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It is as good as Summerteeth.

I thought you hate Summerteeth?!

About how long was Glenn's piece in it's entirety?

I didn't time it, but the festival program says it clocks in at 23 minutes.

On the subject of Glenn Kotche, does anyone else remember all the additional percussion instruments he would play, in addition to the drum kit? I well recall being absolutely mesmerized while watching him play all kinds of instruments at the 9:30 Club shows back in 2002. I couldn't dare name them all, but he was adding layer upon layer of percussion that was incredible to see and hear.

There's some info on Glenn's site about his Wilco kit.

Not real ones--I can't find an image of it on the Web, but the singing cricket boxes are widely available in any Chinatown in the country.

I'm going to try to keep this short because I really have no business reporting on this topic.

Last night, the Kronos Quartet premiered an original piece, "Anomaly" (in seven movements), composed by Glenn Kotche. I lack the vocabulary to adequately describe the piece, but as a Wilco fan, I can say that it incorporates a lot of the elements we've heard from Glenn's work, both solo and with Wilco, as well as his other side projects. The piece started off with the quartet using unusual noisemakers, twirling, hitting, or caressing them to coax out the sounds. But as the piece progressed, Glenn joined in, and we heard some more familiar elements: namely, some rock and pop elements, but also a lot of delicate stringwork while Glenn sat back and listened in for his cues. This gross generalization does it no justice, of course, but overall, it was very cool to hear what else Glenn can do outside of the day job. And this work will reportedly make its way to Chicago and New York eventually, so I hope others get to hear it.

Also, this was the first time I've seen Kronos Quartet, and I could see where they earned their stellar reputation. Glenn's work was actually the last piece of a 2-hour set that also featured two other young composers as well as original material and some classics. Not being familiar with jazz, I was most delighted by their cross-genre forays, such as their version of "Marquee Moon" or a Raymond Scott piece that reminded me of all the Bugs Bunny cartoons I've watched over the years. My favorite: a work by John Zorn that required the quartet to mostly swat at the air with their bows.

The fires in San Diego are insanely bad- supposedly worse than the 2003 fires that rained ash on the county for days.

I was just thinking of those fires this morning. This weekend's Bridge School Benefit reminded me of when you came up to SF that weekend for the concert, and we were all so worried when we didn't hear from you right away! Those Santa Ana winds are a major worry with our prolonged summer. I hope everyone makes it out safely.

I pray that no one will have to relive this dark hour.

I remember my friends playing "Love Like Blood" for me in junior high and thinking, "What is this??? And where can I hear some more?"

RIP.

A recording of this is up on dime and trader's den.

I managed to find this on dime (listed as "Dave Rawlings") and am enjoying it now. I couldn't go to this show, but I hope they come back to a certain intimate venue in Los Angeles soon.

"It's Just That Simple" was the unexpected highlight of the show, with John's sweet voice ringing out, Jeff in a zone on bass, and Nels added gorgeous little touches to the song. It was lovely to hear!

The setlist in order:

--Shake It Off

--Shot in Arm

--Side with Seeds

--You Are My Face

--I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

--War on War

--Company in My Back

--Handshake Drugs

--Impossible Germany

--It's Just That Simple

--Jesus, etc.

--Too Far Apart

--Walken

--I'm the Man Who Loves You

--Poor Places --> Spiders

encore 1

--What Light

--Hate It Here

--Hummingbird

--Heavy Metal Drummer

encore 2

--Late Greats

--I'm a Wheel

--Outtasite

Nick Lowe

With that new haircut, Nick Lowe looks like he could be Britt Daniel, 20 years down the road.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Swoon.

I see two cupcake fans.

For the 5th time in 7 years I attended HSB but a first on Friday....Tweedy was just right and by that I mean a perfect bookend to the festival. On the heels of the Greek show it was a nice change to see him solo with his Woody Guthrie guitar just playing to the pines and eucalyptus as the western sun set.

As I understand it, this is only the second year that HSBG has included Friday activities.

I was next to the soundboard for the entire set where I noticed there was a boom mike recording the performance and another twin set of mics on the crowd behind the board. Sound was fantastic where I was, I'm sure something will surface soon.....I Love's Me Some Pecan Pie.

Word has it that those recordings are for Warren Hellman's private library, but I'm hoping something comes down the pipe as well.

I didn't get to see David's set with Gillian in SF this weekend, but we spied him taking in Emmylou's set. Sigh.

Sounds like a great show, by the way.

actually, were someone elses song and acuff done without PA like on his recent solo versions?

Nope, it's a big park, so Jeff was plugged in all night.

This one goes out to bbop:

Soundcheck

--I'm the Man Who Loves You

--When the Roses Bloom Again

--I Want To Be Your Mama Again [edit]

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--Sunken Treasure

--Remember the Mountain Bed

--I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

--Forget the Flowers

--She's a Jar

--Wait Up

--When the Roses Bloom Again

--The Ruling Class

--Someone Else's Song

--Summerteeth

--New Madrid

--Airline to Heaven

--Sky Blue Sky

--Bob Dylan's Beard

--California Stars

--Pecan Pie

--Theologians

--Shot in the Arm

--I'm the Man Who Loves You

encore

--The Thanks I Get

--Passenger Side

--Heavy Metal Drummer

--Acuff Rose

Hope Fergal got you something good--have a great day, Kevin!

Though the double bill is incredibly enticing, the venue in question is a piece of shit.

She's even cuter than this one:

Happy birthday, sweetie!

i hear great things about the live show.

As you should. They're a total blast.

its an added bonus that the show is at the Bowery Ballroom.

Argh! I'm even more jealous now! Enjoy the show and report back.

Plus, it's Vancouver. Who wouldn't jump at every possible chance to go to Vancouver?

!!!

Is there an echo in there?

I hear there should be a couple more Los Angeles dates, but nothing official yet.

can't wait to see them in NYC in Oct.

I am so jealous. I grin like an idiot at their shows.

And Rich, we need to hear that story.

The subject line alone almost made me fall off my chair.

I wish they'd come out west on that mini-tour, but hey, you can't win 'em all. And why choose? You can like both BSP and Brakes.

There's also that random town in Utah or something that Banyan has played.