Rather more important though was seeing the MIDI guitar math-pop phenoms Palm for the first time. They are currently on their final ever tour so attendance was a must. Their set was heralded by "Eager Copy", opening with an almost triumphant noisescape before breaking into some of their most angular and key driven material. Their live instrumentation perfectly recreates their studio sounds, from the aforementioned cut's Big Black knife riffs to the weird, warm, and wonderful timbres of their instant classic Rock Island. They build off of that with an almost surprising amount of power and a knack for reinvention, altogether stellar performing.

Eve Alpert really stole the show with her singing and banter. Her voice is beautiful and engaging, drawing us through the bands soundscape with her lyrics of love and loss. She was happily surprised by the size of the crowd for their set, which all but filled the Center's expansive Main Space. The set ended with their big single "Dogs Milk", a fitting and drawn out send-off.

I will be seeing Palm again next month at their penultimate NYC headliner backed by Sediment Club, it promises to be a wonderful experience.

I must also shout-out Sediment Club, whose opening set was some of the most fire-and-brimstone math I've ever witnessed. While tempered at times by more quiet and tastily noodling lead-ups, their material was hard, loud, and punkishly angular. Furthermore this trio, with guitarist and bassist trading vocals as they rampaged through a thermonuclear half hour set, performed with that perfect mix of passion and technicality that defines so many great modern prog-leaning groups like the underrated Kal Marks. I especially wish to give flowers to their drummer (who for the life of me I can't conclusively identify from online sources, I'm sorry!) who had the most spirit and power of this wonderful group.