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Wondering if anyone got any good photos from the show? My weak digital camera was unsuccessful (though i did get some good videos with it). Thinking of making some album art for the taping. I'd love to see some photos!

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"Archives of each show are posted the Monday following broadcast. Visit the Archive section of the site to browse through them all."

I went to the show @ Roy Wilkins in St. Paul on Friday (Which was, as I've been pointing out , my first Wilco show!) and my parents were up from South Dakota visiting me in the cities. They know I love Wilco and as they were driving home they listened to Prairie Home Companion. My mom texted me to let me know they sounded great .

Just ordered the poster from last night's show at the Kung Fu store. Looks cool

Was my first Wilco show (1st for the 4 friends I went with as well) and it was fantastic. Got there about 45 min before Liam Finn went on and got second row from the stage which was an unbelievable experience. Setlist full of barn burners with a few of the quieter numbers peppered in nicely (which actually helped mask some of the venue's sound limitations). After opening with Wilco (the song) I thought A Shot In The Arm helped set the tone nicely. Energy straight through with Bull Black Nova and You Are My Face (which may be my favorite from SBS). After the dust settled IATTBYH pulled us through through the fog and built beautifully. One wing finished with a lot of power which made for an awesome contrast with the soft opening of ALTWYS. Most of my favorite tracks from the new album were played (Deeper Down, BBN, One Wing, Sonny Feeling) as well as great tracks from A Ghost Is Born (Theologians, ALTWYS, Handshake Drugs, The Late Greats). Jeff was funny throughout and the guys put on a great show. Nels was right in front of me. Ridiculously impressive. I've seen so much Wilco content that I had to stop a couple times and think "Woah, I'm 15 feet from Wilco right now..." . Guitar battle at the end of Hoodoo Voodoo was a highlight as well.

OTHER RANDOM THOUGHTS:

-Nice to see It's Just That Simple played and it got a big response.

-Was waiting for Glenn to jump on his kit at the start of I'm The Man Who Loves You and lo and behold... He has a gong now! Pretty cool.

-Loved every single minute of it. Next up is my second Wilco show the first night in Chicago! I can't wait.

SETLIST:

Wilco (The Song)

A Shot In The Arm

Bull Black Nova

You Are My Face

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

One Wing

At Least That's What You Said

Handshake Drugs

Deeper Down

Impossible Germany

It's Just That Simple

Sonny Feeling

Can't Stand It

Jesus Etc. (Jeff didn't sing until the last verse -- he made us do it instead)

Via Chicago

Spiders

Hummingbird

Encore 1:

The Late Greats

You Never Know (with Liam Finn)

California Stars (with Liam Finn and Gary Louris)

Heavy Metal Drummer

Encore 2:

Theologians

Hate It Here

Walken

I'm The Man Who Loves You

Monday

Hoodoo Voodoo

My first ever Wilco show (and the first for four of my buddies) and it was absolutely wonderful. Got there as early as we could and got second row from the front rail when we arrived! Still hasn't quite hit me that I was just a few feet from Wilco last night. Saw Mikael walking across the street from us in the opposite direction while we were heading around the back of the venue pre-show. I of course wanted to run across the street and say hello, get a picture, etc. but he was with his wife?/girlfriend? and I didn't want to bug him before a show (Did yell out his name after we had walked a little ways though ). Anyway seeing him was cool enough for me . Great setlist. Wish there would have been a few more rarities but hey, I hadn't seen ANY of the songs in person before so they were all rarities for me last night! All I could have hoped for and more.

My 2nd show will be the first night in Chicago and I can't wait!

T-minus 4 hrs until my first Wilco show!!!!

Finally, a thread where I can crack Arrested Development jokes. Now I can share my pop secret with someone.

I love that THAT is how he finds out.

"Oh, here he comes, John Wayne. I'm not gonna cry about ma pa. I'm gonna build me an airport and put ma name on it. Why Michael? So you can fly away from your feelings? Well I'm here to tell you that.... Who the f#*k ate my hard boiled eggs!" (Walks off sadly)

Well I did it. I finally got around to watching arrested development. I had heard of this show on and off and had always considered it a show I "should probably watch soon". A friend recently allowed me to borrow all 3 seasons. I finished the entire series in about 3 days. And I just finished my second run through it. Absolutely hilarious. Cannot say it enough. Let the quotes fly!

I would definitely add Andrew Bird's "Noble Beast" to the list mentioned above. A timeless masterpiece. Well, in one man's opinion.

EDIT: Thought I'd mention a couple more albums I really dig from this year's batch.

Both of these musicians I had heard of previously but had never heard their tunes until recently.

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca: Newcomer to the DP but I love it. Intricate, ironic, intoxicating.

St. Vincent - Actor: Just a fabulous record. Very talented, very beautiful .

One album I am not getting into...

The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You: I had my doubts about this record after hearing the title track and a couple songs of the 3(?) song EP they released from the album. I decided to withhold judgment until I could hear the entire body of work but... just not feeling it. I have been a big Avett Bros. fan for a couple years now and was excited for a new album and hoping they may get a bit more experimental with a little more studio focus but the results confirmed my fears to some degree. A bit of glazed doughnut if you will. The center seems to have been taken out and sugary coating placed over top of it.

I had heard about her a little bit here and there and finally decided to check out the music. I think its wonderful. She is touring with Andrew Bird coming up now it appears (Check them out on Austin City Limits Oct. 28), who I am also a big fan of. Great guitarist, gorgeous vocals, and not to mention very beautiful .

Oh, and she can play a mean Dig A Pony:

http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/St__Vincent_en_direct_de_la_Route_du_Rock/553/

I'll be there with 4 friends. My first Wilco show!

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind"

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http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Soiree_de_poche___Andrew_Bird_et_St__Vincent/660/

Watched this thing a few times now.

The Band - Music From Big Pink

Any chance that they would ever play this live? I hope so..

I was thinking the same thing today (fingers crossed for Chicago).

The more I listen to this the more I love it.

Oh yeah, "Sonny Feeling" is so good.

 

The guitar bit after "Oh maybe it's random how each moment unfolds" is probably Nels' single greatest non-"Impossible Germany" contribution to the band. Maybe it comes in third after the absolutely ridiculous solo he rips off at the end of "California Stars" from one of the residency shows.

Favorites: Deeper Down, One Wing, Bull Black Nova, Sonny Feeling, Dark Neon

Like A Lot: Solitaire, I'll Fight, Country Disappeared, Everlasting Everything

So-So (Its Wilco!): You Never Know, You & I, Wilco (the song)

I like Sonny Feeling a lot. I didn't so much upon first listen but after a few more spins I realized it. While I do like the album a lot I think this is one of the few tracks that has some distinctive, varying sections of instrumentals. The harmonies are beautiful. Big drums, solid key/organ play, and excellent subtle guitar work in the background leading into a raucous ending (I love Jeff's "alright" fading into the overdrive solo).

the Blank could be the willy wonka theme that they used back in 2002

Hopefully!

AGIB is their best record though, so it's not just Jay that's missing.

The play count doesn't lie:

One Wing (43)

Deeper Down (40)

Wilco (the song) (37)

I'll Fight (35)

You Never Know (35)

Bull Black Nova (32)

Country Disappeared (32)

Sonny Feeling (32)

Solitaire (27)

Everlasting Everything (26)

You & I (24)

Dark Neon (20)

Thought Dark Neon would be higher. I think its one of the strongest songs on the list.

Car's Can't Escape

Theologians

Magazine Called Sunset

Blank

That's Not The Issue

Summer Teeth

She's a Jar

California Stars

Pieholden Suite

A Shot In The Arm