Wow. I honestly didn’t know what to expect out of The Stills show on Friday.

Last time I saw them, I was about a mile away at Siren Festival (does that even count?) and before that was back in ’04 when Logic Will Break You Heart was demanding full attention on my iPod. I saw them nearly a half dozen times promoting that album and adored every single show.

Friday night the boys played their first proper NYC show in quite some time (sorry, Maxwell’s doesn’t count). And they were great. They split the set between songs from Logic and this year’s much underrated Without Feathers beautifully. They even threw in their first EP classic, ‘Killer Bees’ and early b-side ‘Retour A Vega’ which went over VERY well with the eager attendees.

The band even joked that the last time they played Bowery Ballroom, The Killers opened for them (it’s true, I was there). This was followed by many boooooos. The Stills response: ‘Let me tell you something, we showed them!’. Brilliant.

Setlist: It Takes Time/Lola Stars & Stripes/Gender Bombs/The Mountain/Helicopters/Oh Shoplifter/In The Beginning/Changes Are No Good/Baby Blues/Halo The Harpoon/Yesterday Never Tomorrows/Retour A Vega/Love & Death//Killer Bees/Still In Love Song