Friday at the Orpheum: a. moe. photo. gallery.

Going forward the first set was fairly light on the jams and heavier on the more accessible, straight-up rock that moe. plays extremely well. At setbreak, fans were praising the set-ending sequence of Not Coming Down > Wormwood > Wind it Up (Chuck’s other chance to shine — this is easily one of his best songs), however many were wondering where the jam to Rec Chem went.

Chuck

The second set answered that question definitively, as the opening Rise > Rec Chem provided by far the most exploratory jamming of the night. The peak of Rec Chem was absolutely stunning and seemed to progress for a good 10 minutes, with the band continuing to ratchet up the energy.

Al

Rob was the MVP of the jam, as moe.’s most exploratory jams seem to work the best when Rob really lays down a solid line and doesn’t stray from it (Bullet is another tune that comes to mind where he’s particularly effective at this).

Rob

Things didn’t let up there: The band transitioned into Seat of My Pants, which featured Al in full rock-star mode, standing at the edge of the stage and throwing some classic/cheesy guitar poses while the strobes and the crowd went bonkers. The set finished up with the standard Timmy Tucker > Tailspin, and despite more excellent jamming (okay, so Chuck tore this one up too — maybe he got more action than I realized), the show just didn’t quite feel finished.

moe

The encore took care of that. We got a nice Sensory Deprivation Bank, followed by the conclusion of Rec Chem: a Rec Chem club sandwich! Tasty indeed. Most would have walked away happy at that point, but we stayed and cheered some more, and the lights didn’t go up. We were then treated to a rare second encore of Mexico, a really special way to end the night.

Jim

And while Zach Derhak might not be as exciting a special guest as, say, most of the Disco Biscuits (damn you, Philly…), I don’t think anyone in Boston felt this show was anything less than a top-notch performance.

Let’s see some more pics. And since drummers get no love, here’s a Vinnie shot:

Vinnie

Chuck rocks out and tests out his vocals:

Chuck

Not to be outdone, Al croons it up for the fans:

Al

Jim in the shadows on the bass:

JimBass

Another shot of Rob wookin’ it up:

Rob

Like father, like son (only without Kirk Cameron and Dudley Moore):

ZachRob

All photos and text courtesy of Nathan Ingraham…many thanks, Nate.

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  1. Unbelievable shots of such a great band, as if I was in the front row… more shots like these in the future please!

  2. We’re doin’ our level best to bring you as many shots as we can…we’ve got several photogs helping out now, so we hope to bring you more and more. Sounds like you enjoyed the show, though, which is great. Rob’s son is a newb.

  3. These photos are amazing! I was not at the concert but the report from friends that were present is that it was awesome. These pictures truly capture the feeling they tried to describe for me.

  4. sounded like a great show. pictures came out really well. i woulda left out the metro snuff in the beginning, but definitely not wasted. keep up the good work…

  5. Nice Shots.

    The Philly show was Tight.

    The acoustic opener DB sit ins San Ber’Dino closer made it a good 4.5 hour mind numbing night.

  6. Who would have known that koop’s awsome guitar player is also a fantastic photojournalist!!! Damn dude…great work!!!

  7. Thanks to everyone who took the time to check this out and leave a comment…there will hopefully be more where these came from.

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