Modest Mouse closed out their fall tour on Wednesday night at the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. The show featured the band playing their 2000 album The Moon & Antarctica in its entirety, as well as an opening set by fellow Pacific Northwest indie-rock darlings Built to Spill .

Built to Spill, led by its only constant member Doug Martsch, took the stage at 8 p.m., and played a 50-minute career-spanning set, filled with extended jams. Although bassist Melanie Radford and drummer Teresa Esguerra have only been in the band since 2019, they’ve developed a nice musical vibe with Martsch, who dedicated the set closer “Car” to Modest Mouse in recognition of the show being the last gig on the joint tour.

At roughly 9:30 p.m., Modest Mouse walked out onstage and jumped r

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