theashtraysays

Yes the Nova was sound checked before the show, and an early bird headed for the rail did tip me off. Night 2 seems to be a given and hopefully it’ll make its way across the border for the upcoming shows there. I’d still trade it in for a satellite up there but hey, beggars / choosers and all that.

Molly Tuttle

Imagine my surprise - and anxiety - when I looked around the rail and saw neither hide nor hair of our reliable reporter on the premises. A quick communique confirmed that he was indeed not in the building but apparently chose sportsball over Wilco for the evening. Sigh. Unprepared as I was (with not a shred of paper on me or my rail companions), I accepted my fate and tried to capture a few moments of witticism and general observations about this almost-but-not-exactly St. Louis show. So here goes. The Factory is one of those newer indoor venues that many of you have started se

Bummer you missed it… I didn’t notice anyone in the rail who wasn’t in line with us hardcores in the sidewalk all afternoon. I think the designated zone for them was the long balcony along stage left which had stools along the rail of that balcony. The closest spots up there seemed to fill up pretty fast. That said, there weren’t any wristbands for the main GA area so I don’t know of the balcony peeps could’ve wandered down to the rail with us if they wanted.

I was in the immediate proximity of the bbop so I also don’t have a lot of insight to the other areas of the venue. But one thing I noticed is that during the set break, just as the band was about to re-enter the stage, they flooded the stage with red light and played the theme from Jaws. Apparently they’ve done this a couple shows now but I have no idea why. Inquiry to the crew about it yielded no insight other than “Fun, right??” so for now it’s a mystery. Prior to the actual show (but well after doors) there was a kayak race on the adjacent river which had representation from a

^ congrats!! see ya there!

The Back of My Eyelids

Beck with orchestra

It was a blast! Hot & crowded and everything you'd want out of a show. Pat was having the time of his life!

Big Star Quintet

Yo la Tengo + Built to Spill (yes, again).

Yo la Tengo + Built to Spill

Only an occasional fan of historical fiction, and this one was a tad long, but I greatly enjoyed the read.

Heckuva show indeed! I’ll just add that the venue was kind of like a much less bougie version of Salvage Station in Asheville if you’ve been to that one before it was washed away.

Wilco - bookending my Europe music trek