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    How do I stop listening to Via Chicago?

    in Just A Fan

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    Best bet is to start saving money and attend as many shows as possible.

    Buy tickets and book airfare and rooms early and often.

    And do your best to compete with presale robots....

     

    Via Chicago's brilliant crescendo is actually best viewed from a good balcony seat. 

    A Wilco Related Live Show

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Since we are using screen names here - Did I see you? (I hate that.)  homme was quite good, considering. I have not seen Tweedy unfortunately so I have nothing to compare it to.  The headliners were well rehearsed or appeared to be (did I say that.) and it hung together very well.

     

    LouieB

    Hey Lou, it was good seeing you at the Hideout. What a great performance. It's hard to say how much of the headliner's performance was rehearsed and what parts might have been improvised. Darin Grey's performance, in particular, was amazing. And quite a bit of his performance would have to be considered avant-garde for a bassist: amazing. To be up close for this show was a real treat. Although being right in front of the stage, we could hardly see most of the rest of the performers due to the amount of equipment on the tiny stage.

     

    Sima Cunningham's Homme project was great. I bought the '45 flexi-disc offered at the merch table. the included digital download is really good to listen to again.

     

    Joe

    Jeff Tweedy — 29 April 2016, Sheboygan, WI (Weill Center for the Performing Arts) [Benefit for The Étude Group Schools]

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Thank you for reporting the setlist, bbop. I,too, was preparing to try to get the setlist correct from the 5th row when I saw you pass by a few rows in front just before showtime. What a fun show and a really nice theater.

     

    Here's a few incidentals as best as I recall:

     

    The first snafu happened right after Jeff was introduced and started playing Via Chicago. Maybe 20 seconds into the opening chords, the house music was still playing some funky MoTown song lightly over the PA. Jeff tried to played through it but obviously it was impossibly distracting. Soo, Jeff walked offstage momentarily and walked back to the mic, greeted the crowd again and restarted Via Chicago. (the funky music had ceased playing). 

     

    There might have been more than one request for Kingpin. Jeff acknowledged Sheboygan would be a great place to perform Kingpin, but didn't think he could do it justice without the band. And went on to suggest Wilco should play Sheboygan soon.

     

    Also, Jeff confessed to terribly flubbing lyrics to Remember The Mountain Bed once in which one lyric was riddled with the word fart more than once. Soo badly he said that it gave the rest of the band pause. But they were able to play through it because they were in Germany and nobody in the crowd caught it!

     

    Jeff had a little bit of fun with Spencer Tweedy towards the end of the regular set asking him if he wanted to join him onstage. Jeff claimed something like, 'He doesn't want to hang out with you guys'. But it was fun that Spencer came out for Give Back The Key To My Heart.

     

    P.S. I could've sworn Richard Thompson walked past me in the lobby before the show. I was wondering if he would make an appearance at some point.

    Wilco fantasy football leauge

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Pretty happy The Cherry Ghosts got up for the win! Great season, I'd like to think my use of the waiver wire was the difference. That, and a lot of teams seem to get neglected mid way through the season. Was fun :)

    Congrats on the 1st place finish. Was a fun season.    :thumbup

    Wilco in 2016

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    got tix for the sheboygan wisconsin show this april 29, 2016....interesting location...anyone else attending?

     

    Sheboygan presale went well. Have tickets and lodging squared away!

     

    "I wanna be your Kingpin

    Living in.... Sheboygan!".

    In an average month how much do you listen to Wilco?

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Easily 20+ hours monthly including solo projects.

     

    My wife and I listen to Jeff solo concerts at least a few times a week as well as Glenn's solo projects a couple times a month. 

    We're hoping that the Vic 2015 Benefit concert makes its way to the Roadcase as we both have our requests played and we'd love to hear that performance again.

     

    Just today, I bought the Audio-Technica turntable LP-120-USB. Ever since, I've been cranking the Kicking Television box set as well as Alpha Mike Foxtrot vinyl often. 

     

    Additionally spinning lately:

     

    The Minus 5 - Scott The Hoople In The Dungeon of Horror

    On Fillmore - Extended Vacation

    Peter Buck - Warzone Earth

    Keith Richards - Crosseyed Heart

    Today

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Congrats!

     

    Congratulations and best wishes to both of you, Joe!

     

    Well done.  you two are great!

    Vince

     

    You are two very lucky people! Have a gorgeous day and a lifetime of love to follow! :wub

     

    You two make a perfect couple, Joe. I'm so happy you found each other.  :hug

     

    Thanks everybody!!  :wave

    Jeff on new Peter Buck album

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Bit of a surprise but Jeff sings the final track on Peter Buck's new album 'Warzone Earth', the song is called 'World Spins Around You'. It's only available on vinyl via mail order and independent record stores, cos that's how Mr Buck rolls these days. Great song too!

     

    I can see this one getting played at Todos Santos Music Festival in January

    Thanks for the heads up about Jeff's lead vocals on the final track. I wonder if Scott McCaughey will have the lead vocal on any tracks? I ordered the vinyl last week, checking the mail everyday now!

     

    Enjoy Todos Santos. This year's lineup is incredible!

    Wilco fantasy football leauge

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I want Glenn as my kicker. 

     

     

    Wait, is that now how this works/

    Sounds about right. Let's go with 4 points scored for field goals over 64 yards and a bonus point with every new NFL record established.

     

    (Limited to 3 new NFL records per game max. and/or field goals up to 100 yards.)

    Star Wars

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    The Loft's recently upgraded mixing board has been referred to as the best gear available in the Industry. Star Wars is Wilco's first release since then. Absolutely better with every listen. Can anybody give insights on the Loft's improvements?

    Star Wars

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Frankly, I've loved every Wilco album. And thank goodness that they are all unique. Star Wars is the next fantastic chapter. And it gets better with every listen.

     

    I agree that Jeff's love for John Lennon's music shines through on Star Wars. And really there's not much better than that!

     

    Wilco sounds perfect on this album!

    Can anybody enlighten me about the newly acquired mixing board recently installed at the Loft? This is their first studio album since the Loft's upgrade, correct?

     

    My favorite Star Wars songs initially...

     

    You Satellite    (Satellite, interestingly enough is another Mopar model like the Nova ... :)  )

    Pickled Ginger

    King of You

    Magnetized

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