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Doug Sahm.

That would be pretty random. I'm thinking no...

I wouldn't hold my breath. NFTS isn't technically a Wilco song, and Venus isn't something the band has ever officially released. There's probably a better chance of hearing Just A Kid or Let's Not Get Carried Away or something like that, I'd think...

Been meaning to chime in on this... If you have any hope of making it to Mart's show on Jan. 3, do what you have to do to get there. Not only is he marvelous and will have a great band playing with him, an all-original set is a rare treat. One of the pleasures of living in the NYC area is getting the chance to see Mart play so often. And Tualla, I'm going to be really sad if your visit happens when I'm not in town. See what you can do about that... (I really will be sad, though.)

I don't get what you're pointing us to, if anything (except that this venue's dressing room for the headlining act apparently has a big hot tub). Are you saying the band is playing this venue, or...what exactly?

Looks like John Doe is listed as opening the Philly and Houston shows, at the very least. Maybe the band will work up an X cover. Yeah, probably not.

I got my passenger window smashed in there after Jeff's solo show a couple of years ago. Nothing got stolen, fortunately. There was apparently some sort of neo-Nazi rally there the next day. Not a great place, in my experience.

Can't believe no one's posted about five nights at the Riv in February yet! :blink On Wilcoworld

Their main set was all originals, though I'm not sure anyone but them and maybe their parents know what the titles are. Their encore was covers of "She Don't Use Jelly" and "Sweet Home Alabama," which are among their "standards." At one point, one of the comedians sitting in the front row yelled out for "Heavy Metal Drummer," which is I guess a little bit of a running joke. Spencer, not missing a beat, looked over with a little smile and said, "Maybe next year." As a band, they definitely have come a long way since their first show at Letters to Santa a few years ago.

Translation, please. For those of us challenged in our knowledge of Canadiana.

If it's the one that Glenn has been doing in most of his solo sets since Mobile came out, it's most likely "Undi

Is that Gary Oldman's brother? I have no leads, but it would be kind of awesome if Will Oldham played at 5 a.m. when the crowd will be down to about seven people.

didn't you know they're living a semi-charmed kind of life? sorry couldn't resist.

Here was the complete setlist for Night 2 in Dublin a.k.a. the last show of the year (War on War wasn't played as previously mentioned, though it might have been on the printed setlist): Via Chicago Either Way You Are My Face Company In My Back IATTBYH Kamera Shake It Off Handshake Drugs Impossible Germany Forget the Flowers Too Far Apart Hate It Here Walken Theologians I'm The Man Who Loves You Hummingbird On and On and On ---------------------------------- Misunderstood Far, Far Away Side With The Seeds A Shot in the Arm ---------------------------------- Jesus, etc. The Late Greats Heavy

For record-keeping purposes, here was the setlist as played: Sunken Treasure Remember the Mountain Bed Muzzle of Bees You Are My Face War on War IATTBYH Pot Kettle Black Handshake Drugs Side With The Seeds Radio Cure Impossible Germany Sky Blue Sky Walken I'm The Man Who Loves You Hummingbird A Shot in the Arm ------------------------------------- Spiders (Kidsmoke) ------------------------------------- California Stars Jesus, etc. Hate It Here Heavy Metal Drummer Red-Eyed and Blue> I Got You (At The End of the Century)> Outta Mind (Outtasite)

Since no one has apparently posted the setlist for this show yet, I guess I'll do the honors: Sunken Treasure You Are My Face War on War IATTBYH Pot Kettle Black Side With The Seeds Shake It Off Handshake Drugs A Shot in the Arm Radio Cure Impossible Germany Sky Blue Sky Too Far Apart Walken I'm The Man Who Loves You Hummingbird ------------------------------ California Stars Jesus, etc. Hate It Here Heavy Metal Drummer ------------------------------ Via Chicago> Spiders (Kidsmoke) It was a somewhat muted show, compared to the other two I went to on this Spanish tour (and I'm sure Barce

I was so busy cringing that I didn't hear the part about getting a life. Duly noted, though. I'll see what I can do. And Dunja, it's a lot cheaper to fly over in November than, say, summer. Hotels are cheaper, too. Wish you could have been here. Now can you do something about that euro-dollar exchange rate?

FYI, Rob, that setlist isn

I dunno. The instruments did work after a bit (and that was hardly the only technical problem all night). It just seems to me like a parody or whatever wouldn't really be in keeping with the respectful spirit of the show, but I could be wrong.

No, it was definitely a bit weird. They kind of had that freak folk, hippieish vibe. I remember that Heath Ledger introduced them as "my friends," but who knows if that's really true?

Yeah, that makes more sense. Once it was announced, I wrote it down that way and admittedly sort of stopped worrying about what song it was. Should have known better. I edited my setlist above--thanks for the heads up.

Nice description by MattZ. The Roots killed -- how did that guy do a flying leap off the stage with his tuba on? -- and there were some other solid performances--MMJ (with Jim James sporting a nice pair of mutton chops.), Yo La Tengo, etc. But definitely a bit of a trainwreck, which almost all tribute shows turn out to be in one way or another. Fun for sure, though. Here was the setlist, as best I could piece it together: -When The Ship Comes In -- Marcus Carl Franklin (w/Joe Henry on acoustic guitar) -? (instrumental) -- Calexico -Goin' To Acapulco -- Jim James (lead vox) and Calexico -S

i was coaxed, yes.

(I am mending, thanks for asking...)

Barring that, I said to Sam that what they really should do is play all their epic-length songs really, really fast on the "short of it" night and then draw all their shorter songs way out for the "long of it" show. Seriously, though, the bottom line is I enjoyed last night's show. Of course I wish some of the song choices had been a little different, but it was the first time they've done this. The thing about this tour is I think the "long" show is going to inevitably become fairly standard because how many of those 8- to 10-minute songs do they really have? Whereas I think the "short" ni