Something was different about the Noho this time around. I can't really say if it was for the better or worse, just...different. They're playing to a different (and much bigger) crowd, and demeanors are changing a little bit. I indeed was quick drunk during this show, so my perspective might be a little skewed. And I did absolutely LOVE the Portishead tease, and flipped out for Treat Me Right after at least a half dozen shows worth of unfulfilled requests. 

I don't want to be one of those "they're changing and selling out" kinds of fans, because I truly believe this band deserves every bit of success they have coming for them. Maybe I just really missed Cat- it can get to be a little much with Grace brazenly and shamelessly shaking her ass while backed by a bunch of dudes sometimes. I think the show suffers without the extra shot of estrogen to balance things out a little, and the last 2 times I've seen them she's been gone. I'm looking forward to staying a little more lucid for one of the Higher Ground shows, provided I can get tix before it inevitably sells out. As I said, I had an amazing time Friday and I will continue to be one of their biggest and loudest supporters, and will always be at the Noho shows that will surely move to the Calvin.