Modest Mouse Deliver Good Vibes and Birthday Wishes at New York’s Rooftop at Pier 17: Photos + Setlist

As Modest Mouse near the end of their fall tour in support of new album An Eraser and a Maze, Isaac Brock appears to be in a good mood. That led to a great concert on Thursday, October 8th in New York City, as the band took the skyline stage at The Rooftop at Pier 17 for a fun, relaxed show filled with cuts to please all sorts. That’s saying something; Modest Mouse concerts are known to vary in quality and control, and given the band’s recent shakeup leading to guitarist Simon O’Connor being replaced by Les Savy Fav’s Seth Jabour, it’d warrant wondering how this tour would be fairing. Turns out, it’s fairing not just perfectly well, but kinda great. Brock was in a tiptop shape and spirits in NYC, bantering with the crowd and even deciding to add “Cowboy Dan” to the setlist because he liked the vibe of someone who asked nicely from the crowd. (FWIW, “Shit Luck” was listed as the closer on the setlist, and that’s where “Cowboy Dan” slotted in instead.) Find Modest Mouse Tickets Here A particularly charming moment came as Brock suddenly remembered it was his dear friend’s 86th birthday, and he asked someone offstage to remind him to give Dave a call. After the next song, he got out hi...