The Disco Biscuits & Karina Rykman Trade Sit-Ins At Two-Night Family Affair In VT [Photos/Video]

On Wednesday and Thursday night, The Disco Biscuits opened their February touring schedule with a pair of shows at Burlington, VT’s Higher Ground featuring support from bassist/bandleader Karina Rykman. The two-night stint proved to be a collaborative family affair.

On Wednesday, after opening the night with her own eponymous trio, Rykman joined in with The Disco Biscuits to help round out their first of two sets. Karina took over bass duties for a rowdy “Feeling Twisted” while Biscuits bassist Marc Brownstein shifted over to a SubSynth keyboard.

On Thursday, The Disco Biscuits keyboardist Aron Magner returned the favor during Karina’s opening set, joining in on keys for five songs including Rykman originals “Joyride”, “City Kids”, and “No Occasion” as well as covers of “Psycho Killer” (Talking Heads) and “Daft Punk Is Playing At My House” (LCD Soundsystem). Later, the Biscuits kept the familial atmosphere going by welcoming Marc Brownstein’s son, Zach Brownstein, to play drums on “Vassillios” and inviting Dopapod keyboardist Eli Winderman to join Magner on keys for “Twisted in the Road”. Check out setlists and photo galleries from both nights in Burlington below via Dave DeCrescente.

The Disco Biscuits w/ Zach Brownstein – “Vassillios” – 2/2/23

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The Disco Biscuits are set to continue their tour on Friday, February 3rd at Palace Theatre in Albany with support from Snakes + Stars (Michael Travis & Aaron Johnston). On Saturday, February 4th, they’ll head to The Anthem in Washington, D.C., where Philly-based brass party band Snacktime will open the show and lend its horns to the Biscuits for their performance.

In other Disco Biscuits news, new single “Shocked!” arrives today on streaming services. The track is the latest in a string of new releases rumored to be included in an upcoming “space opera.” Along with sharing the track, the band released a cryptic note hinting at details to the narrative’s plot. Read the message below and head here to listen to the song.