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Three really nice singles for sale, willing to split, pdf's in hand. Face & fees are $178 each.We were able to get seats together a little further back in one of the recent ticket drops.Edit - the two on the Nels side are sold; still have the one in the center available (E304).Edit 2 - All seats are sold... thanks all and see you soon.
E304C404D407Peace,Vince
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Both are sold...
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4/2 is sold
4/3 is still available.
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$65 each, face & fees only. Can transfer via AXS app. Post here or DM...
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5 hours ago, bböp said:
And thanks for the new nickname for Mr. Bull Black Nova; hope you don't mind if I use that moving forward.
Thank YOU for the concern to retain my anonymity with the use of a pseudonym. Deep down I'm quite shy and reluctant to call attention to myself. And by "deep down" I really mean "not even a little bit".
Cheers!
Mince
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On 1/11/2022 at 11:44 PM, dagwave said:
New (rescheduled plus Minneapolis dates in April 2,3 at First Avenue.
You goin? I'm goin.
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Strand of Oaks
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Genesis!
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Continuing the tradition of non-traditional Thanksgiving with chili and football and family.
Maintaining a little bit of tradition with pumpkin pie and heavenly hash (fruit cocktail mixed with marshmallow cream/cool whip).-
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Holy shit, have I really been here for FIFTEEN YEARS??? INCONCEIVABLE!!!!! I'm sure I've been "QUITTING THE BOARD" at least 6 times (which pales in comparison to many of you/us). Yet here we are.
What a pleasure it's been virtually hanging out with so many of you all, and occasionally even in real life thanks to SSF and various sidewalks, rails, and venues around the globe. Goodness what a collection of highly messed up freaks. No wonder I feel right at home!
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For sure the back to back LammyCat’s and not a Nova in sight was a letdown for me in Oakland. Sunday was such a great show, I was pretty pumped for night 2. Loved hearing Kamera. And Monday was a joyride even with the “alternate” lyrics. But yeah i enjoyed night 1 (and a couple other shows this run) more than this one. Maybe we’re all a little weary. This 10-show run stuff is new for me.
Methinks I’ll take a three day nap now.
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9 hours ago, bböp said:
... and Bull Black Nova with the full effect of the sludgy visuals (sorry, Vince)
sigh.... as husband Scott might say.... "AW SHIT MAN!"
Glad they're sprinkling it in to some of the single-night shows. Still got Oakland tho!Cheers!
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What a Wilco Wednesday indeed. Pure Joy. I haven't smiled so much in a very long time (though I doubt anyone noticed as we were all masked up!). I was lucky enough to get one of the YFF Library books from Scott (via Tad and an extendable grabber, because, you know, Covid), as one of the leading "standers" down front for ALL of the YFF opening sets. A prized possession for sure. Mikael's appearance was a delight, but did cause me to worry a bit that it might be all the collaboration we'd get. Thankfully I was wrong as usual.
The Wilco set, with the Lazarus-like resurrection of the crowd compared to night 1, had even more joy and bounce than the previous night (which was no slouch in that department). But Jeff was quite animated and a little more chatty than earlier, and that culminated in the encore. But even prior to that he was jovial, beaming at Nels in his IG solo, resuming the back-to-back guitar shredding with him in RNG, and taking us on yet another new / uncharted journey through Laminated Cat. He even jogged out to the front over the stage all the way to his right during Hummingbird to acknowledge a client fan who had donned a Tweedy show shirt and Costco PJ's in the pit.
The return of Poor Places / Reservations as the main set closer has been glorious. Love love love that. The crowds have all been super respectful and silent during reservations, and that just helps that song pour out all over the crowd in all its broken / damaged love song beauty. One thing I noticed starting 2-3 nights ago is that the Conet tapes ("Yankee.... Hotel.... Foxtrot") is back in the live version of the song, which just sends chills down my spine. Can't remember that being in the mix for quite some time.
But without a doubt the highlight of the show was the encore collaboration with the YFF on Helter Skelter. It just set the room on fire. I've never seen anything quite so bursting with happiness.
I miss those guys already....
