mariana neri

Ahhhh I thought the festival was in February 2015. o.O

Thanks! I think I convinced him. I will buy the tickets tonight so he can't give up! 

You'll be fine, Mariana. I used to have to make a trip to Phoenix and Scottsdale in August every year. It was usually over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime--sometimes as much as 115--and it was hotter than hell, but like everyone says, drink plenty of water and wear sunscreen.

 

If you haven't been to that part of the United States, you might even fit in a side trip to the Grand Canyon or Sedona--Sedona is closer to Scottsdale. Both of them will take your breath away...in a good way!

Thanks! In fact we'll be in Scottsdale just for a few hours: make check in, go to the show, sleep, wake up, check out and go back to Portland (where we'll stay for a week, after the Solid Sound). A insanity that we just do for a band which we love so much hahahahaha

You guys should go! I believe it's a baseball stadium of some kind, and it's going to be hot (but it's a dry heat)...

It will be freaking hot.  An oven is also dry heat, but it still cooks you.  So does the Arizona sun in summertime.  I've done outdoor shows here in summer, but be prepared to be uncomfortably hot.  Hat, sunscreen, drink lots of water.

Thank you, guys!

We are thinking of buy tickets for Pit seats because it's closer to the stage. That's why I am so afraid of the heat. (I feel stupid like "c'mon you are Brazilian" hahahaha here is hot but it's tropical weather. Arizona is in the desert so I get worried :

I'm trying to convince my husband to go to Scottsdale show since we will still be in USA. The ticket is expensive and I'm a little apprehensive about the heat in summer but it's the only chance I'll have to see one show before return to Brazil (also, I love fireworks). Has anyone ever seen a show there?

I found two videos on Youtube:
 

In the Street >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qeIexgZaTs

Box Full of Letters >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWYrtXYdQM8

New dates >> Presale Wed @ 10am local.

http://wilcoworld.net/#!/shows/

• 11 Jul 2015 / Minneapolis, MN / Basilica Block Party  
• 08 Aug 2015 / Bend, OR / Les Schwab Amphitheater
• 09 Aug 2015 / Troutdale, OR / McMenamins Edgefield
• 12 Aug 2015 / Vancouver, BC / Oprheum Theater  
• 14 Aug 2015 / Missoula, MT / Big Sky Brewing Company  
• 16 Aug 2015 / Ketchum, ID / River Run Lodge  
• 18 Aug 2015 / Salt Lake City, UT / Red Butte Garden

Solid Sound Special Programming announced

http://solidsoundfestival.com/solid-sound-special-programming-announced/

In addition to four stages of live music, a full lineup of comedy plus a museum-full of world-class contemporary art, the Solid Sound Festival has presented audiences with a wide array of diverse, eclectic, non-musical programming since its 2010 inception. 2015 will be no exception, as evidenced by the festival’s just-revealed roster of special programming.

Confirmed list of Solid Sound Special Programming:

Interactive Wilco Timeline – A gallery exhibit featuring historical photographs and memorabilia from Wilco’s 20-year history, with crowd-sourced memorabilia and written recollections from fans.

Make Drums / Play Drums – Festival attendees participate in a prepared drumhead-making session with Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and then perform with Kotche in the world-premiere of a newly-commissioned orchestral piece written by Kotche for D’Addario.

Circus Smirkus – Vermont’s award-winning international circus has been promoting the skills, culture and tradition of the traveling circus since 1987. Festival programming includes The Red Trouser Show by renowned street performance duo David Graham and Tobin Renwick, as well as the presentation of Silent Clowns: A Celebration of Silent Film Comedians with Smirkus Founder Rob Mermin. This laugh-filled film program compares the pantomime styles of the great silent stars with a dazzling array of clips featuring Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Harry Langdon, Harold Lloyd, Keystone Kops, and more. Roving Circus performers will be on the festival grounds throughout the weekend hula hooping, tumbling, juggling and more.

