It was Excelerate’s night, though according to the COVER COUNTER, everyone was there for ANOTHER BAND. If you had GUESSED FREELANCE SWEATPANTS, you’d be considered crazy. The band was FIRST in the bill, and already made a ROCKIN’ FIRST IMPRESSION! The band played FAST and FURIOUS. Rocking like they had SOMETHING TO PROVE. Prove THEY DID! The band had won over the owner of DAWSON STREET PUB and are INVITED BACK in SEPTEMBER!
To kick it off, the band switched up their typical OPENING SET, kicking things off with the FUNK GROOVES of “007” an oldie but GOODIE. The band then launched into NEWLY RELEASED SINGLE “GOTTA GET OUT”. The hard-hitting song set the stage for the show to come. Featuring AJ rocking his SOLO on “OTHERSIDE” the band had a musical HIGHLIGHT for old and NEW FANS ALIKE.
Speaking of new fans, if you ever see the man known as “UNCLE GARY” in the wild, do the following steps to ensure SURVIVAL. Engage him about the weather, DO NOT LET HIM NEAR BRIGHT LIGHT, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, DON’T FEED HIM AFTER MIDNIGHT. I’m just kidding, he had the time of his life, and so DID ALL OF YOU! FREELANCE, EXCELERATE, AND LAZER SHARK got GROOVY WITH GARY.
Speaking of Groovy, one of the biggest reactions came from the new grooves of a song debut “COUCH”. Despite its name, no one sat as JUSTIN played the cowbell. He even got request to give the AUDIENCE MORE (as is required by the 1972 Massachusetts State Law, THE MORE COWBELL LAW).
“UPSIDE DOWN” and “STROKES TYPE THING” brought the crowd back in for what would truly be an EPIC and MEMORABLE finale. SEAN brought his A GAME. Bringing some of his best vocals and crowd control. ESPECIALLY introducing the band on “SPOOKY” early in the set.
Now, it’s DOM’S TURN! SPIER got the biggest reaction from his solo on “NEW MATERIAL”. Afterwards “HIGH ON A PLANE” was thought to be the crowd pleaser, but WHATEVER!
Needing two more minutes, the band dusted off the new cover, “WHATEVER” by LIAM LYNCH. The humor-tinged song went over amazingly with the crowd. Impressed with SEAN’S ability to shout out a few friends in the crowd including INFLUENCE JOHN BORKOWSKI.
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT to EXCELERATE for the amazing night MY FRIEND! LAZER SHARK, great show the FOLLOWING NIGHT! MIC STANDS make excellent bed cushions from what’s been passed around about your show.
Note: Setlist in description is out of order to focus on individual band members. Whatever!
Setlist
007
Gotta Get Out
Spooky
New Material
Swamp People
Otherside
Upside Down
Couch
Strokes Type Thing
High On A Plane
Encore
Whatever: Liam Lynch song