Season’s Greetings Bust Outs From moe. In Denver

Jam-rockers moe. visited Denver this weekend for a pair of shows at the Ogden Theater on Friday and Saturday nights. The band busted out a pair of songs from their 2002 holiday album Season’s Greetings From moe. at the Colorado performances.

Though Hanukkah had ended last week, moe. used the occasion of their show closest to the holiday on Friday night to play their Western-tinged instrumental version of “Oh Hanukkah” from Season’s Greetings. moe. hadn’t performed “Oh Hanukkah” in over eight years and it was just their third take on the song of all-time. “Oh Hanukkah” took place during a stacked second set that also included a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Time” and a jammed out “McBain” > “Down Boy” > “Billy Goat” sequence, which ran over 40 minutes.

Saturday night saw moe. dust off Season’s Greetings’ “We’re A Couple Of Misfits,” which was originally featured in the Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 1964 special. “We’re A Couple Of Misfits” was last played by moe. on December 29, 2012. moe. stuck mainly to classics on Saturday in Denver, offering the old-school “Jazz Wank” > “Buster” pairing after “Misfits” and breaking up “Yodelittle” with “Bones Of Lazarus.” Next up for moe. is a trip to Park City, UT for a Monday night show at Park City Live.

Friday Night:

Set One: The Pit > Kyle’s Song > Bear Song, Lost Along The Way, Tailspin > Timmy Tucker

Set Two: Big World > Ricky Marten > Time > Hi & Lo, Oh Hanukkah, McBain > Down Boy > Billy Goat

Encore: Spine Of A Dog

Saturday Night:

Set One: St. Augustine > Wind It Up, Bluejeans Pizza* > Waiting for the Punchline, We’re A Couple of Misfits > Jazz Wank > Buster

Set Two: Queen Of Everything > George, Captain America > Seat Of My Pants, Yodelittle > Bones of Lazarus > Yodelittle, Dr. Graffenberg

Encore: Akimbo

* -w/ Taylor Fredrick on guitar

Listen to audio of Friday night’s show thanks to taper Chuck Miller: