The Dirty Projectors continued their upward climb in the music world with a performance at Antone’s.

Playing Antone’s Monday night marked the third time the Projectors have played in Austin in about five months. Their show runs like clockwork, and there has been a definite increase in the size of the audience since their show at Red Seven this summer.

The show at Antone’s was packed, with people crammed into the club all the way from the stage to the bar; there was no elbowroom to be had.

The band walked on stage at 10:45 p.m. and launched into an hour and a half of studio inspired harmonies, offbeat time signatures and more than enough rhythm to groove.

One thing that they did change up from their last show was the amount of acoustic songs they performed. At previous performances they almost exclusively featured “Two Doves” acoustically.

However, this time the band devoted four or five songs to acoustic instruments. This change was nice, but perhaps went on for a song or two longer than it should have. The crowd seemed a little restless, but the Dirty Projectors recovered. They finished the show just as it had begun by showcasing their diverse sound with songs from “Rise Above” and “Bitte Orca.”

“Rise Above” is their previous album that is comprised of covers from the Black Flag album. “Bitte Orca” is their most recent album and is probably responsible for most of their success at the moment. “Bitte Orca” follows a different approach to their sound. The songs they played from this album have more intricate guitar riffs from founder Dave Longstreth and much more input from female vocalists Angel Deradoorian, Amber Coffman and Haley Dekle.

Their show at Antone’s showcased the many reasons the Dirty Projectors are loved: supreme vocals, interesting instrumental aspects and grooving rhythm.