Allegra Krieger covered Misfits at Baby’s All Right show with Greg Mendez (pics, video, setlist)

Allegra Krieger celebrated the release of her great new album Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine at Baby’s All Right on Wednesday night (10/30). She said the show was a reunion with the artists she made the album with — Jacob Drab, Kevin Copeland, and William Alexander — and she played most of the set with them joining her, bookending it with a couple of solo songs, a few as a trio with Drab and Copeland, and one as a duo with Drab. There was palpable excitement in the room as she played the material from her new album, which sounded fantastic, as did the older tracks, including some standouts from last year’s also great I Keep My Feet on the Fragile Plane.

Shortly after midnight passed and Halloween officially began, Allegra broke out a cover of Misfits’ “Last Caress,” which she said she’d been doing throughout this tour but was especially appropriate given the date. The “very slowed down” version sounded gorgeous, and you can watch video of her rendition below.

Greg Mendez has been supporting Allegra on this tour (he and his bandmate V also joined her and her band on “Never Arriving”) and though he said a sore throat was affecting his voice, he sounded fantastic as he played songs from his new EP for Dead Oceans, First Time/Alone, last year’s self-titled album, and more. Dressed in devil horns, fringed cat slippers, and the Mountain Dew Hell sweatshirt from the song’s video (made by Francesca Padillas), he started the set solo with just his guitar, swapped it out for a keyboard, and then invited V out to join him. Their harmonies sounded especially sublime on “Alone,” a standout from the new EP, and V also did vocals on “Long Division” to help preserve Greg’s voice.

See pictures from the whole night and Allegra and Greg’s setlists below.

SETLIST: GREG MENDEZ @ BABY’S ALL RIGHT, 10/30/2024
Hoping You’re Doing Okay
Mountain Dew Hell
First Time
Bike
Wedsnesday
Rev. John/Friend
Cop Caller
Long Division
Maria
Shark’s Mouth
Alone
Pain Meds
No Evil

SETLIST: ALLEGRA KRIEGER @ BABY’S ALL RIGHT, 10/30/2024
The Light Within
Impasse
Came
Low
Roosevelt Ave
Lingering
Where You Want to Go
Nothing In This World Ever Stays Still
Into Eternity
Making Sense Of
One or the Other
Burning Wings
Never Arriving

Encore:
Last Caress (Misfits cover)
New Mexico