Intrepid Travelers kicked off their Cinco en Mayo residency at Nietzsche’s with some funk and celebrated James Brown’s birthday by bringing in a front man and a reed section. “Get Up Offa That Thang” featured a breakdown drum and bass solo, “Sex Machine” saw Eric Crittenden taking over Donny Frauenhofer’s keyboard rig and “The Boss” had a hip hop jam and heavy “Xxplosive” (Dr. Dre) teases. “Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes” was highlighted by solos from the entire sax section and Critt rapping about the “cakes” he and the band saw. The show concluded with a stretched out take on the IT original “Photo Booth Youth.” Ellen Pieroni joined the band for the encore with a performance of Vulfpeck’s “Funky Duck.” Watch the set here.
Setlist: Pass the Peas(1)$, Get Up Offa That Thang(1)$ > Sex Machine Bridge(1)$ > Sex Machine(1)$, The Boss(1)$ > Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes(1)$, Superbad(1)$, Photo Booth Youth
Encore: Funky Duck(2)%
(1) James Brown Band
(2) Vulfpeck
$ with Eric Crittenden on lead vocals and alto saxophone, Ellen Pierono on alto saxophone, Jon Lehning on tenor saxophone, and Kyle Ohlsen on baritone saxophone
% with Ellen Pieroni on alto saxophone
The second week of IT’s Cinco en Mayo residency will feature Haewa and celebrate the Golden Years on over 65 night!
