Last night I got to see Train in Chicago at Schuba's with only about 200 people.  It was awesome!  The band looked like they were having fun and enjoying having the freedom to do whatever they wanted on stage.  I have been lucky enough to see Train quite a few times in the last few years from some pretty spectacular seats and also in some smaller venues. But, this was a great place to see them and a great show.  Highlights for me were the opening of the second set with Idaho and Free and then later in that set a kickin' rendition of Train.  The show reminded me - except for the fact that they had to walk in from a door to the street in winter coats - of seeing them play Summer Stages in Indy a couple years ago which was a great show done in the same spirit.  You can see Brandon Bush's take on the show in the journal on the Train site.  I am glad they decided to do a small club tour, it is a great way to give something special to your fans.  And they actually have everyone a gift as they left, a CD of the first set of the show we had just seen!  They must have the burners running at a frantic pace for an hour and a half to make 200 CD real quick.  I can't wait for a warmer show in San Francisco on Thursday - I will take photos there.  Could it be possible that the hometown shows will be even better?