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**edit: It feels weird to be waking up and writing this while listening to the horrible news about the Las Vegas shooting. Anytime something like this happens, especially at a concert, it makes you feel especially vulnerable. Obviously condolences to all of the victims and those affected by the tragic events.** Apart from Chicago and San Francisco, Austin is probably the city in which Wilco has performed most regularly over the years and in which it has had some of its most receptive audiences. The vast majority of those shows, maybe all, have taken place at gritty general admission venues l

As long as they're not assless, I'm fine with it (I'll let you find an image of that)! Also, perhaps you'd consider adding this guitar as an accessory...

Oh, there are some funny promo pictures of Mike when he was in Lizard Music! I went to their one-off reunion show at a random bar in New Jersey like 10 years ago. Pretty sure Erik Paparazzi, who was in the original incarnation of Mike's old band Pronto was also in Lizard Music. Anyway, there are a couple recordings out there!

Thanks for reading, man. I appreciate it (to everyone who takes a few minutes to do so)! Hopefully more great stuff to come, but I've been pretty happy with the "nuggets" Jeff builds in each night. Face is a good opener, for sure. Maybe someday we'll even get back to the days when they opened with Hell Is Chrome!

Like I said...you'll have to embrace your inner hippie/cosmic cowboy for that, Herr Tatlock! I, for one, can picture you perfectly in a western-style shirt and a Stetson!

Even after hurtling through the dark West Texas night and getting a few precious hours of shuteye, I'm not entirely sure what to make of the Trans-Pecos Festival of Music+Love. On one hand, it's about the best you could hope for in a festival — picturesque setting, not too crowded, intimate stage setup, nice food and drink (free Topo Chico water! free tequila shot added to sodas by a taco truck!) and plenty of restrooms. Even little quirks like the dog that briefly ran on stage during Hurray For The Riff Raff's set (dogs ran off leash all around) or the use of a giant ladder to adjust the ligh

Thank you, sir.

Just before the end of the main set of Wilco's Texas kickoff show, Jeff thanked the relatively sparse but singularly spirited crowd at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. "What you've lacked in size, you've made up (for) in heart," he said. And with that, the band finished out a performance that won't go down as the best of the tour but was surprisingly enjoyable in its own way, thanks in part to the energy provided by the attendees. It was an audience that had waited more than eight years for Wilco to follow up its lone El Paso performance — in the same theater, which has sort of a civic auditorium

Sorry I missed you. Didn't know you were planning to be there. Re: PKB, I think you're right. He doesn't usually play acoustic on that. I remember thinking that something was different, but then I got excited to hear the song so I forgot about it. Thanks for noting it.

I believe it's implied, yes. #justthefactsmaam

The venue might have been different than the one it usually plays, but once again Wilco delivered a barnburner of a show in a city that has become known for celebrating folk icon Woody Guthrie. With the exception of one show in its earliest days, Wilco (along with Jeff solo and the Tweedy band) has only ever performed at one venue in Tulsa: Cain's Ballroom. So moving down the street to the Brady Theater this time took some getting used to, but once the band settled into its set, it seemed to make itself right at home. The Brady is itself a venerable old room that dates back to 1914 with a ho

Whether it's simply a quirk of scheduling or a deliberate choice, the fact is that Wilco has performed in Kansas City almost like clockwork in recent years. Including tonight's show, the band has played in town each of the past three years, almost exactly at 12-month intervals. Jeff even noted as much, saying "We've come to see you more than about everybody. It's not just because of the barbecue." (pause) "It helps." That familiarity helped breed a certain energy that, along with the venue and the timing (i.e. Saturday night), made for a pretty classic Wilco rock outing. I can't speak for an

Thanks for the report. Was supposed to have been there as well, but had to change my travel plans at the last minute. Would you have been there if it hadn't been Nebraska? How was the crowd, generally speaking? Was there any standing or did people sit the whole time? Looked like a fairly typical outdoor bandshell-type setup. I assume it was all on flat ground (i.e. no incline from front to back)... Looking forward to checking out Creamer tonight! Saw him/them at the Big Star Third show in Nashville the other week, so your characterization makes sense.

OK, thanks for the reply. Wanted to pledge for one of the prizes, but also get a copy of the DVD. Good luck!

Yeah, Country Disappeared was a nice surprise. At least to these ears. I literally sat down to start writing right when I saw your post about a detailed review. Hopefully I did the job. As for the capacity question, I was wondering myself. I would say maybe 800-1000 in the Foellinger Great Hall itself. Krannert has at least a couple of other smaller rooms within it and perhaps they just add all those up to come up with a total capacity? It is interesting the differences between a show at a place like the Vic and a place like the Foellinger GH (where it's seated, a bit formal feeling and

Question for you, Gorman: Is it possible to pledge for more than one reward? It doesn't look like you can, but maybe I'm missing something.

When I learned that Jeff's solo performance as part of "ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival" was scheduled for 75 minutes, I have to admit that my expectations were set a bit low. And when I discovered about 25 minutes before show time, along with more than a handful of other people, that the venue for last night's show wasn't the one bearing the name Foellinger where Jeff had played two previous solo shows on the University of Illinois campus, I was definitely in a bit of a scramble mode. But once seats had been found and artist had taken the stage, I joined a respectful audience in being treated t

I've been stockpiling shows for years in the event of just this sort of thing. So I should be good... FFS!

This is what I was afraid of, that no setlist would be posted. (Then again, if I'm not mistaken, Wilco HQ never posted the Velorama setlist either.) Anyway, alas. I'm sure it was pretty similar to the Schmilco main set that's been played for about a year now, but it would still be nice to know. Private corporate gigs, even in hop fields in Idaho...bah!

Figured I would post the New Pornographers setlist as well, for anyone interested (Neko Case was not with them for this show; not sure if that'll be true for the entire little run of shows they're on now): Moves High Ticket Attractions Brill Bruisers Use It Colosseums Dancehall Domine Whiteout Conditions Champions Of Red Wine The Jessica Numbers This Is The World Of The Theater Play Money Testament To Youth In Verse Mass Romantic And just generally speaking, I have to say I enjoyed the crowd around me last night. There was a VIP section that was fenced off at stage right, but the majority

Wilco's last real outdoor performance of the summer — I'm not counting that random, private Goose Island gig somewhere in Idaho next weekend — fit squarely into a category that I affectionately (or maybe not so affectionately) call "parking lot shows." Though such shows often sound pretty good due to good quality PA systems, they usually don't feature much in the way of scenery or intimacy. Fortunately for the crowd gathered for the new Velorama Music Festival, a three-day event revolving around a bicycle race, the bands on Night 1 (Wilco was joined on the bill by the New Pornographers and La

I think Spencer has already confirmed his participation via social media. It could be just him and Jeff, though the "and friends" would seem to imply more folks being involved. The other Tweedy band members would seem to be good possibilities.

Looks like Margaret Glaspy (and presumably her band) will be opening at least some of the Sept/Oct dates, which is good news. Saw on Facebook that she's been added to the Memphis date..

Alternate version?

The weekend of the event seems to be Aug. 18-20, though I don't know when the actual show would be. Looks like a beautiful settting. I wonder how many people total actually will be there. What are the odds that one of the lucky attendees will keep/post a setlist? Or that Wilco will? A guy who tracks such things can hope, right?