Heart full of holes

Those kids are absolutely joyous, performing like seasoned pros, although they're just getting started. The show outside Pittsburgh was the first night of their tour and it happened only hours before their record "Restless" was released on John Prine's label. So you can imagine how stoked they were. The bass player, Manoa wore his homemade Nudie suit. Palmyra would fit right in at Solid Sound. Work that kidsmoke magic!

Palmyra

A favorite bistro in Pittsburgh closed last Christmas and, as promised, reopened last week with a new menu, but kept most of the same staff and the same friendly neighborhood vibe. I walked in for brunch today to the strains of Pecan Pie. Sweet indeed!

Schrödinger's president

MJ Lenderman

Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets

Finom

Vampire Weekend

Spoiler alert

Wilco at wonderful Wolf Trap!

That was my first ever Lucero show, so I can't tell you whether it was above or below par, but the table of hardcore fans next to me seemed stoked. There was plenty of banter from Ben Nichols; he hung out in the lobby after the show and talked with several of us and was a good sport shaking hands and posing for photos. All-around great show IMHO.

Lucero

From NPR: Wilco's pop masterpiece Summerteeth was released 25 years ago today. Watch them perform songs from the album in their 2016 Tiny Desk concert. https://www.npr.org/2016/02/22/467676506/wilco-tiny-desk-concert

A pretty nifty look at the thinking behind the last few Wilco albums: https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/wilco-dbpm-records-list?utm_source=notification

Looking forward to seeing some of Joe's friends this Saturday . Hope you all can make it!

It might sound trite, but Joe was truly one of the most kind, warm, generous, funny, thoughtful people I have ever known. He was definitely one of the good guys and I will miss him dearly. Rest in peace, my friend.

If you weren't able to catch Jeff on his book tour, here's a short listen to alleviate the FOMO. https://www.npr.org/2023/11/12/1211267472/wilco-jeff-tweedy-music-songs-religion

Anyone watching the live stream? It's pretty great.

Love your photos Charles. So many great memories. I hope you'll be capturing 2024 for us, too!

93XRT just said a NEW song from Wilco is coming up in a few minutes. We could be on the cusp of something! It's Evicted Cousin to be released Sept 29.

Just Nick (and Los Straitjackets)

My daughter scored tickets for Jeff. She's the only person I know who got any tickets for any of the 44 shows in the lottery. I was able to grab one more for a friend through the exchange on the day of the show, about 2 hours before doors opened.

What did you think? I'm seeing them tonight for thefirst time.

We asked for a setlist immediately afterward and were told "There is no setlist." Was he winging it???? Absolutely amazing set from Mr. Tweedy.