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Didn't want to steal your thunder, man! Haha. Thanks for the report (both personally and on here). Sounds like you had a pretty great weekend! :canada

One of the greats. RIP.

I agree that soundwise it would be a lot better at Pritzker, but I think they probably need to keep Petrillo because Pritzker is just too big for most acts if it's a ticketed show. I suppose they could make the lawn free there and just ticket the seating area, but even then it might be too big for something that isn't Wilco? I don't know. As far as the time question, almost all outdoor shows in Chicago (unless there are extenuating circumstances or they have special permission) have to be over by 10. So I would imagine that the show will be able to go until then, depending on when it starts..

I see what you did there...and I applaud. (To answer the question, though, I wouldn't be surprised to see more of these TWEEDY shows turn up in the Roadcase, but what people also have to understand is that some venues charge acts ridiculous fees for recording and selling shows so that's why some can't be sold. They allow them for archival purposes, but once it moves into trying to sell them, it becomes cost prohibitive for a lot of bands to do it. I believe this is the case at the Ryman, for instance. And the Hollywood Bowl, I remember had a similar provision.)

Just noticed that the setlist posted on Wilco's Facebook page lists "Dark California Stars." I can assume you that it was just the usual California Stars, with no Dark Star involved. Not sure where that came from.

So I guess there's 1,998 viable copies of this now?

Yeah, thanks! I was glad to hear it at least once on this run... That was a pretty funny interlude as well. "My dad always said, 'Let's go, so we can get back,'" Jeff said. "No. We have to (make the most) of time because that's all we have." And then just as Jeff was launching into his explanation of the Slow Love singalong and it requiring a sort of cultish mentality, that couple right in the front got up and walked out, as if to reject membership into said cult. It couldn't have been more perfect timing if Jeff had scripted it himself. One other funny bit was after Pecan Pie when a

Interceding on the TWEEDY talk for a second to post The Handsome Family's opening set, in case anyone is interested. It was really a treat to get to see them at the Ryman. Not sure if it was their first time playing there, but I just loved hearing them in that space. I can't really explain why, but it just suits them IMHO. Rennie told a great story about how they had come through Nashville in the late 1980s prior to the Ryman's renaissance when it was all boarded up. They also stopped at the George Jones Gift Shop, which wasn't exactly doing a brisk business. So Rennie apparently bought a co

For those who care about such things, I happened to see a sign at the merch table in Nashville last night saying that there were 2,000 of these pressed. Which makes sense. So that's the "limited edition," fwiw.

That was a pretty great story. And maybe truer than we know. Anyway, again, I honestly wasn't angling for praise. Just wanted to let Mr. T.S. Fingers know that his regular interest was appreciated by yours truly. As is everyone else's. But please don't let this thread be hijacked by my apparent neediness! There's more about last night's show that I'm sure I missed...

Oh, I wasn't trying to suggest that I'm not appreciated! Haha. I fully realize that there are lurkers-a-plenty. Just that it's nice to know at least you're reading them. But thanks for the kind words...and I look forward to (dread) ever being said go-to fellow/audience witness talking head.

Sometimes I think you're one of the few who routinely are interested. Or perhaps it's just the time differential... Ta, at any rate.

Guess I'm replying to my own post, but I just wanted to quickly add a few notes and quotes from last night's show:. As a friend remarked to me afterward, Jeff was really quite funny tonight with his banter. I only have time to mention a few things now, but he had his dry wit going last night: *After a somewhat tepid effort by the audience to the call-and-response parts in Someday Soon, particularly the swoon, Jeff cracked, "You guys aren't the Jordanaires," referring to Elvis' longtime backing vocalists. *Noting the crowd's enthusiastic response to a particular riff in I Am Trying To Bre

Back on the case (for one night anyway)! Always a special treat to catch a show at the Ryman, but it was even a little bit more so for me because it was the first time — believe it or not — I had managed to catch any Jeff-related project in those hallowed halls. Much more to come about what seemed like an extra-long TWEEDY show (33 songs total and about 2 hours, 20 minutes). For now, here was the complete setlist as played: Down From Above* Diamond Light* Flowering* Wait For Love* Summer Noon* Honey Combed# Desert Bell* World Away* New Moon* Fake Fur Coat! High As Hello* Low Key* Slow Love

