Perpetual Groove Finally Return to Georgia Theatre, Debut Raconteurs and Rage Against The Machine Covers

Two years after a fire tore through Athens’ Georgia Theatre on the day Perpetual Groove was set to perform at the famed venue, the HT faves threw down two sets on Friday night that very well may have been worth the wait. As expected, past and future PGroove keyboardist Matt McDonald was on hand and joined the band for fan-favorite Bobblehead Funk at the end of set one and a Speed Queen sandwich in set two that contained a debut cover of Consolers of the Lonely by The Raconteurs and a brief run through Faith No More’s Epic. McDonald returned later in the closing stanza for Sweet Oblivious Antidote, TTFPJ and showed off his skills on the axe for the band’s first-ever take on Rage Against The Machine’s Sleep Now In The Fire.

[Keyboardists Love – Photo by Kristen Karb]

A three-song encore started with the third cover debut of the evening – Epilogue by Receiving Ends of Siren, with Karolyn Troupe of Venus Is Sinking helping out on vocals. PGroove ended the night by dedicating Naive Melody to longtime fan (and one-time HT contributor) Chris Cartelli. Here’s a look at the setlist for the sold-out performance…

I. Devil May Care, hRobot Waltz, Holy Ship, Cairo w/ Cave Lyrics, Lemurs, Bobblehead Funk*

II: Speed Queen**>Consoler of the Lonely***>Epic^>Speed Queen**, Three Weeks>Mr. Transistor>Sweet Oblivious Antidote*>Mr. Transistor, TTFPJ*, Sleep Now in the Fire^^

E: Epilogue^^^, Teakwood Betz, Naive Melody%

* Matt McDonald on Keys
** With Damien Perry on Guitar, with Matt McDonald
*** The Raconteurs Cover, 1st Time Played, with Damien Perry, with Matt McDonald
^ Faith No More Cover, with Damien Perry, with Matt McDonald
^^ Rage Against The Machine, 1st Time Played, with Brock on Vox, Hruby on Keys, Matt on Guitar
^^^ Receiving End Of Sirens cover, 1st Time Played, with Karolyn Troupe of Venus is Sinking, Brock, Matt and John on Vox
% Talking Heads Cover

Next up for Perpetual Groove is a gig at The Blind Tiger in Greensboro, North Carolina on December 2.

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  1. Brock can thank me for that Receiving End Of Sirens song. We listened to it 20 times riding around Athens picking up gear for Hustlers.

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