Cracker "Dr. Bernice" (33.1 MB) from Cracker High Noon Saloon Madison, WI February 5, 2009

Last time I saw Cracker they played a two-hour set drawing from all periods of their nearly 20-year history, and the acoustic set David Lowery and Johnny Hickman put on a couple weeks ago was just as sprawling, if a little shorter. The stuff from their self-titled debut -- a 1992 release! -- may have been the best of it. This mournful, extended take on "Dr. Bernice" was terrific, and the highlight of the show for me was "Teen Angst" with Hickman using only knobs to play the song's main lick.