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Yeah, it was definitely Laminated Cat (and not Not For The Season)! But anyway, it was particularly good last night, I thought. It seems to be getting better and better as they play it more, so hopefully it continues to be a mainstay on setlists for a while. After that song last night, Jeff did his usual mid-set check-in with the crowd to ask whether they were still having a good time. "Good," he said, "because I bet a lot of people didn't have a good time here." The unique setting gave Jeff some other fodder throughout the show. Anyone who's seen a concert at Sloss knows that a train ofte

Well, that was something. You can tell how much the band enjoys playing at this unique venue, and it showed in their 2-hour, 21-minute performance tonight. It started off pretty intense, from my vantage point, and then got progressively goofier as the show went on, culminating in Kingpin (which, c'mon, might be one of the silliest songs ever as it is...and that's before the various shenanigans that often go on when it's played) before coming to a great, rocking conclusion. I'm sure plenty of folks — myself included — will be able to add more details so for now, let me just post the complete

Yeah, exactly. You don't want to give it, but then someone asks and so you're almost obliged. I will not be giving any Wilco H&P reports, rest assured...

Nice Facebook detective work!

Yep, that's the one. Where's that from?

Yeah, I saw that. It's a relatively new relationship, I think.

Re: the new guitars, the company is called Fano (not Faro...my mistake, which I've corrected above). Their Web site is www.fanoguitars.com, for all the guitar geeks out there. I'm almost certain Jeff uses a JM6 model on the song Whole Love, exactly like the one pictured on the Fano site. I think the new black one might be a PX6. That shape looks like the one Jeff brought out last night. (Edit: Upon further review, the guitar that Jeff uses on Whole Love is an actual Fender Jaguar. It does look almost exactly like the JM6 on the Fano site, though.) And I just remembered that I heard from so

To answer at least a couple of questions, Jeff was clean shaven tonight--I trust that will change as the tour wears on--and he wore his glasses throughout the show. Mike still appears to have his 'stache, but I couldn't see Glenn well enough to see if he had any growth. Everyone else looks the same. As for the lighting design, they didn't have the full-length "little ghosts," probably because the stage wasn't tall enough. They had the little stands with the ghosts on at least one side of the stage, but I wasn't sure what function they really served. One difference, and again I'm not sure i

First off, special to H. Stone: The rainbow SG is back! Indeed it reappeared for I'm The Man Who Loves You to close out the first encore (and might've also been used on Hoodoo Voodoo if they had played it to close the show as planned on the printed setlist). Instead, we were sent off into the muggy Arkansas night with "just" Red-Eyed>I Got You>Outtasite--and it was that closing trio on which Jeff and Nels debuted new guitars that I don't think have been used live with Wilco before. I know Jeff's was a black electric Fano (a new company he's been working with that I believe builds cus

They did "Only A Rose" tonight in Dallas as well, with just Nick and Geraint, as the first song of the encore. They hadn't done it either of the previous two nights, but perhaps because it was the last night of the tour, they added it. And I'm so glad they did. Saw Geraint open for Nick a couple of years back at the Bell House in Brooklyn and he was sublime that evening as well. Have to make a mental note to pick up one of his records. Perhaps a Welsh duet one day, eh Andrew? Really, Nick's whole band is great. Love hearing Johnny Scott's elegant playing on guitar and seeing Bobby Irwin an

Meant to add that I read somewhere that Nick's longtime keyboard player, Geraint Watkins (who is great), has been called the Welsh Jerry Lee Lewis. Funny, though, I thought that moniker already belonged to a denizen of these parts...ahem Mr. Dowdall.

