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EV and Pj, Wilco, and Neil Finn.....what a show that would be! One can dream.....

PJ Harvey ?

How about Neil Finn's question?

Has Olivia gone all four floors on the fireman’s pole yet? - Neil Finn, Crowded House

Tell Neil I never talk about the pole! Ha ha! As Neil knows, I’ve got an adventurous young daughter who’s very rough and tumble. I guess things change as they get older and there’s a restructuring of power in the male/female dynamic. But right now my daughter’s as tough as anyone, male or female, under the age of about 15. The fireman’s pole? It’s a long story. Basically, I started smoking dope after a long period of abstinence, and I had an epiphany. I realised the house I was living in had a couple of connected closets. And after having this nice hit, it occurred to me that you could put a fireman’s pole in this house, connecting all four floors. Three months on, we had one installed. It’s really practical! I do all my songwriting in the basement, so if I’m, upstairs, I just slide down. Otherwise you might stop by the laundry room to wash some clothes and you’ll have missed a couple of songs. So it has paid for itself in songwriting royalties.

It's not all Nels fault that the last 2 albums are pretty lame, but they are the only 2 studio Wilco Albums that he is on.

But he was barely on the last one, since much of it was at Roundhead in NZ, and he wasn't there.

#5 and I could barely make it through John Doe at New Orleans and thats about the best opening act theyve ever had

Got to see the Fleet Foxes open, that wasn't too shabby.

I agree with your points barbkm. Especially point 2. Waiting for general admissions show to open are alot nicer when you make a friend and trade happy hour time beforehand while you are holding a place in line.

There is way too much seriousness around here suddenly....

Lighten up, it's Friday night!

Alright. I'll look into it.

 

Do you get tickets from his website?

That's the only way. There is no way to get scalped tickets, etc. They have their system down.

What time do they film the day's episode?

 

I may be in New York in Septmeber, and if I could make it to one of these tapings, that'd make the trip all the better.

First off, you may already be late for September tickets, so start looking online (best time is early to midmorning eastern time). Also, stuff opens up, but you have to keep checking, and there is always a standby line that you can risk on day of show. Not sure how many of those get in, but I'd definitely be there very early if your going to try that.

The studio opens at 4:30, we were in line about 2:30 (we were serious about getting good seats). Taping was over around 6:30 or so.

Nice stories you guys. I would love to do The Daily Show or The Report someday. When he's ON the first 10-15 minutes of John's show is still my favorite thing on television.

I agree, when he's on, the first segment is unbeatable, even by Colbert.

I went to the Daily Show awhile back when it was in their old studio, like somewhere up on 70th? For some reason I thought it might be where Colbert is now but I don't know why I think that.

 

Anyway, really had a good time. Nice day, took the ferry which is always nice, ate, then went to the taping. Vince Vaughn was the guest. It was fun. We keep meaning to go again but it just never happens.

 

I think I'm going to some interview evening with Colbert later this year but I don't know those details yet.

The Daily Show studios are at 11th Ave and 52nd St. Colbert's studio is Jon's old one, somewhere further north on the west side, so you are right about that.

If you go to the Daily Show, I suggest eating at Taboon afterwards ('Middleterranean food') on 10th, or at Vynl ('cool bathrooms - check out the Cher, Dolly, and Elvis themed ones - really') A local I met nearby while waiting to get in the show clued me in to these places. Both are great Hell's Kitchen neighborhood spots. Jon Oliver was at the bar with us at Taboon having dinner with a friend after the Daily Show taping. I wanted to say hello, but it wasn't the right situation. Still, hearing his classic laugh across the bar was cool.

Funny you should post about this now - earlier tonight my friend told me his story of seeing The Colbert Report live this week. My friend was hit by a car while bicycling recently, and is on crutches. So he got front row seats. Near the end of taping, just before they were coming back to do the final sign-off, Colbert apparently turned and mouthed "What happened!?" to my friend. My friend gestured driving, biking and smash with his hands. Colbert mouthed "That's terrible!" then 3-2-1 and on-air.

It's not hard to picture Colbert doing that with your friend. One day I'd like to see his show as well. Tickets are harder to come by than Jon Stewart, partly due to a smaller studio (I think), and we had a small window of opportunity in NY.

I hate starting new topics. There is so much pressure off the tee around here...

I saw Jon Stewart tape his show in New York in early July. He was a true gentleman; the real deal. The best part was the off the tape question/answer session to start things off. He actually took my question about Sarah Palin, the day before she resigned.

If you are in the NYC area, check it out. Free tickets through his website, but you've got to plan way ahead. Anyone else been there, or up the neighborhood to see Colbert?

and then Jeff and Jay Farrar will regroup and produce the greatest album since Revolver, after Jay goes on the media circuit and outdoes Sarah Palin and Mark Sanford in outspokeness about his excitement about things, and says 'will the media just leave them alone to be great already?'

I remember when AGIB came out, a review said Jeff Tweedy must have taking voice and guitar lessons, based on the quality of the recording. I think it was the New York Times, but I haven't tracked it down.

I gotta be honest... the bandmember I watch the most = Pat Sansone... he's just so cool to watch

Indeed!

