I’ll admit it; I bought these tickets because I knew a few key members of Incubus would be playing.  What started out as a chance to see the band in an intimate setting, turned out to be a really great night of music in the big apple.  Time Lapse Consortium was formed over the winter by Incubus drummer Jose Pasillas and guitarist Mike Einziger.  With Incubus taking a break between touring and recording, the pair needed a way to release some creative energy.  The band itself has had a revolving door policy as far as members go.  Very informal, just show up and play.  In a sense, this is what amazed me about the show last night at the Knitting Factory in lower Manhattan.  While Jose, Mikey and bassist Ben Kenney (also from Incubus) are familiar with their musical muscle, this is definitely not the type of music you'll likely hear at an Incubus show and certainly not with the likes of Neal Evans from Soulive grooving on the keys as well.  That guy blew me away.  Of course, the fact that Brandon Boyd sat in for the entire hour and a half set on various percussion didn’t hurt the atmosphere either.  These five musicians took the stage and you’d swear they’d been playing this stuff all of their lives in this exact form.  It was trippy at times, very jazzy and totally fresh.  Mostly just Mikey and the guys jammin to tunes such as Mai Tai, Tres Puntos and Patrollin’.  Halfway through the set Brandon sauntered up and took a turn at the only vocal tracks for the night – the Incubus classic "A Certain Shade Of Green" (the lala lounge version), the Cole Porter standard "Night and Day" and the most off the wall version of "Are You In" that I have ever heard.  At one point during the latter, an audience member yelled out "Mikey you're tripping me!" which brought a smile from the entire band.  It meant they were doing their job, and doing it well.  It was an eclectic mix of tunes, that much is certain.  I can’t tell you where else you would hear a jazzy version of Nirvana’s "Heart Shaped Box" followed by Lionel Richie’s "Hello" on the same stage.  Ok, maybe at some of the drag shows uptown, but these guys were serious!  I’ve always said that the mark of a truly good musician is their ability to rework their own music in a completely different way and still keep it interesting.  While short one member, the rest of Incubus went above and beyond that mark last night.