Gov't Mule, Wolfmother, & Two Gallants @ McCarren Pool

On Saturday night we waved goodbye to summer as Gov't Mule, Wolfmother, and Two Gallants rocked the final show of the summer at McCarren Pool. The show started out with a short set by Two Gallants. The highlight of their set was the smoking version of "Las Cruces Jail". Their set as usual left me wanting more but since I knew I was going to see them again later that night I wasn't to worried.
The next band to take the stage was Wolfmother. This was the second time I have seen Wolfmother. The first time was their performance at Mercury Lounge earlier this year. At that point I wasn't that impressed with their Sabbath meets stoner rock revival sound. But on Saturday I witnessed a totally different band. A band that when a couple thousand people are all clapping along, shaking their fist in the air and head banging made me a believer. They just brought amazing amount of energy to the show that neither of the other two acts did. From the opening notes "Dimension" the band was on a roll and the crowd loved every minute of it. In between songs they teased the audience with short versions of different classic rock songs such as "We will rock you". It seems that Wolfmother popularity will just continue to grow as they grow as a band.
The final band of the night was Gov't Mule. Gov't Mule just released a new album on August 22 entitled "High and Mighty". The album was recorded at Willie Nelson's studio in Austin,Texas. The album sees Warren and company take a much darker approach to their southern blues sound than I have heard from them in the past. Their two sets at McCarren Pool on Saturday night were fantastic. The band just find a deeper and darker groove as the show went on. The peeked during a ripping "Gameface>Mountain Jam>Gameface". Gov't Mule has also announced that they will be returning to the Beacon Theater for a three show New Year's Eve run. This year's theme will be "Dub side of the Mule".
Two Gallants

Wolfmother


Gov't Mule