Twice, Matthews left the stage entirely and let Reynolds exhibit his skills on two instrumentals. Both were exercises in different styles with the guitarist bouncing from dreamy, psychedelic interludes to classical finger picking to thumb-popping funk.

Matthews took advantage of the quiet, intimate atmosphere by telling lots of interesting stories between songs. Subjects included cold medicine addictions, out-of-body experiences in the shower, Matthews' ex-girlfriend and the African Bonobo. While the latter topic is too explicit to explain in this newspaper, anyone who was at the concert will know what the phrase "Go Bonobo" means.

The quiet setting pleased many students in attendance.

"I saw the band three years ago and I thought this was much better," Marcie Mezger (freshman-liberal arts) said. "Everyone was sitting down and you could actually hear him."

Highlights from the show included a gorgeous version of "I'll Back You Up," the always-pleasant "All Along the Watchtower" and "Jimi Thing."

After the main show ended, the crowd gave the guitarists a five-minute standing ovation, calling them back for an encore. "Cry Freedom," the first of two songs performed for the encore, was arguably better than its electric counterpart on the Crash album.

"Dancing Nancies" bookended the evening. The final number included everything that made the night memorable. Matthews was as putty-faced as ever, Reynolds made the length of his guitar neck seem infinite and, with a simple nod between guitarists, an extremely complex arrangement suddenly STOPPED -- and everyone went home.