Getting business out of the way up front: Some band called the B-52s played the Showbox last night. Happy-go-lucky new-wavy retro-styled pop music had the place jumping. And yes, they closed with "Rock Lobster," a song which had, apparently, been utterly forgotten until it was referenced on Family Guy. Stupid kids; we weep for the future.

But let's talk about the fun little surprise last night that was the opener, Eagle Seagull, an Omaha pop sextet that plumbs Eighties rock for catchy single-ready tunes. With a lovely violinist sawing on a mint-green electric violin and the yearning-voiced Eli Murdock on lead vox/acoustic guitar, the band immediately brings to mind Eighties oddities like Dexy's Midnight Runners, but there's no attempt at trad here: this is pure pop-rock.

And then there were the B-52s, touring in support of a new album, Funplex, their first since 1992. No beehive hair-dos last night, and yes, Fred Schneider looks a little older, but the set was predictably incredible and Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson can still sing. The B-52s played a smattering of songs off the new album and otherwise plunged deep into the catalogue of campy, beloved hits. "My Own Private Idaho" appeared early in the first set, which also included "Mesopotamia," "Channel Z," and "Roam," ending with the classic party tune "Love Shack."

Returning to the stage for a brief encore, the band tore through "Planet Claire" before closing up with "Rock Lobster." We emerged from the Showbox slightly deafened but extremely jazzed by having seen one of the greatest party bands of all time, who, after thirty-plus years, still know how to get a room moving.