Rhode Island's Throwing Muses were one of the great US alt-rock bands of the 80s and 90s. Formed around the duelling vocals and angular guitars of Kristin Hersh and step-sister Tanya Donelly, much of their creativity was associated with Hersh's bipolar disorder, which gave her hallucinations and personal demons. Reformed after various splits and celebrating their 25th anniversary without Donelly – who left in 1991 – neither maturity, marriage nor motherhood has dulled Hersh's intensity. She performs in a weird trance, staring at something unseen while spewing out the bile of such songs as Hate My Way.

It's an eerie, entertaining show, although more nostalgic than trailblazing nowadays – they perhaps never quite filled the gap where Donelly used to be, and Hersh's voice is coarser now. The setlist leans heavily on 1995's University and there are only glimpses of their earlier classic albums. However, Furious, from 1992's Red Heaven, is stunningly dark. Vicky's Box, their debut's tale of domestic hell, sees Hersh making a cry of "welcome home" as appetising as a cockroach infestation.

Amid today's anodyne pop, it is startling to hear a woman exhibit such rage. Demonic under red light, the 45-year-old has lost none of her demure beauty, although between songs is chatty, not scary. Then it's back to whatever horrors inspired her youth. Even at something less than full throttle, they are still a force.