Homeshake Live in Denver!

(Photo Credit: Anna Chaney)

Peter Sagar's Homeshake transformed the Bluebird Theatre into a hazy dreamscape on 11/20, delivering a set that revealed new layers to his already intricate sound. Among the night's discoveries was "Heat," the kind of song that makes you grateful for seeing artists live – some tracks you just have to discover in person.

Throughout the night, Sagar's signature pitched-down speaking voice between songs added to the mysterious atmosphere, offering deadpan observations about Denver ("I saw a lot of beautiful rocks everywhere, I bet it's all old news to you") and a particularly memorable "congratulations to your sports teams I guess." The band's funky bassist held down the center stage, while Sagar stood beside and wove his characteristic wailing guitar lines through subliminal vocals and lustrous beats, each song ending with his trademark abrupt stops – reminiscent of Tierra Whack's minute-long compositions.

Despite some minor sound hiccups, which the band handled with grace (Sagar quipping, "Thank you for spending your money on me, usually I do things at a 100% rate and don't fuck up this much"), the show demonstrated why Homeshake demands to be experienced live. The evening culminated in a stripped-down piano version of "Call Me Up," though some fans might have missed hearing "KHMLWUGH" in the setlist (me, I’m the fan). As Sagar bid farewell with wishes of "endless life of prosperity and love," it was clear that Homeshake's music, while sometimes heavy, creates a unique space where jammy instrumentation and sensual slowcore meet – something that simply hits different in person.