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Both of those are really great! Garth's organ playing has such a wonderful, distinctive sound, and the band w/Jim James do an excellent job with the vocals on Chest Fever - it very much approximates how all those voices blend together to make a wonderful whole in so many songs by The Band. Good stuff!

I know it says this on expectingrain.com, but they most definitely were not.

Pretty great show last night in Bridgeport. I think Colin Linden will be an excellent addition to the band if he sticks around for a while. He definitely looked intent last night and genuinely thrilled at the end of "Watchtower". He seemed to be paying an incredible amount of attention to Dylan's piano-noodling, which he was trying to accentuate with guitar fills. It will be interesting to see how this dynamic develops over time, as at times last night it sounded pretty great. I posted a pretty complete show review in the "After the Show" section if anybody is interested...

Thanks for the kind words! With a much clearer head this morning I went back and edited a bit.

Just got back from the show which was probably the best value I've ever gotten for $68. Very impressed with Ryan Bingham and his band - very country-rock, bluesy (almost Zeppelin-esque on one song near the end of the set), they had a cool sounding fiddle in the band and were very loud, particularly the lead guitarist (at least from where I was standing). Ryan himself plays a pretty mean slide guitar. In my opinion they fit in quite nicely with the "Americanarama" theme. I'm sure Wilco will work him into their set at some point ("California Stars" seems like an obvious easy-entry point). M

With today's weather forecast: "TODAY: Sunny and HOT! Heat index values near 110 with temps in the 90s to near 100. TONIGHT: Muggy and humid with temps in the low 70s." From WTNH 8 (New Haven) and the fact that it's already way too hot at 9:30 AM, I'm not sure how well I would have done standing on the field for 6 hours this afternoon/evening. I'm thinking the move inside will definitely be for the best, even if it sacrifices some of that outdoor, summer festival feel.

Show sounds great so far...wishing I was there on Joe's Field at Mass MoCA, but alas, I made the decision to drive home back to CT last night after the show to see my son's pre-k graduation this morning and my daughter's dance recital this evening...now that they're both in bed, I'm listening and trying to get up the will to drive back up tomorrow morning. If only there was one more Wilco set tomorrow...

To be fair, the Solid Sound website says: "Wilco’s Friday night set at Solid Sound will be comprised exclusively of fan-requested songs, including covers." Which, to me, reads as if it would be a mix of covers and requested originals. Having been there last night, I can definitely say that it was an awesome and unique experience, but to be honest, my attention lagged a bit during songs I didn't know so well, and the stump the band portion of the show was not very entertaining and ate up the amount of time that was probably equivalent to two more songs in the set. I thought Hodgeman's com

Does anybody know if we'll be able to bring in backpacks tonight at Newport? I can't find anything that says they're forbidden, but nothing that says they're allowed either. No rain, no rain, no rain, no rain...

Starting tonight I'll be at Newport, then Mass MoCA and Hartford next week. Can't wait. Hoping for no rain tonight! My last two Wilco experiences were all heavily influenced by rain. I had a ticket for the second night in Central Park last fall, and ended up not going because I had missed a bunch of work that week being sick and couldn't justify standing in the rain and prolonging my illness, then before that Solid Sound 2. I'm bringing my kids tonight (4 & 5). It'll be their first "real" rock show, unless you count The Fresh Beat Band, which I don't, so hopefully all goes well!

Hmmm. At first I thought this was the one, it is fairly similar to the image I have in my head, but I'm not sure this is the video. I'll have to keep looking. It's a cool moment regardless.

Maybe it was Walken. Now I'm really confused!

I could have sworn I saw a video on Youtube a few years ago where the band is doing "Airline to Heaven" and Nels is frantically changing the strings on his lap steel in order to play his part near the end. Jeff is looking over and grinning at him the whole time, and he gets it done just under the wire, and immediately launches into an inspired lap steel solo. I've never been able to find this video again. Am I crazy? Has anybody else seen this video? If it actually exists, can somebody point me to it, as I'd love to see it again. Thanks!

