Rather than taking the audience through a 40-minute sprint, the band paced themselves interspersing faster tracks from their older albums with the heavier, more relaxed songs from Coral Fang. It was this lack of full out aggression that allowed the audience to keep with Dalle and company the entire show.

Opening the gate with the charge of Die on a Rope, The Distillers whipped the audience into a frenzy quickly before laying back with slower songs like The Gallow Is God.

Bassist Ryan Sinn illustrated the pace best as he took the stage in a black hoodie to protect himself from the cold winter’s night that could even be felt in the packed club. As the night went on, Sinn shed the hood, then unzipped, then shed the hoodie to finish the set in his t-shirt. Rather than burning through, the band took paced the sounds and gave the audience well over an hour of music.

While their shows are paced well, their touring schedule is not. After this tour winds up, The Distiller will be on their way back to Australia, which will be a triumphant homecoming for Dalle with her major label debut and months of success under her belt when she steps back onto her home turf.

Opening the show was The Explosion. For what they were, the band entertained and got a few kids to go completely insane. Not much different than many other punk bands on the road today, The Explosion tore through a short set filled with short songs. Plenty of energy, sparse chord usage and a talkative, wild singer, this band has what it needs to stay around the scene for a while.