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Grazie mille, guys. Or how you say in Deutschland? I wish I could send Lotti in my stead, but I fear that the level of beer consumption might not be the same... To the bigots!

I love Google Translate. "The group will be in ugly." Sounds about right. "...two songs which at the time did talk about for the texts that not all frowned upon. The bigots." Indeed.

I'm not in Italia, much to my chagrin, but noticed that Wilco HQ posted this on Wilcoworld (and tweeted a link to such). So I'm just cross-posting here, though I sort of doubt there will be many comments. But anyone who was there, or can offer some insight about the gig...by all means, chime in! The setlist, as posted on Wilcoworld (I assume it's accurate, though I can't personally verify): One Sunday Morning (Song For Jane Smiley's Boyfriend) Poor Places Art Of Almost I Might At Least That's What You Said Handshake Drugs Wishful Thinking Impossible Germany Born Alone Via Chicago Whole Lov

Thanks, man! Appreciate it.

Just found this one on LP in LA yesterday for 20 bucks! UK Rough Trade pressing. And I saw a test pressing of it in another shop today for 50...

Well, I'm sure plenty of folks will have insights to share about this one so I'll just do the basics for now... The Bowl is a pretty iconic venue, of course, and it was as pleasant a night weather-wise as one could ask for. That said, I'll take two nights (or even one) at a smaller venue any day. Don't get me wrong. The show was absolutely fine and the band played well and played just about everything an average fan would want to hear. But whether it was the decibel limitations, the wide range of people that make up a Bowl audience or the sheer vastness of the place — not to mention coming a

Here's what Jonathan and Tommy played in SLO: My Baby Love Love Loves Me Let Her Go Into The Darkness No One Was Like Vermeer Sa Voix M'Atisse Old World The Bitter Herb "salute to the sun"> I Feel Like A Morning Star (?) He Gave Us The Wine To Taste It (w/Spanish interlude) When We Refuse To Suffer

A few other notes on the show... *The first few songs of the set were a bit marred by Nels' faulty Schroeder amp head, which drained a lot of the power from his guitar. Jeff was looking over a him quite a bit, so you knew something wasn't sounding quite right. And Nels was visibly frustrated as well. He soldiered through the Impossible Germany solo, but by then it was evident that an equipment change was in order. The technical issues did provide a very funny bit of banter, though, when Jeff said, "We're gonna take a minute. Nels needs to swap out his head." When order was restored, Jeff sug

Indeed she was! It definitely wasn't a perfect rendition of the song -- I'd have to go back and listen again, but I think Jeff was a tiny bit off rhythmically at the end (and even said afterward, "I don't know that song very well") -- but none of us cared.

That was a fun one, for sure! Kind of like an afternoon luau at a tropical resort or, as a friend said, the most relaxed festival ever. A great warmup for tomorrow at the Hollywood Bowl ("plenty of good seats available," according to Jeff) and a fine way to spend an beachside afternoon with friends... Let's just say the sun and/or Jeff's, er, "loathing" of it became a running theme of the show because of the ultra-early show time (Jonathan Richman played from 3-3:45 and Wilco from about 4:15-6:30). Alas, there was no Sunloathe live debut. Maybe someday. More later, but for now, here was th

That's where the Autumn D did their "secret" aftershow with Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion after the Wilco show at the Bushnell in August. It's a bar, basically, so that's why I was saying it might be a weird venue for a duo improv performance. That said, I'm sure both of them have played much worse places. The stage is pretty low, as I recall, so I'd get there on the early side to avoid being stuck in the back, but otherwise it should be fine. Wish I could make it to this one...

Whether it was the setting (tertiary market), the venue (nice, but a little stale), the crowd (a little amateurish, IMHO) or the timing (two days before a big-with-a-capital-B show at the Hollywood Bowl), this foray into the desert turned into something of a professional show when it had potential for more. Let's start with the crowd. When I say amateurish, I don't mean in a drunken or druggy way — since nothing but bottled water was allowed into the auditorium, things didn't seem to get too rowdy — but more in terms of being distracting. There were just a bunch of little things that added u

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