theashtraysays

untrue sir. oh, and hope to see you tomorrow on a sidewalk somewhere in Canada! you never know. slow news day today, right?

I thought about that notion (Wilco vs solo) as the new songs were dribbling out in his solo shows this year, and my conclusion was "not really". Certainly the solo performances sound like they'd make for a great solo record, but then again all of the Wilco songs sound like that when he plays solo. I was thinking about songs like IATTBYH, Spiders, Bull Black Nova (duh), Art of Almost, IG... the ones that sound totally unique acoustic solo, like a demo. So that got me thinking about how these recent songs would sound all fleshed out with the band, and I was getting quite curious to hear that.

Not sure if this belongs here, but Pat sat in on 3 songs with the Jayhawks on Thursday night in Nashville. They had several guests during the set. Great show... and Pat still has the best cheekbones in all of rock and roll.

This is 40. Trajectory looks good.

Lucero

The Jayhawks!

whew! Was worried it didn't make it out of the garage again...

Flaming Lips

Ben Nichols (Lucero) solo

Good on ya!

David Byrne... Finally! Seems like everyone has seen this tour but me!

It's at Headliners in Louisville. All GA. One etix print-at-home ticket from the venue presale. $17 face, and I'll eat the fees. Bummed I have to be out of town that night. Vince

Radiohead

Pumpkins were good, but probly in my bottom half for shows this year (hey, they don't all get into the top half, right??). I thought they were really tight musically, and how can you complain about a 3 hour set? But Billy is definitely an odd duck, and some of his shtick gets old. The stage and lighting were really cool, the sound was excellent, and the crowd was really good. There were a lot of empty seats around, and the entire upper deck was curtained off. And once again I got one of the VIP tickets for regular price a few days ahead of the show so I was in the 3rd row on the floor. No

Tedeschi Trucks Band and Drive-By Truckers

Smashing Pumpkins

Forecastle day 3. Trampled by Turtles, Isbell, Courtney Barnett, and Arcade Fire. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm With Her, Lucero, Kurt Vile, Father John Misty, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, perhaps Modest Mouse... (Forecastle Festival)

Guided by Voices

Tyler Childers

That will be amazing.

Is Chet back on guitar?

YAY! AirBnB booked!!

well played!