With a tour name like Plumpty Dumpty, you know you are in for some fun. Twiddle delivered a great show last night, Thursday April 14th, in Madison, WI at the Majestic Theatre to a very welcoming crowd. The resulting concert was one in which delivered on every level.
Steez, pillars of the Madison scene, opened the show. Self-described as creep-funk, this motley crew played music laced with infectious guitar riffs and fun synth lines for their hour long set. They opened with a new song that was very catchy. With the audience still coming in, there was the awkward moment when nobody filled up the space in front of the stage, and nobody was moving. That didn’t take long for Steez to remedy. Their second song was also a new tune that sounded excellent and got the crowd moving. Fans can look forward to their next release which apparently will contain both of these two new songs.
“Tonight there’s a show gonna get you through the day, Gonna play your favorite songs make your troubles fade away…” A good line for any weekday show; it especially seemed a good choice to open the set. It was a very straightforward version of “Syncopated Healing” that is quintessential Twiddle. “White Light” had some great shredding, and the “Carter Candlestick” really got out there. It seemed that they were not going to play the ending part of “Carter” as they took it in some real different directions. It slowly morphed into a good bass solo from Zdenek Gubb with drummer Brook Jordan laying a down a solid beat.At that point one couldn’t be sure what song they were playing, but they wrapped it up with the end of “Carter Candlestick.” This tune was probably the highlight of the night.
Fan favorite “Doinkinbonk!!!” followed. It also had some good improvisation with guitarist Mihali Savoulidis getting a good speed metal riff going at one point. A solid “Hattibagen McRat” and “Cabbage Face” ended the set. They encored with the Beatles’ “Rocky Raccoon,” and called it a night. Twiddle continues their Plumpty Dumpty tour tonight in Milwaukee with Steez.
Don’t miss Twiddle when they make their debut at the Capitol Theatre on May 7th, with opening support from TAUK. More information about that show can be found here. Check out the full setlist and gallery below:
Setlist: Twiddle at Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI – 4/14/16
Set: Syncopated Healing, White Light, Carter Candlestick, Doinkinbonk!!!, Hattibagen McRat, Cabbage Face
Encore: Rocky Raccoon
[Setlist via uTwiddle.net]
A full gallery of images appears below via Daniel Ojeda:
