The band took the stage, jamming out the leadoff single from their current platinum release A Crow Left of the Murder, “Megalomaniac”, which sent the crowd into a feverish pitch early on.

As many bands do with a new album, much of the concert material this night focused on their new album. New tracks such as “Beware! Criminal” and “Pistola” dominated the set.

Crow takes a look at the turbulent political scene right now, but not one political word was mentioned to the fans, probably to their relief.

There also were more jam sessions involved during the 105 minute set than on past tours, including last year’s Lollapalooza tour. Generally, Incubus will take part in their bongo drum solo (which did happen), but there was a lot more improvised jamming between new bassist Ben Kenney and lead guitarist Mike Enzinger. The jam sessions were a more of a funk version of jamming that you would hear at a Dave Matthews Band concert.

The band did take a new spin of their massive 2000 hit Drive, which gave it more of a coffee house feel, but the new take on the song was refreshing. Larger hits from previous albums such as “Nice to Know You” and “Wish You Were Here” were played early on so the band could focus on the new songs for the majority of the evening.

The band ended the set with the song that introduced many fans to Incubus, “Pardon Me”, which gave the band a chance to turn the microphone on the crowd, who was happy to oblige. There were a couple notable omissions, namely “Stellar” and “Warning”, but even without them the show was still well worth the price of admission.

One can hope that Incubus continues their creative success for at least a few more albums, and hopefully fare better than some of their counterparts.

Art can be contacted at arthatesyou@detroitbuzz.com