blureu Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Big Thanks to WFUV! You can listen online or the radio if you live within the area of broadcast https://www.wfuv.org/summermusic June 28 - Wilco and Courtney Barnett at the Solid Sound Festival (The live broadcast will begin around 7 p.m. EDT) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 More pressure for the karaoke folks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisoxjtrain Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 More pressure for the karaoke folks! No kidding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Maybe if this proves embarrassing enough for folks, the concept will be shelved in the future. A better idea would have been to have a karaoke event as a side attraction somewhere on-site, and have various musicians make surprise appearances. Suppose you sign up to sing a song, and right when the song starts a curtain opens and there's Glenn or Nels playing the song with you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisoxjtrain Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Maybe if this proves embarrassing enough for folks, the concept will be shelved in the future. A better idea would have been to have a karaoke event as a side attraction somewhere on-site, and have various musicians make surprise appearances. Suppose you sign up to sing a song, and right when the song starts a curtain opens and there's Glenn or Nels playing the song with you.I’ll embarrass myself just for you, just so you can get what you want. Or you can show some empathy for people who may not have even been on stage before and cheer and hope it goes well for them. Better yet, keep your comments to yourself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I’ll embarrass myself just for you, just so you can get what you want. Or you can show some empathy for people who may not have even been on stage before and cheer and hope it goes well for them. Better yet, keep your comments to yourself. I don't think I will keep my comments to myself. I'll say whatever I want, within the bounds of the rules of this forum, and you can either like it, dislike it, ignore it, challenge me to change it, or respond however you want. But I will not agree to keep my comments to myself. If I had insulted a specific performance, or someone directly, you'd have a point. But I didn't do that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisoxjtrain Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I don't think I will keep my comments to myself. I'll say whatever I want, within the bounds of the rules of this forum, and you can either like it, dislike it, ignore it, or challenge me to change it. But I will not agree to keep my comments to myself. If I had insulted a specific performance, or someone directly, you'd have a point.You are openly hoping people will embarrass themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 You are openly hoping people will embarrass themselves. I thought the poster was referencing the band and their management fwiw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisoxjtrain Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I thought the poster was referencing the band and their management fwiwStill hoping people will embarrass themselves is a bad attitude to take over a festival that’s supposed to be a joyous thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Embarrassing yourself in karaoke is inherent and is done willingly. It's part of the deal. Empathy is not warranted. But to be clear, I was not cheering/hoping for people to embarrass themselves. On the contrary, I would prefer they not be given the opportunity to do that i the first place. At least not on the main stage. I was not hoping for embarrassment, I was bemoaning what I think is a disappointing gimmick. That's why I offered what I think would have been a potentially good gimmick. What do you think would cause more buzz in the audience or on this forum: "Did you hear that guy sing Casino Queen? He did a really good job." Or "Did you hear that Jonathan Richman and the singer from The Feelies joined in with someone at karaoke?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Still hoping people will embarrass themselves is a bad attitude to take over a festival that’s supposed to be a joyous thing.This. Go. Have a good time. Sing along with the karaoke folks. Enjoy the damn music. It’s not complicated. If you sit there grumpy it doesn’t do anything for anybody, and probably sours your mood— just enjoy it for what it is. Am I jealous as hell for those selected? Yup. Am I sad as hell I can’t be there? Yup. Do I wish folks egg on their faces? Fuck no, unless it’s breakfast. I hope everybody nails it and has a blast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I thought my point was pretty clear, but I guess not. I mean, I am advocating FOR karaoke. Just in a different (and imo, MORE fun) format. Anyone who fears they might do a bad job shouldn't have jumped through all the hoops to get on stage. This isn't a school production where everyone, including the severely insecure kids, are forced to dance and sing in front of the whole school. I think it's safe to say that anyone who has been selected (or even hoped to get selected) to sing is confident enough in themselves that they can laugh it off if they aren't great. I hope everyone has fun, and I'm looking forward to the recap/highlight reel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 http://player.listenlive.co/41641 93.9 The River, a radio station out of Northampton, MA, is having interviews with all of the band members starting at 3pm with Jeff.3:30 Mikael4 Pat & John4:30 Nels5 Glenn I think they might be playing the Being There live set mixed in with the interviews. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Jeff’s reply to whether or not there would be some surprises on Friday night during the karaoke set: “there might be some ringers”. I take that as special surprise musical guests filling in on lead vocals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 A few more tidbits from the interviews today: I think the band is going to be wearing deep blue jeans on Friday night. They wouldn’t reveal the significance of it, but it sounds like Nudie suits 2019. Either Pat or John talked about the company that makes them. My stream dropped during that part. Glenn just confirmed that there would be another Solid Sound in 2021. He also nonchalantly dropped that they recorded an album over the 18 month break. I mean, it was extremely quick. The station is now playing the album version of I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. Edit: ooh! This guy is grilling him (Glenn) about the new record! lol! Supposedly the management team gave him the evil eye when he mentioned that. I’m remembering this the best that I can....Is the new record recorded? Yes. Will the new record be available at Solid Sound? No.Will the new record be released this year? I’m not at liberty to say. Will you perform the new record in its entirety? No. Is the new record called The Empire Strikes Back? No. Will you perform some songs from the new record? I can’t comment on that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Thanks for the recap U2! Will you perform some songs from the new record? I can’t comment on that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Thanks for the recap U2! You’re welcome! It was a fun listen. As a matter of fact, the entire interview is now streaming up at their site. https://wrsi.com/monte/being-there-with-wilco-solid-sound-2019/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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