Last night at the Larmer Lounge in Denver, Los Angeles-based jammers Taper’s Choice took the stage for a night billed as music and conversations, presented by Osiris Live. The pre-Memorial Day Weekend event in the Mile High City brought forth a Phish-inspired thematic spelling setlist that unveiled the word Twiddle as a nod to both Vermont-area jambands.
The midweek affair, which landed on the final day of August, got underway with “The Dave Test,” a song that debuted when the band – Dave Harrington, Chris Tomson, Alex Bleeker and Zack Tenorio-Miller – performed at the Relix Studio in New York City on April 23. To follow the night’s opening number, the quartet moved into “Walkin’ Around” and “Impossible Sound” before landing on a mid-set “Darkness on the Edge of Midtown.”
Taper’s Choice continued to roll out the originals with “Doner Wrap” before notes of “Lilac Palace” took over. For the final song of the primary block of music, Taper’s Choice ran through “Every Bubble,” at which point, murmurs of the thematic spelling setlist began to spread. With the conclusion of all seven-song, it was revealed that the band had spelled out Twiddle as an acknowledgment of the Mihali Savoulidis led-ensemble, and Phish– who have pulled out the same trick for many years in Colorado over Labor Day Weekend. As an added bonus, Phish's Mike Gordon, attended last night's event, see a photo below.
Taper’s Choice
Larmer Lounge – Denver
August 31, 2022
Set: The Dave Test, Walkin’ Around, Impossible Sound, Darkness on the Edge of Midtown, Doner Wrap, Lilac Palace, Every Bubble
Enc.: Lick the Toad
