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Fwiw, Jeff Tweedy is just about ready to talk on WNYC's Soundcheck: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2007/06/26 If you miss the live stream, I am sure you can listen to the archive. Enjoy!

I found the Poor Places > Spiders (Kidsmoke) to be a bit of a surprise. Looking back at some setlists from this year, it seems like that is a common segue, but has appeared mostly in encores, not to close the set. Either way, it was the highlight for me.

While there certainly were people heading back and forth for drinks near us, I actually found everyone around me paying attention, singing when asked, and bobbing their heads almost as much as I was. We were on the floor, just left of center, almost in line with the proscenium. I will agree, though, that the energy in Red Bank certainly was better. There was much more enthusiasm Friday night., that is for sure. I just wasn't surrounded by the hipsters as you seemed to be tonight . . .

Another great show this evening. A nice pair with New Jersey, actually. No Theologians or Ashes of American Flags (with the great Nels solo), but we got a Via Chicago and an amazing Poor Places > Spiders (Kidsmoke) to close out the set. That segue was probably the highlight of the night for me -- the drawing out of the end of Poor Places went smoothly into Spiders, which was long and gritty just as I like it. The Impossible Germany and Sky Blue Sky to start the first encore also made me smile. I was quite happy that they mixed up the setlist, even if they were playing the same songs. It

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Wilco 06.22.07 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, New Jersey One Set: Side with the Seeds, You are My Face, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Kamera, Handshake Drugs, Shot In the Arm, Impossible Germany, Sky Blue Sky, Shake It Off, War On War, Jesus etc., Theologians*, Hate It Here, Acuff-Rose** Encore 1: Walken, I'm the Man Who Loves You, Hummingbird, Ashes of American Flags, Spiders (Kidsmoke) Encore 2: California Stars, Heavy Metal Drummer, Late Greats, I'm Always In Love, I'm a Wheel Notes: * false start; Nels wasn't ready ** mic problems after Hate It Here; everyone left the stage, and