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Yes, definitely an admirable post. Kudos!

You guys are cute... Thanks for the speedy post! I knew there'd be a Monday! And dang, that first encore must've been super fun.

This kind of stuff is from the "Knowing way too much about the band" dept., but I'm glad that at least some people are interested. From what I heard re: Matrix, it has to do with visa problems. Always an issue with foreign bands/crew this time of year, and probably with the Trump idiocy compounding matters. Hopefully things get sorted for him soon... And thanks to all for providing detailed and timely reports in my absence! Your work is appreciated.

I wasn't there, but that's the one (except the navy blue or black version) he's worn since the Chicago Winterlude shows last month. A Chunklet special. Henry Owings and Susan Miller Tweedy are old friends, I'm pretty sure. And here's a link to some back story on the shirt (with appropriate Wilco content included)... https://www.chunklet.com/were-all-in-this-together-except-you-youre-a-dick-t-shirts-back-in-print/

Yes, and those times are pretty prompt. Basically the listed showtime is when the support act will come on and Wilco usually an hour after that (opener usually gets about 30 minutes, give or take).

Hey, you never know...you might even get a Monday in there to shake things up! Have fun in NYC...wish I could make it.

Well, I guess no one else is probably going to chime in from the Great White North so here's another brief recap from north of the border concerning the second of two shows at the venerable Massey Hall... For those griping about setlist variety of late, I don't know if this show is going to entirely scratch your itches given that there's nothing here that wasn't played as recently as the Chicago Theatre run a few weeks back. But in terms of this market and audience, which is all that really matters, I would say that the band did a pretty good job shaking things up from Night 1. I counted 13

Anybody on here pick up anything? I'm not a musician, so was never seriously entertaining any instrument purchases (though Glenn's percussion toys were intriguing). But I am a little annoyed that I wasn't quick enough on the draw to grab that test pressing of Star Wars...

Last night the show ended right at 10:30, but that may just be the curfew at Massey. Wilco's sets have been running a little over two hours, and they're prompt with everything. So whatever is listed as showtime, that's when the support act will go on. Wilco is usually on almost exactly one hour after listed show time.

Wanted to give any intrepid Canadians a chance to chime in first (or maybe I just wanted to get a decent night's sleep), but since neither of those things happened, here's your morning report... It's hard to believe it had been five and a half years since Wilco's last indoor headlining show in Toronto, but that was the case following a festival set in 2015 and the AmericanaramA tour stop in 2013. Back in the legendary confines of Massey Hall, a place Jeff said is "one of our favorite places to play in the world," the band gradually won the polite audience over by the back half of the main s

First show: 9/19/00 (Irving Plaza, New York, NY) And I don't keep a count of shows...the number would probably be less impressive than you think.

Thanks for the kind words. I usually drive, but occasionally fly or take public transit (especially in Chicago)... And yes, I plan to be at Big Ears.

Ta. I shall endeavour not to get a swelled melon about your kind sentiments which, coincidentally, was what Jeff told the members of last night's crowd after praising them. "Don't get too cocky," he said. I will keep the words of the sage Tweedy in mind... And re: Pi(e) Day, well, please do have some for me on 31 April — Welsh rarebit, perhaps?

Don't really have time to write too much of substance right now. Just drove back from the show through some periods of scarily blinding lake-effect snow and have to get up in about five hours to catch a flight, so if no one else chimes in by tomorrow, I'll add some details then. Suffice it to say that the jam band folks (and anyone else for whom the primary standard for evaluation of a show is setlist variety) should avert their eyes. But for the general population, I have to say that this was a pretty entertaining performance — and I was in the balcony. Jeff labeled the crowd "robust" near

Enjoy your trip! A Dutchman in the big city...

Thanks for reading. And to anyone with a kind word over the past few days. Unfortunately I'll have to miss the Beacon run, so hopefully someone else will pick up the mantle...

They did it in Europe once or twice in the aftermath of the election, FYI.

Well, that was a mighty fun way to end another Chicago run. When it's all said and done, I doubt the Chicago Theatre will ever reach the top of many local fans' lists of favorite venues, but it's almost certainly the city's premier indoor theater at the moment (and owing to its brilliant marquee, its most iconic) so it was probably about time that Wilco finally played a headlining concert — or four — on its stage. And Jeff basically said as much near the end of last night's show, thanking the venue's staff for making the band feel so welcome during its residency. A couple of hours earlier, a

Well, I suppose I should preface these comments by saying that I personally had one of those nights that sometimes happen at a reserved-seat show in a big theater when you have a so-so seat and then the tallest person in sight steps into the seat directly in front of you. Then the band comes on and the entire crowd stands and you can't get much of a sightline to the stage and you feel even more disconnected from the show than you already did and, well, blerg. Now I don't want to come off as complaining because I've had more than my fair share of good seats over the years, and especially since

How to best sum up the second night of Wilco's four-night Winterlude residency at the Chicago Theatre? I guess "good, old-fashioned rock show" would be as apt a description as any. Maybe not the kind of life-affirming show where you walk out totally drenched in sweat with aching legs from having pogoed so furiously and an ear-to-ear smile from making a connection with the band and those around you, but certainly one that reinforced Wilco's ability to deliver an intense, powerful, musical experience no matter what the pastoral set design of the current Schmilco tour and the relative maturity of

Incidentally, tonight's support act was the fab Chicago supergroup The Flat Five (Kelly Hogan, Nora O'Connor, Scott Ligon, Casey McDonough and Alex Hall). They played about 40 minutes to a much smaller audience than they deserve. Was hoping they might make it out to Solid Sound this year, but I'm guessing schedules didn't align. Anyway, their set was mostly songs off their recent Bloodshot record of Chris Ligon songs called It's A World Of Love And Hope, which I'd encourage everyone to pick up... In case anyone cares, their setlist as played was: Buglight Florida You're Still Joe I Could

Yes, indeed (ta for the reminder, Herr Tatlock; have amended recap).

Well, Winterlude 2017 is officially underway and it was a nice welcome back home for Wilco, and a welcome return to touring both in the United States and in the new year. Not to mention the first-ever performance by the band within the elegant confines of the Chicago Theatre, which is located right in the heart of the Loop and features what is probably the city's most iconic theater marquee. Jeff even mentioned at one point tonight that it was just his second time ever in the building; the first came in 2006 when Wilco performed The Thanks I Get on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, joning then-Il

I hadn't seen this news item from a couple days ago posted or discussed anywhere yet, so I figured I'd at least post the link on here now that it's officially out there. This might not be of much interest to most people — the inner workings and machinations of band management rarely is — but I do think it's significant to at least mention on here. Now I don't have any inside information or anything, but part of me wonders if this is one reason why any Solid Sound lineup announcements might be taking a little bit longer than usual this time. TMM is not the biggest operation anyway, and I don'

This might've been expected given that Nels already had a show booked with Medeski, Martin and Wood in town the night before (May 4), but then again Glenn is scheduled to be in Madison, WI on May 6 for a show with Third Coast Percussion that's been on the books since last July, so who knows? I guess it wouldn't be the first time Glenn has flown in and out from a tour for one random gig...