YMSB coming to Columbus to the LC or the Newport during their Cabin Fever Tour has become a legendary event. This band knows they are appreciated in Ohio and know they are coming to a room filled with receptive ears and hearts. Once again Yonder came out of the gates on fire. Yonder Mountain String Band brings it to Columbus. Sure, it was blisteringly cold outside but it was blisteringly hot inside the LC. Do you want to know the sign of a good band? The setlist doesn't matter. It's how they play. I did not mind that they played the Dead's Althea although they played it here 2 years ago. Actually, I wouldn't have mentioned it if it had not bugged me at first. Silly me - I'm spoiled by a band that has such an extensive repertoire. I shut off my brain and let the groove lift me off my feet. Yes, it's where a great jam band takes a song, really where the band allows a song to take them, that is the thrill of the concert. Major highlight for me? I heard the chords and said to myself, "It can't be...Can it? Surely there is no other song on the planet that has the same chord progression as Devo's Gut Feeling". Thank God, no. A fitting tribute to the great Ohio band and done up in style by Jeff, Adam, Ben and Dave. Gut Feeling was simply awesome. Thank you boys! This will tell my age but I don't care. I bought the first 4 Devo albums on vinyl. Moving on, I must say that Davey's banjo playing has really gone up to another level. I think it was last year at the Newport that he had a cast on his right hand. But he smoked those five strings Friday night. Time goes by too fast during a YMSB show, darn it. I loved the song they played with members of the opening band Lake Street Dive, the trumpet sounded great. You can find this show's setlist somewhere. Finally, the second encore song is one of my YMSB favorite's - so funkified: Danny Barnes's Death Trip. No doubt in my mind this was one of, the best performances of this song Yonder has let loose with. Thanks dudes, and thanks to the kind, smiling, sweaty Ohio audience. See y'all next year!
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion @
- Columbus @
, OH @
- Fri, Feb 1, 2013 @
Favorite moment: Rendition of Gut Feeling @
Opening act(s): Lake Street Dive - I think that was the name. They are really good. I fell in love with the bass player. @