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Haha! That's kind of hilarious. Part of your duties as an "intern?" Too bad about him not playing at all. I was bummed that I was going to have to miss that. Well, at least you'll get a record signed and probably get a story or two out of it. Ask him about Henry and the H-Bombs!

Oh man, I really appreciate the kind words. I wasn't angling for praise or anything, believe me. It's really no trouble to post accurate setlists for shows I get to, and it's fun to try and come up with a few words when I can and pretend to be a music scribe...:-) If anyone's a Springsteen fan and has seen the show recaps on the Backstreets.com site, I really admire those. And if I can help provide even a fraction of that for Wilco, then I'm happy to do it.

That'll be an interesting place for them. Wonder why there and not that Cafe Nine place?

Saw this on Brooklyn Vegan recently in connection with an upcoming show by the Japanese duo Mi-Gu and it made me really wish I still lived in NY (or at least the East Coast)... :crybaby Mi-Gu playing with Nels Cline

Glad someone's interested! P.S. I slightly edited my post above to add the detail that "bad form guy" was in prime distraction position, which I somehow forgot to mention last night.

Well, that was an interesting one. Combine the fact that Wilco was making its live debut in Redding with a very nice seated auditorium — that was far from sold out — and a decidedly older crowd that (mostly) seemed to prefer to use those seats and this had the makings for, if not exactly a disaster, then at least a subpar show in the grand scheme of things. Indeed, things seemed to be headed down that path even before the band came on. About 10 minutes before show time, the crew had to switch out Jeff's guitar amp for some reason. But that was a minor issue compared with what happened when

Just realized I never replied to this. Thanks for the kind words, sir! And I'm definitely becoming a JoJo Swaying Hips devotee myself. Definitely helps to have folks like him or Sir Nick (and their vast repertoires) on board when doing a longer run of shows. Last night in southern Oregon, JoJo was in fine form, as you say. I posted the setlist in that thread, if you care to have a look. And PS, I'm still waiting for some collaboration as well, though I'm not certain it will happen...

OK, thanks for the info. I kind of figured it must be a replica of some sort or Jeff would probably say it was the actual Duane Allman guitar. Hadn't gotten to ask Nels about it myself. Either way, I love Les Pauls so it's cool to finally see Nels playing one somewhat regularly...

In case anyone was curious, here's what Jonathan Richman (and Tommy Larkins) played at Britt Pavilion: We Had A Fight Last Night Vampire Girl The Bitter Herb> Her Beauty Is Raw And Wild No One Was Like Vermeer> Springtime In New York I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar We'll Be The Noise, We'll Be The Scandal> La Festa Galactica? (Italian party song) Bohemia

There's something about the Britt Pavilion, I guess. Despite some weird policies as far as crowd control, it's just such a pleasant setting for a concert that you can't help but just enjoy the time you have there. And if you're lucky enough to get up front, the level of intimacy is pretty unmatched for an outdoor venue...at least any that I've been to. The performers seemed to respond to the surroundings tonight, with both Jonathan Richman and Wilco turning in great sets. I think Jonathan had his best opening set that I've seen thus far on this run, even taking an extended "dance solo" in th

Personally, I vote for the band hitting the casino circuit a little more often! We got a surprisingly rockin' show, complete with an audible into Outtasite>Hoodoo to close it out (the printed setlist had I'm Always In Love and Hummingbird). Definitely an odd venue, complete with rows of cushioned booths and other tables and a ridiculously wide stage. But the standing crowd around us was pretty lively, even chanting "Eight more songs!" during the encore and cheering during the noise interludes in Via. And Reno-ites even had good taste in requests. Apparently a few wellvotes via Wilcoworld

A fun second night at the Greek in front of "the best rock audience anywhere" even if time (as in an 11 p.m. curfew) cheated us out of a Lonely 1 closer (which was on the printed setlist, but not played). C'est la vie... Here was the complete setlist, as played, for Night 2: One Sunday Morning Art Of Almost I Might Misunderstood Company In My Back You Are My Face Impossible Germany Capitol City> Born Alone Jesus, etc. Say You Miss Me Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again) Whole Love I Must Be High Walken I'm The Man Who Loves You Dawned On Me A Shot in the Arm On and On and On ----------

