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I have one extra two day pass for $140 I’ll be in Charleston Friday night. 940/859-1274

All i want for Christmas is Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing at all!

I attended last year and can vouch for its greatness, especially considering it was the festival's first year. Here's a little review I wrote on last year's festivities. 

 

http://clture.org/high-waters-debut-joyful-family-affair/

 

Can't wait to return - they really know how to curate a lineup!

Thanks, great review. 

 

Do you know if there is long lineup before the gates open to secure a decent spot at one of the stages, or was it pretty relaxed entry? 

The second year of this festival, has probably the single greatest artist roster playing for a small festival i have ever seen. Everything from the music, to the venue, to the culinary delights all wrapped up in a limited (10,000) attended two day festival. This is the first year i will be going, but if the reviews from last year, and what i anticipate for this year,  it could be on par with Solid Sound and New Port Folk.

 

http://www.highwaterfest.com/#artists

I'll take your posters if you haven't trashed them yet!    Also, you should have approached  someone in the front row that was standing, and ask them if they would mind trading seats. Wilco fans are nice, even those that stand.   Hell i would have traded you my great lower balcony seat if i would have been able to read your mind and know it was difficult for you to stand. 

I have upgraded a few rows and have two in 101 row M closer to the center isle, If anyone needs a pair. with service fees i think i paid a bit over $190 but i'll take $150. Send me a text if you want them. 

 

dave

 

940/859-1274

Dylan and Staples will be sharing a concert bill on October 27th in Chicago - it'd be nice if Tweedy shows up, too.

This begs the question if they will tour in support of the release! I would love to see this with maybe a Jeff solo acoustic opening set.

Great add i don't remember seeing it.  The Wilco cameo is a bit alliterative for that group. 

The Irving gig which is the fist Live Nation venue Wilco had played in the D/FW are is apparently now cutting out the scalpers and is in turn a scalper. You can right now buy 1st row seats in front of Cline for $295 + fees each which is not a resale seat but venue pricing. On the 10th row center you  can get seats  for $165 + fees. I think i'll stick with my 13th row center for the $70 +fees. 

Surprisingly the pit tix in KC were cheaper than the reserved seats in the balcony. Not sure why.

GA is always cheeper then reserved.

I can tell you the Irving music Factory will be a challenge to get good seats too. That LN venue offers PCL licensing as well as VIP ticket bank options so a lot of the choice seats will not be made available until August 5th when the PCL licensing closes.

 

 This is a new venue and the first show will not be until Labor day.  There are two seating options for this venue, one is open air 8000 GA floor and lawn with a small 200 and a bit larger 300 reserved.  The other is closed venue 4000 with reserved seats on the floor with a small 200 section and a lager 300 section layout.  I'm thinking Wilco in this market will opt for the smaller reserved layout. Especially because it's in early October when the temperature can still be hotter then hell. 

The Irving Texas show will be at a new venue here, the Irving Music Factory. It will be the first time Wilco has played a Live Nation or any corporate venue in the D/FW area. I find that very interesting.

Soooo. Who is going to be the first to finish the Tweedy puzzle that came in the box set? To me that puzzle design is typical Tweedy humor. The all black inner portion of that is going to be a challenge!

 

On another note, a friend who is employed by the band. Informed me that all the art they have previously as well as future releases on the road case shows; if collected in full, will eventually make a giant poster. I'm not sure how long ago it started or when it will end but was told there are a bunch of pieces to it.

Who will open for Tweedy and friends on Joe on Sunday afternoon? The schedule does not make it clear. Any guesses?

This is what I call the anticipatory post-concert blues.

 

I always get them this time of the week leading up to SS! For me, the time during the weekend of every solid sound so far, has been the fastest bi-yearly clock movement i experience in my life! I'm just trying to jinx it so it will go slower this year. 

You already know Allison and myself will be there for our first year of wilco world SS grad school.    Freshman through Senor 2015 were a blast in the Wilco higher learning campus of MasMoca.

 

Can't wait to see you all again. But it's sad to think this time next week we will all be in anticipation of hopefully the next one in 2019.  But no one is guaranteed tomorrow. You never know when it will be the last.  ​  

I can't get enough of Kevin Morby! I have been playing him on Spotify relentlessly for about two weeks. I can really hear the Tweety influence in his songwriting and singing style. Just picked up his back catalogue on vinyl for a pretty good price for all three at https://www.merchbar.com/.

Anyone else become a fan since his announcement on the SSV bill?

Nancy and Beth getting some npr love. http://www.npr.org/2017/04/20/522902947/as-nancy-and-beth-megan-mullally-and-stephanie-hunt-are-musical-misfits

While we are requesting, how about a Fort Worth show too! 

Oh great! i will be in North Adams the day it's released.   I guess i will just have to wait until i get back home on the 27th to give it a spin!

One of my favorite memories is SS 2. As the gates opened and we were walking towards the breezeway. The whole band and their family's happened to be strolling in from the back bridge area and we all merged together. I started chatting with Jeff on what to expect with their set. It was all very cool and casual moment and great way to kick off the fest for me and my wife.  

I have seen at least one comedy act the previous four SS fest that i have been to, and plan on another this year. Kristen Schaal is the only comic i made a point of seeing, because i knew her from Flight of the Conchords and i was hoping she would do her character Mel with Tweedy some how making a cameo in the bit. She didn't, but she was still hilarious. It's a nice break in the festival and a chance to just sit in a dark room for a short time and regroup for the evenings highlights (Wilco). It's also nice to be in a room full of laughter. Shit with our political landscape, this year i need that more then ever! 

Solid Sound artist Nancy and Beth getting some people magazine love.

 

http://people.com/music/megan-mullally-will-grace-star-gets-naked-nancy-beth-band-album-cover/

Thanks for sharing!

. You're welcome! I liked Steves quote on his deciding to record it. He's a funny guy...“Then I arrived back in the US and played it in Florida at 30A Songwriters Festival. I was at a bar and I got booed and a woman flipped me off and walked out of my show with a group of her friends. So I felt that was a good sign and that I should record it.

One of my favorite artist has a new tune. 

 

http://www.popmatters.com/post/steve-poltz-ill-trade-you-donald-trump-for-leonard-cohen-premiere/