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As a Chicagoan, I must interject in this thread to say: GO BLACKHAWKS! BEAT THE BRUINS! I'm not even the biggest hockey fan, relatively speaking, but I'm glad that no one will have to miss Wilco's show on Saturday now to watch a clincher... Oh, and hey Paulcalpyse...in additon to that Nels/Julian Lage 7", the Blisters will also apparently have an exclusive 7" on dBpm that will be sold at SSF. Those are those only "exclusive" releases I've heard about. Safe drive to you guys!

See, now I always knew Jeff had his own personal sun somewhere...lol. Wonder what the album will sound like? Probably a bit fiery...;-) Oh, and nothing against you Bobby, but I would've believed you if you said you met Nels and talked to him. No "proof" needed. But that's kind of the age we live in, isn't it?

Along with Yvonne, the other background singers in Mavis' band are Donny Gerrard and Vicki Randle (both well-established artists in their own right).

RIP Maxwell's. It is/was a great place, and I'm glad I trekked out there as much as I did when I lived in the area (and now also regret all the shows I had tickets for and didn't make it to for any number of reasons).

Depends on what you mean by a "long absence." They've sporadically done One Wing over the past year, but I think other than a very sporadic Bull Black Nova or You And I (perhaps once each in Europe last fall), I think it's been more than a year since any of the other W(TA) songs have been played live.

For those who might be interested, I figured I'd post what Mavis and her band played before the rain cut their set short: Can You Get To That? [Funkadelic] I Like The Things About Me [Pops Staples] Creep Along Moses [traditional] The Weight [The Band] You Are Not Alone (w/Jeff Tweedy on acoustic guitar and backing vocals) It was a great lineup of bands on the main stage yesterday, and we got fun sets from The Flying Clouds of South Carolina (a gospel band), Lucius, Jonathan Richman and Tommy Larkins, Sharon Van Etten, Calexico and Mavis and her band before the rains came. Would have been a

When it comes to music festivals, there's a lot to like about the Nelsonville Music Festival. It's very compact, laid back and has a great spirit about it. The only downside is the apparent tendency for intense thunderstorms to roll in at pretty much the worst times. It happened on the second night of the four-day festival when delays pushed the schedule back at least two hours, and resulted in the final band on the main stage, The Coup, not getting to start their set until past 1 a.m. Tonight, on the third and most music-packed day of the fest, inclement weather once again reared its ugly h

As I recall, Neil was on fire that day because of a front-page story in the Chicago Tribune that basically accused Farm Aid (and its organizers) of not really helping farmers. Or something like that... Anyway, that rendition of Southern Man was a blistering one. There were horns, right? I can send you the mp3 if you still can't find it elsewhere.

Keep in mind that Dylan is selling "hot ticket" packages or whatever they call them that allow early entry at a lot of these places. So even though it's all GA at some venues, folks who paid for those "hot tickets" will be getting in before the "regular" GA folks. At least that's my understanding. Best to set your expectations properly if you care about being right up front... It is interesting that the "regular" pricing does seem to vary at least a little bit from venue to venue, though.

Or at the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso, Ind., (my hometown) on May 11.

Waterloo Sunset would be cool (and I think Glenn even knows who wrote it now!) I also cast my vote, because otherwise I'd probably forget. But just on the off, off chance that Shake Some Action gets played, I'm taking credit...

Whoa, a rare Twisted Acres sighting! Thank you, sir (though I just got back tonight)...it was a blast.

Should we all prep for a big I Shall Be Released show-ender with Bob, Jeff and Jim each taking a verse?

Or you could try "Takoyaki."

I suppose that when you've been in the business of entertaining people as long as Wilco has (and Jeff, specifically, as the ultimate decider of which songs get played), you sort of figure out how to continually take things up a notch while also leaving the audience wanting more. That's sort of the feeling I got from tonight's Australia/New Zealand/Japan tour-closing show at the Shibuya-Ax in one of Tokyo's most bustling neighborhoods. For fans who went to the previous night's Tokyo gig at Zepp Diver City (and the hard-core "sugoi" folks who also attended the Osaka date), this show offered ye

I could be wrong, but I could have sworn I read Nels was doing something with mv+ee (or maybe just ee) a while back that was supposed to come out soonish. But I guess it was probably one of a million things that have been discussed but never materialized...

Update: It looks like the Wilco Facebook setlist was modified since my initial post to cut Kicking TV but now currently doesn't list Outtasite, which closed the show. As far as food, there isn't a whole lot (or any) eating done at the show that I've seen. In Osaka, almost no one even dropped a cup on the floor. The Japanese are nothing if not neat and orderly for the most part. They do charge you a 500 yen ($5) supplement as you go in and you get a drink ticket or token for one drink, alcoholic or otherwise. Merchwise, there were a couple different T-shirts (including one that possibly is

Well, it appears that whoever manages the Wilco Facebook account jumped the gun a bit on posting the setlist for tonight's show since they listed Kicking Television as being the last song of the show. It was on the printed list ("KTV") but wasn't played. And California Stars — which wasn't on the printed list — was added at the start of the encore. Just to set the record straight. Anyway, it's late and my computer battery is dying so I won't write as much as I did after the show in Osaka. But it was another fun gig before another adoring crowd. Jeff even said at one point, after Impossible G

Thank you, O Lord of Cardiff. I was remiss not to mention the spaceship quality of the Hatch, but I didn't have photographic evidence handy so I'm glad you dug something up. At any rate, the "Hatch" was merely a small space within the grand ship so we were all properly sequestered...

All things considered, couldn't have asked for a much better first show in Japan — both for this tour and on a personal level. Songs were sung, requests were granted (friends', not mine) and a generally fine time was had by all... It's a bit difficult to fully convey what going to a show in Japan is like, especially in a few brief comments here, but it was nice to see that everyone within my sight line seemed to genuinely be into the music and there to enjoy the show. Maybe it's just the way Japanese audiences always are, but there were hardly any glowing cell phone screens aloft or obnoxiou

It was a fun night, that I definitely remember. Wasn't it this show where he played Old Maid, or is my memory just failing me? I don't see it on the setlist above or the one on Wilcobase, so apparently not, but I could've sworn it was at this show... As far as "Long Time Ago," I believe there's two different songs with a similar title — one is the "Long Time Ago" from the Golden Smog Another Fine Day record and then there's "A Long TIme Ago," which I believe was the Being There-era fragment that was played at this Martyrs' show with these lyrics: A long time ago In a place not far from her

Well I, for one, am always up for some Asiatic fare...

Yeah, I was pretty psyched when I saw this date announced. I assume by the title, The Turning Point, that they'll be doing what they did at the Empty Bottle a few years back -- that is, playing and/or paying tribute to the great Paul Bley record Turning Point (which I think was on the Improvising Artists label, or was it Inner City?). Anyway, I know both Nels and Jeff Parker have a lot of love for that record so I'm hoping that's what it is. Incidentally, I also saw that the jazz program also has some sort of Andrew Hill tribute listed. They ought to get Nels for that as well! Great lineup

Oh, I wouldn't take Sir Queenie's comments too much to heart. He just always seems to have some difficulties with the folkstresses....

Seems like Foxygen are still playing their US dates, so perhaps they were just too tired to trek through Europe at this point? I just saw them, but was looking forward to doing so again at Solid Sound, so hopefully they'll remain on the bill. Two other random Solid Sound thoughts I had recently were that a) it seems like they really made a concerted effort not to book acts that have played previous Solid Sounds. I guess maybe they'll eventually have to stop doing that, but maybe not? For instance, the Handsome Family are literally going to be in Massachusetts the first day of this year's fes