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A pretty darned long show (22-song main set) for a Saturday night up in the Hudson Valley. The band went on a hair after 8:30 and finished exactly at 11. Everyone seemed to be having a good time, despite the numerous bugs flying about. Jeff asked if anyone had any Deet at one point and someone handed a can of insect repellent up to the stage. Didn't seem to work too well, unfortunately. There was also a barrage of glow sticks thrown up on stage at the start of the second encore, with Jeff encouraging the crowd to bring it on. And for the second straight show, someone on stage had the honor o

I'm otherwise occupied on that date, but I can't stress enough that if you're anywhere even remotely close by, get thee to Largo for this show!

Rampant badassery!

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but in case you aren't, CBGB closed a little while ago so it might be tough to get to a show there. You could go visit the John Varvatos store currently in its location, though.

I would say that it's not as if Yo La Tengo's presence drastically reshaped the song, but it was the perfect number to have them come out on. And their presence -- Ira on electric guitar, Georgia on maracas/shakers and James on, I believe, Mike's Hammond organ -- definitely seemed to ramp up Wilco's intensity. The song had a little more bite to it than usual, at least to these ears. For the first time in a while, Jeff didn't come into the crowd and have someone strum before the first breakdown. Jeff introduced YLT as one of the best bands ever -- I think that's what he said -- and said we ha

Haha, very funny. Totally taken out of context! Anyway, this is really, really dumb but I realized way after the fact that I left my ticket stub -- on the, er, somewhat commemorative ticket stock -- inside my free program, which I abandoned when all hell broke loose at the end. It's not a big deal at all, but if someone happens to have an extra stub or unused ticket or something that they don't want, I'd love to take it off your hands. Let me know. Thanks! (And of course I'd be happy to pay for the postage or whatever.)

Nice photos. I recognize some of the people in your crowd shots...

He was bringing his guitar over to be strummed by someone (or someones) in the crowd just before the first breakdown in Spiders.

Been to a lot of shows. Never seen one cut short by a downpour. Complete setlist: --"The Price Is Right" theme music intro-- Wilco (the song) IATTBYH A Shot in the Arm At Least That's What You Said Bull Black Nova You Are My Face One Wing Handshake Drugs Side With The Seeds Deeper Down Jesus, etc. Sonny Feeling Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again) Via Chicago Impossible Germany Spiders (Kidsmoke) Hummingbird ----------------- I'm The Man Who Loves You (show called due to rain)

Not tremendously familiar with his material, but he played about 40 minutes last night. On around 7:55 and off about 8:35. I know he played Cape Canaveral and closed with Hospital Song. Like I said, not all that familiar with his stuff and haven't heard the new MVB record yet (though I assume a bulk of the set was from that album).

This definitely was a slightly shorter set than usual because of the strict curfew, but you omitted a couple songs from the setlist you posted. Didn't see a printed setlist, so I couldn't say what, if anything, was audibled/left out. And yes, they've played Sonny Feeling a few times now (its live debut goes all the way back to last July in Fairbanks, Alaska, fwiw). I'd say there was a decent chance that The Late Greats was also on the printed setlist, though it didn't get played. Anyway, here was the complete setlist for Wolf Trap, as played: Wilco (the song) A Shot in the Arm At Least T

OK.

Correct re: "Everlasting Everything" and "It's Just That Simple," but not "Ashes of American Flags." The latter was played at the infamous Saratoga, CA (Mountain Winery) show, fwiw.

Really, anything? Glad that all my friends who were at the show seemed to have a blast!

Where was Wilco on the day their new record came out? As it turned out, a small town in southern Oregon with a neat little outdoor amphitheater. Early on, Jeff said, "Welcome to our backyard. I mean, your backyard." That was kind of the feel of the show, for better or worse. I was curious whether, on record release day, the band might play a couple more songs from the new album or debut one they haven't played live yet. They wound up playing six songs off Wilco (the album), over half of it, which might be the most in a single show so far. Jeff only made one comment about it being the day o

