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It was long a tradition during my Derby-attending years spanning two decades to hit a big rock show in Louisville on one of the nights my friends and I were in town.\u00a0 If there wasn\u2019t a great event already booked, my pals working in the rock and roll business at the time would try to set one up.\u00a0 The list of bands we saw on Derby weekend during the 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s includes Pavement, Eleventh Dream Day, Silkworm, Son Volt and Freakwater.<\/p>\n

I stayed in New York for this year\u2019s Kentucky Derby and didn\u2019t have any luck betting the race.\u00a0 But good fortune and timing brought a Woods show to Brooklyn on Derby night as the band came home after a two and a half week Spring tour.<\/p>\n

Playing its 16th<\/sup> gig in 17 nights, Woods took the stage at 285 Kent at about 10:30 PM Saturday night.\u00a0 The place was packed.\u00a0 It was hot in the venue.\u00a0 The three dollar cans of Buds were selling so fast they were coming straight out of the box without refrigeration.<\/p>\n

Before Woods went on, a collection of video clips projected on a screen behind the band showed Adam Yauch at various points during his great career.\u00a0 Yauch had died at the age of 47 a day earlier in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

When the show started, the screen showed artistic images that blended nicely with the 9-song, 45 minute Woods set.\u00a0 There were several highlights.<\/p>\n

After a 13-minute plus killer version of Bend Beyond, Woods played a wonderful new number that contemplated honesty and the difficulty of seeing it sometimes.\u00a0 It was a beautiful, catchy song with a powerful drum involvement.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to hear the recorded version of it someday and I\u2019d guess fans of the band will yearn for it in the live setting for a long time to come.<\/p>\n

Kevin Morby played harmonica on the set\u2019s only other new song.\u00a0 The set list published by NYCTaper identified the title of the song \u201cCali in a Cup.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve seen Woods incorporate the harmonica into its live act and it was well executed by Morby.<\/p>\n

Effects man Lucas Crane returned front and center behind his customized console after sitting out the previous Woods tour.\u00a0 On a string of dates earlier this year, Matt Valentine filled the Crane gap.\u00a0 It came as a relief to me that Crane was back on the knobs for this show despite MV\u2019s unique talent.\u00a0 While Woods demonstrates great flexibility in the deployment of moving parts as it goes along, I find myself getting attached to the mainstays like Crane.<\/p>\n

To free up primary drummer Jarvis Taveniere, Woods called on a tour-mate to sit behind the kit for most of the set.\u00a0 This is becoming a great Woods tradition.\u00a0 We saw it first when Ben from The Doozer was enlisted.\u00a0 This time it was\u00a0Aaron from Mmoss who played drums.\u00a0 Taking occasional visual cues from Jeremy Earl,\u00a0Aaron did a great job – almost as if he\u2019d been there from the beginning.<\/p>\n

Crystal Stilts was the headliner on this night.\u00a0 Those who left the venue after Woods finished were replaced by as many or more people.\u00a0 This was my first time seeing Stilts.\u00a0 They were great.\u00a0 I was blown away.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t been able to get the Stilts tune \u201cShake the Shackles\u201d out of my head for the last three days.\u00a0 Singer Brad Hargett has a captivating stage presence.\u00a0 At first, it seemed as if he was disinterested or preoccupied.\u00a0 But as the Stilts set built in energy, so did Hargett\u2019s spunk.\u00a0 There was moshing and great spirit from the band\u2019s supporters up front.\u00a0 I was totally won over and look forward to the next time I get to see these guys.<\/p>\n

Admission to the gig was just five bucks.\u00a0 It was a Todd P show.\u00a0 Among those in attendance was Morby\u2019s Babies bandmate Cassie Ramone.<\/p>\n

I took the Bedford bus up to Queens Plaza after it was over.\u00a0 It took forever for both the bus and connecting train to arrive.\u00a0 Work the next day was kinda rough.\u00a0 But what a fun Derby night it was.<\/p>\n

The next time I see Woods will likely be in the woods.\u00a0 Deadheat Dave and I are making a plan to hit Woodsist Festival 2012 in Big Sur, California in early August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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