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Funny, if true — and I know you knew that straight off! Can't fathom why two separate groups called (nearly) the same thing would record the same song...too many hallucinogens, perhaps.

Oh, Mike Curb. I see those records all the time! Eh, let's not and say we did?

I think maybe those days are over, if they ever were, but maybe not these?

Just for you, mate.

Not sure whether this little recap is kosher, since this benefit show was technically sort of semi-secret, but since there was a professional-looking photographer walking around and people were taking photos and videos with their phones that will probably wind up on social media, I guess I'm going to assume the hosts won't mind a little bit of commentary after the fact... Basically through a series of happy coincidences and helpful people, I got lucky to be able to attend this lovely Sunday afternoon concert by Jeff and Spencer that raised money for a local radio station in southwe

If I'm not mistaken, you Canadians aren't even letting us regular folk from south of the border in yet (unless you're related to a Canadian or have some vital purpose, I guess)...

Lol, I just saw this. Maybe I'll get around to it...someday!

I am extremely out of practice at show recaps and, who knows if anyone even checks good ol' VC anymore, but this was certainly a very pleasant way to spend a late spring/early summer evening. Beautiful weather, especially once the sun retired for the evening; a crowd with a lot of familiar faces; and a slightly reconfigured band whose members were clearly enjoying making music with one other and for a real live audience — all combined for a show that felt almost normal again. Whatever that is. Of course there still being a global pandemic, it wasn't totally normal. After all, we w

I’m pretty sure Jeff said this was “Charlie,” a theme composed by Georges Delerue from the Truffaut film Shoot The Piano Player. Well, he didn’t say all that; he said it was “Shoot The Piano Player: Charlie.” But anyway... And thanks for not mentioning that I got sent to my room for saying “C” word. (Not that one.)

Fwiw, it looks like there are multiple versions of this show floating around. At least one, maybe two, different audience recordings and then the capture of what was broadcast on WXRT radio back in the day (which wasn't the complete show). The latter seems to be the one that has been widely bootlegged, like just about every radio session by a noteworthy band. Anyway, I'm hoping that since this is the "official" release of this show (with Jeff and Jay's authorization, presumably) that they were able to obtain the complete WXRT recording — I'm assuming off the soundboard — and get it mastered fo

I actually haven’t cracked my copy of the vinyl yet, though the warpage is a little disconcerting. But yeah, there was a two-page spread in the magazine with blurbs from Jeff and/or the contributors, so they probably just reproduced that...

Thanks for not mentioning my failure to identify this one...haha. It was a fairly obscure one, but I own it. Lol.

That Royal Oak show they just released today was, in my opinion, the best show of that year. It was a one-off and the band was on fire that night. Fwiw.

Yeah, I had forgotten in the moment that he played "Ian Dury" a handful of times way back in '95. Oops...and thanks for the correction, Donna. Anyway, it appears maybe only four times, though? I found this interesting little post that the Glorious Noise site did about it just over a decade ago now. I remember somebody tried to request it at one of the Vic shows once a while back — or maybe just inquired about it — and Jeff didn't seem too interested in playing it then. Guess pandemic times are good for something! And unfortunately, no further word on that mystery song near the end

Did I miss you at Laurie's? Anyway, I love this project! Classic rock artists would be interesting, but I most enjoyed some of the tracks by younger artists that either attempted a deeper cut, tried to do something different with an arrangement or at least put their own stamp on whatever song they chose. That Parquet Courts mashup, for example...I'm not sure if I like it or if it went overboard, but I admire them for trying something different. I think Jeff has half-jokingly said he liked this project because it showed that at least some younger musicians/bands still like him/Wilco, and I'm no

Jew Matt and Oona in the corner are everything.

Oh, fantastic. I look forward to it! 🤣

Thanks, guys! To quote a line from That Thing You Do!, you are my biggest fan(s). (And it was also great to see some familiar faces in person at the actual show, even if they were behind masks. 😷😷😷) And it’s good to be back on here, even if VC looks different on my phone now! Did this new layout just start today?

Well, it's been a minute since I've been on here — and certainly since I've written one of these — so please forgive the rustiness in advance. Anyway, I'm sure that most everybody who would probably even care about these thoughts either watched the show for themselves via live stream or was there in person so obviously it will be interesting to hear some different perspectives. After months and months of spending virtual evenings with the Tweedy family via The Tweedy Show on Instagram and getting to hear just about all of the songs that would eventually comprise Jeff's forthcoming

Yeah, guess they finally had to scrap the rest of the run. Thankfully I made it back to Chicago and can now just look forward to a couple weeks of record sorting or something, since everything else here seems to be cancelled too.

Just got a message from the Missoula promoter (Logjam Presents) that the Wilma show is now postponed. WTF? Doesn’t seem like the band has acknowledged this yet, at least on their social media. Hmm...

The official word just came down, at least via Twitter (and linked to the same message on Wilcoworld, except the one about the Calgary, Missoula and SLC shows still currently scheduled to go on): Wilco's upcoming tour dates in Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, Las Vegas and California are postponed. Every effort is being made to reschedule dates later in the year and we'll be in touch with more information shortly. Stay tuned to wilcoworld.net for updates. Take care of each other and stay safe. Calgary, Missoula and SLC shows are currently scheduled to go on. https://twitter.com/wilco/sta

Through the end of March, anyway. Seems like they’re gonna try to get the next three in, then reschedule the rest and/or see if LA/Vegas can be salvaged. That’s probably about all they can do. Hopefully some sort of official word is forthcoming ASAP.

It is kind of curious to me that I’ve received e-mails from seemingly every entity under the sun, but yet haven’t heard a peep from either the band or the venues/promoters about shows that seem almost certain to be postponed at the very least...

Well, a Wilco Wednesday in Winnipeg certainly proved to be a worthwhile way to spend an evening — especially when the Canadian audience finally woke up (and wisened up, IMHO) near the end of the main set by getting on its feet, which occurred when a woman's whine to Jeff actually worked. More on that to come, though I don't want to steal too much thunder from our resident VC Winnipegian(?), who should certainly feel free to chime in with his insights. For now, here was the complete setlist as played (there were no changes from the printed list): Bright Leaves Before Us Company In My Back