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IMHO the fact that srmt would feel any need to come on here and apologize for putting together or not putting together these benefits — whenever Jeff is able to do them — is pretty ridiculous. Or tell us about it any sooner than anyone else, for that matter. (Though it is always great to hear from her! xoxo)

And for our Minus 5-tracking friends, here was the setlist for Seattle (the usual quartet of Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, Michael Giblin and Linda Pitmon was joined for the entirety of tonight's set by, as Scott dubbed him, John "One Night Only" Ramberg on electric guitar and backing vocals; Tweedy multi-instrumentalist Liam Cunningham also joined on keyboard for two songs, as noted): Hold Down The Fort Remain In Lifeboat It's Magenta, Man! The Unforeseen It's Beautiful Here Zero Clowns Twilight Distillery* Aw Shit Man Blue Rickenbacker* In The Ground My Generation * — with Liam Cunningham

I could probably write a fairly lengthy recap, but to be honest, it's been a long day and I'm hoping some other folks will chime in. Suffice it to say that personally it's nice to be back after very regretfully missing the two shows in Montana the past couple of nights. Those performances, especially in those venues, seemed like they would be fun. At least some of those good times carried over to tonight's show, which took place in the much more familiar setting of Seattle (though research indicates that Jeff had never played this particular venue before). The Neptune is a relatively intimat

Much to my chagrin, I wasn't able to make it to this one. It doesn't seem like there's much reportage from the Montana shows. Was anyone in Missoula? (Because this venue looked especially tertiary and amazing...) At the very least. I figured I'd grab the setlist posted on Wilcoworld... 01 - Hazel02 - Fake Fur Coat03 - Diamond Light Pt. 104 - Flowering05 - World Away06 - Wait For Love07 - Summer Noon08 - New Moon09 - Nobody Dies Anymore10 - High As Hello11 - Love Like a Wire (Diane Izzo cover)12 - Low Key13 - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart14 - Losing End (Neil Young Cover)15 - Give Back The

Interesting. Maybe that's the benefit this year?

I know, I know...I doubt I've called too many people "gal," in my life either. How about "person of the female persuasion?" Gary looked and sounded more or less the same as ever (especially when he got an SG strapped on), and he even managed to get in a couple of zingers of his own that I neglected to mention. Like after Jeff's comment about how playing with him was like riding a bike, Gary fired back with, "Ride me, Jeff!" And later, he said something like, "It's an honor to be up here with Mr. Tweedy...I mean, Spencer Tweedy." (All this after Jeff had introduced Gary by saying, "Look who

Forgot to mention that in his introduction, the person from The Current radio station said that some incarnation of the band (not sure if it was Jeff and Spencer or the whole band) had done a session earlier in the day and it would air I think at 5 p.m. today (Monday)? Guess there aren't too many Minnesotans on here or else they probably would have chimed in already, but maybe someone can confirm this... Edit: I was informed that the details are in Wilco's most recent Instagram post from yesterday. 5 p.m. CST today then. I'm sure it will be archived for future listening at some point.

For the folks tracking The Minus 5's setlists, the quartet of Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, Linda Pitmon and Michael Giblin also seemed to have a little extra juice tonight, owing perhaps to the venue as well as having a few recent shows (and in Scott's case, a drink or two) under their belts. And it apparently being Giblin's birthday... The Minus 5 setlist for Minneapolis, as played: Blue Rickenbacker It's Magenta, Man! Hold Down The Fort I'm Not Bitter In The Ground It's Beautiful Here The Old Plantation Lies of the Living Dead The Zero Clowns My Generation Aw Shit Man A couple of quick

Well, if anyone thought the guys (and maybe now, gal) in Tweedy might be a little fatigued the night after two big hometown shows, then they were fortunately mistaken. An off night could still happen on this relatively long tour, but it won't be in Minneapolis. Part of that surely had to do with being back in that city's iconic rock club, which Jeff said was "still an oasis for every fucking rock band out there," (and which of course brings to mind how his wife's late, lamented bar Lounge Ax was often described). While I came into the show annoyed at First Avenue for not letting you pick up y

One other cool thing, at least to me, was after Give Back The Key... when Jeff mentioned how it had just occurred to him (and it apparently hadn't on Night 1) that he had played that song on the same stage when he was about Spencer's age. I presume he was referring to Uncle Tupelo's renowned 10/15/93 show at the Vic (though I haven't checked to see if they played the Vic other times). If so, the timelines don't quite match up in terms of Jeff's and Spencer's ages; Jeff would have been around 26. But obviously the sentiment of being relatively young musicians playing that venue remains. Any

Not sure, unfortunately!

Re: Dungeon Golds, I was just going by Scott's own introduction of the song. I actually didn't realize at the time that it's not on the 5-LP set that came out last year, but then I noticed that it is the title of the best-of album from that collection that's being released here in the U.S. next week so perhaps it's a new song on that?

