The crowd was lined up around the block by the time the doors opened for the sold out show at the Roseland Theatre Sunday night. Fans of all ages crowded in to get as close to the stage as possible. Jupiter One opened the show with a half hour set, playing songs such as “Volcano” and “Lights Go Out” which easily got the crowd pumped up. I was not familiar with the New York band prior to the show, but they won me over with their music which incorporated a variety of instuments. In addition to the normal guitars, keyboards, and drums, there was also brief use of a violin, flute, harmonica, tambourine, and xylophone. They kept things entertaining in between songs with little stories about their time in Portland. “It's official. Portland knows how to party on Halloween!” singer K Ishibashi exclaimed at one point, as apparently they had quite a fun time the night before. Singer and guitarist Zac Cowell shared with the audience that he had found his pants at Buffalo exchange, a popular second-hand store in town. Jupiter One played a mix of songs from both of their albums, which did a wonderful job at both displaying their talents and getting the audience excited for headliner Regina Spektor.

After a 45-minute break, Regina Spektor finally appeared on stage to overwhelming applause and cheers. Sweetly dressed in black and white, she simply smiled and waved to the crowd, then sat down at her Steinway to start the show. She opened with the first two songs from her newest album, “The Calculation” and “Eet”. Backed by cello, violin (played by Ishibashi of Jupiter One), and drums, she went through the beginning of her set with little to say other than some thank yous to the crowd and occasionally introducing the next song. With the start of each song, the crowd burst into cheers, especially on such favourites as “On the Radio”.