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Big Thief for me - their second song "Mary" gave me goose-bumps....

Hello all - I am Bill - my wife Elizabeth and I are headed down from Maine - my 5th Solid Sound and her 3rd - camping at Solid Ground - third time in a row.  Also have tickets for the Portland show (July 30th)

Have to say that I really like what I have heard from Big Thief - try the songs "Masterpiece" or "Paul" for starters...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oacUgWXrqwc

*Admin edit: I have tucked in the video for Masterpiece for you. Good stuff!

Masterpiece by Big Thief is a really good record - spent the weekend alternating that and the new Ryan Adams (which is also pretty great).

Being a "local" the other cool thing with Bull Moose is that they will often release the in store performance on CD (not sure about vinyl) - they have done that in the past with Mumford & Sons / Ani DiFranco / Decemberists and others - the release usually coincides with Record Store Day.... 

Was that the show at Maine State Pier? That's one of my fave Wilco shows ever.

That was indeed the show at the pier with Conor Oberst opening - was an awesome show - also saw them in Lowell MA the same week - great show until the rains came...

So excited - got my Portland, ME tickets no problem this morning - sort of a trip down memory lane as the first time I ever saw Wilco was at the State back in '02 - nice to see the full band coming back (last time in Maine was '09) although Jeff solo and Tweedy (the band) have been here since...  HAPPY 

Almost on the road - heading down from Brunswick, Maine

Speaking from experience (living in Maine) New England weather tends to be very fickle / unpredictable this time of year...

Looks like Taj Mahal won't be at Solid Sound - from his website it looks like he has cancelled his June / July dates - too bad - i was looking forward to seeing him personally

For decades Taj Mahal has been committed to giving fans the most of himself through music, both on stage and off. This has been his love and his life and it is with regret that The Maestro finds it necessary, at this time, to take a much needed break from the demands of his constant touring schedule. This brief hiatus will allow the time to re-charge his health and vitality.
Taj promises to be back in August with refreshed and renewed health allowing him to continue his high energy performances well into the future. He hopes that you, his friends and fans, will understand. Taj looks forward to seeing you all as soon as he is back on the road.

Until then, peace and love to you all from The Maestro.

For those who may be attending the Bridgeport CT show it has been moved indoors   - http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Dylan-concert-moving-indoors-4662852.php

Getting ready to pack the car - Brattleboro, VT tonight - Solid Ground tomorrow

Other than the new material which really works live (with one or two exceptions), Handshake Drugs was the highlight of the show - I have seen that performed a number of times but last night both Nels and Pat brought it up to another level entirely...

Venue was great, sound was stellar but the ushers were a tad bit distracting especially as they paraded late arrivals in through Nick Lowe's set...

Same deal here - I called Front Gate yesterday and they said they were having "e-mail glitches" with the Print Pass instructions and told me to wait a week and if I didn't hear anything to call back

So I too logged on right at 10:30 and clicked on the super early bird tickets and after typing in the secret code (Stompbox) I got so excited when checking out that I entered the wrong expiration date on my credit card which promptly rejected - by then the tickets were gone so I "settled" for the $99 ones - not complaining though...

The ever changing forecast is suddenly starting to look better - shaky Friday but better Sat and Sun!!

http://www.weather.com/outlook/events/sports/tenday/USMA0282

After seeing them in Lowell, MA last year any kind of weather would be a step up