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According this National Radio (NZ) interview with Jeff by Sam Scott (of the very, very good Phoenix Foundation) Wilco will be in the studio this year.

I've never heard the synth sounds on the Stage, but this is how the Clavia website describes the Stage's synth: I imagine you could get some fairly Moog-y sounds out of it.

I'd say it's a mandolin.

You've got it on the money. It's all about the the knobs, the buttons, the LEDs. The old school simplicity. Nord figured out that a lot us don't want menus and LCD screens. They have not only created keyboards that SOUND like classic vintage keyboards, but you can also use them in the same way (ie sit down, and just play them!). In the process they have gone beyond mere emulation and created new and exciting musical instruments with character and funk. I use a Nord Electro 2 73, and love it (as does the band and everyone who hears it). If I didn't have one and was in the market for a n

Nice work. Well done

Go see them if you get a chance. I saw them about 4 or 5 years ago on their home turf in Wellington. Their rhymes were bottomless. The full-length album drops on May 21. It could turn out to be the most musical comedy album ever made. But that is of course is how they've always seen themselves. They started out as a band as they wanted to be in a band - the comedy just followed naturally. The songs, and the musicianship are ridiculously good.

Review in today's paper was pretty much bang-on. The critic, Simon Sweetman (who is fast gaining a reputation as the local critic who is not afraid to speak the brutal truth), prior to the show confessed his concern about the challenge of keeping his profesional objectivity going into the Wilco show (being a big fan, and all), on his blog: http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/blogonthetrac...h-glenn-kotche/ http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/blogonthetrac...-theres-a-waco/ Anyway, he needn't had worried about Wilco not living up to the hype. Here's the review:

Did anyone tape the show, or get any good photos?

Sunken Treasure Company in my back You are my face Side with the Seeds I am Trying to Break Your Heart Hell is Chrome Handshake Drugs Shot in the Arm Reservations Impossible Germany How to fight loneliness California Stars Jesus, etc Walken I'm the man who loves you Hummingbird ----- Late Greats Hate it here Heavy Metal Drummer Red-eyed and blue I got you (at the end of the century) Monday ----- Spiders (Kidsmoke) ----- Wow. Best gig ever. They came on a bit before 9pm and did a good two hours+. No banter until after Impossible Germany, but then it was all on. Jeff was hilarious. He

My pleasure. It's good to share the love.

Interview in today's paper with Mikael: 4 sleeps until the Wellington gig! Boo yeah.

Check it: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?...jectid=10497685 Does anyone know if this story made the print edition? This from Jeff, was encouraging: Encouraging, indeed.

Would you get in a plane flown by this guy?

New Zealand Support Act announced (see http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0803/S00084.htm): Miriam Clancy (performing with her band in Auckland, and solo in Wellington). She

47 Days to go!

According to The Opera House website (http://www.theoperahouse.co.nz/) tickets have been selling well for the Wellington show, with only seats in the gallery now left. Dave563, I agree that front row of the Dress Circle woudl have been a pretty sweet spot (I saw The Phoenix Foundation a couple of years ago in those seats), I'm pretty happy with my seats, seven rows from the front. I think we're pretty lucky that we get to see them in a intimate venue, that has good acoustics, and a bit of style. Only 52 days to go!

Looks like the New Zealand dates are firming up at Wicoworld, with the Wellington venue announced as The Opera House on 24 March. Auckland gets a gig as well, between the Coromandel Bluesfest and Wellington show.

Back to New Zealand.... It looks like Wilco's Auckland appearance is part of the new "Bluesfest" in the Coromandel: http://www.bluesfest.co.nz/ It's an add-on to the Aussie Blues & Roots Festival circuit, that includes the famous Byron Bay Festival. Other first announcement acts include: Buddy Guy, KT Tunstall, Keb Mo, Ian Brown, Midge Marsden, Hollie Smith, Pluto, Little Bushman and The Checks. Tickets go on sale on January 14. I think I'd rather go to a Wilco-only show, and will hold out for more info on the hypothetical Wellington show...

Easter is not in April next year, Good Friday actually falls on 21 March (http://www.ers.dol.govt.nz/holidays_act_2003/dates/2006_9.html). Man that's early. Something to do with the moon, or something. Those crazy pagans.

Back to the Wellington show. I'm hoping that Wilco aren't playing as part of the two day "Rock" festival that's just been announced, which has KISS as headliners (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0711/S00111.htm). That would be wrong. So very wrong.

We'd get truckloads of people along to a Wilco gig in Wellington (we've go to talk it up Dave, talk it up).

I am getting a little anxious now that the Welly venue has been changed to

Dave563, I too was in complete shock when I read down the list of new shows, and saw Welly on the list. The Front Room is an intimate venue for a band like Wilco, which will be great, but we're gonna have to be fast when the tickets go on sale. This will sell-out in no time. I'm ridiculously excited about the prospect.