Disco Biscuits Play S Set At McDowell Mountain Music Fest

Jamtronica pioneers the Disco Biscuits returned to Arizona for the first time since 2002 yesterday for a set at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Phoenix’s Margaret T. Hance Park. The Biscuits had some fun with the evening’s setlist as they only played songs that start with the letter “S,” with one exception…kinda.

The quartet’s kicked off the set with “Strobelights and Martinis.” By the time they followed up with “Story Of The World” and “Spacebirdmatingcall,” it was easy to see a pattern emerging. “Little Shimmy In A Conga Line” is the only song of the set that doesn’t start with “S,” though both band and many fans call it “Shimmy,” so we’ll give them a pass. An inverted “Svenghali” with elements of the rarely-played Aucoin/Magner jam “Moshi Fameus” led into a cover of “The Safety Dance” and the end of “Story Of The World.” The Disco Biscuits brought their evening to a close with another “S” song -“Save The Robots.” You may recall that Phish played an “S” show of their own back on September 2, 2011 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO.

Here’s a look at the setlist via PT Bisco:

Set: Strobelights and Martinis > Story Of The World > Spacebirdmatingcall1 > Little Shimmy In A Conga Line 1 > Svenghali 21 > The Safety Dance > Story Of The World, Save The Robots

1 -inverted
2 -with Moshi Fameus

On Friday at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival, STS9 returned with Alana Rocklin on bass.