Magnetized

Who would have ever guessed that Portlandia and Fred Armisen would be so polarizing? I doubt this will change anyone's mind, but I dug up this old Artist on Artist video from a long time ago. Jeff is looking particularly fetching with those gigantic pit stains. I think you may have to sign into Myspace to view this. https://myspace.com/artistonartist/video/artist-on-artist-fred-armisen-jeff-tweedy/3425517

That's the fest I was telling her about. I'm going and am really looking forward to it. She's not totally uninterested in it, by the way, but she has work conflicts and also lives in California.

I have a question for you Deadheads. (Your obsessiveness constantly astounds me, by the way. And I should talk!) A friend and I were talking about an upcoming festival that I was thinking she'd be particularly interested in since she was a big Grateful Dead fan for several years running. I mentioned Bob Weir and Ratdog were playing as well as Phil Lesh. The prospect left her cold. She's never felt particularly interested in anyone in the band after Jerry died. Her point was that the Grateful Dead without Jerry was akin to Wilco without Jeff Tweedy. So is there a good sized contingent of fa

I am so with you, sistah! There's a lot to be excited about.

I share your pain. I wish they would figure out some way to do this. I shouldn't complain about where I'm sitting--it's not bad--but I'm just spoiled by the first or second row I can always get at a GA show when I'm prepared to wait in line. That's why I'm not more upset about middling 10th row sets for Baltimore, because I know I can be where I want to be the next night in DC if I just wait it out. And I do believe the weather will be better than the last time I waited in line, in Chicago in February!

Being a little closer to the grim reaper than many of you, and with a buttload of music in my memory and in my iTunes, I could happily live with just what I've heard so far. I would miss discovering new music, but I can't imagine not being able to hear my old favorites again.

The blurb on the Folk Fest website when you click through for Jeff is really cute: Jeff Tweedy Sunday, July 27, 2014Jeff Tweedy, a vital figure in our ever-evolving music scene, brings his engaging solo acoustic performance to this year’s Newport Folk Festival. In addition to his vast song catalog, amassed throughout his 20 year tenure as the leader of Wilco, Tweedy’s collaborations and friendship with Mavis Staples make him an integral part of this year’s lineup. “Have you heard the news? My dear friend, Jeff Tweedy, is coming to Newport to help me celebrate my 25th birthday. Ohhh, did I

I've always wondered if that bit in IATTBYH, where Jeff and Fred are talking about their stock options and swimming pools, is actually taken seriously by anybody. I've heard another Wilco fan saying they hated Fred Armisen in IATTBYH and I wondered if it was that part. I mean, Fred just appears briefly as Fericito (sp?) and then in that bit where they appear to be talking like two douchebags, which is clearly satirical. Maybe it's the same thing as people who want to cancel Colbert for being a racist. Irony, people!

YESSSSS!!!! Now if they just announce Wilco for Lockn my crystal ball will have been proven to be correct!

Ahh, I wasn't aware there was a history. OK, then, you've given him a chance.

I don't really think this would happen, but there was a 2-episode run on Louie (C.K.) about Letterman retiring and Louie being groomed to take over. In that story arc the network was positioning him as the more affordable alternative to Jerry Seinfeld, who was considered the obvious heir apparent. I think one of the best interviewers out there is Marc Maron, but he's probably too volatile and would alienate as many people as he would fascinate.

Oh, I couldn't disagree more about Portlandia. It's one of my favorite things on TV. Actually I don't think this was one of the strongest episodes, but when it's clicking on all cylinders I think it's just brilliant. You should really try at least one more episode, and if you don't like it after that, then maybe it's just not for you. Their kind of humor is very quirky and maybe it's also an acquired taste.

The festivals for me are Newport and Lockn. Really looking forward to Newport, since I haven't been for about 13 years, and the lineup looks so good. Lockn looks to be a little hippie jam band-y for my taste, but it's geographically desirable and they've still got some major announcements to make. The other big shows are Jeff Tweedy in DC and Baltimore and 2 nights of Phish in Portsmouth, VA. Sprinkled in are some other things I'm looking forward to for various reasons The Zombies with Pat Sansone in Charlottesville Aoife O'Donovan Gogol Bordello Kishi Bashi Portugal the Man Ingrid Michae

Well, that was definitely cute. But I want more!

I got two tickets in the presale and only need one. This is center orchestra, row P, seat 107, which is pretty close to the middle, 15 rows back. (Row B is the first row.) I paid $57 including fees and will sell for that. This will be a hard copy ticket, which I can either mail to you when I receive it or bring to you at the show. Send me a PM if interested.

He announced it today and the episode will be airing tonight. He's had a great run and has left as much of a legacy as Johnny Carson, but it's probably time.

I paid $250 for floor seats (center, maybe 10 rows back) for Bruce Springsteen in DC around 2000--the E Street reunion tour, and I paid about the same amount for the Stones in Charlottesville in 2005 or 2006--again, good seats. I have to say, though, that neither one of these shows rivaled earlier shows by both of them way back in the day before they were so huge. There are not many artists I would pay that much to see anymore, and especially not in an enormadome. I'm not counting the living room show. That was by far the most I've ever spent, and it was worth every penny.

I hope you two don't suddenly remember that one time, after last call, when your bleary eyes met across a crowded room, and. . . never mind. That actually almost happened to me once. The new HR director at the company I worked for was talking about his days growing up in Va. Beach, we discovered we were the same age and I was from Norfolk, and after a lot more conversation we found out we had once double dated. Him with his gf, me with my bf, thank god! But small world!

Unless Maya Rudolph is coincidentally appearing on Parks and Rec as well, I think you are referring to Portlandia, which is on this Thursday, 4/4 on IFC. I know. . . it's hard to keep up with Jeff's myriad TV guest shots!

I had to look up QFT too. I think it means "quoted for truth". And I meant hot in the same sense you did, like buzz-y. Visually, they're pretty far from a polished up boy band. They look real and energetic. I hope they're in it for the long run.

Or White Stripes. But I don't think anybody will be confusing them with Stryper for long, if ever. I think their name is just fine, and it's probably too late to change it now anyway. And I totally agree they're hot.

I called the Meyerhoff today and was told that this one will be reserved seating. That was from someone at the box office, though, and sometimes they're wrong.

Thanks for the reminder. I just bought it on demand and am starting to watch it now.

I've never had a problem. Did you get an email confirmation? If you want to be on the super safe side, print that out and bring it with you.

I assume he means Wilco's Facebook page.