In case you wanted them, here are the complete setlists (as played) for the show last night: Autumn Defense (duo): The Sun In California Everyday Simple Explanation Don't Know The Answer Spend Your Life The Swallows of London Town Sentimental Lady [bob Welch] It's Just That Simple Nick Lowe Band: Stoplight Roses (Nick solo acoustic) Heart (Nick solo acoustic) What A Lack Of Love Has Done Ragin' Eyes Lately I've Let Things Slide Has She Got A Friend? I Trained Her To Love Me I Live On A Battlefield I Read A Lot Cruel To Be Kind Raining Raining Sensitive Man Somebody Cares For Me House For S

I am definitely punped. :hyper :hyper

Here's a review of the Tucson show from the LA Times. I have to say that I'm with Lou on this one. I'd go if somebody gave me a free ticket, but otherwise the only place I would even consider buying a ticket is for a SoCal show (where there might be something cool about hearing those songs in that setting). But yeah, it sounds like Brian Wilson is pretty detached and, frankly, it's just kind of sad to me to see him on stage these days. He barely plays anything and seems confused at times. From that review, it sounds like they do have quite the supporting cast of musicians playing with them a

Ah, thanks for the info. A little weird they haven't put that on the Wilcoworld shows page... Purling Hiss played at Solid Sound 2, I think, though I missed their set. From the little I know of them, they seem to be a punkish indie rock band with an emphasis on guitar solos. Perhaps White Denimesque, with maybe a little bit of a harder sound?

I don't think a support act has been announced yet for the May run, but Kelly Hogan just posted on her Facebook status that she'll be opening the July 3 show in Davenport. Yay!

Wow, that's a lot of typos, etc., for a one-sentence post! Just saying. Good luck with your search for a ticket...

Here's the complete setlist, as played, for Night 2 of this year's Benefit(s) For Youth Scholarships: Whole Love You Are Not Alone How To Fight Loneliness The Community Song (sung twice) Bull Black Nova Too Far Apart Wherever I Can't Keep From Talking Hell Is Chrome Open Mind Summer Teeth She's A Jar Someday Soon Pick Up The Change Blue-Eyed Soul When You Wake Up Feeling Old Handshake Drugs So Much Wine [The Handsome Family] Strangers [The Kinks] At Least That's What You Said Down In The Willow Garden [traditional] Capitol CIty Bob Dylan's 49th Beard Watch Me Fall —happy birthday "sung" to B

Here was the complete setlist, as played, for Night 1 of this year's Youth Scholarship Benefit (or is it Benefit For Youth Scholarships?): Dawned On Me Wishful Thinking Laminated Cat (a/k/a Not For The Season) The Community Song (sung twice) Message From Mid-Bar (live debut) Art Of Almost New Madrid Box Full Of Letters In A Future Age Reservations Born Alone Passenger Side Wait Up --happy birthday sung to Stacy (and Billy)-- Henry and the H-Bombs [Mott The Hoople] Thirteen [big Star] Forget The Flowers Sunloathe (live debut) I Wish My Baby Was Born [traditional] At My Window Sad And Lonely I'

Whenever I see the name Bill Evans, I of course immediately think of the great pianist. I wonder if Nels is a fan... Wasn't aware of the contemporary saxophonist Bill Evans, but I have to say that it's gotta be somewhat tough being a jazz musician with that name.

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You're more than welcome to one of my crappily hand-scrawled ones next show we attend together...

He'd probably play that, too, considering I've seen him there on more than a few occasions... As for the Big Star Third tribute, I have to think he's going to be doing You Can't Have Me. Wish I could be there. Awesome show, though I wonder how much of a shitshow it's going to be at SXSW (probably a big one).

No, there wasn't a support act for this show. I think Scarlett O'Hanna, who had opened most of the dates on this European run, was originally slated to support in Zagreb as well but I guess she couldn't make it. So this turned into "An Evening With Wilco" perhaps helping to account for the longer setlist... And great to see you as always, Heike! Definitely hope to see you next time as well!

Well, an 11-song encore...that's how you make a lot of new fans in a place you've never played before, I guess! Hell of a Croatian debut. I have to admit, I had my doubts when they moved the venue for the show from a club to a random hangar-like building that's part of a vast trade fair complex (apparently one of the largest 11 fairgrounds in the world). Suffice it to say that the place was pretty big, and I guess it hadn't hosted a concert in recent memory. Also, there was virtually no way that the sound was going to be pristine in that place. I'm sure the Wilco sound team did its best, an