For now...just the setlist, as played, for the show at "Harvey's Outdoor Arena" (a/k/a a huge, fenced-in section of asphalt): --"The Price is Right" theme music intro-- Wilco (the song) IATTBYH Company In My Back Pot Kettle Black A Shot in the Arm Side With The Seeds Bull Black Nova You Are My Face One Wing Handshake Drugs War on War Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again) Jesus, etc. Impossible Germany Reservations> Spiders (Kidsmoke) Hummingbird ---------------------- California Stars Heavy Metal Drummer Hate It Here Walken I'm The Man Who Loves You ----------------------- Casino Queen>

Here was the setlist, as played, for Berkeley: --"The Price is Right" theme music intro-- Wilco (the song) Muzzle of Bees A Shot in the Arm At Least That's What You Said Bull Black Nova You Are My Face Deeper Down IATTBYH One Wing Radio Cure Impossible Germany California Stars Can't Stand It Jesus, etc. Handshake Drugs Hate It Here Walken I'm The Man Who Loves You --------------------- You Never Know The Late Greats Box Full of Letters Misunderstood> Spiders (Kidsmoke) Hoodoo Voodoo And I have to say, Spencer looked great in tie dye!

I don't think I recall ever seeing as many yahoos up front as at this show. And Jeff openly mocked several of them, making for a pretty humorous evening... Considering the relatively early curfew -- 10:30 pm -- the band actually squeezed in a decent number of songs (though I'm pretty sure there was at least one audible from the printed setlist with Jeff nixing War on War after Cali Stars and going right into Jesus): Wilco (the song) IATTBYH Bull Black Nova Remember the Mountain Bed One Wing Muzzle of Bees A Shot in the Arm At Least That's What You Said Impossible Germany Forget the Flowe

They were Jimmy Vivino, otherwise known as the guitarist for the Tonight Show band/Max Weinberg 7, and Chris Seefried, who is apparently a friend of Vivino's and a singer-songwriter and producer in his own right.

Here was the complete setlist for Night 2 at the Wiltern: Via Chicago Company In My Back Wilco (the song) IATTBYH One Wing A Shot in the Arm Side With The Seeds Bull Black Nova Jesus, etc. Impossible Germany Forget The Flowers Deeper Down California Stars (w/Jonathan Wilson on guitar) Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again) Heavy Metal Drummer A Magazine Called Sunset You Never Know --------------------- Poor Places> Reservations> Spiders (Kidsmoke) --------------------- The Late Greats Hate It Here Walken I'm The Man Who Loves You I'm A Wheel

Jonathan Wilson went on at 8 and played about 45-50 minutes. Wilco was on at 9:15 and played until about 11:35.

I would agree with a lot of that, for sure. It was far from their best show technically, but sometimes that makes for a better (or at least from the audience perspective, more lively) show. Jeff had a few very minor lyric flubs and the sound seemed kind of hit-or-miss at times and Jeff didn't seem entirely comfortable with his equipment for at least the first part of the show. Impossible Germany was looking dire when his SG went out, but Matrix definitely saved the day and Nels' improvisatory genius really paid off and made for a memorable version of that song. It's hard to say re: Deeper Do

Here's the complete setlist for you : ["The Price Is Right" theme music intro] Wilco (the song) IATTBYH Bull Black Nova You Are My Face One Wing A Shot in the Arm Radio Cure Impossible Germany Deeper Down [live full-band debut] Pick Up The Change Can't Stand It Jesus, etc. Hate It Here You Never Know Theologians Walken I'm The Man Who Loves You Hummingbird ---------------------- Passenger Side California Stars Misunderstood>happy birthday to Patrick Sansone outro Spiders (Kidsmoke) ---------------------- [crowd sings happy birthday to Patrick Sansone] Kingpin Monday> Hoodoo Voodoo [w/

Haha, if they didn't do Casino Queen in Vegas, that would have been as bad as the time they played on a landing and didn't play Heavy Metal Drummer. They have seemingly been on top of the local pandering so far on this trip, though (Hotel Arizona in Arizona, a nod to Woody Guthrie in Oklahoma, etc.). Is there any doubt California Stars will be played tonight? But in all seriousness, sounds like it was a fun show. Anytime you get Magazine, that's a positive. How packed was it? Looked like the venue was pretty huge.

I haven't come close to reading this entire post yet, but I just have to say that paragraphs are great things... Glad you had a good time, though. And I admire the enthusiasm.