Got 3 in Orchestra C Row D for Hartford! Also picked up some tix for Newport. Here is a link to a detailed seating chart for Mortensen Hall at The Bushnell in Hartford (in case anybody is looking): Mortensen Hall (.pdf file) As Jimmy Conway says to Henry Hill after the Air France heist, "It's gonna be a good summer!"

Does anybody have any idea why these dates are being released at a slow motion trickle? I'm dying to plan a trip to Mass MoCA with my dad and kids! I guess things must be still up in the air a bit after Camden?

It's killing me right now, but I'm bailing on this show. First time since high school that I've had tickets to a show and am not going (and that was because my Dad wouldn't let me go see The Black Crowes on a Sunday night after having seen Tom Petty the night before...school night - he paid my $10 for the ticket and my 3 friends went without me). Have fun everybody - do your best to stay dry and be safe!

Any chance tonight's show gets postponed and/or cancelled? Forecast is calling for pretty heavy rain right through the time of the show. I've had strep throat all week, missed 3 days of work, and am having a tough time justifying standing in the rain tonight (especially after Solid Sound, even though that was certainly worth it). I'm terribly upset about having to miss this show...especially since I've had most of the new album running through my mind these past few weeks... What does everybody think?

I agree as well. It seems that whenever formerly troubled artists begin to mature and start writing up-tempo, major key songs that don't necessarily dwell on the darker side of life...a certain segment of people interprets this as the artist losing their greatness. Others find happier songs to be just as good. Any artist who hangs around long enough is bound to have peaks and valleys. Imagine if there had been a Dylan board in between the release of Blonde On Blonde and Blood On The Tracks? All of this album sounds great to me. I'm loving where this band is going right now, and happy t

I don't think you should ever have to say things like "I am not embarrassed to admit" when it comes to music. If you enjoy the song when you hear it, then it's a good song to you, and really, what else matters?. Music is highly subjective, and tastes change. People shouldn't care about what other people think of their musical taste. As far as You Never Know goes, the thing I don't particularly like about that track is that I feel it's too long and doesn't really do anything in the 4th minute that's not evident in the 1st minute. I like the sound of the song fine, but just would like, say,

I've sold all the tickets. If anything falls through and I end up with extras again, I'll post a new thread.

One ticket has been claimed. 2 left. I would prefer to sell both of them to the same buyer, but please PM me even if you can only use one. Thanks!

I bought 3 tickets during the original pre-sale for NYC 9/22. The second show is much more convenient for me, being on a Friday, and I was fortunate enough to snag 3 tickets during the pre-sale for 9/23. Though I would love to, I can't go both nights, so I need to unload my tickets for 9/22. I paid $46 per ticket x3 ($138.00), $18 for service charges, and another $12 for delivery for a total of $168, or $56 per ticket with fees. I would prefer to sell all three tickets to one buyer, mainly for my own convenience, but will be willing to split them if there are no takers on all 3. If you

From the Wilco website: My take on this is that if you buy tickets in the pre-sale and the general on-sale, under the same name, with the same credit card, then you will void your purchases. This was the same policy that was in place for the Tweedy solo show at the Bowery Ballroom earlier this year. There are no tickets, you show your ID and credit card at the door, and your name is on the list and you go right in. I saw people show up and get turned away because they were not the person who bought the tickets. When I showed my ID and credit card, they asked me who I was bringing in w

I agree with this completely. When I saw Via Chicago live, I was instantly hooked. Neil was a bit of a letdown for me after that (all too short) brilliant Wilco set. Not that Neil didn't rock, he always does, but I remember him meandering off in to a bunch of new songs in the middle of the set, and I got kind of bored and walked around the venue looking for some friends.

I worded that kind of awkwardly, I just meant that the main reason I went, despite NEIL'S high ticket prices (I had just paid $100+ to see him on the first leg of the Chrome Dreams tour the year before), was because Wilco was opening. My run on sentences and continuous use (abuse?) of commas sometimes makes my writing hard to understand.