Clad in men's jeans and boxy shirts, the Deal sisters - who are pushing 50 - look more like stoned soccer moms than the icy-cool grunge queens I remembered them as. However, their sound was just as raw as it was in the early '90s, and Kim's voice remains amazingly clear and kittenish.
With songs from Pod, Last Splash, Title TK and beyond, The Breeders spawned a powerful albeit temporary revival of their most influential years in music, with just a pinch of bashful interaction with the crowd.
Nostalgia alone (okay, and some beers) could have kept me blushing and dancing through the whole show, but a killer set list and the Fine Line's great sound quality made things even easier.
It just might have been the best show I've ever been to ... once I got over their outfits.