I know at least one other person on here who was disappointed to learn they never play her favorite song off the record. From what I understand, it has something to do with a part that was created in the studio that they have a tough time replicating live or something to that effect. Usually that's why stuff doesn't get played live (Sunloathe, anyone?)... No problem! I'll make it a point to post the Minus 5 setlists for any show on this tour I attend since I know there's interest. I always wonder why the M5 aren't bigger than they are since they always seem to have lots of dedicated fans

And by request, here was The Minus 5's setlist as played (the band tonight consisting of Scott McCaughey on electric guitar and lead vocals, Peter Buck on electric guitar, Linda Pitmon on drums and backing vocals and Michael Giblin on bass and backing vocals): Hold Down The Fort It's Beautiful Here Twilight Distillery In The Ground Adios Half Soldier With A Gun ??? [edit: Scott introduced the song as "Dungeon Golds," but I think he just meant to say it was off the upcoming Dungeon Golds release; unfortunately I didn't note any other identifying song lyrics] Blue Rickenbacker Days Of Wine &am

More details provided by Cold As Gasoline below, but this was definitely a much more typical Tweedy set than the first night. It was clear from how chatty he was that Jeff was feeling a lot better. He joked about his headache on Night 1 stemming from his hair being too long, so he got a haircut. And before the start of the encore, he remarked that tonight's crowd had gotten a more substantial set so "don't tell (the previous night's crowd)," though he went on to modify that slightly — and perhaps dig himself out of a hole — by saying that the previous night's show had probably been better on a

I usually keep track of the M5 setlists as well whenever possible, so no problem.

A bit of a weird night, as anyone who was there could attest. Tonight was the kickoff of the Tweedy band's Spring 2015 U.S. tour and its first real performance in its hometown (after its show at last year's Taste of Chicago got cancelled, the band has only performed in town at a taping for the Sound Opinions radio show), but unfortunately poor Jeff had to fight "a splitting headache" that he joked only felt better when he tilted his head back and sang like Lemmy, alluding to the legendary Motorhead frontman. Jeff somehow got through the main Tweedy band portion of the show, but then cut his so

Well, I guess the cat's already out of the bag on the Autumn D's "very special performance" and if this doesn't appeal to aging hippies, then I dunno...(I kid, I kid! Sorta. ) Spirit of Akasha: The Autumn Defense and Windy Hills tribute to Morning of the Earth Spirit of Akasha is a live music and film experience celebrating Morning of the Earth. A concert devoted to the freedom of the sea, the people who live in its spirit and the music that inspires us. Original music composed and recorded specifically for the film Spirit of Akasha, will be performed live on stage by The Autumn Defense and

I didn't say regulars on the tour circuit; I said festival circuit. But I understand your point...if I lived in south Florida and loved live music, I'd probably be a little wanting as well (though I'm sure you understand the economics of why most bands just can't tour there regularly). Anyway, I'm glad that people are generally pleased with the lineup. I know a lot of hard work goes into it and that TMM is not a huge operation by any stretch, so I think they deserve to be cut a little slack. Personally, a lot of the bands playing this year other than Wilco and related projects aren't really

It's not distress. I'm fine with whatever the Wilco camp wants to present and, believe me, I have an open mind when it comes to music! Personally, I just would have liked to have seen some different names on there. As previously stated, to each his or her own; I just feel like there's something missing for me. A friend texted me this morning to say that the lineup "doesn't have anyone I am absolutely excited about like previous years" and I totally feel the same way. But I was always going to be there regardless...this might just mean more time to shop for records!

I'm fairly confident that Richard Thompson will precede one of the Wilco sets. I think Jeff and Friends will probably be the closing act of the fest on Sunday, kind of like the first Solid Sound.

It's not that I want to see EDM or whatever, far from it. There's just so many possibilities out there, and I realize that not everyone's available when you need/want them to be, but it's just a tiny bit disappointing to me to see the younger acts be ones that seemingly play festivals quite often. I realize I'm in a privileged position living in Chicago, so we get Pitchfork and Lollapalooza and the Hideout Block Party and a bunch of other festivals every year, but Parquet, Mac, Real Estate have definitely been on the festival circuit the past few years. William Tyler makes sense because Glenn

Yeah, from what I gather from my comedy nerd friends, they are pretty psyched. So the fest at least has that going for it...

You mean something along the lines of the Malawi Mouse Boys?

Norton, and yes indeed on both counts! It's pretty mesmerizing to watch. I saw that they're reissuing the DVD they put out some years back in a few weeks — as the first title on Nels' new The Alstro Imprint, whatever that is (part of dBpm or a separate label...who knows?) — and playing a few dates shortly thereafter to presumably support that re-release. So it makes sense (at least to me) that this would be the Nels side project featured at Solid Sound this year... Does that mean we won't see you, MQK?