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Ha, I requested that for Wellington, so here's hoping and I agree about the too long wait:)

I stand corrected, didn't see Joni before. and I'll add more guys Woody Guthrie Michael Stipe Conner Oberst Grant Lee Phillips

You all have no chicks in your lists :0 Regina Spektor Lisa Hannigan Jess Chambers Feist Leonard Cohen Jeff Buckley Jeff Tweedy Damien Rice Age Pryor Glen Hansard Justin Townes Earle

Hi, Glen was so great! So glad I made the drive, he played for over 3 hours and kicked ass so well worth it. I live on the west coast, mid north island in New Plymouth, we get Womad but nearly everything else I have to drive 4 hours north or south. For Wilco next week I have to drive to Wellington for a show, fly to Auckland for next day's show, fly back to Welly and then drive home. Yay:)

Hey, anyone going to Bluesfest in Byron Bay - make sure you try and catch Glen Hansard as well, I just saw him last night and he kicks ass, hard!

Glen Hansard with The Frames and Lisa Hannigan opening in Auckland! Yay. I nearly missed it though, I saw no promotion at all until I happened to see an in flight magazine on Sunday, show on Wednesday! Luckily I only need a single ticket so I still got third row. I don't know how all the ticket places email me about every shit stadium act coming and neglect to tell me about stuff I've actually bought tickets to before When the Swell Season came to NZ I only found out the week after:/ So here I go tomorrow driving 8 hours round trip for a 2 hour show

I'm going to Wellington and Auckland but doubt I'll have time for drinks first because I'm only getting to each town in time to line up! Be good to see any VCers there though and maybe afterwards. Saw this interview on Wilco Daily http://thedailywilco.tumblr.com/post/44174801787/jeff-tweedy-on-the-interview-show-2-1-13 where Jeff explains the 'Evening with' refers to no opening act, in the case of Sydney because the Symphony practice between soundcheck and the show.

I'm just always surprised at how much Wilco fans here mention The Grateful Dead etc but I hardly ever see mention of Jeff Buckley, I read this whole thread expecting his masterpiece to have come up at least once.

I introduced my cousin recently, she's 24 and now she loves them too. My son tells me I'm spreading a virus though!

A 'perfect' album to me is one of those rare beauties I fall completely in love with and listen to repeatedly for months or years without getting sick of any of it. It not only sounds amazing but is also full of gorgeous inspiring poetical lyrics. I can't believe no-one else here appreciates Jeff Buckley - Grace, in my book the most perfect album ever hands down. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Damien Rice - 9 Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope The Swell Season - Once (yeah it's a soundtrack but a pretty perfect one) Bright Eyes - I'm wide awake It's morning Justin Townes Earle - Nothings

More harmonica!

I'll pass another vote for Justin Townes Earle, saw him for the third time and loved every minute of his performance. Just saw Regina Spektor for the second time in December and she was amazing. I wasn't completely in love with her lastest album until that show, but I was completely awestruck by the beauty, power and strength of her singing - the start of All the rowboats has these huge 'boof-boof' sound effects which I had thought were made by a drum machine or something like that, but no, it's just Regina's own mouth and voice! Haha. Her opener/husband Only Son was pretty good too.

Thanks HEAPS! I just listened to She's a jar and have sore cheeks from smiling so hard lol. Got my GA tickets for Auckland and Welly this morning too:) If I could go to Bluesfest I'd want to catch Glen Hansard as well.

Oh I sooo want that recording!! I didn't think there was one, thats me Jeff talked to about my She's a jar request:) In my pic is one of Glens drumsticks from that show too. Congrats on the good seats.

I'd seen that but not listened, didn't know there was a California Stars version on there. Nice.

Anyone in NY thinking of going to this? http://www.pace.edu/schimmel/justin-townes-earle-spirit-woody-guthrie Wish I could get there, fell in love with JTE when he opened for Wilco in NZ in 2010, have seen him twice since then, both times AWESOME!

Finally back to NZ, I was getting used to the annual visits there for a while so it's been a long wait! I promised myself I would get to Auckland and Wellington on the next tour, only did Welly last time, it's a little tricky since I live slap bang in the middle, but I can justify it since it's two years late:)