Slowly building masterclass. I knew nothing about Khruangbin before my buddy Brian invited me to this one, but it didn’t take long on Spotify to educate myself. The music is mostly mellow, with a lounge-y surf vibe in many parts, but the guitarist is amazing, and some of the songs really get going. Going into it I was super curious to see what the band did with an audience. It was a great show. It’s crafting was masterful: the set started just as mellow as on record — the sold-out crowd easing into it, quietly swaying along to the music — but built slowly as the tiny Bluebird Theater got hotter and sweatier. It wasn’t until an hour in that we realized the band’s ballsiest songs were coming all at once, whipping up the place like cream. We left euphoric. And those of us who weren’t fans when the show was announced, definitely were now. Setlist