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I had a great weekend and I am "finally" settled in my new place. On Friday, I made the short trek to South Bend to catch Wilco, and they didn't disappoint as usual. On Saturday, I had a really great meal in Chinatown at a restaurant called Hing Kee. Yesterday, I went down to Wicker Park fest and checked out Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. I hadn't seen them before, but it's safe to say the next time they are in Chicago I will be there. I hope everyone had a great weekend!

• Farm Aid will celebrate the 25th anniversary at Miller Park in Milwaukee
• Forget Vegas! Get married at Ozzfest
• Brian Eno to release new album this fall
• U2 debut new song in Torino, Italy during tour rehearsals
• Pitchfork gives with Beck a call to see what he's been up to
• Weezer covered Lady Gaga & MGMT at Osheaga

The Avett Brothers - Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise

Wilco @ Coveleski Field, South Bend, IN 7-30-10

Last night, Wilco made their final Midwest appearance of the year at Coveleski Field in South Bend, IN. The show, which wasn't very crowded carried a very chill vibe and it felt like Wilco was playing someone's backyard. Jeff Tweedy was particularly chatty and touched a number of subjects including the futility of the Cubs, Glenn Kotche's broken toe, Kings of Leon, and his admittance of him trying zumba. The boys will curate their inaugural Solid Sound Festival in August before heading to Europe in the fall. Wilco will begin recording their new record in October. Thanks to my friends Jessica & Michael for making last nights show a blast! You can check out the setlist below.

Wilco
Friday, July 30, 2010
Coveleski Field
South Bend, IN

Set:Sunken Treasure, Ashes of American Flags, Either Way, IATTBYH, Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, One Wing, Company In My Back, A Shot in the Arm, Side With The Seeds, She's A Jar, Say You Miss Me, Impossible Germany, Forget The Flowers, I'll Fight, Box Full of Letters, Handshake Drugs, Jesus, Etc., Can't Stand It, You Never Know, Heavy Metal Drummer, Walken, I'm The Man Who Loves You
Encore 1: Broken Arrow#, Airline To Heaven, The Late Greats, Red-Eyed and Blue> I Got You (At The End of the Century)
Encore 2:Thank You Friends*^

Notes: # Buffalo Springfield cover, *^ Big Star cover w/ Yo La Tengo

Video: Wilco - Ripple w/ Phil Lesh

Wilco - Ripple w/Phil Lesh

Hump Day Happenings

It's been another busy week for me, but I am looking forward to my weekend, which should be uneventful. The next show I will be seeing is Wilco at Coveleski Field in South Bend, IN, but that's not until July 30. Tickets are still available and if you live within reasonable driving distance, I would recommend hitting up their last Midwest show of the year.

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• The Smashing Pumpkins to play benefit show at Metro
• Welcome to South Dakota! GN'R to play first US show in 4 years
• Check out The Black Keys on The Tonight Show
• Ozzy Osbourn & Tony Iommi settle Black Sabbath name dispute
• Check out the Lollapalooza iPhone app

Weezer - El Scorcho

Video: Wilco - Bull Black Nova

Wilco | Bull Black Nova | A Take Away Show | Unreleased from A Story Told Well on Vimeo.

Wilco Leaves Nonesuch..... Wilco (The Label) On Tap?

It appears that Wilco is joining the growing number of bands/musicians who are either starting their own label or finding new ways to release new music. I am really excited to hear what Jeff Tweedy and company has up their sleeves. Stay tuned!

In an interview with D.C. website Express Night Out, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline mentioned that Wilco’s new album would be on their own record label. “I don’t know the name of it,” Cline told Express Night Out. “Jeff was basically not wanting to be on a record label for a while—he didn’t renew his contract with Nonesuch—so we’re striking out on our own, our own label. There might be a 7-inch or something, a little souvenir when we do this Mass MoCA [Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, Ma.] I’m not sure, really. Basically, Jeff and [Wilco manager] Tony Margherita are the masterminds, so I’m just cruising with what they want to do.”

[via Paste Magazine]

Wilco Sponsors Little League Teams

The members of Wilco are not known for their athletic prowess, although drummer Glenn Kotche and guitar wiz Nels Cline each get substantial workouts during Wilco shows. The band is sponsoring little league teams in their hometown of Chicago and in Northampton, MA. Check out the info below.

Wilco: The Baseball Team
Wilco's Jeffy Tweedy has referenced his physicality before in self-deprecating fashion (saying in “Kicking Television” that he’s “working on his abs”), but a news update on the group’s website indicates that the band is more likely to hitting groundballs than doing sit-ups. That’s because Wilco is sponsoring not one, but two little league baseball teams in Chicago and Northampton, Mass., respectively. The Chicago team, the Royals, plays in the Warren Park Youth Baseball League, while the Mass. team is in the Northampton Little League, Junior Division. This seems like a natural place to make a joke about whether the teams will shift lineups as much as Wilco has, but who would do such a thing?

Chicagoist presents Wilco: The Product Guide

[Via Chicagoist]

Monday Morning Coffee Break

Now that I have closed on my place, I hope to get back to more regular posts on my blog. All in all it was a pretty chill weekend for me. Yesterday, I grabbed some afternoon drinks with friends at Map Room. Last nights Trey webcast was really really awesome and was the perfect way to cap my weekend off. I thought their cover of The Band's "It Makes No Difference" was spot on! I also thought Trey's guitar playing was great. Summer tour is right around the corner! Here is some news and a video to get your Monday moving! Don't forget that S&SS is on Facebook & Twitter.

