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photos by Jaime Lees

The Breeders played an unofficial South By Southwest show in Waterloo Park last night and gave the audience a small preview of its upcoming tour. The band dished out a long set of classics from its albums, plus selections from the Amps (Kim Deal's other, other project). Instead of serving as a nostalgia act, the Breeders seemed fresh, well rehearsed and enthusiastic about the show. Surprisingly, even songs off of the forthcoming Mountain Battles went over well. As usual, Kim and Kelley Deal were gracious, dorky, sweet, smiling and sang in perfect angelic harmony. Kelley, especially, seemed into the performance. On stage wearing her "Dayton, Ohio" t-shirt, she picked up the bass and joked "I wish I knew a Korn song." Their parents really should have had more kids.

Setlist (from picture):
Overglazed
Bang On
Tipp City
No Aloha
Huffer
Walk It Off
We're Gonna Rise
Pacer
Shocker in Gloomtown
Night of Joy
Divine Hammer
Cannonball
Happiness in a Warm Gun
Iris
Saints
Safari
Here No More
-encore-
Fortunately Gone
German Studies
Regalme
Note: pictured setlist isn't entirely accurate, "Regalme Esta Noche" wasn't played and I remember rocking out to quite a few songs that weren't listed ("Doe," "Hellbound," "It's the Love," etc.)

-- Jaime Lees