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20 hours ago, bböp said:
— though I believe there was a certain resident monomaniac and front-row denizen who took a seat, ahem, during Jesus, etc.
ahem, I believe that you failed to mention that said monomaniacal denizen was one of only two attendees standing throughout the YFF set. Can't believe the lack of love for any Scott band up here. Maybe Seattle will be better. And I figure if Nels gets to sit down, then so do I. We're practically the same age after all.
Fun show for sure. Once again we had a particularly large unused portion of the stage (10-12') in front of the band and ahead of the front row which made the band seem tucked away from those of us up front. The sound was very good up front, even without any audience-facing small speakers on the lip of the stage, though the vocals were a tad light as compared to the night before (which did have the lip speakers).
Jeff skipped the Doors-esque spoken intro to Heavy Metal Drummer, as clearly they were pressed for time there in the encore. We also got the Green Acres ending from Glenn at the end of Forger the Flowers, and then another one at the end of another song (which I can't recall - remember, advanced age) and I think Jeff even joined in for those 7 little notes on that one. Still not getting the back-to-back Nels/Jeff guitar riffs during Random Name Generator... they may have shelved that particular rock move. Bummer. But still lots of eye-to-eye smiles during that little riff section between the two. And Jeff continues with his "Whaaaatt?" and "Huhhhh?" interaction with the techs which gets a big chuckle out of Glenn.
Laminated Cat is indeed a jam session that morphs night after night and just sears the ears of everyone in the room. I think John's bass line on that one is the underpinning for everyone to just let loose, and loose they do let. Stan clearly nudges up the sliders on that one on the control board - it does get loud but in a very good way.
Couple other little nuggets that I noticed - Nels didn't start off Dawned on Me with his usual skronky spring noises; Jeff said something like "I'll start this one like we talked about" and then did just that. No idea why. And when they brought out Pat's banjo for CaliStars, everyone just paused for a bit waiting on Jeff to start, including Jeff. After an awkward few (several?) seconds Jeff quipped "oh yeah, I start this one. Just testing you guys" before strumming his way into the song.
Speaking of monomaniacal (were we?) I totally need to up my game on signage. Four nights in a row now we got LammyCat in that spot where the Nova usually parks, which only came out in night 1 of Portland. Nothing wrong with LammyCat of course, but the return of NovaCat would be a rather nice compromise.
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It really was a strange room. The shallow floor section, along with the practically vertical 3-layer balcony, made the room taller than it was deep, and not very wide either. As mentioned above, the band set up behind the curtain line, which made the front 15' lip of the stage this weird wooden expanse between the front row and the stage monitors. The sound board was set up behind the last row of seats on the floor, which meant that you had to walk in the 3' narrow walkway BEHIND Stan and Jeremy to get to the far side of the floor seats.
The crowd sat for the Fellows, who didn't really seem to mind and played another delightful set, opening up with that "improv" song - a slow little calming ditty about how the show was gonna be great, which kinda settled the unsuspecting audience into a lull before taking us all to Groovy Town.
The respectful audience that Paul mentioned was indeed a nice break from the hootin and hollerin crowds earlier . After Poor Places, you could hear a pin drop as Jeff started into Reservations, with nary a "yay" or a "woo" till the song closed out the main set. Very refreshing.
Sunken Treasure was for sure the highlight of the show for me. Great to hear that one come back into rotation.
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I have two very nice single tickets for the show in Bellingham.
Seat C17 (Center, third row)
Seat A23 (Center, front row)... this one is next to me, so you'll need to be OK with minimal signage.
$90 face, or make me an offer. They're will call so I'll meet you at the venue before the show.
Cheers!
Vince
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Happy to trade in the Nova for this set last night. May all shows be night 2 shows.
(Though I suppose we could say we did indeed get a NovaCat, just with a 24 hour intermission!)
And I continue to be enthralled with the Young Fresh Fellows. Scott thanked Wilco for being so supportive of up-and-coming bands like themselves, later saying that they were more likely on the "legacy" list along with folks like Nick Lowe, Richard Thompson, and a couple others. He was having a ball. Well, they all were. Kurt stepped to the lip of the stage ripping solo's a time or two, despite having nobody at the light controls to give him a spotlight. I don't recall all the setlist, but R&R Pest Control and Backroom of the Bar were definitely highlights. I swear Scott has the best smile in rock and roll.
