Between the acoustic opener, local talent Tyler Ramsey, I overheard one man attempting to describe to a new Sparklehorse listener the bands sound: "It's really laid back. Have you ever heard Grandaddy?", said the one man to his neighbor's query. "No, I haven't", was the novice listener's reply. This quick relay of "information" brought a brief giggle to the front of my excitement for the evening, for I have always claimed the - now retired - Grandaddy machine borrowed heavily from the most informative page of Mark Linkous' notebook. If you're gonna borrow, you may as well choose wisely...

Opening with a beautiful version of "Gold Day", a three-piece suit'ed Linkous [hair styled and all] and his well-dressed band never once let up throughout their hour long set. "My relatives and friends from Hayesville (NC) are really gonna hate this one", Mark stated in a southern drawl that could only belong to a native of the woodland area, before taking charge on one of Dreamt's vivacious anthems "Ghost In The Sky".

Of the new material performed, we got to absorb "Don't Take My Sunshine Away", "Return To Me" and "Ghost In The Sky".
From the marvelous back catalog, the performance included "Painbirds", "Homecoming Queen", "Spirit Ditch", "Someday I Will Treat You Good", "Sad and Beautiful World" and "Apple Bed".