2022-02-24 Quintana Roo, MX

 2 24 22 Mexico

The first show of the year gets off to a nice start with the trio of Lizards, Moma and the first Peaches since the Bakers Dozen!

These first few songs are ok but nothing special and see Trey battling "sticky finger syndrome".

Lizards doesnt work as an opener, imo. Much better as something to build to at the end of a show, etc. Moma is hot but excessively AVERAGE. And while Peaches is so welcome, it's definitely a butcher job from Trey.

All that being said, things start to finally heat up with INNYLTB. A really great reading, Trey goes bananas. Total smokeshow.

Some genuine X Factor Magic then rears its head with Funky B. Decidedly loosey goosey, they stretch this and make it rather chill and bluesy. Crap ton of Page. Treys fingers finally loosen up as well. MUST HEAR! The jam chart for this is so well deserved!!!! Definitely NOT your usual Funky B!

And then outta nowhere, BAM! 21 MINUTE TWEEZER!! LETS GO!!! Tweezer is totally fantastic. It spends most of its duration in a terrific upbeat kind of "ethereal bliss rock" zone with deviation in an out. A pretty unique sounding version to me, everyone is just on point. If you like gooey synth soundscapes and patient Trey, this is the Tweezer for you! Must hear!! Also, very cool Lizards jamming at the end. They so perfectly could have straight up gone back into the song....

Out of Tweezer and into Piper. Piper gets going but the jam takes a quick turn (genuine segue!) into Soul Planet. Soul Planet is little more than an interlude however. SP's jam is non-existent and they pull off the smoothest segue Ive ever heard into....Meat.

And Meat is definitely some friggin MEAT!!!! HOLY CRAP THIS ANNIHILATES! DONT SKIP THIS!

An ultra funky Howling keeps the party raging HARD while a lovely little Shade feels like a perfect breather ....Also, I swear there was Dogs/Your Pet Cat jamming going on in The Howling!!!

Man!! That Tweezer>Piper>Soul Planet>Meat was nutso!!! Not always perfect but it was a THRILL RIDE!!!

After Shade we get a typically gorgeous Evolve to ease us back into the show. Excellent as always but nothing special.

Then Tube comes along all high energy and ass kicking. Excellent tight low key jamming on this. Patient and darkly funky with wonderful Tweezer teases. I would say this Tube is a definite must hear. Super "late night" vibes like the recent Dicks 2024 Sand or something. Terrific. Grab this!

Sigma Oasis follows and, hot damn, the song is HEAVY tonight!! So much extra OOMPH about it!! Yet another legitimate must hear. This thing just has the word "extra" written all over. Trey's solo is a massive, feedback squeal laden trill fest. Just crushing. Wow!

Aw yea and into Sand we go! See Tube and Sigma. A bit slower, ultra funky, rages hot....grab it.

After Sand, the 2022 one setter concludes with a special Dave Matthews appearance. Neither So Damn Lucky or The Maker work particularly well, imo. Im a Dave diehard and these both just sound so "wrong" compared to what the DMB versions sound like, haha.

Of course its special and fun but musically it doesnt work imo!

Tweeprize closer.


All in all, this show was all over the damn place. Flow? Whats that?! That being said there was still a TON of genuinely fantastic music!!! Funky B, Tweezer, Meat, Tube, Sigma, Sand - GRAB THOSE. Special shoutout to INNYLTB and the whole wacky segue fest sandwich.

A weird and wild show!!! Absolutely worth your time!!!