2 hours ago, Lukestar said:How about Westerberg's wedding band? How were the old Young Fresh Fellows?
Two words: Taco Wagon. (and see above)
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Night 1 of the Portland double-date was some solid Wilco for sure. And having the Young Fresh Fellows set the stage with 30 minutes of "let's have a ball playing and watching you sit in your seats" was a pretty good clue that we weren't going to get the original OtJ opener and bring down the room. The floor was standing for the whole Wilco set, and the balcony even popped up around I'm the Man. It was nice hearing a few songs swapped into the rotation like Seeds and especially Ashes for the first encore song. Was surprised that Scott and Co didn't show up somewhere in the encore - hope that gets rectified soon.
Obviously for me the highlight was Bull Black Nova, complete with the liquid melty bloody backdrop from earlier in the tour. No holds barred.
(Sign update - briefly hoisting a NOVA NIGHT? sign caught security's attention more than Jeff's, so I can't take credit there. Security in this rather cushy theater was firm but not obnoxious).
As for the "irked" incident mentioned by bbop, that was directed at one of a couple of highly enthusiastic guys on the front to Jeff's left. Nothing at all wrong with enthusiasm, but there was a lot of camera / video action going on with that particular fellow, and at one point he laid his phone (or small camera - couldn't quite tell) on the lip of the stage next to the monitor (there was no rail; row 1 of the pit was up against the stage like most fancy theaters). Jeff shook his head "no" at the guy and pointed at it, but the guy just left it there. So Jeff reached down over the monitor, picked it up, and set it back behind him on his amp. As the band was leaving the stage, he looked at the guy and said "don't put anything on the stage". The guy eventually got someone to retrieve the device during clean up after the show. Eric (sizeable Tour Manager extraordinaire) came out to check on things, and the guy said to him "Can I get a setlist?" Eric gave him a "SERIOUSLY??" glare and said "No!" and walked off with quite a WTF look.
And did I mention The Young Fresh Fellows? Oh I did? Well I just have to say, I am THRILLED to get 30 minutes of Scott & Co at these upcoming shows this run. They are a blast, and I think they'd have fun playing to 5 or 5000.
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NovaCat? As the ENCORE??? Goodness gracious that IS something special.
Nice pair of reviews sir!
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1 hour ago, tinnitus photography said:
Nice review and pics Tim.
Love that "two set" format they have for their Evening With shows. Really looking forward to seeing them out west next month. Two-night stand in Portland, so hoping they can stretch out a bit. Been too long.
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2 hours ago, bböp said:
The unsettling Bull Black Nova made another appearance ....
Nice to hear it's settling in to the setlist... here's hoping it can make the long drive out west next month.
And "unsettling"? I suppose. And right on the heels of Via Chicago, it's certainly a double dose of vivid imagery.
One of my theories on the song is that it's the answer to the question "What if the 'dream' last night in Via Chicago wasn't really a dream after all?", which is why it's often played right after VC.
But it's not like it's a murder ballad or anything.
Oh, wait. Never mind.
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Wilco — 19 April 2022, New York, NY (United Palace) [Night 4 of 5]
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At the risk of reverting VC back to its heydey and rekindling the ember of controversy (let's leave that to Facebook, shall we?), I've also thought that a simple reversing of sequence would have made a ton of sense. An opening set of an hour of hits + YHF B-sides, ending with the Jay tribute, then a break, then the new string intro / overture, then YHF, then just stop - would sure seem to accomplish the goal they set out with. If anything, I think the anticipation building up for YHF in that first set would make it even more amazing and well received. It sure worked at Solid Sound - that "gift" of the YHF encore after Being There was more icing on a cake than any of us deserved.
But hey, they didn't consult us, and Jeff's allegedly good at that "show business" stuff, so alas we're just the armchair quarterbacks and peanut gallery once again.
I'm looking forward to the Chicago shows and will bask in the glow of hearing my favorite Wilco album in all its sonic glory with friends and family. What's not to love?
Cheers,
Vince