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[ATTENDED: August 5, 2021] The Districts

I was supposed to see The Districts play at Union Transfer on March 12.  COVID-19 had just found its way into New Jersey and Pennsylvania and I was being very cautious so I decided to skip the show.  It was a safe decision, but one that I now regret as it would have been a pretty great final show of the year.  Shows pretty much completely stopped after that.

I was able to watch The Districts play at (virtual) Philly Music Fest which was fun (but not the real thing).

So I was pretty excited to hear that they were announced as the opening act for Modest Mouse.  They would be the first live band I’d seen and the symmetry made me pleased.

They sounded great, but I was a little bummed that their set was only 6 songs in 30 minutes.  I didn’t keep track of the songs, assuming someone out there would have updated the setlist page, so I only know four of the six songs played.  And the shows around it have slightly different setlists, so I guess I’ll never know.

They opened with “If Before I Wake” and introduced their new drummer (who was really good).  I feel like the crowd was a little subdued for these Philly favorites.

“Salt” sounded terrific and the “doo doo doo doos” of “Sidecar” were as catchy as anything.

There were two other songs here–maybe someone remembers them.

They ended with “Cheap Regrets” which is even more fun than I remembered.  And then they were done.  It was definitely too short, but it was a great start.

Interestingly, I also found out that the Districts are opening for Dr. Dog in December.  So I’ll be seeing them again later this year.  I wonder if they’ll get more than half an hour.