Doug C

How was it .. ?

We are waiting until May in Boston.

Im sure he played loud and quite good,,

Have yet to ck setlist wondered about your thoughts on show.

Yes. Loud. I'm certain I attended louder concerts in my youth, but it was easily the loudest show I've attended in at least 20 years.

Tyler Childers was excellent. He had 75 minutes and made the most of it, keeping the banter to a minimum and playing 16 songs. Loved him. Definitely want to see him headline so he can slow it down a bit, plus play a few more. Fantastic band.

Sturgill played all of Sound & Fury, then 12 more, mostly from Metamodern... and A Sailors.... He did play Some Days from Hightop Mountain, plus 3 choice covers. He was into putting on a show. I knew he could play guitar, but, live it's clear he's top drawer. He had an excellent band just keys, bass and drums. He was in fine voice and the emotion came through. They all wore orange "Nudie"-style suits, but definitely brought the rock. I was glad he played Sound & Fury in order, a few shows he's mixed them up. I was concerned that a big portion of the crowd might not be into it, but all in all, the sold out arena crowd was appreciative. After a blow the roof off, SNL version good, Call To Arms, the show was over. No encore. I found it appropriate.

2 excellent voices made for a great night of music. It was definitely worth the drive from Tampa to the Atlanta area.

The only downside was not unexpected at a Sturgill/Tyler show, some in the crowd were not my type of folks, which rolled off my back, except one instance. The bathroom had a very long line. Invariably, someone made a crack about the coronavirus. Then a guy 3 people behind me in line replied, "Keep away from the Asians". Before I could stop, I loudly said, "What the fuck?", looked at him and shook my head. Incredibly enough, that was the end of it. No one said anything more.

Thanks for asking and enjoy the Boston show.

I decided on 2 lawn tickets for ATL. I was very pleasantly surprised they were $27.50 each, plus fees.The final price? $112.50. No.

Oh, and fuck you.

Sturgill Simpson with Tyler Childers opening. Damn, are we excited!

Trump tweeted insults to Bloomberg about wasting money and called him "Mini Mike". Bloomberg tweeted back Obi-Wan and Darth Vader dueling with light sabers "See you soon, Donald" Lame. You're out of the race, have $60 billion and you're pushing 80. Tweet back "Fuck you, Mushroom Dick". I'm serious. Why does Bloomberg give a shit? It would gain him many new fans.

Lucero

 

'Son Volt Plays "Trace"' has been added to the Newport Folk lineup.

 

 

Nice! The current band is excellent, but imagine if he recruited Mike Heidorn, the Boquists, and Eric Heywood for this.

I apologize for making you think that. I've had a rushed day and am probably feeling a bit inferior. My fault entirely. I agree re Flint. What a gesture that would have been.

Haha! Pardon my laughter. It's just that we both seem to understand the issue and the 11th court makeup, etc., but we are expressing it differently. 

Regardless of court rulings, any multi-billionaire could make certain Florida felons that want to vote can do so by paying all fines and costs that the legislature requires. It would be a drop in the bucket for them. As soon as the legislature interpreted the meaning of Amendment 4, I said that the uber-wealthy should just pay the fines.

Since I mentioned the 11th Circuit earlier...

 

That court just ruled last week that felons cannot be prevented from voting because of outsanding fines:

 

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/amendment-4-eleventh-circuit-florida-voting.html

Yes they did. I live in Tampa and am watching closely. The governor is appealing. We'll see what happens. As you said earlier, it's the lower courts that do a large part of the work.

He's an easy and popular target, but to his credit Bloomberg has contributed hundreds of millions of his considerable fortune to causes many consider to be worthwhile.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_Philanthropies

Thank you. That is admirable.

If he truly wants to keep Trump from getting elected, then the best use of his fortune would be paying off the fines and other costs of Florida felons so that the can vote in November. 

I agree re what were they thinking. Reich is correct, though. If Bloomberg wants to spend hundreds of millions of dollars improving American lives, he's going about in an incredibly selfish and unproductive way. So many direct things he could be doing.

All true regarding the Supreme Court, but it currently would be 5-4 to the left, if you will, if not for Mitch McConnell.

You misunderstood. My progressive friends are willing to watch the whole thing burn if Sanders is NOT the nominee. Which I agree is a pretty shitty thing to do.

I did not misunderstand.That is why I said what I said.

In my opinion, obviously, your progressive friends are petulant children deserving no respect..

I agree that Sanders and Warren could be seen as too similar for a ticket, but if they're the ticket, then they should get the vote of everyone believing that, above all else, Trump must no longer be president.

Anyone recognizing that Trump is a danger to our nation, but still prefers Trump to Sanders, can fuck off.

I'll take losing "2020 Democratic tickets for $400, Alex."

That may prove to be true, but it's a party primary. If the majority of primary voters want Sanders, he's the nominee. I want Trump gone 3 years ago, but trying to get Democrats to vote for a candidate deemed "most likely to beat Trump" (meaning most likely a Republican will vote for in the general election), is a fool's errand. Just as voters in the general vote for who they want to be president, voters in a primary do the same. "Uh, gee, people are saying that Democrat X is the most electable in the general. I want Trump out, I'll vote for them instead of the candidate I prefer to be president." It's just silly. Vote for who you prefer in the primary and for the Democratic nominee in the general (if you want Trump out). As long as idiot assholes don't vote for a 3rd party candidate, instead of the Dem. (or sit it out), as many did in 2016, I  believe we'll prevail. I could be wrong, but that's all there is.

