Earlier this month, Arizona’s own Spafford continued their rise through the ranks of the jam scene with a show at Brooklyn Bowl in front of a capacity crowd. The band was firing on all cylinders, delivering exciting and adventurous pieces of improvisation throughout the evening. The band was clearly excited to be performing at the East Coast musical mecca, and they certainly brought it, offering up standout versions of several classic songs, a few rarely-played tunes, and two off-the-charts covers that had the crowd going wild.
Spafford Dazzles Crowd At Sold-Out Brooklyn Bowl Debut
The first set opened with a melodic, bluesy number “Shake You Loose”, before entering new territory with the evening’s first extended jam sandwich. The energy picked up in a huge way with a raucous “Ain’t That Wrong”, which book-ended their high-octane cover of “On Fire” by JJ Grey. The band let loose with some of their trademarked, full-band improvisation, and landed some tight song transitions in the nearly 30-minute process.
You can watch “Ain’t That Wrong” > “On Fire” > “Ain’t That Wrong” from Brooklyn Bowl below, courtesy of the band.
Setlist: Spafford | Brooklyn Bowl | Brooklyn, NY | 9/30/2017
Set One: Shake You Loose, Ain’t That Wrong > On Fire > Ain’t That Wrong, Slip And Squander, Leave The Light On
Set Two: People, Electric Taco Stand > Alternate Ending > Electric Taco Stand, Down Under
Encore: Beautiful Day, All In