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Methinks BV is right.

I went to the show last night in New York--nice job with the promotion, Ronen, by the way--and it was, as always, an interesting night of music. Elliott Sharp opened the show on guitar and laptop (with Nels sitting in at times), followed by some classical pieces by pianist Jenny Lin. Then Glenn played his set of solo percussion pieces. And then Nels and Glenn did their version of Karen Coltrane by Sonic Youth and then all four players did a couple of longer improv pieces as a group. Obviously Elliott and Jenny won't be in Philly tonight, so what I imagine you'll get is about a half-hour of s

From what I could see at tonight's NYC show (before I got kicked out of Webster Hall like literally two minutes after the show was over--that's one reason why I hate that place), they were selling a white one and a light blue one. They were $15 apiece. The one I got had a relatively simple design -- a vintage cowgirl image in which she was holding a lasso sort of over her head that spelled out "Golden Smog." Looked like they might be starting to run low on supplies, though.

We all know (or should) about the brilliance of the Magnolia Electric Co., but I wanted to put in a little plug for Catfish Haven. I've seen them a few times, most recently at the Stereogum show here in NYC last week and they're really good. Hopefully they'll have their backup singers with them down south. As a band, they might have a little improvement to make in terms of stage presence but I think their songs are really good. Sorta soul, sorta rock with a dash of country--hard to categorize but good.

This is from an e-mail I get from a Philly promoter, who's promoting the Glenn/Nels show there next week. It's pretty well-written and it seems like they got pretty fresh quotes from Glenn and Nels, at least some that I hadn't seen before, so I figured I'd post it. Here it is: By now, one expects seasoned musicians like Nels Cline and Glenn Kotche to have it all mapped out. The dudes are winners, right? After all, Cline's discography stretches back to 1979 and drops some pretty heavy names along the decades, from Willie Nelson and Rickie Lee Jones to Thurston Moore and Mike Watt. Kotche ha

I dunno, Heids...I might have to cast a vote for William & Mary for most bleh show. (Of course, I wasn't at Constitution Hall. )

Jen, have an awesome birthday!

Hate to say I told ya so, but... Shows like these are where the "real fans" get screwed in the presale.

scalpers. i bet some show up on eBay before too long. we've seen this before.

Happy happy birthday, Dunja! Sorry if I'm late. I should start keeping an eye out just for birthday threads!

The only tix available now are for the Glenn/Nels, etc., show, or am I missing something?

Of Montreal played at Derek and Jamie's wedding! How awesome is that?

If you look on the Wilcoworld shows page, it says the Wilcoworld presale doesn't start until Sept. 13. Not sure if 9:30 has its own presale, but I don't remember that being the case for previous Wilco shows there.

Thanks a bunch for all the birthday wishes, everyone! I spent it writing a story for class, unfortunately. Also unfortunately, I probably won't see all that many of you on the October tour but I'll probably pop up a couple of places...

I seem to recall Carl Newman giving them a shoutout at Lollapalooza. FWIW.

Love you, Judy...

A little of "It's Business Time," I guess. Just had that kinda feel to it. And thanks for the tip about the NYC shows, U. It's on the calendar.

I caught the show at the Mercury Lounge in NYC tonight and they didn't have any merch for sale either. And their luggage woes continued, apparently--none of their guitars and other gear made it on the flight so they played with borrowed instruments. It was definitely worth checking out. They did the "Tonight's The Night" cover again and "Cunnilingus" reminded me of a Flight of the Conchords song, for those who know who they are.

Here's the setlist for you: What Light IATTBYH Was I (In Your Dreams) New Madrid fragment of an Elizabeth Cotten song (I gave you my money/You called me honey/You thought that was funny/That's why I'm going away) Spiders (Kidsmoke) Summerteeth The Ruling Class Theologians Blasting Fonda Hesitating Beauty *Zamboni Man song (chorus is something like I didn't die/I should be satisfied/I survived/It's good enough for now; not sure what it might be called--maybe Sky Blue Sky) ELT (started and restarted) A Shot in the Arm I'm The Man Who Loves You ---------------------------------- Satan, Your Kin

that's what that particular band has done because i think it's what brought them together in the first place. as far as nels in general, it's all over the map. he's played a ton of his own compositions with various bands that he leads/has led like the nels cline singers and nels cline trio. he also plays in a bunch of other projects with people, like banyan with stephen perkins and mike watt as well as in scott amendola's band and in various projects with carla bozulich, among others. when he plays solo, it's often an improv set. he's also done a few improv shows with jon brion (i know i wou

Although they only got through about 2/3 of Turning Point due to time constraints, I thought they were a lot tighter than at the Empty Bottle last December (I think it was December). Nels said they actually had time to rehearse, so that helps explain it! Besides Nels and Jeff, I think the rhythm section of bassist Nate McBride and drummer Frank Rosaly is really solid and fun to watch. If the little feature in a recent Time Out Chicago is any indication, it sounds like they might record a full performance of Turning Point sometime, which would be great.

Brianne has a nice summary of last night's show in Milwaukee on her blog, but I just wanted to post that, yes, Glenn did actually shave off his mustache onstage while playing finger chimes and with Nels simultaneously laying down some rad guitar grooves. While I can't say that anything quite as surreal will happen at future shows (and considering how long it takes Glenn to grow facial hair, I somehow doubt it ), I encourage as many of you as possible to catch one of their performances when they tour in September. Nels' 45-minute improv set is intense and Glenn is always fun to watch and when

Glad you like it Maud. It was from a conversation that U and I overheard outside the Fillmore the other week on the way to the Gnarls show. Hilarious!

Yeah, considering I didn't have the new one at that point, I wouldn't have been much help in that regard.

I actually caught their NYC show at the Bowery on Monday. The new stuff, to me on first listen, was fairly hit or miss. As in I liked it a lot or just couldn't get into it. The Lovers stuff still sounded awesome, though. Love that record.