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Even if you write off their more somber numbers as too subtle, The Drones have great songs to draw on when planning a set. The high point of this evening, though, is not a spirited rendition of "The Minotaur" or a crowd-pleasing trip through "Shark Fin Blues"; it’s "Six Ways To Sunday," a mainstay of The Drones’ live oeuvre that dates back to their first independent release in 2001. It’s a little more rough around the edges than the stuff they’re releasing in 2009, but that’s all the better in a live setting. The backbone of the song is guitar...