blue_94_trooper

Plenty of overpriced seats still available.

2008 revenue.

"We're going to have to go all the way back to the Civil War."

Is it still "schweet" when the tickets top out at $350?

Probably Chinese and Brazilian terrorists. They're tricky because they don't wear scarves.

It's as if playing guitar is the furthest thing from his mind. He's ripping off killer, triple-speed rockabilly riffs with the same amount of concentration most of us apply to breathing.

Saw them in Philly last week. It was a rockin' good time. Billy Zoom is still the coolest man alive.

It's not a college station and hasn't been since the mid-70's (I guess you're older than me). They are dependent upon member funding (they get no cash from Penn... only HR services, the building they're in, and some other operational infrastructure type stuff). They have found a niche that enables them to stay solvent by catering to the types of people who are going to support them financially. They can't afford to be experimental. KDU plays a lot of good stuff but most of the time I'd rather go to my iPod than listen to a student DJ mumble on-air. Their signal also isn't very strong. Mo

Have they finished that bridge from Rhode Island to the mainland yet? I'll agree with the Wawa poster, especially their new 100% Columbian. La Colombe in Philly is one of the best roasters around. http://www.lacolombe.com/

I'm an XPN member and fairly active on their boards. No way this would have escaped my notice. If it happened it happened w/o involvement from XPN and completely unnoticed by a large number of Wilco fans on that board. Also, Brandywine Raceway was turned into a shopping center over 10 years ago. btw - KEXP blows XPN's doors off for variety. I support both but stream KEXP at work. John Richards is probably my favorite DJ at the moment. Some of the best at XPN (e.g. Matt Reilly) sit on the bench while Michaela Majoun and Helen Leicht clutter the airwaves.

Speculation that the harpsichord musically provides the same juxtaposition as the debutante college girl partying with the townies.

Is it the cheesy ELP synth?

On first listen I'd say you're correct. Just starting it up again for listen number 2.

http://forums.viachicago.org/index.php?showtopic=35217

Thanks for the heads up. They must have posted that late yesterday or early today. Now to figure out who she is...

Without getting into a discussion about how it's not all that great a song, it's half Lennon.

That would actually be Burt Bachrach.

Any rumors as to who will be opening Wilmington (or Brooklyn)? The shows are still months away but all of the other non-festival shows now have openers listed. Any chance they'll do without?

Fleet Foxes are opening the Salt Lake, Spokane, and Bend Wilco shows.

"Ebony and Ivory"

"Subpoenaed"... not a word you often find repeated in the chorus of a rock&roll song.

He wrote "Silly Love Songs" and you choose to slag him for "Yesterday"?

Elvis Costello, Leonard Cohen, John Hiatt, Smokey Robinson, John Doe, Buddy Holly, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Craig Finn, Paul Westerberg... Songwriters are a dime a dozen.

"Ebony and Ivory"