lazy locomotives

I have to agree on the song choices - totally unexpected...and the camera work on both is stellar...wow. Love both performances, but Laminated is off the charts...

All set with my C-bus tix...some things are meant to work out...

Congrats it's on Ticketmaster before the official Wilco announcement...outdoors...probably general admission then...

Soooooooooo...here's you link, but keep your eyes & ears peeled on the official Wilco website for pre-sale info...

http://www.ticketmas...01&minorcatid=1

Wilco

 

(904)

Lifestyle Communities Pavilion

Columbus, OH

 

Sat, Aug 4, 2012 06:30 PM

 

Onsale to General Public

Start: Fri, 04/20/12 10:00 AM EDT

 

US $45.00 US $45.00 Ticket + US $8.85 Fees =

US $53.85

ok...I gotta calm down here...all the recent show announcements, to a gig, I had conflicts of some sort or another...the best opportunity was Rochester, but that wasn't going to work out because I'm going to be in...wait for it...COLUMBUS, OH. that weekend...is it possible for them to hit C-bus on the way home? I've been looking at their schedule and I know they're heading to Europe about a week later...so any insight from my fellow VCers? late Aug/early Sep may work as well...keepin' my fingers crossed...

Going tonight as well...not sure when the doors open, so we'll have to bundle up! I'm assuming (hoping) it's rather orderly when the doors open for the GA seats? If they're taking any requests, I'd love to hear something like Dash 7, or Should've Been In Love...

absolutely beautiful...thx for posting...

Well, didn't get gold, but we'll be there 3/31!

If I could see McCartney and Wilco in a single night, my head might explode. The universe could implode into itself and I'd be a happy man.

Wow, we'd love, love, love to be there! How do we get tix?

A skewering of the Grammys, the awards and the show, here in the NY Times:

 

http://www.nytimes.c...tml?_r=1&src=tp

 

Of particular note to me, is the (well deserved in my mind) ripping of the Foo Fighters (sorry to the Foo Fighters fans here):

 

"Also troubling was the domination in the rock categories of Foo Fighters, who took home five awards. In acceptance speeches during both the pretelecast and the main show, the band’s frontman, Dave Grohl, invoked the garage in which it recorded its winning album, “Wasting Light” (Roswell/RCA), and advocated for the “human element” of making music that way, as if no humans were involved in the making of other nominees’ music...Given these choices, the ubiquity of Foo Fighters in award collecting and stage time came as no surprise. The band is dynamics-free and tiresome, not much more than a cover band gone legit, except instead of covering songs (though it does that too, in concert), it covers whole styles, guaranteeing that fans of 1970s hard rock, 1980s hair bands and 1990s post-grunge will all be soothed equally. Its stand-alone performance was middling, and it was also part of the dance-music tragedy, during which it performed the popular Deadmau5 remix of its song “Rope”; its presence came off like baby-sitting.)

Well, for what it's worth, Rolling Stone said that the odds were on Wilco, 8-5 I think. Which is the only thing that got me thinking they might actually take it. Even despite this, though, I thought it was a long shot. You know what? Who cares! Obviously I did last night, but I'm over it now. The boys got to go to the grammys, ride in limos and ogle the boobs and sequins on popstars. Maybe it will all inspire some Hotel Arizona-ish lyrics, or at least give Jeff some good banter material.

I certainly don’t hate Foo Fighters, I’m just indifferent to them, and since this site isn’t called “Via Foo Fighters”, it’s reasonable to expect some snarky post-Grammy comments.

Winning awards is nice, but I don’t look to the Grammys to validate my tastes in music, anyway. Therefore, I applaud Foo Fighter’s win, but will I buy their cd? Nah. I may run to the local library and take it out for a week, tho.

Conversely, I’m more than happy to book a hotel, and drive hundreds of miles to see Wilco…I buy virtually anything they put out, and truly love this band, and always will. I’m certainly not alone.

That kind of fan base doesn’t come from winning Grammys.

Foo Fighters. Meh.

