Simply incredible double bill at the Ulster Performing Arts Center on October 17, as Modest Mouse celebrated 25 years of “The Moon & Antarctica” by playing it in its entirety, and that was just the start. Built to Spill, ostensibly the supporting act, effortlessly conveyed why they are headliners wherever they go, even when they’re not.

Review and Photos by Zak Radick for NYS Music

Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston, N.Y. (October 17, 2025) – photo by Zak Radick for NYS Music

It’s no exaggeration to say that the band sounded the tightest they’ve been in years. Brock, trading riffs and glances with each member, was clearly having a blast. Their chemistry? Stellar.

– Zak Radick for NYS Music