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Glad you had a good experience. Florida is weird, though.

Yeah, whoops my bad. That’s what happens when you try and write these things at like 6 a.m. when you have a flight to catch. Will correct.

And here was Waxahatchee's opening set, for anyone who might be interested: 3 Sisters Evil Spawn Ice Cold Can't Do Much Problem With It [Plains] RIght Back To it Crowbar The Wolves Lilacs Tigers Blood Fire

For its final show of this mini-Sunshine State tour within a tour, Wilco returned to relatively familiar territory at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. If it feels like it was just yesterday, that the band performed here with a memorable surprise cameo by Warren Haynes Derek Trucks in the encore, well, it kind of was — in touring time, anyway. That show only happened a little bit over two years ago when Jeff and Co. were promoting Cruel Country, though obviously since then they have released an entire new record and EP. Looking back, The Amp (as it bills itself) has been a pretty common sto

They had three shows (the tour opener in Fairhope, AL, St. Petersburg and the last show of the spring U.S. run in Louisville in a few weeks) that were designated as “Evening With…” shows with Wilco playing two sets. I mean, obviously, if you’re just there for Wilco, then it’s best to have gotten to one of those. But Waxhatchee is pretty popular these days as well, so some people might prefer to catch a set from them as well as a slightly shorter Wilco set.

Jeff has said, a while ago now, that the music for the third Loose Fur record is done, but that it was just a matter of him sitting down and putting lyrics to it. But obviously he has been pretty busy with Wilco and Tweedy band stuff the past few years, so I'm sure that got put on the back burner. Hopefully not for good.

And for anyone interested, here was Waxahatchee's setlist as played: 3 Sisters Evil Spawn Ice Cold Can't Do Much Problem With It [Plains] Right Back To It Crowbar The Wolves Lilacs Six O'Clock News [Kathleen Edwards] Fire

I don’t think I’m going too far out on a limb to suggest that Florida is a weird place and, in my experience, it almost seems to get weirder the further south you get. So with Wilco’s “Sweet And Sour” tour reaching its southernmost U.S. point tonight with a rare stop in Miami Beach — it was the band’s first show in South Florida in nearly 13 years, I believe — I guess I should have expected things to be a little off. Not that the show was a trainwreck or anything, or that even the vast majority of attendees would probably give anything other than a rave review, but I will just say that fr

You Brits have your own personal bears? There’s so much I have left to learn…

Surely there's a song that mentions my fave mysterious British burg, Milton Keynes...

With only three “Evening With…” shows scheduled as part of this spring’s “Sweet And Sour” tour with Waxahatchee, each one must be savored because it’s another chance to hear some songs that Wilco doesn’t always get to play because of time limitations. For tonight’s performance at the cumbersomely named Duke Energy Center For The Arts – Mahaffey Theater, add that it’s the only indoor “Evening With…” show on the run and you had an opportunity for a unique and memorable, well, evening with Wilco. And with more than a quarter century having gone by since the band’s last show in St. Petersburg

Great! You can do the recaps from there since I'm not trekking all the way back out there after flying home to Chicago after the Seattle shows to catch Uncle Neil a short walk from my place. It kind of pains me not to be going to Edmonton since it's a) the last show of the tour; b) the last Wilco show for a while maybe; and c) it's my birthday. Perhaps I'll reconsider, but lines must be drawn somewhere...

Oh yeah, the infamous Tallahatchie Bridge. That's in Mississippi. I believe the most famous musical reference to Tallahassee must be the song Tallahassee Lassie by Freddy Cannon (and also recorded by the Flamin' Groovies and the Rolling Stones, among others).

Me neither!

For anyone interested, here was Waxahatchee's 45-minute opening set as played: 3 Sisters Can't Do Much Problem With It [Plains] Right Back To It Burns Out At Midnight Crowbar The Wolves Hurricane [Plains] Lilacs Six O'Clock News [Kathleen Edwards] Fire