Excellent reportage! I'm glad someone was able to pick up the proverbial slack. I think you should do this post-show thing more often (I might finally be able to retire)! From a setlist perspective, it would seem like Dallas got the "better" show of the ones in TX. Interesting that Jeff chose to debut a new song there, but I guess that's just how it goes sometimes. Seems like the more this band has a chance to play and rehearse together, the more they'll grow as a unit and, by extension, the more material they'll be comfortable playing. (From what I heard, this group only had a handful of re

Yeah, I sort of figured that would happen once he relocated to NYC full-time. There's so many opportunities and people to play with there, even more so than LA. I think it's great for someone like Nels, who loves to play, doesn't have kids, etc. But it certainly is exhausting to try and keep track of it all!

I have to say, this isn't something I necessarily saw coming... End of Love reform w/ new members Nels Cline & Jody Stephens, announce a show; Lee Ranaldo on LP, Nels touring Americana powerpop band End of Love existed in the early '00s in NYC. Original members Jay Deegan, Jennifer Groves, and Irwin Menken reformed the band with a couple additions you may recognize: Wilco's Nels Cline on guitar and Big Star's Jody Stephens on drums. The band's forthcoming new album, Ghosts on the Radio, was recorded in Memphis' Ardent Studios and also features appearances from Wilco's John Striatt from

Looks like the Lucius ladies will be joining the TWEEDY band at tonight's ACL taping, according to a recent post on one of their FB pages. Maybe we'll finally get the debut of I'll Sing It? Whatever they're singing, I wish I could be there... :crybaby Also, an Austin-related question. I keep seeing tomorrow's show being described as taking place at the Cactus Café? Did they move that into the UT Student Union building or something, or is that just the name of the ballroom there? Because if I'm thinking of the Cactus Café I saw a show at a long time ago, that place is really tiny!

Wow, that is great news. Congrats, Kalle!

One funny bit from Banter Corner: When Jeff was introducing the band before Slow Love, as he usually does, he said Spencer was his son and then looked back at Liam and said "he's also my son, but from a different mother." (Jeff had joked at some previous shows that he and his wife had unofficially adopted Liam as their third son.) Obviously Jeff was kind of going for a "brother from a different mother" sort of thing, but he quickly realized how his comment sounded and corrected himself. He joked that he'd have to call his wife (to clarify) before the show could continue. Lol.

Although I've been fortunate to see Wilco play in this legendary venue a couple of times, I always wondered how a quieter gig like a solo show would go over. As I was informed by some pals, the previous time Jeff had played solo here, it was a reserved seating setup. On this night, however, it was "full-on rock club" — general admission standing and without even a barricade at the front. Jeff acknowledged as much, noting at one point that this was TWEEDY's first show in such a setting and that they had mostly been playing venues with nice, cushy seats thus far. So in that sense, Jeff probabl

Excellent news for you! Wish it was a wee bit later, so there'd be a chance I could attend. But as it is, I'll be awaiting your reportage...

Alas, I had to miss this one so I have no setlist to provide. But sources tell me that Via Chicago and Gun were among the highlights of the solo portion... I suspect (hope) that a certain KCMO-ian (?) will be along shortly to provide some more details.

Also, I just wanted to say that as I mentioned in my initial post, this was the first TWEEDY show that Jeff's wife (aka srmt; aka Sukierae) attended and just before the main set-closing Pecan Pie, which he dedicated to her because he said it was the only song of his that she could remember the title of, Jeff acknowledged — I think maybe for the first time publicly — that Susan was dealing with a serious health situation and added how he appreciated feeling all the love and support from people since she got the diagnosis. He went on to say, among other things, that she has been inspirational fo

Since I've been discussing the support acts on this tour, this was the first night with The Handsome Family. They played as a three-piece band with Brett on electric guitar and Rennie alternating between banjo and a ukulele bass and a drummer, Jason Toth. Although they seemed to be having a little trouble keeping their instruments in tune — mentioning more than once how they didn't seem to like the Midwestern humidity — it's always great to see them. If you're headed to a show they're opening on this run, do yourself a favor and get there in time for their set. Here was their setlist, as pla