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Excellent - thanks for posting!

My friend is making a documentary on the J45 so this was quite hilarious to me. I scrambled to capture the banter for my friend who wasn't there - here's the video:

That would be weird indeed. I guess NY is in the same boat as Chicago where both got the Yankee tour but not yet the CC tour. Some other notable major markets that haven't seen shows/upcoming dates for CC are Austin/Dallas/San Francisco/Seattle. So maybe there is hope for a '23 winter theater tour. I hope so. The CC tour impressed me more than I thought it would.

Well, here's hoping for a Winterlude in '23 - their email that hit my inbox today said the current run is the last set of shows for 2022.

Mt Joy is likely playing 45-60 minutes. They are a big draw not a typical opening act.

Great write-up. Feel like I was there!

Phish (night 2)

Phish

Well, they mostly filled it in this week. Looks like I get to find out who Kamikaze Palm Tree is in Vermont! And then get to see Cactus Blossoms in the Dakotas. Cool.

I Never Needed You Like This Before last night! I watched the free opening song preview live and was expecting the standard 3 minute version. Impressive.

Did it mention the Loose Fur album that has been in the can since the late 2000's?

Most shows don't have announced opening acts. Keep thinking we'll see those soon. Hope we have some good ones this tour. Who are folks hoping to see?

Sincerely, one of the best recaps we've ever had on VC. Thank you for all the tour reportage, bbop

Phish

Jeff and Nels are using their August 26th day off to play with Phil Lesh & Friends in Chicagoland. Interesting. https://www.jambase.com/article/phil-lesh-wilco-philco-sacred-rose-festival-lineup-2022

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I think they taste pretty great - sorta Golden Grahams mixed with Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Eerie! There are either guitars that sound like police sirens or police sirens around the 2 minute mark!

Cruel Country (the song) featured on Starship Casual today!

Excellent

Pitchfork's article has a 'band' pic I haven't seen before - no Mikael though?? https://pitchfork.com/news/wilco-announce-new-album-cruel-country-share-new-song-falling-apart-right-now-listen/

https://www.jambase.com/article/wilco-new-album-cruel-country-single from the ashes alert, but more context from Jeff/band on the release. “there have been elements of Country music in everything we’ve ever done,” frontman and guitarist Jeff Tweedy said. “We’ve never been particularly comfortable with accepting that definition, the idea that I was making Country music. But now, having been around the block a few times, we’re finding it exhilarating to free ourselves within the form, and embrace the simple limitation of calling the music we’re making Country.”

Any word on what's on the new 7inch? I assume the alt take of ITMWLY that is in the Foxtrot X Wilco popup promo picture, but what's on the flippity flop? edit: Wilco posted a pic on instagram. Alt take of War on War.

Same. Well, was supposed to go until I had to isolate myself. Glad they rescheduled to a date I can attend.

True with the slight exception of those that were able to score a copy of Warmer on Record Store Day where it was a stand alone. It's hard not to see the manner of releases like this as a way to boost sales.