not share here but, thankfully the second set was sufficiently face melting to unhinge my jaw. seriously?! I am grinning like a b#stard. I walked in the joint and took a seat and table directly in front of the Nels's pedal board. I could see nosehair and every twitch of muscle. There were plenty of folks at the show, but sometimes you get the most amazing seat luck when flying solo. The sound was fantastic and carefully sculpted by the fine engineers of Don Quixote's International Music Hall. I have seen a few videos of Nels solo, but this was my first live show. I was expecting more of a free jazz experience, but the set I witnessed was far more a groove-jazz-freakout. Full on guitar hero jazzshred wrapped in blissful stompbox frosting. Trevor Dunn and Scott Amendola handled bass and drum duties perfectly. I was really touched by how Yuka Honda complimented the group, and her husband. she didn't take any jazz solos but she confidently supported the music and textures during most of the set. This is also the first time I have taken any photos and video at show so... enjoy.
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