Taper’s Choice, photo by Cassidy Rose

On Saturday, Jan. 31, Taper’s Choice returned to Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Brooklyn Bowl for their first engagement at the local haunt since they hosted the star-studded Relix 50 anniversary concert last January. To greet their East Coast fans, the California-based “subversive jamband” supergroup of Darkside guitarist Dave Harrington, Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker, Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson and Arc Iris keyboardist Zach Tenorio let loose with a setlist packed with fan-favorites. After serving up a scalding serving of “Mahi Mahi Fish Stew,” the band bolted through other originals “Wild Eternity,” “Doner Wrap,” “Walking Around,” “See Them Shine,” and “Close Encounters,” then reached atmospheric heights of impprovisation in a medley of “So Bright a Vision” and “Song Hat” before a grand finale of “Mesa Blue.”

Get an inside look at Taper’s Choice’s triumphant return to Brooklyn Bowl in the gallery below, courtesy of photographer Cassidy Rose. Read up on the band and their year ahead in their recent Jambands.com feature.