Having to find a last minute replacement bassist is usually not the secret to putting on a phenomenal show. When that bassist is from your band’s original lineup, however, it’s a recipe for celebratory nostalgia.

Such was the case at Friday night’s Breeders show at the Black Cat. When current Breeders bassist Mando Lopez had to leave the tour to witness his girlfriend give birth, (or as singer/guitarist/legend Kim Deal put it, “Have a bastard,”) the band called in original bassist Josephine Wiggs to fill in. She hadn’t played with the band since 2005, and although she’d probably only relearned the parts earlier that day, the band took every possible opportunity to celebrate her presence. They introduced Wiggs early on, praised her for doing well and picked on her good-naturedly throughout the set.