Shovels & Rope (last night. I failed in my goal of finally posting in this thread before a show.)

Pit GA for St. Augustine. $200 total including fees. Damn. I wavered for a moment, but went ahead. I know it's the market, but it seems crazy. I paid $60 for 2 w fees a few days ago for Lucero later this month. Wild.

New Southeastern U.S. shows in Memphis, Jackson, Mobile and St. Augustine just announced leading up to the High Water festival in April, FYI.

Thanks! Excited about St. Augustine. May,1 2015 seems longer than 5 years ago. WHOOT!

The fact that David Berman wasn't honoured in the In Memoriam tells you everything you need to know about the Grammys.

I agree.

Not saying anything you don’t know, but Jesus H. Christ, you have a hell of an eye. Your concert photos catch the essence of a show. I always enjoy them. Combine them with your writing, and I regret missing a show you reviewed even more than I did prior to your review. Thank you not just for this review, but all that I’ve read and seen.

Regarding that Roth video, if I knew I had less than a year to live, I would seriously consider rushing the stage and bludgeoning him. 

Regarding your apologies to Aerosmith enthusiasts, I don't want to meet one. I was into them in high school, but post Draw the Line (it had a few good tracks) and "Chip Away the Stone" (I thought it was a great version of a song they didn't write), why anyone would care, other than nostalgia for the old tunes, is beyond me. 

Is that what your boss does when you miss work?  Take some of your pay and give it to a lower paid scab, leaving you with the leftovers?

If that's what he and his boss agreed to in his contract, then yes. 

It's sad that these guys, not just Aerosmith, all of these over the hill classic rockers, still need money. Either they blew it all, or they are fucking greedy as hell. "We'll pay you $$$$$$ for a Vegas residency". "Yes, we'll do it, no matter the personal cost or how pathetic we look. Pay me my money down!" Graceless motherfuckers.

That's my point, if there is a demand for this information, a Wilco wiki would be a better format for this and one of the reasons for that is because it wouldn't have to come from one person's labour.

I don't know why I'm getting push back on this, I have said hundreds of more controversial things on these message boards. 

I didn't intend to push back. I just meant to have a dialogue. I apologize for offending.

Your point is well taken, but until someone starts a Wilco wiki and everything Wilco gets added to it by contributors, this guy's book is it. Also, I'm sure this was a labor of love, but I'm also sure that the main reason he put the labor in was to get paid. I won't be buying it, but I don't begrudge the people that do nor the author for marketing it.

Nah. Encyclopedic information like this should absolutely be free in 2020. A biography where the author conducted interviews like Learning How To Die, sure. But, correct me if I'm wrong, but a book like this is just sourced from already available information. 

Most , if not all "encyclopedic information" is free, if you want to search for it. If you want it all compiled in one place by someone else's labor, you might have to pay for it.

I know I spoke about the hip here for sure in the past...

"When you're back in your old neighborhood..."

Yes you did. I read all of your Hip posts prior to my post that you quoted. You spoke about seeing them, how much you liked them, how much you'll miss them, etc. I never said that you, or anyone else, didn't speak about The Tragically Hip on VC. 

 In my post that you quoted as ignoring or forgetting your Hip posts, this is what I said, " Even under the same circumstances as TTH/Gord Downie (thé diagnosis etc.) no existing American band would elicit a response remotely resembling Canada’s reaction to The Hip and Gord. It seems strange to me that was never a point of discussion at the time. Not just at VC, but anywhere. I did some Googling, to no avail. It must have been a wonderful feeling to be a part of such a beautiful thing."

It does seem strange to me that there wasn't discussion about how a country figuratively shut down, the Toronto PD tweeted on the day of the final show that "at 8:30, Canada is closed", to honor a band. Some Canadians talked about it, but nothing in depth. I understand that because as it happened there, it probably seemed organic and "normal" I find it even more interesting that I could find no in depth discussion of why it would never happen in America. That's what really interests me. Hell, if Bono had a diagnosis like Downie's and U2 did a final tour in the US, you might see something somewhat resembling The Hip/Downie, but not an American band. 

As I was typing that, I thought about Springsteen. Maybe the response would be similar, but the president speaking as earnestly and sincerely as Trudeau did about Downie/The Hip? The country shutting down? PBS broadcasting the final show for free? Pay-per-view, hell yes. An estimated third of the country watching the final show? I can't imagine it.

Why is it personally such a big deal? Because music is one of the 3 or 4 legs of the stool that is my life. Most people that I am aware of do not feel the same about music in general. Certainly not the same band specifically. How can 2 countries that are so similar be so different? Music preference is so fractured here, almost tribal. I'm sure it is in Canada also, but a large portion of the population still loved The Tragically Hip. No band is as American as The Tragically Hip were Canadian. It intrigues me. Yes, I know I spend more time thinking about such things than others, but I am who I am. I can't even discuss it with my close music friends because they aren't aware of it. They'd need to research to somewhat understand what it was like to be able to discuss it.

I'll stop now. Thanks again, randomname for the insight. And again, it must have been a wonderful feeling to have been part of such a beautiful thing.