jcarlile1 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 As for pictures, there were a couple of people with photography passes, so we can hope some of those turn up. I stealthily (and very quickly) took two incredibly bad photos with my phone, one of which I posted in a blog entry (linked in signature.) The other is a little less blurry, yet crappier still. Hi Brianne! So nice to finally meet you officially. You were very stealthy indeed, I didn't even notice! The young Robert Redford look-alike is Frankie Lee from Stillwater, MN. I was so happy with the show last night. I thought it was fantastic! AND I finally got to meet Mr. Jeff Tweedy........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sFolk Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 thanks Pervert. so Kraig could possibly be 40!! i love it!! that's closer to my age (hey, a girl can dream!) He kind of looks like bob, the guy who teaches the wilco class at the old town school. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcarlile1 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Just curious, can someone tell me how old Kraig Johnson is? I saw him here in NYC on Sunday, and I agree, he looks friggin young! So wish I was at that Vic show. He was actually 41 in May, not that you'd ever know it..... that boy sure is a cutie! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 AND I finally got to meet Mr. Jeff Tweedy........... Finally indeed! And nobody even had to pass out, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starbuck Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 He was actually 41 in May, not that you'd ever know it..... that boy sure is a cutie! Not that I'm obsessed, but do you know when in May? I love May people! LOL. Yeah, he's very adorable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thisyearsgirl Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Yea, they were turned up some. I know you are both more or less correct about this, but trying to balance it for the fans in front might be nice too. I guess that is too much to ask. You can either be upfront and be with the peeps or be in the back and hear things better. Its a trade off. LouieB it was fun down with the "peeps" last night, lou. i just wish wendy could be two places at once...then again, i wish that i could too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 It's my favorite place to be, even if I sit alone and wave down at my friends in the front row. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Picador Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Jeff was in fact there for the whole show. They played for about 2 hours I think, it was incredible. I'm jealous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hodie Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I love that a side effect of Kris's new name is that everyone now casually refers to him as "Pervert". As opposed to formerly, when it was his official nomenclature. (harhar) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Eric, were you there last night? I ALMOST called you during Radio King! It would have been funny if you answered your cell phone and THEN you could hear the keyboards and horns! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 As opposed to formerly, when it was his official nomenclature. (harhar) that show meant a lot to me. if I hadn't seen them 10 years ago, who knows if I'd even be sitting here typing in this forum right now. getting into the music and the bands that Golden Smog introduced me to, lead me to the place where I'd meet the woman who would become my wife, and also lead me to a lot of really cool people. it might seem silly, but in a weird way I owe a lot of where my life is today to that band. and they fucking rocked my socks off tonight! thanks guys. I would like to dedicate the above post to Stardog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I would like to dedicate the above post to Stardog.I wish that you would make love to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I wish that you would make love to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 But I did manage a call to Ms. Yvon during "Listen Joe" as i was leaving work, i noticed a missed call on the cell phone. wonderful! wonderful! wonderful! that song was gorgeous at the los angeles show, too. ahh, wendy, thank you for making me part of what sounds like an amazing night! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Now I finally know what means. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 !! -Robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 From the Trib today... LouieB Golden Smog floats on its laidback vibe By Joshua KleinSpecial to the Tribune September 21, 2006 When Golden Smog got around to releasing its first album about 10 years ago, the band was only nominally a supergroup, and a fluke side-project of a supergroup at that. Though featuring members of Soul Asylum, the Jayhawks and Wilco, only the first of the bunch had hit it big. Things have changed a little with the third album, "Another Fine Day." Soul Asylum's popularity has waned, but Wilco finally hit the big time. The ever-promising Jayhawks have disbanded, but the band's various members remain quite active (Golden Smog leader Gary Louris co-wrote a hunk of the latest Dixie Chicks record). And perhaps inevitably, schedules have become so cluttered that getting Golden Smog together for more than a few shows is apparently a real struggle. "This is a song from when things were simpler and easier for the Golden Smog," joked Louris, introducing "Glad & Sorry" from the group's 1995 "Down by the Old Mainstream" at the Vic on Tuesday night. Adding to the get-together-with-the-old-band vibe was the presence of Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, whose contributions to the latest album were minimal but who remains an inextricable part of Golden Smog's legacy. He and the other players Tuesday swapped microphones, amps, guitars and a coveted rest spot on the keyboard stool. It all lent the night a loose, after-hours, last-call kind of atmosphere, so casual that even mistakes--a flubbed note here, a missed cue there--were charming. It helped that even these ostensibly lesser tunes from the impressive likes of Louris, Tweedy, Kraig Johnson and Dan Murphy validated their reputation as strong songwriters. Soul Asylum's Murphy regularly injected bursts of energy into the set with songs such as "V" and "Hurricane," as did Johnson with "Frying Pan Eyes." Louris' "Another Fine Day" was full of the Beatles influence that cropped up in the Jayhawks' later years. As the Smog's two most visible songwriters, Louris and Tweedy were given ample time in the spotlight, acoustic guitars in hand, dueting on the nostalgic "Long Time Ago" and "Radio King." If the less-than-capacity crowd mostly failed to provide the requisite jovialness, there seemed to be plenty of it on stage. Copyright Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Only one small complaint - after all these years seeing shows I still can't figure out why sound people can't mix in keyboards better.Keyboards and bass are always the hardest to mix in a smaller venue. Glad all you guys had such a great time.............very jealous Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Louris' "Another Fine Day" was full of the Beatles influence that cropped up in the Jayhawks' later years. I don't think they played that song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Keyboards and bass are always the hardest to mix in a smaller venue.The bass was just fine and the Vic is not a small venue. The sound was great on every instrument and all vocals, but the keyboards and the horns (admittedly all three horns were playing to one microphone. ) LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam2 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 what? the Vic is a small venue... I don't know what venue you're talking about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renic Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 i think when lou thinks of a small venue he thinks of schuba's, empty bottle, hideout etc. its the smaller of the larger venue if you know what i mean, like the riv, maybe the aragon & such. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 what? the Vic is a small venue... I don't know what venue you're talking about.I commented that the Vic is NOT a small venue. I don't know what we are talking about any more.LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I commented that the Vic is NOT a small venue. I don't know what we are talking about any more.LouieBHa ha ha,I wasn't even sure what venue this was at,my asumption,there I go again!How many were in atendance?A mix at the Vic should be rather simple,hopefully a soundboard will surface and then mastered! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Ha ha ha,I wasn't even sure what venue this was at,my asumption,there I go again!How many were in atendance?A mix at the Vic should be rather simple,hopefully a soundboard will surface and then mastered!That's what I am hoping for too. This was a really fun show. I rarely listen to shows, but this one I would like, with the keyboard of course, since the guy was working it and his efforts for those fans in front were lost. Either way, good times all around. The place was just over half full I would guess, with far fewer in the balcony. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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