Modest Mouse. Modest Mouse. I’ve had such a strange history with Modest Mouse. They put on a great show the first time I saw them in Louisville, but the 100+ degree heat in the venue kind of blocked out any memories besides my discomfort. The next time I saw them, the show was fairly lame, but they had Johnny Marr in tow — definitely a plus. And though I only stuck around for four or five songs, I think this show might have been the first to have no immediately apparent minuses.

They started off with the familiar riff from “Tiny Cities Made of Ash” and (I think) stretched the already lengthy song out even longer. That’s one that I always pray they play, so it set the opening bar pretty high. And though the set seemed headed in the right direction, I still couldn’t help but wish that they were doing one of those Don’t Look Back concerts. How great would it have been to get the entirety of The Moon and Antarctica.