Wow...sitting here watching American Idol (forgive me...the auditions are hilarious)...and the background music over one of the pre-taped bits is "I Might"...am I the only one who caught this?

I probably should have posted this in the "Wilco heard around town" forum, but what the heck...

Wow - you clearly work with idiots. Your beautifully written post resonated with me, so I had to join in. IMHO, Wilco is, hands-down, the most significant, creatively relevant American band of the last 40 years and their legacy is astonishing (including UT).

It may sound like blasphemy to some, but I put Wilco in the same category as The Beatles and have to really clam up in mixed company. The 'evangelical' reference above is very accurate and I usually choose to simply 'enjoy' my passion and share when the subject comes up, but I avoid pushing it. Many people don't even know who they are, and frankly, I prefer it that way - but I'll gladly 'educate' if requested...LOL!

When it comes to music, it's sad, but the vast majority of people really don't get it - the music business knows this and force-feeds pablum (Katy Perry, GaGa, Beiber, Swift, Rihanna, blah blah etc etc ad nauseum) to the point that, most of it all sounds the same.

Wilco is an American treasure and their fans are a rare breed - be proud.

I'm hoping for a Solid Sound 2012 announcement.

You and me both...I started a thread a while back on this issue...when, pray tell, will we hear?

So many highlights and definitely a great show…I also enjoyed hearing the Candyfloss/Standing O/I’m A Wheel closer…that was killer. I particularly liked the syncopated variation on Pot Kettle Black’s steady riff...not sure if that’s a new thing this tour or what. The opener of OSM into Poor Places then AOA is epic and is just astonishing to listen to.

I Must Be High and Passenger Side were very cool to hear, although I would’ve loved to hear them do Should’ve Been In Love or Dash 7 – my personal A.M. favorites.

This was our second time with Nick since October having seen him at The Largo in LA (150-200 seat venue – we were front row center…awesome x 2000) and he’s an absolute treasure to listen to – love the new album.

The Fillmore was an excellent venue – loved the place…

I hear ya...I've got some commitments lining up next summer and I'm really trying to plan around Solid Sound...argh! SS2011 was SUCH a good time (in spite of the rain)...

Been a while since I posted this, so I figured I'd check to see if anyone's heard anything in the last month...

I would be stunned if they weren't nominated for at least Alt Album...Album Of The Year would be well-deserved, tho...

What a great discussion…

One of the things that makes this band so fascinating, are the very touches everyone’s talking about – Wilco is such a detail-oriented band, they make headphone listening imperative.

That said, I may as well dive in with what really is a cursory list – there’s simply too many to mention, but here we go:

From A.M.: The overall hazy, druggy sound of “Should’ve Been In Love”. Awesome. My favorite track on an already impressive 1^st album.

From Being There: In Misunderstood, just before Jeff tees off with the “I wanna thank you all for nothing”, the underlying sounds/noises, which had been building in intensity, start to feverishly oscillate, subtly, yet dramatically, underscoring the pent-up emotion about to spill out. An amazing moment in an amazing song.

From Summerteeth: In Shot In The Arm, the forceful way the entire song shifts to G on the sixth ‘…maybe all I need is a shot in the arm’ - and then , after the last one, how the song slows waaaay down…almost like, well…drugs coursing through a needle into a vein. Wow.

From YHF: In Ashes Of American Flags, as they start the last verse, they introduce a chord not heard at all in the rest of the song (around 3:24)…not sure if it’s a 6^th chord or maj7th, but it’s sole purpose appears to highlight the last verse, ‘… I would like to salute’…beautiful touch.

From AGIB: All the delicate guitar work in Muzzle Of Bees.

From SBS: The back end (3:10 on) of Walken.

From TWL: Around 11:16 in One Sunday Morning, the playful way the song chugs back into gear one last time.

Pissed Jeans and Fucked Up...the 'dad-rock' of 2024.

Any thoughts as to if/when SS2012 will happen?

wow. excellent x 2000. Jesus, I love this band.