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    Wilco in 2016

    in Just A Fan

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    DC tickets still coming up available, but you have to keep refreshing. 

     

    I've been spoiled by buying singles for years and getting primo seats.  My wife's coming with me this time (first Wilco show for her) so we're sitting in the back at DAR.  But we're in the middle so sound should be great.

    Son Volt

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I've seen SV twice and Jay "solo" twice (once with Mark Spencer and once with Gary Hunt).

     

    I certainly understand the "boring" rap.  All the shows had spots where they lagged, in part because so many Jay songs have similar tempos and melodies that they get a little repetitive when played all in a row.  The fact that Jay doesn't talk much doesn't help.

     

    But all four shows also had moments of pure magic, and I'll never get tired of hearing Windfall live.   Looking forward to the Birchmere show.  It'll be interesting to see if they really start out with Trace in its entirety, since Windfall has been in the encore for just about every other show these past several years.  I hope he mixes up the rest of the setlist, but you never know.

    New Old 97's

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I got the Hitchhike to Rhome re-issue.  The packaging was a little disappointing--the "liner notes" consists of a single page of text from Ken, and not a lot of detail or insight.

     

    That said, the reissued album actually does sounds better than the original to my ears, which isn't usually the case, and the demos are a nice addition.  It's worth picking up if you're a fan.

    Neil Young

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    My mom got involved with her bridge partner (also married) and decided that she'd rather not stay married to my dad. I can't say they ever seemed all that happy together but they also never seemed particularly unhappy, and other than the affair (which I found out about after the fact) there was no obvious precipitating event. She just decided not to be unhappily married any more.

    Neil Young

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    That is a good point.

     

    I am really shocked with this.

     

    I wonder what the divorce rate is for 70+ year olds with over 30 years married. 

     

    It will be interesting to see if he has another relationship and what kind of girl.  Would be funny if he hooked up with some young girl....or maybe not so funny.

     

    I heard he was coming on Stern soon.....looking forward to that interview.

     

    The divorce rate among old folks is surprisingly high, although it seems to be more common that the women initiate it than the men.  

     

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/fashion/weddings/divorce-after-50-grows-more-common.html

     

    I learned about this a few years ago when my 65-year-old mom divorced my 67-year-old dad out of the blue.  That sucked.

    TWEEDY — 6/10/14, Washington, DC (Lincoln Theatre)

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Echoing what others have said, this show was special.  The crowd was (for the most part) super-quiet during the acoustic numbers, especially the encores.  Just rapt with attention and living in the shared moment.  The "Misunderstood" singalong was utterly magical. You don't get that at every show, so I'm grateful to have been there for this one.

    Television 5/12/14 Paradise Rock Club-Boston

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Just a heads up-if they are in your area, see them. They were tight and I think most purists would be pleasantly surprised at the guitar interplay. As I am on the younger side of their fan base (34), I cannot speak to the original lineup's live sound, but if you have written them off, I say give them another chance. Hopefully they will get in a few more US dates this year.

    Thanks for posting. I would love to catch them live, although I too never saw the original lineup.

    Pavement

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Stephen Malkmus was on the WTF podcast last week.  Frankly it wasn't one of Maron's better episodes, as he spent the whole time just geeking out over his guest.  But Malkmus comes across as a decent fellow, and he talks a little bit about the making of the Pavement records.

    JT Solo Shows Announced

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    That was sort of the case when my wife and I saw "An Evening with Wilco" at the Strathmore a few years ago. The venue primarily features chamber and jazz music, and there were a lot of season subscribers who either A) came to the show and had their faces completely melted or B) sold their tickets online for a high price. Luckily my boss at the time had formerly worked at the venue and still had contacts there, so we managed to snag some seats at a decent price.

     

    Jeff made a few cracks that night about playing a 3-hour rock show in an orchestra hall and Wilco not exactly fitting the bill for the season ticket holders.

     

    Funny--I was listening to the Wellmont, NJ show from a few nights after the Strathmore show, which I attended.  Jeff remarks about how great and energetic the Wellmont crowd is, and jokes that the audience in "Bethesda, Maryland" a few nights ago was old.  "It was like they took the people who normally go to shows at the 9:30 club and sent their grandparents," or something to that effect.  I would have felt insulted, except he was totally correct.

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