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I'm hopeful there will be new music from the Decemberists.

I didn't watch a lot of new movies in 2022, but I very much enjoyed this one on New Year's Eve.

Merry Christmas, folks! I spent parts of Christmas Eve night and today being lovingly mauled by five dogs (three of which are pictured) and in the company of family and a rotund pig named "Gumbo."

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on Haters, List Makers and Sharing Art You Love

A couple of weekends ago I binge-watched all of the Daniel Craig James Bond movies. Each of them is entertaining. He did the role justice I think.

In no particular order: Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa Wilco - Cruel Country The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field Afghan Whigs - How Do You Burn? Son House - Forever on My Mind Del McCoury Band - Almost Proud Superchunk - Wild Loneliness Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You ETA: Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever

They're always incredible live. I saw them twice during their last American tour, and they were phenomenal. How Robert Smith's voice can possibly be as strong as it was 30 years ago is mind-boggling.

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Connie Smith, Jontavious Willis, and Choctaw Dancers at the grand reopening of the Ellis Theater, which has undergone substantial renovation as part of Marty's planned Congress of Country Music in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

So sorry you couldn't make it. Not trying to rub it in, but October's a great time to visit NOLA. I wasn't dying in the heat while waiting for the doors to open. Next time!

I thought they were set to release multiple albums this year. Haven't heard any recent rumblings about that though.

It was the best run of shows I've ever experienced. The downside is that by Friday night I was so tired I actually have no recollection of Spoon covering John Lennon's "Isolation" during the encore. And I was totally sober. It was an epic week of live music the memories of which I'll always treasure.

Spoon! Again! Best four-night run of shows I may ever enjoy - two nights of Wilco followed by two nights of Spoon.

Bummer. I'm sorry they weren't on top of their game. For me the overly aggressive audience put a damper on their NOLA show.

Spoon

None taken! Since it had been quite a while since they last played in NOLA (and since I was there for the shows this week), I figured I'd do my part and actually contribute something more than posts in the "Live Tonight" or "Now Playing." threads.

Not sure how much I can get out at this point in the night, but here goes. Another great performance tonight. Because they performed a mostly different set of songs, tonight's set was more predictable than night one. There were more fan favorites in tonight's set. Old fans like me always appreciate hearing "Box Full of Letters," "Monday," and "Outtasite (Outta Mind)." And it's always cool to hear John sing "It's Just That Simple." A few nice surprises included songs from Star Wars, Schmilco, and Ode to Joy. And I was happy to again hear more songs from Cruel Country. To me they seem to have mo

I thought the crowd was pretty lively although everyone around me save for one had traveled from out of state for the shows. I was in the front though with people who all seemed very much into the performance. I'll take a little bit subdued over some of the more rowdy and even aggressive crowds I've encountered at shows here recently. At the Afghan Whigs show a week and a half ago people were being dragged out of the venue by security, and it seemed that some people were jonesing for a fight. I vacated my spot near the front at that show because it just wasn't enjoyable. Not because of the ban

Wilco! Again!

It had been one day shot of five years since my last proper Wilco show. I last attended a non-festival performance at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis on October 5, 2017. Last night's show more than made up for the gap in time. In fact it may have been the most energetic Wilco set I've ever witnessed. And I was psyched because they're playing in my backyard (NOLA) for the first time in a while. Local favorites Quintron & Miss Pussycat opened and delivered the goods as usual. It was the first Wilco concert for the woman in front of me. She picked a good one for her first. It was an incredibly

Now that it's after midnight...WILCO! My first proper Wilco show in five years.

Tav Falco & His Panther Burns

The show itself was great, but the venue left a lot to be desired. There are far better places to play in New Orleans. I tried to take a picture of the setlist on the stage, but the stage lighting wouldn't allow for it. Don't think they played "Faded," but they did play a lot of my favorites ("A Line of Shots" sounds incredible live) and closed with the Smiths' "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out." I'm hoping someone will post the setlist on setlist.fm. You're in for a fun evening for sure.

Afghan Whigs

Sweeping Promises. They opened for the Mountain Goats last night in NOLA, and they certainly didn't seem like an opener. I only missed about 10 minutes of the set, but I hate that I missed any of it. Definitely a band to keep an eye on. https://www.stereogum.com/2170938/band-to-watch-sweeping-promises/interviews/band-to-watch/