Magnetized

3 minutes ago, chriscolbert said:

Any shirt pics?  Just curious if there are any with both band names on it.

I wasn’t there, but someone posted a picture of the merch stall and there was a tour T-shirt with dates on the back.

2 hours ago, lost highway said:

As much as Wilco stated this was the delayed continuation of the Ode to Joy tour, it looks from this set more like a variety of favorites, including some OtJ songs type of setlist. I'm glad I got to see them play 3/4s of the new record, but I'd also be perfectly happy to see them in action again playing a bit of everything.

If memory serves, the rescheduled West Coast shows are the ones they say will be a continuation of the OTJ tour, not the Sleater-Kinney shows. But I bet they’re going to mix it up even on those shows. 

Thanks, Bböp! Been waiting since last night for this, the first place I turn the morning after a Wilco show. Seems like old times. So happy to see Art of Almost on the set list!

Count me among the handful. Thanks bböp!

I’m the moderator for the Facebook group A Shot in the Arm. We want to thank the Tweedy family for providing a place of solace and community, and we want to do so in time for Hanukkah. To discuss this without the Tweedy’s being aware of the details we have set up a new Facebook group called Clients Hanukkah. We are discussing charitable donations but one particular project has a tight deadline. We have purchased a digital picture frame and everyone is sending in pictures with the theme of light because of the light the Tweedy show has brought into our lives during this dark time. The absolute deadline to send in your pictures is November 26, by email. Trying to post a link to the new group. Please join us!

 

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/799365840623003/?ref=share

Over on the Facebook group A Shot in the Arm a tribute album is being discussed. The organizer is Jim Laczkowski, it will be released on Bandcamp and the deadline for submissions is September 30. The project has been cleared through Jeff’s management team. It was just announced this morning and interest seems to be high. I’m the moderator in that group and would be happy to welcome new members anytime.

Is it me, or do the IG comments seem even more annoying this week? It's the same feeling I get when people near me at a show talk throughout the set.

No, it’s not just you. There are some things I enjoy about some of the comments, but overall most of them are so inane that they take me out of the moment. On the IGTV version of the show that is on Susie’s account the comments don’t appear at all. For an incredibly powerful song like The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll last night I found it 100 times better to watch the archived version without the comments.

Diane, apologies if you felt I was saying you should have shared it. My suggestion was it would have been nice if someone (probably the organizers) would have shared the idea with other Wilco online communities like VC or even the somewhat active subreddit, but definitely not singling you out individually.

No no, I definitely didn’t take it personally. It’s all I can do sometimes to effectively moderate the Facebook group. I just don’t have time to think about where else things might logically be shared.

Exactly why posting about it on VC, even if just in this thread, could have got more people involved.

 

It wasn’t my project to share. Possibly the people who spearheaded it aren’t members here. No way to tell because of the anonymity of the screen names. But if you feel in the future that something should be shared here you can always take the initiative to ask about that to the people who are putting the project together.

 

Yeah but it's hard to follow as closely as I do Via Chicago. The first time I saw Nichole's post was tonight during the show after people started commenting on it again, it just never appeared for me last week (though every time someone posts that Wilco have a song in a bean commercial, Facebook decides it's really important I see it!!). Was it ever pinned to the top?

Sure was. And I know Facebook can be frustrating at times but that’s just the way it works.

Cool for everyone that got to be in the video. I wish the invitation was shared over here too! 

You’re in the Shot in the Arm group too, aren’t you, Kevin?

The Tweedy Show Saturday April 18 Episode 28

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A couple of real surprises in that show for me. First, I’m amazed that Wilco was booked to OPEN for Natalie Merchant. Seems strange. And also, that was an amazing story about Susie getting handpicked to go backstage at an Elvis show. I’ve heard stories of things like that but I’ve never known anybody it really happened to.

maybe i was drunk but i thought Sue gave me a quick shout out last night.

Did she say Tim or Tinnitus?

The Tweedy Show Sunday April 5 Episode 17

 

# Superstition (Stevie Wonder song on the Tweedy’s jukebox)

— Susie takes a poll to see if the show should start at 9 or 9:30 CST?

Spiders (Kidsmoke)

— Jeff to Susie “tell me some more about this guy that gave you notes”

— Susie ponders if they should pick “a client” to talk to. They tried to talk to someone and they weren’t there.

— Molly Sarle joins in

I Have Always Been Here Before (Roky Erickson cover sung by Sammy)

— Jeff Garlin joins in

Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

— Susie asks again if they should do 9 or 9:30. Look for a poll on her IG someday soon. Maybe tomorrow.

