The Box Social "Refugee" (20.9 MB) (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) High Noon Saloon Madison, WI October 12, 2007

Of course, the times the Box Social sound most like Nirvana playing Tom Petty covers is when they're actually playing Tom Petty covers. They play "I Need to Know" fairly regularly, but at this show it was "Refugee," to show off their friend and album organist Ryan Lynch, whom I believe was sitting in live for the first time. During his part of the set, they also played (perhaps for the first time live, since it needs the organ part) "Galoshes," which Emily got to do handclaps on for the record, and a synthed-up version of their cover of the Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." At the end of their set, with another band still to come, they got called back up for encore and played the Ramones' "Rockaway Beach" to huge cheers. They play next at the Annex this coming Thursday, and should be seen if you haven't already had the chance.