The Dopapod & Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Fall Tour 2016 made its way through Hurricane Matthew-spared South Florida on Saturday night, with a stop in the confines of Fort Lauderdale’s Culture Room. Pigeons came out flying with a high energy set – the focus being the band’s original material, like set opener “Funk E Zekiel”, fan favorite anthem “Julia” and the new “King Kong” – the sole exception being Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” cover.

Other set highlights included Dopapod’s Eli Winderman lending his expertise on keyboards sitting in on the Pigeon original “Whoopie” in what was the first sit in of the combined bands’ 30+ show tour.

With original band member drummer Neal “Fro” Evans back in the mix, Dopapod’s 2-hour set offered a proverbial stroll thru their song catalog, with the focus being on the band’s original material, exceptions being the band’s cover of Pink Floyd’s “Young Lust” and Rob Compa’s solo rendition of The Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” to start the encore.

Other crowd pleasers from the set included “Trapper Keeper”, “STADA” and “Sonic”, the band’s final song of the evening.

Images compliments of Romy Santos @ Slightly Skewed Photography. Videos and full set Mixcloud audio streams provided by CHeeSeHeaDPRoDuCTioNS.