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Okebo's setlist was almost right, just switched Jesus and Cali Stars. The correct order was: Hummingbird new song-I'll Fight For You (?) Forget the Flowers Jesus, etc. California Stars The Late Greats War on War The new one wasn't the one Jeff played at his solo shows in Spain last month, based on the YouTube clips I watched. I hesitate to describe a new song after hearing it once -- and in an all-acoustic performance, no less -- but it's definitely got a catchy chorus that starts off the song. (Can that even be properly described as a chorus? I'm not sure.) Anyway, it goes something l

Qui est-ce? (Actually I Googled it, but just wanted to type something en francais so maybe you'd think I was from Quebec or something. ) Glad you and Doug had fun, Judy! PS What'd you think of Everest and/or Death Cab?

Have a happy happy day, Senor Frog! Hope the weather Down Under is mighty fine (is it ever not?).

Seriously? Has it come to this?

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aaahhh, crazy rock tourism. i love it! p.s. jay is the drummer in robert plant and alison krauss' band (at least when i saw them at ACL last weekend), so if they have a full band there, i imagine he will be there.

That is what the Pitchfork article said.

Pronto is great...Go check 'em out! (P.S. To any NYC peeps, is it just me or do you always get confused by Union Pool and Union Hall?)

You sure there isn't any Ratatat merch? Seriously, it was really fun slinging all those T-shirts. Even though I don't live in Chicago, I guess I've been there enough over the years to get to know some of the people in the Chicago music community; to me, there's so much more of a community feel there as opposed to New York. And that's really epitomized by Tim and Katie and the Hideout. So it was great to get to hang and drink for free and see a lot of familiar faces all weekend. Sign me up for next year...

Monotonix fits that description pretty well, too.

Just in case anyone was curious (I didn't feel like starting a whole new thread in After The Show), the setlist for the reunion show last night was: Narcolepsy Don't Change Your Plans (w/four-piece horn section) Mess Magic Hospital Song Army (w/horns) Your Redneck Past Your Most Valuable Possession (Dean Folds on spoken word ) Regrets Jane Lullabye (w/horns) [in other words, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner in its entirety] -------------------------------------- Jackson Cannery Eddie Walker Selfless, Cold and Composed Battle of Who Could Care Less Where's Summer B.? Julianne S

Replacement drummer! All-acoustic set! Who knows?

Unfortunately, I don't think Wilco's playing with Neil at Allstate on Dec. 9 so I guess take that into consideration in relation to ticket prices...

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! Another year older, but not too much wiser I'm afraid...

Unless Jeff somehow slipped in a couple covert songs before the Animal Liberation Orchestra rocked the house ( ), that Rolling Stone account of the show probably should have read Sunday closer or something--although technically that wouldn't have been right either. Anyway, no, Jeff didn't play a solo set.

In the end, it was a fairly typical festival set...albeit one played with a lot of intensity. The highlight for me, and probably a lot of others, was Nels' searing solo on Impossible Germany (which the band had to start three different times). To paraphrase one of my festival cohorts, Nels was seemingly on another planet during that song. Afterward he dedicated it to the late, great Bay Area guitarist John Cipollina. Jeff, in an attempt at a lighthearted aside, had pointed out that Nels had played that great solo while having his pants zipper held together by a safety pin, which Nels briefly s

They only did the song together three times, so I don't know if anyone's posted a recording yet. But last night's version was a really nice one, with both Robin and Josh of the Fleet Foxes (the singer and drummer, respectively) each taking a brief turn on lead vocals before deferring back to Jeff for the "falsetto" part. They hadn't done that at either the Boise or Spokane shows. When it was over, the stage turned into a big lovefest, with all of the Wilcos and Fleet Foxes exchanging numerous hugs. Oh, and prior to I Shall Be Released, the FFs finally delivered some presents to the Wilcos in

You don't even want to know. Maybe someone who got a printed setlist will chime in, but let's just say the show didn't quite go as originally planned.

I had some potatoes in a Bechamel sauce at a Basque restaurant, does that count? As to the show, I honestly think this one will go down as one of my favorites of the year. I'm not necessarily one for outdoor shows, by and large, but as Jeff pointed out, this one had the feel of Wilco playing in someone's back yard. I mean, they essentially played in a gazebo--how great is that? There was a patio-like semi-circle area in front of the stage where people could stand if they wanted; otherwise, they were welcome to set up low-backed chairs and/or blankets fanning out in an arc from where the "p

Thanks for posting those photos. Can't remember the last time Jeff performed in a T-shirt and without a jacket of some sort. Yeah, it sounds a lot like the show I saw last month. I remember him actually singing more, but his keyboard was definitely there for appearance sake because he hardly touched it. Same with a bass guitar that someone put on him for one song. You almost have to see him on stage to really understand the state he seems to be in right now, don't you think Tamala? Bewildered is a good word. I don't think the show I saw had horns, though, so at least you guys got a

Here are my photos from the show on Flickr. A couple pretty decent ones toward the end of the set if I do say so myself.

I have some good pictures that I just uploaded to my computer. Will try to post a couple here, or at least link to my Flickr when I get to where I'm going tonight. Damn, that was a fun show. Nice review, Evonne! All I can say is PUPPETS!

Haha, I love the names of these places when Wilco plays out-of-the-way towns...Moose's Tooth, Mangy Moose. Maybe there could be a moose-themed tour!

Thanks for keeping track of the set, T! Glad to hear you guys had/are having a good time. So Paul Mertens was there, but not the other Total Pros? That's interesting. Cool that you got to hear "Blood of the Lamb." And two encores at a fest? Not bad. Take any pictures? P.S. Glad you guys caught Brian Wilson as well. Did he do Love and Mercy? I'm betting not since he's got a new record coming out, plus people want to hear the hits. I saw him a month ago and it was kind of sad actually because he just sort of seemed very old. He barely played the keyboard he had in front of him, and he seeme

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