— All The Young Dudes (Mott The Hoople) opening riff

You Are Not Alone (Mavis Staples cover)

Ripple (The Grateful Dead cover - funny singing by Jeff aborted after a few lines. It sounded like he was trying to sing it like a cowboy)

Ripple (sung by Sammy)

 

Very chatty show tonight with 2 separate call ins.

PLUS, they might shift the show to 9pm CST, so if you’ve been watching it live make sure to check in to see if they changed the time. And it’d be really cool if they chatted with some “clients”.

These recaps are great because it can be really hard to remember which episode something occurred in. I have just a couple of additions/further comments.

 

Jeff talked again about TV Party, the Glenn O’Brien show that ran on public access TV in New York in the late 70s-early 80s, and which Jeff thinks of as the model for The Tweedy Show. It came up in connection with the idea of having viewers call in to the show. He said it often went badly when that happened. He also expressed concern about a “client” showing their junk.

 

The conversation with Jeff Garlin was pure gold. They went deep fast and it was clear that they’re truly close friends. There was great warmth between Jeff G. and the whole Tweedy family. (Personally, I’d love to see more of the Tweedy’s smart, engaging friends, like Jeff Garlin and Fred Armisen. I love the unscripted, spontaneous conversation.)

 

Jeff played “hot buttered popcorn” on guitar which seemed to please him greatly but got little attention.

The Tweedy Show Friday April 3 Episode 15

 

# Cinnamon (Tommy Roe song on the Tweedy’s jukebox)

— Jeff talks about buying Adam Ants’ Beat My Guest 45

Lean On Me (Bill Withers cover w Sammy on backing vocals)

— Jeff describes Susie to “the clients”

— Jeff talks about Bill Withers, Adam Schlesinger & David Berman

— chat about James Gadson (Bill Withers’ drummer)

— Jeff talks about the piano playing in Lean On Me

— Jeff talks about Jay Farrar & Lean On Me

— Jeff talks about Fake Plastic Trees

Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead cover with Sammy on backing vocals)

Androgynous (The Replacements cover w Sammy singing)

— what’s Wilco’s worst song?

— Jeff’s psychiatrist story

Either Way (w Spencer on “percussion” & “Nels’ solo”)

— what’s your favorite guitar?

Give Back The Key To My Heart (Doug Sahm cover w Spencer on “percussion” /backing vocals & Sammy on backing vocals)

Save It For Me (w Spencer & Sammy)

Boy, these recaps are great. This was far and away the best evening with the Tweedy’s ever. They were clicking on all cylinders, every one of them. Jeff was on fire.

Jeff just tweeted that he’ll be on Kimmel tonight instead of Tuesday. Just a heads up.

I asked the same question over in the SITA FB group, Diane replied he had not. Great tune! I first heard it when Jeff Daniels did it in the final scene of Newsroom (one of my favorite shows).

 

Just to be clear, I think I said as far as I know he hasn’t sung it publicly before. I don’t really know, of course.

Tonight’s “episode” if you can call that was about the most awesome intimate experience with the Tweedy’s that I could ever imagine. It just felt like an evening with the Tweedy’s. Well not exactly a normal evening at home I guess but it felt so real.

This is so civilized. May in front of the Vic is so much more enticing then February in front of the Vic. Thank you Susie! You’ve become so compassionate!

I have the book and it’s definitely a good one. It’s different from Learning How to Die and Sunken Treasure in that it’s more of an encyclopedic reference book, hence the name. I highly recommend it. The author, Daniel Johnson, is a big fan who lives in the Raleigh NC area.

“Grand Finale”

Good lord, what a show!

There’s a fantastic exhibit of the history of First Avenue. Plus Prince. Fantastic complement to Wilco!

Hell of a show in Charlottesville last night.....

- The Glenn jump from the stool right into the beginning of I'm the Man Who Loves You. ...

 

God damn, I love this band.

 

 

A rare NovaCat sighting.... sweet.

 

That Bull Black Nova > Laminated Cat was breathtaking. So intense. And we even got Glenn up on his kit!

I didn’t even feel the cold but I was dressed for it so that no doubt helped. Mikael was sporting a snazzy fuchsia knit cap and Pat wore a muffler or scarf around his neck. They didn’t seem fazed in the slightest.

Well, consulting the VC historical record as original reported by one bbop, at the last Wilco Hill Auditorium show (2015), Wilco didn't deserve the crowd, per Jeff Tweedy. So maybe things are even now?

 

Earlier Jeff had also said something about how the crowd was so nice and how he felt like "we don't deserve you. I wanted to ask if everyone was having a good time, but that seemed too desperate." As I mentioned, I didn't really have much of a sense of the crowd but if I had to guess, it just felt very respectful. 

Hmm, I don’t know. That sounds very much like that well-honed Midwest sarcasm Jeff has alluded to. I don’t think anybody really enjoys a super “respectful” crowd, either the fans or the band.