Woods bid a fond farewell to Death By Audio in Brooklyn Thursday night with an outstanding sixty-minute set made extra special by the layer of sound coming from the console of former bandmate and cassette whiz/sound collage-maker G Lucas Crane.

Performing under the moniker Nonhorse, Crane played a set on his own. He flung tapes into a box set up behind him after they had run due course and then he dug through piles of more cassettes positioned around him to enable the rainbow of sound he creates to carry on. Crane also used a light projector to beam images on DBA’s walls. With just two hands, Crane works hard to juggle several actions into his routine simultaneously.

As Crane’s set neared an end, Woods entered the stage from the small opening in the wall behind the drum kit. Crane played on. This was a triumphant, dramatic moment for the seasoned Woods fan. To see Crane back on stage with Woods was really cool. Crane left the band in 2012 to pursue his primary endeavor as resident/caretaker/builder of the arts collective Silent Barn in the heart of Bushwick. His Nonhorse number combined with warm-up sound by Woods to set up a beautiful Brooklyn bridge of noise leading to an intense version of Bend Beyond.

Crane left the stage during the middle portion of the Woods set but then returned when Jeremy Earl pulled Rain On out of the sky.

Death By Audio shuts down November 22 to make way for another business. Thursday night’s event started out as a Woolen Men date but then evolved to include the Lame Drivers. Nonhorse and Woods were announced as booked just a few days before the show. Admission was $10. The crowd was fun, large and kinda rowdy although the room wasn’t at capacity. Cans of Tecate were $4.

Dan Lynch (NYCTaper) recorded all of the sets from a position in front of the sound board manned by DBA’s Edan Wilber. The only apparent technical glitch of the night was a bass monitor failure during the Woolen Men set.

It looked like Earl was using a new guitar. I’m not sure the model but it was an Epiphone brownish in color. In good spirits for this one, Earl exchanged a long grin with Crane as the mad scientist sat idle and sipped a beverage during Cali in a Cup. The two embraced in a long hug when this wonderful night had come to a close.

Here’s the set list:

Bend Beyond
Leaves Like Glass
Cali in a Cup (Alex Bleeker comes on to play the harmonica spot and says: “It’s probably the last time I’m gonna be in this room.”)
(Lucas exits stage)
Shining
Size Meets the Sound
Is It Honest?
It Ain’t Easy (Dedicated by Jarvis to the late Jamie Ewing)
(Rowdy fans yell “All Right!” repeatedly between songs)
Shepherd
(Lucas returns to his console)
Rain On
With Light and With Love
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(Jarvis says an equipment problem prevents an encore but fans cheer nonetheless and somebody passes a new drum pedal up to the stage and the band plays on)
Green is the Colour – (Floyd cover)
Be All Be Easy