Given the band’s sense of humor, it was fitting to see a comedian open the show. Dave “Gruber” Allen has been in lots of movies and TV shows. He played guidance counselor Jeff Rosso on the lamented “Freaks and Geeks,” and is the Naked Trucker on “The Naked Trucker and T-Bones” show. Here, he played another character: Todd Carlin, who will soon be seen in the movie “Largo,” according to imdb.com.

That movie, inspired by a favorite Nickel Creek haunt, the Los Angeles dinner, music and comedy club Largo, will also feature the band.

People don’t pay good money to boo, though, not even in Nashville. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club made sure anyone with a mind to do so forgot about those plans, with their steady rocking and incessant fog machine. BRMC have solidified their craft by this point, updating the power trio for a new, disaffected generation. Clapton and Baker probably wouldn’t approve, what with BRMC’s junkie jackets, moody aesthetic, and “Hey man, its music, can you fuckin’ feel it?” vibe.

But BRMC groove super hard and jam on loud guitars within those grooves quite well.