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That lineup is objectively really good, especially after 2019 was a little "ho-hum". I keep trying to talk myself out of going but this is mighty tempting.

Pitchfork: Wilco Address Fans’ Call for Refunds to Mexico Festival

Sucks about losing Waxahatchee but Soccer Mommy is pretty cool.

This sucks! Since the government is urging us not to travel, I wonder if you can make the case for your credit card to refund you?? We were suppose to see Wilco in Minneapolis in September, the border wasn't open yet and our credit card company told us they would have been able to help us (but we purchased over a year before, outside of the period where they'd support!)

For context: I don't like the heat, resorts, or long plane trips so I was never going to go to this. I know it's a hot button issue, with a lot of opinions both ways but "Front-facing resort staff are close to fully vaccinated" is a really weird line and a very interesting choice in a communication intended to put people at ease.

My last haiku was a downer, please accept my apology with this poem about the best part of Christmas: Yum mom made cookies Taste so good when I eat them Gingerbread is life

Rural white old man, Odds are NO VAX! Show me card Or fuck off, Santa!

Records confirmed to come in 2022: Big Thief Sloan Wilco Pinegrove Kurt Vile Jack White x2 Mitski Bands/artists who are due for new records: Alvvays Iron & Wine Orville Peck Father John Misty Mac Demarco 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 I think they said their new record is coming out in the fall.

The Weather Station! (It feels good to post in here again)

Time flies when you're arguing about Wilco! I was just a boy the first time I came to Via Chicago, now.... I'm a childish man. I owe a lot of music discovery to this place and it's members, so thank you everyone. Happy 20th anniversary, VC. Here's to 20 more years!

I only have Prime but it still let me stream the songs, not sure if downloading is an option though.

I thought both were good! Too bad these are stuck on Amazon Music. Maybe they'll get a 7" pressing.

Yes and you can find the full version is on Apple Music!

We've Been Had, Pieholden Suite, Radio King... nice!

Hold up a second!!! LONG TIME AGO!?!!?! Oh man.

A great Canadian comedian.

The Sadies ...First concert in 18 months!!!!!!!!!

Wow! Great recap Vince. I feel like I was there!

I'd imagine it's still JT's words but it's probably helpful to have someone proof read it, make sure it all makes sense, spelled correctly, everything in it is accurate, etc. A second set of eyes is helpful especially when there's the pressure of paying clients!

Hey folks, sadly with the US border not opening and Canadians still being barred from attending Wilco shows, I will not be able to use my tickets to the Sept 18th Wilco show that I've had for *checks calendar* 18 months! My loss is your gain as these are pretty decent seats. Sec 103, Row C, Seats 5 and 6 Just looking for what we paid... 230 USD will get you both of them. They're virtual tickets so my wife can transfer them to you.

Hey @Sandoz no unfortunately! The venue/promoter gave the option to request a refund which I took.

I'm going to be spending my entire first listen of the next Wilco record trying to hear those peppermints in the mix.

I just got these records. Thanks to the very special Bull Black Nova enthusiast fan who helped me out! Agreed with arjaykay, both songs are clearly from the Ode to Joy sessions, and either one could easily slide onto that record. In fact, the sleeve is made out of the pages of the OTJ deluxe edition book, like the Chicago version of OTJ was. As we already know, Half Life really a good song and this full band version is a treat. It has a mandolin sounding acoustic guitar doing some nice lead (I imagine a high capo'd acoustic from Nels??). The strong, non-cymbal drums that Ode to Joy

I know it's all been available for non-subs but if it wasn't, the demos alone that Jeff has shared have definitely been worth the price of the subscription. I've enjoyed the writing too! But I do expect it will evolve as Jeff figures out the formats and what works best.

Yesterday I watched a couple of old scifi movies I'd never seen before. Blade Runner The Final Cut -This movies oozes style and mood. It's a little slower paced than it should be but I was captivated in the world it created. Harrison Ford is great but how awesome was that "tears in the rain" speech at the end?? Alien -This one was even better than Blade Runner. A seriously well put together movie. It's amazing how much better this movie from 1979 looks with it's practical effects than a movie 20+ years later does like Attack of the Clones. Even though I had n