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Sound is great but looks like they lost all but the one camera. In the early songs they were switching between cameras including one behind Glen and one near Nels - but from about the fourth number its just the one front-on camera - which missed most of Nels solo in Impossible Germany. Still loving it - GREAT set list. No chat at all so I am guessing they are still on the 11pm curfew.

Here's the link for today's livestream of Wilco at the Sydney Opera House. Concert starts 9.30pm Sydney time which is 6.30am on the US East Coast:

This was definitely some sort of imposed time restriction on the band. I believe it is something to do with Opera Australia's open-air performance of Carmen taking place near the venue. Opera Australia are based at the Opera House and I believe they are using the concert hall for rehersals/preparation before (and possibly after) each performance. When I phoned the Opera House to get the show times earlier in the day the recorded message said the band would be playing without support, coming on at 9.30pm and finishing at 11pm. I've seen lots of shows at the Opera House and never been to

Wow - great news eckythump. Thanks for the heads-up. I was blown away by the audio/visual quality of the recent Neil Finn/Paul Kelly stream from the Opera House so really looking forward to this one. And of course looking forward to seeing the band in person at the Opera House tonight!

UPDATE: I have found two takers for these tickets (via responses from this board). ============================================== I have two spare tickets tomorrow's Wilco show at the Sydney Opera House that I am giving away for free (April 2). These tickets are in the second row. The couple who were coming with my wife and I to the show have had to pull out. I did try and sell the tickets for well under face-value - but given the late notice there were no takers so now I am prepared to give them away for free. I posted this in the 'How to Fight Loneliness' sub-forum - but because

Wilco and Paul Simon - now that's a bad clash but I know where I would have been. I'm seeing them at the Byron Bay Bluesfest this Saturday evening where they are playing an early set on the main stage (6pm). The clash for me is later in the evening - Iggy Pop on one stage, Robert Plant on the other. I'm favouring the Ig-ster at this point!

Keith Carlock absolutely blew me away when I saw him playing with Steely Dan last year. One of the best all round drum performances I've seen. His playing was inspired throughout - but most especially on Aja where he totally nails the famous Steve Gadd drum fills towards the end of the song:

Terrific concert I attended last night at the Sydney Opera House by Kiwi/Aussie song-writing icons Neil Finn and Paul Kelly. The whole thing was streamed live on Youtube and is online for the next 30 days :

Damn that guy could play fast. RIP Alvin Lee.

'Country Disappeared' at the end of recent episode of the weekly US public radio show 'This American Life'. Sounded beautiful and poignant - at the end of a story about Dakota Indians being driven out of Minnesota in the 1860s.

Thanks for that Mahinty. Always enjoy listening to interviews with Jeff. Always thoughtful - never glib.

This guy is bad-ass:

Joe Pernice (Pernice Bros.) and Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) live in Aussie radio studio last week. Doing Go-Betweens cover plus song off their upcoming album.

Joe Pernice (Pernice Bros, Scud Mountain Boys) and Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) playing together tonight as part of the Sydney Arts Festival. Really looking forward to this one.

I hadn't seen this posted before - didn't realize there were were any performances on the night of the Kennedy Center tributes. Surprisingly moving version of the old warhorse by Ann and Nancy Wilson with the added bonus of Jason Bonham on drums. Worth watching for the reaction of Plant, Page and Jones in the box seats - who are clearly moved. ‘Stairway to Heaven’ tribute at Kennedy Center Honors moves Robert Plant to tears http://dangerousminds.net/comments/stairway_to_heaven_tribute_at_kennedy_center_honors_moves_robert_plant_to_t

Them's fighting words! He was my first 'wilko' obsession..

So sad. An amazing character - and one of the finest rythym guitarists ever. The Julian Temple doco on Dr Feelgood 'Oil City Confidential' that came out a couple of years ago is one of the best rock docos I've ever seen - and reminded me how much I love this band.

This amazes me:

Being in the Stones is like being under some magical no-weight-gain spell. Jagger is in ridiculously good shape for his age. But as soon as you leave the band the spell is broken - witness Mick Taylor who looks like a normal 63 year old guy.

Fantastic UK documentary about the history of the single: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R5UUhP-m8E

This from the second night is pretty damn good:

Interesting article by ex Galaxie 500 member Damon Krukowski breaking down the meager royalties currently being paid out to bands by streaming services and what this means for artists today. http://pitchfork.com... 993-the-cloud/

Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter. From guitarist with Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers to defense consultant, including chairing a Congressional Advisory Board on missile defense.

There are two terrific documentaries on the Small Faces out there. ''Small Faces: All Or Nothing 1965 1968'' features 27 complete performances as well as interviews with all and sundry. Stumbled on it on TV one night and was blown away. And there was also a BBC doco released in 2010 narrated by Phil Daniels - at least some of which has been posted on Youtube:

Agreed. And I found this speech by Obama to his supporters the day after the election moving and inspirational.