You're welcome. The second encore wasn't on the printed setlist, so those two were definitely a bonus. As previously mentioned, Josh stayed clothed for a good portion of Hoodoo. We thought it might be a tad too chilly to do the "shirtless roadie" act tonight but Jeff made it happen eventually. Always fun. The first encore was notable, in one sense, for Jeff's encouragement of singing along. He let the crowd take just about the entire first verse of IATTBYH and came to the front of the stage and held the microphone down to the crowd during the usual parts in Hummingbird. And during both Cali

Here was the complete setlist, as played, for Night 1 at the Greek: Dawned On Me War On War I Might Sunken Treasure (Jeff on acoustic; no harmonica) Black Moon Spiders (Kidsmoke) (acoustic arrangement) Impossible Germany Born Alone> Laminated Cat (aka Not For The Season) (electric arrangement) Radio Cure Handshake Drugs> Wishful Thinking Shouldn't Be Ashamed Whole Love Box Full Of Letters I'm Always In Love Heavy Metal Drummer I'm The Man Who Loves You ----------------------------------- I Am Trying To Break Your Heart Art Of Almost Standing O California Stars A Magazine Called Sunset

Yep, pretty much just like that except with a whammy bar. Thanks for the visual.

You mean me and Lou? ;-)

Euclid Records of St. Louis opened up a New Orleans branch not too long ago and I hear it's great. Not downtown in the Quarter, but I can almost guarantee it's worth a cab ride or walk. I need to get there myself one of these days...

Haha! Well, in the case of that other show we were discussing, you sort of do! I'll be very interested to hear your take on that if and when you check it out...

I always dig the "vibe" at the Block Party, even if it has gotten ginormous over the years. Despite the relative hordes, it's still an event where artists can mostly feel free to bring their families and roam around and have a nice time. Kind of reminds me of Solid Sound in that sense (sans dunk tank, of course). Or perhaps Solid Sound kind of reminds me of the Block Party. Either way, hope both can stay mostly the way they are -- or have been --despite attracting (or potentially attracting) way more people than when they first started. And that we can continue slingin' T-shirts and such..

Unfortunately, it appears as if setlist.fm is missing at least one of the Blue Note club shows. As I mentioned to you last night, I know they played there on 9/14/04 because it was my first time to Columbia and that venue. Calexico opened. It was the kickoff of the fall tour for A Ghost Is Born, and it was a really great show! Check out the setlist on Wilcobase if you don't believe me, but I'll just say that A Magazine Called Sunset and Candyfloss were played in the main set and the last encore was New Madrid and The Lonely 1. I don't use setlist.fm all that often as a resource because I don

OK, for M. Christine (and anyone else that might care), here was Jonathan Richman's set from last night — at least as best as I could decipher it: No One Was Like Vermeer Let Her Go Into The Darkness We Had A Fight Last Night La Festa Galactica? (Italian party song)> Ja La? (Hebrew and Arabic party song)> La Fiesta Es Para Todos (Spanish party song) I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar My Affected Accent Her Mystery Not Of High Heels And Eye Shadow O Moon, Queen Of Night On Earth Keith Richards (w/"fast" reprise) Regarding the foreign language interludes, Richman would preface each by sa

Well, it's later so I suppose I'll chime in with at least a few comments about last night's very enjoyable outdoor show. I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) it was the third time Wilco has played on the street in front of the Blue Note club and I've always found it to be, for the most part, one of the most easygoing and pleasant crowds at any outdoor gig I've seen. At least toward the front, most folks seemed happy and excited to be able to see Wilco in the relatively intimate confines of 9th Street. Setlist-wise, we got both Missouri staples — New Madrid and Casino Queen — so that was fun

More details later, but for now here was the complete setlist as played: Misunderstood Art Of Almost I Might Bull Black Nova At Least That's What You Said Spiders (Kidsmoke) (acoustic arrangement) Impossible Germany Born Alone> Laminated Cat (aka Not For The Season) (electric arrangement) One Wing New Madrid Handshake Drugs Hummingbird Whole Love Box Full Of Letters I'm Always In Love Heavy Metal Drummer> I'm The Man Who Loves You Dawned On Me A Shot in the Arm ------------------------------- Via Chicago Passenger Side Christ For President Candyfloss Casino Queen> Outtasite (Outta M

I'm pretty sure Mike's first real show as a band member was 7/19/02 at the Murat Egyptian Room in Indianapolis. I think he told me so himself once. That fits in with your general timetable.

Looks like the band (as well as The Shins and Michael Franti & Spearhead) is slated to play in Vail, Colo., sometime the week of Dec. 10-16 as part of the Vail Snow Daze.