Come and see Dopapod while you can, because the criminally underrated prog-jam quartet won’t be around much longer. As the band winds down to an indefinite hiatus effective January 1st, 2025, Dopapod kicked off a three-night run at Soundcheck Studios with a little Led for the head by way of Zeppelin classic “Dazed and Confused”.

Located about 30 miles outside of Boston where Dopapod formed at the Berklee College of Music, Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke, MA is the closest thing to a “hometown” show on the band’s farewell sojourn. Dopapod has known many homes, however, and this final month has seen the band visit guitarist Rob Compa‘s hometown of Rochester, NY (where Goose multi-instrumentalist/former Dopapod roadie Peter Anspach sat in), keyboardist Eli Winderman‘s home turf in Philadelphia, and Brooklyn Bowl around the block from where the band lived in its early days. Later this month, Dopapod will travel to Colorado where bassist Chuck Jones calls home, and on New Year’s Day Dopapod will ride out into the hiatus sunset from the band’s home away from home at Woodlands Tavern in Columbus, OH.

It was fitting then that Dopapod should open its second set at Soundcheck Studios with the band’s original arrangement of “Dazed and Confused”. The band’s instrumental take on the Led Zeppelin wailer traces its roots back to Dopapod’s early days and closes out the band’s inaugural 2011 live release, I Saw Live Dopapod, Evil Was I. Even when covering another artist, Dopapod’s unparalleled originality shines through as it plays a rock radio staple in its own progressive, boundary-pushing voice.

Check out a full livestream of the entire Dopapod concert at Soundcheck Studios, with the second set starting at 1:41:30. The band’s run continues tonight, December 6th with support from Consider the Source before wrapping on Saturday with Dub Apocalypse. Find Dopapod tickets and tour dates here.

Dopapod — Soundcheck Studios — Pembroke, MA — 12/5/24 — Full Video

Setlist: Dopapod | Soundcheck Studios | Pembroke, MA | 12/5/24

Set One (9:32 – 10:35): Blast, Priorities [1] -> Psycho Nature > FABA 2 -> Psycho Nature, New James [2]
Set Two: (10:56 – 12:00): Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin) [3], Arnold -> Bluetooth [2] -> Black Holes, We Are Not Alone > Braindead

[1] Blast teases
[2] Unfinished
[3] Original arrangement