johnnygetangry Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Delurking, just for coverage; This is a beautiful venue, right smack on the famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk, the second show I've seen (1st was Dave Rawlings Machine last summer). There were several remarkable instances last night I thought members might be interested in. First was an unexpected - and quite amusing - Son Volt drop. Explaining Sima Cunningham's absence from this show, Jeff admired her professionalism for honoring a commitment she had made before the tour. She had apparently flown home to do a show and would be back for the LA show. "She's singing with Son Volt". By no means have I seen EVERY Wilco/Tweedy show over the past years but I've seen my share, and I don't remember him even acknowledging Jay's band exists in the universe (I could be wrong but I'm too lazy to do the research). Funny. Second was a glimpse of the legendary Tweedy artistic temperament. Towards the middle-end of the solo set he VERY politely asked people not to take flash photographs. "I don't mind if you take pictures, and I hope I don't sound like an asshole asking this, but would you mind not using flash? It's very distracting. And kinda rude. Not just to me". Right after that we heard a "Hey Jeff!" and Jeff glanced to his left. Then a beat. "Did you seriously ust call my name just so you could take a picture? Yeah, you...did you really just do that?" Detectable flash of anger in his eyes. "I think...I think you need to go. Yeah, you need to go. Can someone take him out? Can someone take him out, or do I have to do it?" pointing the miscreant out to the uniformed rent-a-cops who do security at this venue more accustomed to hosting bar mitzvahs and well-heeled Santa Cruz weddings. Yep, he kicked an annoying iPhone photog the eff outta there. It was awesome. Hope that out-of-focus phone pic was worth it, man. Addressing the audience , he talked about entertaining us, how hard it is to concentrate when there are so many distractions, how he wants to play for "us", not people who are only there to distract. "I'm not even sure it was the right guy. Let the Innocence Mission sort that out. He needs to go to...jail.". Rest of the show was that much more intense, probably the best of the three I saw this week. Jeff just cares. So few do. One of the reasons I admire him so damn much. Last note - among many highlights, it was a treat to see both Peter Buck join Scott and the band for California Stars. Amazing 12-string solo and lots of love from Jeff, who noted how Peter had believed in him and backed him his whole career. Setlist from wilcoworld. 19 Mar 2015 / Santa Cruz, CACocoanut Grove Ballroom Setlist01 - Hazel02 - Fake Fur Coat03 - Diamond Light Pt. 104 - Flowering05 - World Away06 - Wait For Love07 - Summer Noon08 - New Moon09 - Nobody Dies Anymore10 - High As Hello11 - Love Like a Wire (Diane Izzo cover)12 - Low Key13 - You Are Not Alone14 - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart15 - Remember the Mountain Bed16 - One Wing17 - Radio King (Golden Smog)18 - Hummingbird19 - Gun (Uncle Tupelo)20 - Whole Love21 - A Shot in the Arm22 - I'm the Man Who Loves YouEncore:23 - Please Don't Let Me Be So Understood24 - Only The Lord Knows (Mavis Staples cover)Encore:25 - God [John Lennon cover]26 - Losing End (Neil Young Cover)27 - Give Back The Key To My Heart [Doug Sahm cover]28 - California Stars Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 That was a great report. Thank you. I'm so glad Jeff is calling out the people who are so rudely taking flash pictures. There was some woman who posted on Facebook a few shows ago who was just incensed that Jeff called her out, since she was only trying to memorialize the moment for herself and her son. Well, excuse me, but nobody needs to hear your personal story, lady. Sorry if you're disenchanted because you got your feelings hurt, but Jeff is absolutely doing the right thing for the artistic integrity of the performance. Right on, Jeff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnygetangry Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Thanks Wilco Me! Agreed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnygetangry Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 One more: In honor of the location The Minus 5 played Jonathan Richman's "Roller Coaster By The Sea" which, to Scott's dismay, was closed yesterday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 So this was the Minus 5? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY_Oex-Zk3c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 When will people learn that the flash on your camera makes the colors of your photos ugly, and it's both ineffective and unnecessary when photographing someone under a theater's stage lights? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 When will people learn that the flash on your camera makes the colors of your photos ugly, and it's both ineffective and unnecessary when photographing someone under a theater's stage lights?Probably about the time they learn they can turn off the photo clicking sound on their phones... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Scott M interview with passing reference to JT http://www.salon.com/2015/03/25/r_e_m_sleater_kinney_jeff_tweedy_and_the_decemberists_know_this_secret/ "Like Jeff Tweedy, all the lead guitar stuff he put on–he did, like, six songs. I wasn’t there when he did them; he did them in Chicago. I sent him the songs I thought would be cool and mentioned my ideas. He went completely contra to everything I suggested. [Laughs.] So when I first heard the guitar parts that he put on, I just was shaking my head and laughing, because they were so original and bizarre and not what I expected. It made me so happy, [because] they’re amazing." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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