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Pretty standard festival set, but it's always nice to see Hoodoo Voodoo and the Total Pros being there helped punch up the sound (which sounded pretty muted for the first half of the set, at least where I was). I think the band had a bit of misfortune being slotted right between Citizen Cope and Jack Johnson. Seemed like a lot of fans of the latter couldn't wait for Wilco to get off stage, at least judging from the chatter around me. The line "I know you probably hate me/That's okay with me" in Outtasite never seemed more appropriate... Saw most of the guys watching Sharon Jones and the Dap

Charleston didn't get anything...but a good show. Pretty interesting crowd, all in all. I think Jeff was amused by many of the people in the front row. He also spotted Lilac Rain again, mentioning her name in the same interlude as the guy with the SNL shirt. Feels like it was the first show in a long time without A Shot in the Arm. The complete setlist, as follows: Sunken Treasure You Are My Face Side With The Seeds IATTBYH Company In My Back Blood of the Lamb (w/Total Pros horns-clarinet only) Handshake Drugs Impossible Germany Pieholden Suite (w/Total Pros) Forget The Flowers Summer Te

If you're talking about me, then yeah.

One Wing was on the setlist in the first encore, but apparently they decided not to play it. Sorry, Rob! (Great to see you, though!) And Passenger Side was listed as the intended show closer (as a third encore, I think) but I guess they ran out of time.

Maybe you'd get some semi-live entertainment, finally... Mike would definitely make you eggy casseroles.

Well, for one, that might not necessarily be the title (although that's what it's listed as on the setlist). But the chorus is "Sunny feeling's taken away" repeated like four times, so the song has a darker theme to it. It's one of those songs that has a cheery arrangement, but actually sad lyrics. There's also a part that goes something like "I was on my way home from high school/Got stuck at the crossing (?)/The kids are still cruel." When the band played the song at the Anchorage show under a gray sky and amid a steady rain, Jeff commented that the song was about a day like this one.

Fun show, despite steady rain throughout. It was the 12th anniversary celebration for the Moose's Tooth Pub/Pizzeria/Brewing Company (which had excellent pizza, fwiw) and there seemed to be a good-sized crowd despite the horrible weather. The stage was at one end of their parking lot, which made for a pretty interesting scene. As for the show itself, the band changed up their setlist pretty nicely from the Fairbanks show. I'll let others elaborate on Jeff's hidden soccer prowess... Setlist was as follows: Via Chicago Either Way You Are My Face new song-One Wing IATTBYH Company In My Back

The show was outside. We didn't even step foot inside the place which, on the whole, kind of looks like a roadhouse and is right off of the Parks Highway.

Just a quick recap for now. Got out of the show around 10:30 PM and it was still broad daylight. Gotta love Alaska summers. Big news was the debut of two new songs, neither of which was the one played at the recent Obama benefit (I don't think). One Wing was a three-guitar psychedelic jam, while Sunny Feeling was more of a straightforward, yet jaunty pop tune. The setlist: Either Way Company In My Back You Are My Face Side With The Seeds War on War A Shot in the Arm new song-One Wing Jesus, etc. Impossible Germany new song-Sunny Feeling Summerteeth Handshake Drugs Pot Kettle Black Poor P

I told ya, didn't I? I wasn't entirely optimistic with just a few hours to go in the fest, but I'm glad it went to a good home. Hope you cut her a good deal. It is a pretty awesome record.

Cool, Lou...glad you made it.

I gotta give a shout out to my personal favorite Joel tune -- Summer, Highland Falls. I feel like when it comes to ol' Billy, being a New Yorker (or at least having some New York roots) definitely helps...

I knew there would be a Wilco "power trio" incarnation someday! New song...yay!

Ah, thanks Maudie! Figured it must have been, but too comatose from Fourth of July revelry to look for it.

Wow, I didn't know you hang around here Kim... You looked great up there today, even if you flubbed some lyrics. My friend has a crush on you.

Happened to be looking at the Lolla schedule (though I'm not going or anything) and noticed that Jeff is seemingly slotted at the Kidz stage on Day 1--between The Terrible Two's and Tiny Masters of Today: Lolla Day 1 schedule There are no set times listed or anything, so it's not clear whether he's collaborating with someone or doing a set of kids songs or a short solo set or what. Or maybe it's just a misprint. Anyway, I hadn't seen any mention of this yet so I figured I'd at least see if anyone knows what's up.

Yeah, the ridiculousness of gas prices must be keeping some bands off the road (or at least closer to home). It has to be having an effect when gas is almost $5 a gallon some places. Makes me glad I don't have a car right now. And as for not being around here as much, I'm always around. Just can't keep up with your epic pace, Lou. (Nice primer on Chicago, btw.)

Yeah, yeah. Seriously, being able to get to Mallorca would be so so awesome but I don't think it's gonna happen. I was thinking, though, that these Spanish shows might be the closest Wilco/Jeff ever get to playing Africa. If they ever did that, I'd be there for sure.

Yeah, that's kind of what I thought it might be, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for the clarification.

It was just last month, Lou...Well, I guess that is long for me. What can I say? The damn economy is taking its toll on everything, I guess. But I'm planning to be in town for Pitchfork in a couple weeks. (OK, done hijacking the thread. Back to discussion about the awesomeness of the Handsome Family. )

Agreed. Not everyone's thing, but a very underrated band. Jeff did sing backup on a few songs on their Through The Trees record, I'm pretty sure. And of course, Jeff and Rennie collaborated on the great Golden Smog tune "All The Same To Me."

Not sure if I'll be able to make it to your fair city, but I've heard such great things about the Robert Plant/Alison Krauss show that I'd definitely like to check it out.

Totally agree with you on Islip, Joyce. Why do you think I'm in Chicago so often? (Didn't mean to hijack the thread.)

I think I'm going to try to make the NYC date this Sunday, but I wish I could get to the party at the Hideout next week. Sam, you're going, right? Read about it here: Rabbit Factory Southern Soul Revue

It's listed on Wilcoworld: Jeff Tweedy solo dates