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Fitting that the show included U.S. Blues at the site of many historic GD shows. However inadvertent that may have been.  

My Morning Jacket

On 9/12/2022 at 8:35 PM, last cigarettes said:

Cortney Barnett! With my 13 year old son (who is a fellow obsessive). For Christmas last year I got tickets for us to see her at the Wang in February, and after band Covid cancellation, venue change, and many months of waiting, we’re finally here. First time seeing her since Solid Sound. 😎

I was there! Love Courtney. Great rocking show. Nice to see you brought your son. My son turned me onto her when Avant Gardner was getting lots of play.  Hope you both enjoyed. 

Courtney Barnett

Sad news indeed. I got the impression from Hood's post that his passing was a surprise. 

I had a fantastic time, yesterday's Isbell>Wilco 1-2 punch to close it out was perfect. Wilco delivered the goods with this about 100 minute festival set. I thought they were right on from the first second until the last. When they started Spiders at 7:55 I was wondering how the heck are they going to do this in 5 minutes, expecting a very abbreviated version. But they just blew past the 8:00 line. Always love being with music friends who are seeing Wilco for the first time.  There were several yesterday, and let's just say they are not missing any more Wilco shows. 

I will be on Martha's Vineyard for Beach Road, but I have extreme FOMO about missing this one. 

The Wild Hearts Tour, with Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen and Julien Baker

Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe

21 hours ago, chisoxjtrain said:

Also Impossible Germany and a scene that plays Spiders in its entirety (really great scene too). 

Watched the first two episodes so far. VC in the first, haven't heard any more Wilco yet. I agree, excellent series. The chef was my favorite character in Shameless. Definitely give this a strong recommendation, even without Wilco in the soundtrack. 

This is freaking amazing to me. I would seriously consider the trip from Boston except I'll be on Martha's Vineyard for Beach Road (WIlco on Sunday). 

I couldn't attend in 2019, so I don't know if this was new this year, Broccoli Man was a great addition to the food court!

On 5/31/2022 at 3:52 PM, tinnitus photography said:

i hope it returns to the June slot... Boston Calling is that same Mem Day weekend and while the lineup has been getting worse, there are still good bands that play and i would like to cover both.

Memorial Day weekend is tough, I missed a wedding for Solid Sound. But ultimately I really liked having SS on a holiday weekend as it gave me the ability for the first time to stay Sunday night and spend a beautiful Monday without worrying about work. 

23 hours ago, tinnitus photography said:

"Love Is The King" seemed to have the most spark due to Jim's lead guitar playing. 

Nels set an incredibly high bar for this song at the Hunter Center with Jeff last year. 

Here's another: Wilco ‘Cruel Country’ Album Review (vulture.com)

21 hours ago, Heart full of holes said:

Not sure if we need a new thread for reviews, but here goes...   I think this one is on the mark for the most part.

https://uproxx.com/indie/wilco-cruel-country-album-review/

Steve Hyden is usually on the mark, and I agree, he is here as well.

We spent parts of Friday and Saturday hiding from the rain, and all-day Sunday hiding from the sun! It was blazing. 

On 5/30/2022 at 8:26 AM, The Inside of Outside said:

I was surprised by how many songs I was surprised that they played (list below). I thought we would get 2-3 that have not been in rotation for a while, but we got many more than that.

 

You Are My Face

Muzzle Of Bees

Hotel Arizona

Either Way

She's A Jar

What Light

Walken

This!

11 hours ago, Madcap said:

If I were there, I would have been pretty annoyed that they repeated 7 CC songs since they just played the entire album the night before. That’s got to be the first time they’ve repeated songs at SS right?  Seems so strange to me.

I was there and wasn't annoyed at all. I'm loving CC, and liked hearing what songs they chose to incorporate in a Wilco show. 

4 minutes ago, remphish1 said:

Hopefully just rain 🥺

Yes, looking at the lightning bolts in tonight's forecast at this point I'll settle for just rain.

Wilco (in the rain, again)

Trey band

From the Pitchfork article: "As the title implies, the album finds Wilco embracing the genre of country music."

46 minutes ago, Madcap said:

So if I want to buy a vinyl copy I'm going to have to essentially purchase the album twice (digital and LP) unless I just wait until the actual record comes out?  Lame.

I'm confused about that. I will definitely want some physical version of the album. I don't want to have to pay twice. There should be some sort of credit if you purchase the pre-sale digital download but there is nothing to that effect on the website

Drive-By Truckers