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Overheard on the way into the first show of Wilco’s much-anticipated, long-delayed It’s Time tour with co-headliners Sleater-Kinney tonight in Spokane: “I’m anxious to see whether Wilco can still rock.” Well, 512 days — just shy of 17 months — since the last time they took the stage together as a band, in Winnipeg, it took all of five songs to confirm that Wilco can indeed still rock. That’s when the band launched into one of the surprises of their first set back — the return of fan-favorite Art Of Almost to the setlist after a lengthy hiatus. And, man, did it sound great to these

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Of interest to no one but us two, the “Say It Plain” song seems to have been listed on the printed setlist as “Universe,” so I guess you were right!

Thanks, guys. I know my readership has dwindled to probably tens of people but they’re quality people!

Yeah, exactly! People who don’t keep track at the show as well can’t be (entirely) trusted! I guess this isn’t a problem for most acts that stick exclusively to their setlists, but we know that’s not true with Jeff/Wilco.

Tim, ditto! Thanks for saying hi. Good to see you.

Is that the Golden Voyager record that went into orbit? If so, yes.* *only seeking a test pressing only, though.

Bwahahahaha … into the void!

We really are just two people talking to each other in a vacuum, aren’t we? 🤣

Sir, yes, sir! (But accuracy is important! Requesting that Wilcoworld not use setlist.fm as resource because often there can be inaccuracies...)

A couple of minor corrections for you, just because I know how much you care about these things... -Eric is Jeff/Wilco's road manager, not the owner of the brewery (though maybe he'd like to be!) -I, the #ShowPony , was actually sitting in the second row. -I think the Liam song is called Next Time Around. He has played it on his own IG live stream shows a few times, but I guess it's either newer and/or didn't make the cut for his forthcoming record (unless it has an obscure title that isn't immediately obvious).

The third and final show of Jeff's (Long) Weekend In New England tour — apologies to Barry Manilow — was billed as "An Intimate Evening With..." at the lovely flagship location of the cultish Tree House Brewing Company, and it was nothing if not that. Not only was the setting itself intimate, with only a few hundred chairs set up in a makeshift amphitheater just off the side of the brewery's main building, but if you were so inclined, you could have tuned into The Tweedy Show live stream that started at basically the same time as doors opened and (virtually) hung out with Jeff and his bandmate

Given that I've been traversing winding, darkened two-lane roads in rainstorms for the past two nights and the fact that originally these two shows were supposed to just be one, I figured I would just combine both shows into one hopefully not-too-long-winded recap. I don't often put multiple shows into the same recap, but then again, I don't recall a situation quite like this one before, either. Anyway, I assume that the handful of people who read these won't care too much... Because of the threat of lightning and heavy rain, the powers-that-be at Mass MoCA made the very late call

Right, that's what I meant...Bataclan. Still can't believe that we were there and what would eventually happen there.

Ah yes, the pogoing Frenchman! Oy. Had forgotten about the courtesy of your donated stub, however. That was from the sadly ill-fated Elysee Montmartre, no? What times we had...

I hope to pay a visit to see this exhibition in person some day…perhaps I can even make a donation?

This is what I’ve been saying!

First off, this is going to be kind of a difficult recap for me to write because of some, ahem, shenanigans that were going on throughout most of the show. I fully admit to being a bit distracted — in the best possible way — so thankfully there wasn't much banter at all to chronicle. Anyway, I'm not going to elaborate, but if you know, you know... This was going to probably be a slightly weird show no matter how you cut it. First off, the band was booked as part of a three-day festival in a minor-league stadium near the outpost of Rockford, IL, between the feel-good 90s vibes of th

Thanks for the report. Just few tiny corrections for you... First off, Love Like A Wire [Diane Izzo]. Also, you forgot World Away as the second song. And the band fully left the stage after Let's Go Rain, so the last three songs (including Don't Let Me Down and Give Back The Key To My Heart — no 'Me' ) were a true encore.

More like bronze...

Did I just get rickrolled?

I was getting nervous, and not because of the "threat" of an Uncle Tupelo deep cut!

Now this isn’t the sort of discussion I expected when I started this thread!