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I was so psyched to hear the return of the electric spiders. My first show was the sky blue sky show at the Edgefield in 2008 where they finished the night with an amazing Via Chicago -> Spiders that just went on and on and on. Of the five times I've seen them, this was my favorite show so far.

If anyone in the Portland area has a poster from the 2007 Edgefield show and wants to sell it, let me know. It was my first show and I didn't pick it up at the time and they quickly sold out. Would love to get it for sentimental reasons. PM me if you are interested. Thanks.

I don't think he liked them very much

Agreed, such a great show. My fourth one personally and the second at the Schnitz. After seeing the set lists I was so hoping for Sunday->Poor->Art for an opener and got it. Amazing slow burn to start the show. I was absolutely thrilled to hear the acoustic spiders arrangement. In 2007, the Via Chicago->Spiders final encore at the Edgefield gave me chills so I really love the sonic chaos of that song but hearing it stripped down in person (not just a bootleg) was a real treat. Great show, great audience (no talkers or obnoxious drunks near me - three rows in front of the soundbo

Me either. Bums me out because I know it was recorded (assuming nothing happened to it). Oh well...

I was hoping a copy would show by now but I am starting to doubt that it ever will. I did see a mic stand from the first balcony above me at this show but I haven't seen a copy posted anywhere as of yet...

This tour was the the first time I saw them indoors and the first time I had to deal with the Sit or Stand thing. It was the Portland show and has been said in the thread, the crowd just figured it out. I was a bit self-conscious during start of "At least that's what you said" when I was the only one standing around me but I knew that it was going to get LOUD quickly so I didn't stress over it too much. Sit or Stand is not a new thing, I've had to deal with it for about 20 or so years by people who started to act like a concert is a a movie...weird vibe but whatever, I don't let it get in

Anyone seen a recording get posted yet? I saw a mic sticking off the balcony above my seats at the show.

Wow, GREAT shots, thanks for sharing them. Makes me feel like I was closer than I was

It was the first time they played Sunken Treasure in the three shows I've seen in Oregon. Buck & McCaughey played California Stars with them at the 2007 show I saw in Troutdale. Jeff said something about it being a tradition now I thought the set was a good mix of songs myself although I was surprised there were only four from the latest... The backdrop reminded me of sheets of notebook paper pinned to a sheet in odd patterns. Looked MUCH better with the house lights off.

Thanks, was sleepy last night and it's been a while since I'd heard the original...

Great set, started off mellow and slowly built up. It was my third time seeing them, first time indoors. Different vibe but great show: Sunken treasure Mountain bed Hell is chrome Bull black nova You are my face Trying to break your heart One wing Shot in the arm Sides with seeds At least that's what you said Deeper down Jesus etc (made the crowd sing it without him) Impossible Germany Far far away Sonny feeling Hate it here Walkin Man who loves you -end of the main set- Broken arrow California stars (w/ Peter buck & Scott McCaughey) Heavy metal drummer Kingpin I'm a wheel

Thanks for the report. My wife & I went back and forth on making the road trip from Portland or not. Given that it was a Tuesday and I had to work at 6am Wednesday, it was not too feasible so we decided to pass this time around. I'm hoping they swing back through Oregon again next year like they did for the SBS tour.

It is not often that a particular piece of music grabs me right away on my very first listen but that recently happened to me with and artist named Emily Wells. Someone sent me a link to this video on YouTube of Emily performing live and I was amazed at what I saw: It blew me away watching her perform all the mixes and overdubs live by herself and then when I heard her voice it gave me chills. I immediately bought her latest release after seeing that video and was just as impressed with the entire album. It's sort of a combination of Classical, Free form Jazz, Rock and Hip-Hop all mas

The first time I bought a Wilco CD, it was "Being There". It was six years ago on my honeymoon in Yellowstone. I had heard the story of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and picked up "Being There" by mistake because I could not remember the title to YHF. We listened to it and a Towns Van Zandt CD as we drove around Yellowstone for a week. I quickly picked up the rest of catalog & explored Uncle Tupelo & Sun Volt as well. The first time I heard Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, I was intrigued and kept it in rotation for quite a while. It's funny to me that the songs I liked at first are not the ones I