Haboob be damned. Or, fuck a haboob. The storm sentiment is your choice. Either way, late-summer, Arizona-style weather didn’t stop Modest Mouse fans, including me, from heading downtown last night to watch the band blast their way through 20 songs.

Much like that aggro, 65 miles-per-hour storm, the indie rock veterans rolled into town, did their business of plowing, shredding, marching and stomping their way through songs spanning their catalog, leaning heavier on the mid-years, and closed up shop.

Before singer Isaac Brock and his team took the stage, though, Friko opened. I said the weather didn’t keep me at home, but it did make me late, so unfortunately, I didn’t catch most of their set, and from what I heard them play, that’s a bummer.

The indie rock duo — a foursome last night wi

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