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I can kinda sorta think of a reason. For all the benefits Jeff and Wilco played for Obama leading up his win in '08, it seemed odd that they were completely absent from any of the festivities Inauguration Weekend in Washington. You had a lot of asshats like Jon Bon Jovi and the like. But no Jeff and no Wilco. That bugged me, and I wonder if it bugged Jeff. If I were him, I'd only agree to do a benefit like this if Rahm would work out some sort of accolade for Wilco in return (i.e. playing a White House concert or something shnazzy like that.) I know, political benefits are selfless endeavo

I remember you guys. I took part in some playing and singing, and mayhaps I will bring my own guitar this time out.

Where's the "Like" button on Via Chicago when you need it?

Great request, man. I was the dude at the table to your left. Jeff was damn impressed with that sign / envelope.

Loved hearing Chinese Apple again. Hope that remains a regular in the setlist, such a great song. The Bowery was a lovely little venue. I have nothing to add, really, that dvigs24 didn't already cover.

Jeff wasn't at the show. Great show though. Mavis told a funny story along the lines of her doing a vocal take that sounded just like Tweedy (she learned the song off of his demo) and Jeff came running out of the control room to say "Mavis! Stop! You're singing it like me!" I think it was Only The Lord Knows. I got to shake Mavis's hand(s) last night as she walked off the stage. Sigh.

I definitely plan on it. Of course, every year I say I'm going, and every year a work-related emergency crops up. Try to go though, looks like Wendy, Maureen & Edie are going.

Maybe they could auction off JC Brooks not playing that song. (I personally don't mind it.)

Not sure the LRSes are happening, but he is at least lined up to do the Second City gig in Chicago: http://loudlooppress.com/news/second-city-announces-intital-musical-lineup-for-2010-letters-to-santa/

For those attending actual rallies on Saturday and wanting to set their DVRs, Comedy Central is broadcasting this from 12pm - 3pm. I'll be attending a few rallies that day - one in Grant Park in Chicago from 11am - 2pm, then another rally with some dude named Obama at the University of Chicago at 4:30pm. I don't expect this Obama dude to be nearly as funny as Colbert or Stewart.

Yeah, I agree, although I always saw the noise as being more integral to the lyrics / mood of the song, rather than being used randomly or self-consciously. The noise to me is just another instrument, and whether you use bursts of noise or a pedal steel, either should go towards conveying whatever thoughts or feelings you are trying to communicate and your best bet is to hope that resonates with the listener. To me, most of the noise in Wilco's catalog achieves that with the obvious exception of LTYT, where the noise is both a massive distraction and a bit of a song-ruiner... (and what a beaut

Yes and no. If the band decides to "experiment" with say, Kenny G-esque smooth jazz, it may be entirely new to the band, but not necessarily either experimental in the broader musical spectrum, nor good. (Which isn't to say it would automatically suck either, but it probably would.) Experimentation to me is when a band either does something that is new to a particular genre (introducing pop and noise elements to more familiar country / folk songs on Summerteeth and YHF) or new to popular music in general. The vast majority of things have been done in music, period - indeed, the Beatles thems

Little blurb in Spin. No shocking revelations, outside of the fact that they apparently haven't really done jack shit yet. http://www.spin.com/articles/wilco-prepping-new-album

I can see where you're coming from. But I kinda see that one as being fun. Certainly it's no substitute for the real deal. I just the other day heard a reggae version of Karma Police that kinda worked, too. I guess I don't take these things (sanctity of the "original" versions of songs) too seriously. But some things were just not meant to be. This for example:

Man, Poor Places > Reservations > Misunderstood alone would have made my night, plus REB > I Got You for good measure. Think the Solid Sound and London setlists were accidentally swapped.

Russ is indeed The Man. So great and unexpected hearing that one last weekend.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's....... end.

Perfect weekend, great sharing w/ some old friends and several new ones. I have one regret - I kind of wanted to go see the Big Pink house in Saugerties, NY en route to driving back to the airport in Albany - but that would have required getting up early check-out day, which would have required me to avoid all drunken escapades Sunday night (which happened to be the best night for drunken escapades...) It was a pleasure sharing this with everyone. I heard numerous times from North Adams folks that Wilco fans are the nicest people. Indeed, even the local cops were stunned - there were only tw

I wish the overall lineup wasn't so meh. Outside of Jeff, Neil and Willie, that is.

Kevin (the Dude) Mundelein, IL Little ol' me

It was great seeing everyone and meeting a few new people. Our caravan almost had a road rage story of our own in a mind-numbingly frustrating effort to find a nearby Steak & Shake. What would we be without Google Maps on our phones (and wishful thinking?) The band was stellar as always but I've yet to experience an off night - are they even capable of it?

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Hah! Dreamscape. Another movie that comes to mind is:

Interview w/ Pitchfork: Pitchfork: Another surprising thing about your album is how little drumming is on it. Phil Selway: And the drumming that is on there is mostly by [Wilco's] Glenn Kotche. He's fantastic. He took drum parts and mixed in all these delicate layers which throw things off kilter. For me, if Jonny [Greenwood] played drums, he'd be Glenn. They work in very similar ways. It was a revelation working with Glenn on the material because, in my mind, I hadn't heard any drum parts on these songs at all. If you're working on more of a muted, delicate level, it's very easy to end up