jw harding

I was there. It was an outstanding weekend, far exceeded expectations. I was really hoping they wouldn't do Exile, as they only have one guitar player in the band, and vocals are not a strong suit for the phish. But, with the addition of horns and backup singers, courtesy of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, they nailed it. Particularly Ventilator Blues>Just Want to See His Face>Let it Loose was outstanding. Things got really weird during Just Want to See His Face, repeating the phrase "let this music, relax your mind," very psychedelic. Shine a Light was beautiful as well. The who

A few similarities I've noticed between Dead/Wilco: On live versions of Ashes in the Nels era, the outro jam is very similar to outro jam of Stella Blue, particularly the more intense versions circa '78. You are My Face mines some of the similar folk/prog territory as Terrapin Station, although much more concisely. The rootsy/Americana stuff has obvious similarities to the songs and sensibilities of Workingmans/American Beauty era stuff. Overall I don't think Wilco sound much like the Dead, but they make me feel similar.

I just wish I knew if they were doing a San Diego show on 6/24 or 6/25. It's really holding up my summer travel plans. WILCO, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME! AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Lilac rain, unbroken chain, song of the sawhet owl. Out on the mountain, itll drive you insane, listening to the winds howl" I wonder if she knows her parents are hippies? Cool name, better than naming your kid Stella Blue or Bertha, for sure.

Music Today is a terrible company. They routinely send out goods late, damaged, and often send the wrong stuff. You order a dvd, they'll send you some random cd instead. Then, since you opened it they won't give you a refund. Whoops. A friend ordered some concert tix once. They sent him the wrong seats, much worse than the ones he paid for. They wouldn't refund his money, give him a discount, or improve his seats. Nothing. The company stinks. Avoid ordering from them at all costs. Sux for bands like Wilco, but its just not worth the hassle.

Saw Tweedy at Spreckles, but think Wilco would be better at OAT, especially in the summer time. I'll never go see another show at House of Blues, they treat their paying customers like cattle.

Anyone got any rumors on a San Diego show before or after the Wiltern shows? I'd prefer rumors that turn out to be true, but will take what I can get. Thanks.

From a failed topic I started the other day: http://forums.viachicago.org/index.php?showtopic=33621 >Although I can't be at any of the residency shows, I would like to offer the following suggestion. On the final night, it would be great if there were an organized way for the audience to thank the band. At the conclusion of the Grateful Dead's run of shows back in 1980 at Radio City Music Hall legendary promoter Bill Graham placed a bottle of champagne and glasses onstage during the encore break, and distributed glasses of champagne to EVERYONE in the audience, who then toasted the

Although I can't be at any of the residency shows, I would like to offer the following suggestion. On the final night, it would be great if there were an organized way for the audience to thank the band. At the conclusion of the Grateful Dead's run of shows back in 1980 at Radio City Music Hall legendary promoter Bill Graham placed a bottle of champagne and glasses onstage during the encore break, and distributed glasses of champagne to EVERYONE in the audience, who then toasted the band when they returned to the stage. A legendary story, that is now a beautiful part of the history of t

Box of Rain just came up on the old ipod shuffle. What a great song that would be for Wilco to cover. Fits in perfectly with the Sky Blue Sky vein - lyrically, musically, melodically, harmonically. Pure American beauty/reality, if you will. The depth and directness/abstractness of the lyrics is right up Jeff's alley. I can just imagine Nels on the lap steel (if not pedal). He did list Jerry as one of his "200 favorite guitarists of all time" ya know: http://www.nelscline.com/top200.html Turns out Rolling Stone was just a few years late in figuring it out: America's next Sonic Youth

If I ever see anything kinder than this my pupils will explode. Turn on your lava lamp, take a ganja goo ball out of the oven, douse yourself in patchouli, and get ready to freak out. I miss Tweedy's glasses. He's like the lost brother from the Proclaimers. Phil's tie-dye is so dank its painful to look at. He's really lost without a bass, check out the weird hand gestures throughout. Why is Leroy playing bass? Weird stuff. Now if only they'd cover Terrapin Station...

A few thoughts about this excellent show. I don't know if Jeff's mic was off or just really low at the beginning of Side with the Seeds. I could hear him singing , and the whole band seemed pretty quite. I was about 15 rows back, and yelled "turn it up." I think they heard me. Loved hearing all the new stuff, even better live. Sky Blue Sky is the one song that fell kind of flat. Nice sentiment in that one, but nothing special. Nels Cline is crazy. Contorting himself and bouncing around like he's on a pogo stick. My buddy said he's like a Dr. Seuss character, with his short pants, striped

Not sure if people are aware of this, but the SD show will be broadcast live. You can listen here: http://fm949sd.com/home/index.cfm Great radio station. The dj's will be interviewing band members before the show, so tune in early. I heard them interview Wayne from the Flaming Lips on Saturday, and Jim from MMJ a while back, and they do a great job.