Communion Clubnight at the Varsity, Minneapolis (14 Oct 2014)

Whigs Setlist Hot Bed Like A Vibration Production City Friday Night The Particular The Difference Between One And Two Modern Creation Staying Alive Hit Me Black Lotus Waiting Right Hand On My Heart Already Young Read More Communion Since Communion came to Minneapolis in 2013, we've been covering their monthly shows at the Varsity Theater. I'll have to confess that we're pretty lucky to have Communion .... The Whigs I've often confused this garage Georgia band the Whigs with The Afghan Whigs. Anyway, the Whigs played a few tracks from their 2012 album, Enjoy The Company ("Staying Alive ", "Rock and Roll Forever", "Summer Heat".... Field Report To keep with the schedule, music started right on time at 2pm with Milwaukee's Field Report, playing tracks from their just-released album Marigolden (Partisan Records).....

The monthly Communion Clubnight is a great way to check out new and upcoming bands. We previously saw Johnnyswim, The Lone Bellow, Tennis, just to name a few, under the Communion banner. These shows usually also have local shops selling goods at the venue, for last night there were some arts/crafts shop and used $1 books, along with the usual full bar and pasta serving from the Loring Pasta Bar.

American Scarecrows

The first of four bands, American Scarecrows drew in a lot of local supports from their fans, friends and family. Their brief set included tracks from their latest Yesteryear and their debut album Keep Your Devils Around.

The full setlist: "Outskirts (Buried in the Sound)", "Depending On The Weather", "Cannon Canyon", "Gods of the West", "The Peak", "Cheshire", and "Stay The Same".

Water Liars

Mississippi's Water Liars took the stage next, announcing that they were pleased to be playing at "America's Best Bathroom".

Water Liars played tracks from their 2014 self titled album and their 2013 album Wyoming, including the title track, "Fake Heat" and "I Want Blood". Also, I don't know if it is just me, but I thought their bass sounded really overblown and distorted.

Field Report

Although from Milwaukee, Field Report had a lot of local support... including singer Chris Porterfield's parents who drove all the way from Rochester to see the band. Joining Chris on stage was Tom on bass and Shane on percussion.

The showcased some tracks from their recently released album Marigolden (Partisan Records), including "Home (Leave The Lights On)" and title track (which closed out their set).

The Whigs closed out the Communion show. Singer/guitarist Parker Gispert is in his rock mode, complete with sunglasses, and he effortlessly rocked out some tunes from the Whig's popular album Mission Control and Enjoy the Company... but also most of their set included tracks from their 2014 album Modern Creation (including the title track).

As you can see from their setlist, there was a block of four songs from the new album ("Friday Night", "The Particular", "The Difference Between One And Two", and "Modern Creation"), but thankfully the last block of the set were older familiar tracks and set finale "Already Young".

The Communion Clubnight series continues at the Turf Club in St Paul on November 18 and will feature Mikhael Paskalev, Count This Penny, Peter Miller of We Are The Willows.

The Whigs at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (14 Oct 2014)

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