It’s Always Sun(da)y in Alpharetta.

It’s clear by now that certain venues just resonate (pun intended) with the band and Alpharetta is one. Trey said as much last night by thanking the architect t behind it.

The venue itself is a fairly standard shed, with a couple of distinctions: it has a very high roof, half of the pavilion is pit, the lawn (and seating bowl) are very steep, and there are a lot of tall trees surrounding it, including several in the middle of the lawn. Oh, and it has fantastic sound and sight lines. As a local, it’s a very fine place to catch our favorite band.

Tonight they built on last night’s hot show and hit a home run so hard they will find the ball when man finally lands on mars.

The first set is an art of perfect song selection, 4 of which are off Junta. Foam, Fluff, Esther, we’re all played flawlessly to my ears on the lawn. JIM, SYSF and Golgi brought so much energy the place was rollicking from first note to final cord of the set.

The guys don’t let up - at all - in the second set. Rift is very well executed. The Tweezer->Golden age are so highly textured with many different movements that simply don’t let up. IAWITW kept the dance party going and a very well played Hood should not be missed.

The surprise BBFCFM in the encore sealed the deal. In my mind this is a near perfect show that I anticipate swill be talked about and played in heavy rotation for years.

How lucky to have been there!