Taking a Break from Bumbershoot for Pavement at the Paramount

Under normal circumstances, it would be crazy to catch a concert after a long couple days at Bumbershoot, but these were far from normal circumstances.  Pavement is my favorite band (yes, of all time), and I had never gotten to see them live before their very public 1999 breakup. So last night's show at the Paramount was a must.

I was not disappointed. The band was at their sloppy best, joking around (there were a few "that's what she said"s) and changing up lyrics ("I don't care if you cut your hair."). Spiral Stairs did a couple of his songs, and Bob Nastanovich was a law unto himself: on backup yelling vocals, a second drum kit, Korg, keyboard, cowbell, and whatever else was needed. Malkmus, of course, still acted like a teenager, all gangly guitar god, playing to the amp, on the floor, behind his neck, and pulled tight to his chest. The band said they would be back in town in January, so if you missed last night's set, you might have another chance to see them then.  Unless that was irony on their part, which would not be unexpected.

Full setlist for the Paramount Pavement show after the jump.

Setlist:

1.  Cut Your Hair
2.  In the Mouth a Desert
3.  Date with IKEA
4.  Starlings of the Slipstream
5.  Grounded
6.  Stereo
7.  Frontwards
8.  Rattled by the Rush
9.  Gold Soundz
10. Conduit for Sale
11. Stop Breathing
12. Trigger Cut
13. Fight This Generation
14. Silence Kid
15. Father to a Sister of a Thought
16. Unfair
17. Here
18. Range Life
19. Debris Slide
20. Spit on a Stranger
21. Shady LaneEncore
22. The Hexx
23. We'll Dance
24. Two States
25. Summer Babe