Tanja Hollander’s “Are We Friends” – In 2011 Tanja Alexia Hollander set out to differentiate the real from the virtual by photographing all of her 626 Facebook friends. Since then, she has been traveling internationally, setting up in-person meetings in her friends’ homes to discover the ways in which friendship is defined and how permission is granted into one’s private, yet very public, online life. Along the way, Tanja has collected Post-It notes from communities she has visited answering the question: ‘What is a real friend?” The notes range from the silly to the profound, with the next batch to be collected at Solid Sound. The Post-It notes will be part of Tanja’s 2017 exhibit at MASS MoCA.

Plugged In – Returning to Solid Sound for the fourth time, the very popular kid-friendly rock music program Plugged In focuses on empowering youth to create positive change through music. Kids of all ages and skill levels write and perform a song about a cause important to them.

Naturalist Hikes – Presented by Patagonia and Osprey Packs, festival attendees can participate in two off-site hikes led by Tad Ames, president of Berkshire Natural Resources Council, on a 1.6 mile, high-elevation interpretive walk on the nearby Hoosac Range. Hikers will take in three-state views, ecological interpretation and woodland lore, along an artistically designed trail.

Festivalgoers can visit Patagonia’s custom bio-diesel Worn Wear repair wagon that will be situated on festival grounds through out the weekend and visit Osprey’s tent for all-ages artistic activities. Patagonia and Osprey-sponsored rock-climber Timmy O’Neill will also be on hand to motivate hikers and entertain audiences.

Story Pirates –The nationally respected education and media organization brings its action-packed musical sketch comedy written by kids to Solid Sound for the fourth time.

Alan Lomax Film Series – 2015 is the Alan Lomax centennial. Born in Austin, TX in 1915, Lomax would become the foremost folklorist of the 20th century, documenting, preserving, and promoting traditional music around America and the world over the course of seven decades. This year Solid Sound will screen two Lomax films – Jazz Parades/A Celebration of New Orleans’ music culture and Appalachian Journal, a film where Lomax travels through the hills and hollers of the Southern Appalachians investigating the songs, dances and religious rituals of the Scotch-Irish pioneers who have made the mountains their home for centuries.

Tintypes – Wetplate collodion photographers Jeff Howlett and Chris Morgan from Howlermano Photography will be on hand to offer one-of-a-kind Tintypes to festivalgoers. A tintype is a direct-positive image formed by pure silver deposited onto a black metal plate.

A woman wrote to me offering a property in North Adams for 4 people ($ 200/night).

"The apartment is within easy walking distance (.2 miles) with a view of the MASS MoCA complex. There is one bedroom (double bed) and a sleeping nook (double bed), your own private kitchen and private bathroom, and wifi access as well. "

If someone is interested PM me and I'll give her email

Good luck

https://twitter.com/JeffTweedy/status/586006083916861441

Me too, Donna! )))

Thanks for the help! I'll try the shuttle so my husband wouldn't have to worry about beers and tiredness. 

Good to know  Thanks! 

I finally found a place to stay and booked a room in Williamstown, near Williams College \o/ 

We'll rent a car in NY but I'm wondering what is better drive everyday or take the shuttle? How's parking and traffic coming in/out?

Can't waitttttt!

Ps: Love the art with brazilian colors :B

I hope the reason for taking so long is because they are trying to convince Jim O'Rourke to come from Japan :B

Wilco, Sleater-Kinney, Chance the Rapper Headline Pitchfork Music Festival 2015

http://pitchfork.com/news/58466-wilco-sleater-kinney-chance-the-rapper-headline-pitchfork-music-festival-2015/

The first and only Wilco show in Brazil was in october 2005... almost 10 years ago!!!

But with the brazilian crisis I don't expect they will play here this year 

Eleanor Friedberger will support TWEEDY shows in March. I hope Jeff invites her to the Solid Sound  

We always find something looking to Christoph Green's account on vimeo   >> https://vimeo.com/113542737

or Brendan Canty's account >> https://vimeo.com/114902483

Maybe the album will come out before the Solid Sound? So excited to hear the new songs

Another thing I've done for another festival is to contact local real estate agencies. They may have clients who would be willing to rent for a weekend. That is how I rented a house at Mountain Jam last year.

Good idea! I'll try this! Thank you

I just see Sleater-Kinney on Letterman and thinking exactly the same thing