 

I was not suggesting this at all -- NC doesn't play commericially viable music on his own. What I was suggesting is that in the context of Wilco music -- which was JT's long before it was ever NC's -- NC is clearly thrilling audiences and putting very significant creative stamps on the songs. Some bandleaders might tire of this, especially when the bandleader is a founder and the other guy is a hired hand. Again, given the band's history, I don't think it was unfair to wonder about this issue. Personally, I hope that this partnership remains intact for many years to come.

Until Nels learns to sing, I don't think either of them have too much to worry about. Now the merger of Porsche and Audi, on the other hand....I see some redundancy there.

Thanks, you reminded me I haven't watch any youtubes of this festival. This is a great song.

But REM lost their balance when Bill Berry left. In addition to being a great songwriter (e.g.: "Perfect Circle") he was the member who with Peter Buck encouraged the band to do things quickly in the studio and who counterbalanced Mike Mills and Michael Stipe's tendency to overwork or overproduce songs.

Peter Buck discusses how much he likes working with Robyn Hitchcock in the DVD 'Sex, Food, Death.... and Insects' (how's that for a title) for the very reason that things happen quickly in the studio. I would guess that's part of what he likes about working with the Minus 5 and his other one off projects as well.

I do think things have improved again with Accelerate. I would bet that the studio time for that went way down from some of the previous albums. We'll see where it goes from here (in a few years, I expect)

Anyone catch The Moondoggies? I'm wondering how they are live (love the album).

They didn't play this, but they are playing the Capitol Hill Block Party on July 25th.

What a day, indeed. Just a brilliantly-organized festival top to bottom, from the lineup to the venue to staff and security (and the beer selection!)... and what a gorgeous day weather-wise. I went in not knowing a whole lot about the "undercard" acts, but enjoyed every last one of them, especially Jessica Lea Mayfield and Justin Townes Earle. I was also expecting to see a full band set from Iron and Wine (which is what we got last time I saw him, at Sasquatch! 2006), but it was just Sam Beam, and he did not disappoint.

 

Of course, above everything, I can't say enough about Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. I was 10-12 feet from the stage during their set, and I was completely transfixed the entire time. What a pair, what brilliant chemistry and musicality... Rawlings' guitar work blew my brains into a million pieces. One of the best shows I've ever seen.

Ah that beer selection. I needed to run it off the next morning. Good cheap food as well.

I was sort of familiar with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, as they were the rest of the band on Robyn Hitchcock's Spooked album, but I didn't realize the talent they bring together. I left a big fan, and have to seek out more of their music. Rawlings guitar was amazing. I really liked Sam Beam's solo set, even though I would have liked to see the whole band. I was recalling seeing them with Calexico, and it would've been nice to see his recent music with drums, etc. Still, I was thinking about Tweedy's solo shows when he played, and how much nerve it takes to pull that off. He did. Jesse Sykes and Phil Wandscher were brilliant as always.

I agree with you about the organization - this was the most relaxed festival I've ever been too. and here I thought I was getting too old for them.

Here are a few photos for you Lodestar:

Jesse Sykes:

Sam Beam:

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings:

Jackson as in Mississippi., not Michael...

Have any of you New Yorkers noticed the difference between David Letterman's and Jon Stewart's home digs? I hope David appreciates it, and Jon is still awesome in his shitty warehouse. (thank you Jon, for taking my question in your preshow warmup last week).

Accelerate kicks ass. Great for the gym,. Horse to Water, LOVE IT.

 

I firmly believe that we'd all me listeing to robots if Peter Buck did not pick up the Rickenback and bring back guitart music in the early 80s.

 

Funny thing is I was just thing the other day that for years, my two favorites were REM and Robyn Hitchcock, and now that's transitioning to Wilco and Andrew Bird. Life changes and goes on.

 

And for the recond, Peter Buck could still get lucky with me. See him lately with Robyn Hitchcock? He is all that.

Accelerate is indeed great for the gym...

Robyn and Peter are a great combo. I've seen them live as the Venus 3 probably 6 times. I just saw that they are on the schedule at the Crocodile for Oct 10 for another visit to Seattle. I am never thrilled with the coming of fall into winter here. That's a bright spot to appreciate when it's October.

What a great festival this turned out to be. We showed up spur of the moment in time for the second band (the all star review). Anyone else there? I'll write a bit more and post a few pics later on today.

Gillian and David's encore cover of Jackson was a highlight.

Reading this thread seems to confirm that i haven't really missed anything. Or have I?

Yes, Peter Buck's great guitars and the playing of them.

According to Wikipedia (always taken with a grain or several of salt):

A nearly-complete collection of the known Dylan recordings has been bootlegged as the 5-CD set The Genuine Basement Tapes, which was later remastered and re-released on the 4-CD bootleg A Tree With Roots. This collection contains 107 songs and alternate takes.^[38] On March 31, 2009, Legacy Records issued a remastered version of the original 1975 Basement Tapes double-album, two compact discs in digipak packaging, reproducing the original liner notes by Marcus but adding no bonus tracks. Neither were there additional essays given the books written on the music contained within, nor corrected instrumental credits for the participants given the additional research in the ensuing decades.