It’s easy to forget that musicians are human. Even when they’re performing right in front of us, store there’s still a wall of separation between fans and performers. That wall was immediately torn down when Rubblebucket lead singer Annakalmia Traver walked on stage to announce, “I just pooped. I’m totally ready to go.”

Attending a Rubblebucket concert is more than your average gig – year after year they come to town more prepared than the last to show Bostonians what it means to get down.

This comes as no surprise, as Rubblebucket is already no stranger to blending an unexpected mix of entertainment. Over the course of three full-length albums, somehow the band went where no band has gone before, fully and flawlessly transitioning from afro-beat to pop. While Rubblebucket largely left its self-titled tracks behind, the group still played a welcomed mix of tracks off of Omega La La while supporting their newly released Survival Sounds.

The band came out to the hit track off their new album, “My Life,” with crowd favorite “Silly Fathers” not far behind. The entire night each member of the seven-piece band radiated energy unlike any other. The band encouraged crowd interaction to create a community experience – riling clap-a-longs and synchronized audience jumping throughout the night.

Though the band did not bring as many props as they had in the past, that didn’t deter them from throwing one hell of a party, complete with oversized balloons, confetti guns, and even balloons filled with confetti. Even the balcony of the Paradise turned into a raging dance party by the time they played “Came Out of a Lady.”

There’s a sign in nearly venues that says something along the lines of, “No crowd surfing, moshing…” That didn’t stop Traver from diving onto the crowd complete with her baritone saxophone alongside trumpeter Alex Troth.

It makes sense the band feels comfy and cozy with the Boston audience, as many of its members have their musical roots here in the city. Guitarist Ian Hersey and drummer David Cole studied at Berklee College of Music, bassist Daniel McDowell attended the Boston Conservatory of Music and both trombonist Adam Dotson and synth player Jacob Bergson went to the New England Conservatory.

Later in the evening, Traver asked the audience to crouch on the ground to chant “love” in harmony during “Pain from Love” just before the encore for the night. The general rule of thumb for any concert should be that if there are horns present, you’re likely going to have a great time. That held true as the band stepped off stage for a conga line around the venue with those concertgoers willing to stick around after the encore.

Kicking off the night was Vacationer, who are also no strangers to the Boston music scene. Vacationer always seems to have somewhat of a trance on local concertgoers – turning their simple and tropical indie rock songs into mosh-worthy anthems. While there was less crowd enthusiasm than at previous Vacationer headlining shows, the group still inspired manic dancing into choice pockets of the crowd.

Lead singer Kenny Vasoli has a way of humbling concertgoers with his carefree and thoughtful banter, as he explained a saying he heard previously that day, “It takes a lot of energy to be a person, but it takes no energy at all to be yourself.”

After a cold and rainy day that was hopefully Boston’s last, the bass-driven Vacationer set was just the right dose of sunshiny vibes to kick off a weekend of 60^o sunshine.