• R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio
• Check out this great drum solo by Galactic's Stanton Moore
• Dave Matthews Band will take it easy during 2011
• South Bend will host the last Midwest Wilco show of the year
• I can't wait to get my copy of the remastered Exile on Main Street
• Check out the new Black Keys video

Phish - Loving Cup

Setlist: Wilco @ Wellington Town Hall - Wellington, NZ 4/28/10

Wilco
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Wellington Town Hall
Wellington, NZ

Set: Wilco (The Song), Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, One Wing, A Shot in the Arm, At Least That's What You Said, Muzzle of Bees, One by One, Misunderstood, She's a Jar, Handshake Drugs, Impossible Germany, California Stars, Poor Places, Spiders (Kidsmoke), Hummingbird, Sonny Feeling, Magazine Called Sunset, Heavy Metal Drummer, You Never Know, Jesus, Etc., Theologians, Hate It Here, Walken, I'm the Man Who Loves You
Encore: Thank You, Friends*, The Late Greats, I'm a Wheel

Notes: * Big Star cover

[Setlist via Via Chicago]

Setlist: Wilco @ Carnegie Music Hall - Pittsburgh, PA 4-11-10

Wilco concluded their "Evening With Wilco" tour last night in Pittsburgh, PA. The setlists for this tour have looked fantastic. I have yet to download any of the shows, but it is on my list of things to do. Wilco will have about a week off before heading to Japan, Australia & New Zealand for shows. Let's take a look a the tour closing setlist below.

Wilco
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Carnegie Music Hall
Pittsburgh, PA

Set: Wilco (The Song), Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart> One Wing, A Shot in the Arm, On and On and On, Company In my Back, Deeper Down, Handshake Drugs, California Stars, Impossible Germany, I'll Fight, Poor Places > Spiders (Kidsmoke)*, More Like The Moon, Someday, Some Morning, Sometime*> Laminated Cat*, When You Wake Up Feeling Old*, Forget the Flowers*, War on War*, Passenger Side*, Airline to Heaven, Via Chicago, Box Full of Letters, You Never Know, Jesus, Etc., Theologians, Heavy Metal Drummer, Candyfloss , Hate It Here, Walken, I'm the Man Who Loves You, Monday, Thank You Friends^
Encore: Casino Queen> Outtasite (Outta Mind), I'm a Wheel

Notes: * Acoustic, ^ Big Star cover

[Setlist via Via Chicago]

Setlist: Wilco @ Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA 4-10-10

Wilco
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Electric Factory
Philadelphia, PA

Set: Wilco (The Song), I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Ashes of American Flags, Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, One Wing, A Shot in the Arm, I'll Fight, Company in My Back, Pot Kettle Black, Handshake Drugs, California Stars, Impossible Germany, Poor Places > Spiders (Kidsmoke)*, You and I*, Sunken Treasure*, That's Not the Issue*, Forget the Flowers*, Laminated Cat*, War on War*, Passenger Side* , Outta Mind (Outta Sight)*, Airline to Heaven, Via Chicago, Hate It Here, Walken, Jesus, Etc., Theologians, You Never Know, I Must Be High, Can't Stand It, Heavy Metal Drummer, I'm the Man Who Loves You, In the Street^
Encore: Dreamer in My Dreams, Casino Queen, Outtasite (Outta Mind), I'm a Wheel

Notes: * Acoustic, ^ Big Star cover

[Setlist via Via Chicago]

Wilco Shows For Your Listening Pleasure

I really wish I could have caught Wilco on their current East Coast tour. All the reviews have been great and I like the fact that they are doing an acoustic set. Below are the links to a few shows on their current tour.

Wilco 3/22/10 The Fillmore, Miami Beach, FL - Download Here
Wilco 3/23/10 Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL - Download Here
Wilco 3/27/10 DPAC, Durham, NC - Download Here
Wilco 3/29/10 The National, Richmond, VA - First, Second, Third
Wilco 4/2/10 The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Download Here
Wilco 4/6/10 Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA - Download Here

Wilco Brings Solid Sound Festival to North Adams, MA

Wilco have announced their very own music & arts festival set to take this place this summer in North Adams, MA. The festival will take place from August 13 -15. Tickets are available now and props to the band for keeping it very affordable. I wish I could make it, but I will be enjoying Phish at Alpine Valley that weekend.

Where's the love for Chicago?

The SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL is a new festival curated by the Chicago band Wilco. It debuts August 13 – 15 at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) in North Adams, MA. The SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL is an independently promoted and ticketed three-day event of music, art, comedy, interactivity and more. Wilco headlines the weekend, in the bandʼs only East Coast performance of the summer. This new festival also presents individual performances by all the Wilco membersʼ side projects including Glenn Kotcheʼs On Fillmore, The Nels Cline Singers, The Autumn Defense featuring John Stirratt and Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensenʼs Pronto.

SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL at MASS MoCA also plays host to additional musical performances, a fully programmed comedy stage, interactive installations and exhibits (including the Solid Sound Stompbox Station, an interactive guitar pedal exhibit created and demonstrated by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, a concert-poster screening demonstration, planned workshops by luthiers and more), plus film, video installations and djʼs. Festival attendees will have full access to the entire MASS MoCA campus, which incorporates 150,000 square feet of galleries. MASS MoCA, a renovated 19th century textile mill, is the largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts in the U.S. Art on display in the galleries during the festival includes the Sol LeWitt Retrospective (chosen #1 exhibition of the year by Time magazine); Inigo Manglano Ovalleʼs Gravity is a Force to be Reckoned with; a major exhibition of work by Petah Coyne; Material World: Sculpture to Environment; Leonard Nimoyʼs Secret Selves; and a new installation by Michael Oatman.

Tickets for SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL are on sale this Friday, April 9 through the bandʼs official website wilcoworld.net and through solidsoundfestival.com. From April 9 to May 31 tickets for the three-day event will be available for $86.50 (including all fees and parking) and after June 1 for $99.50 (including all fees and parking).

Setlist: Wilco @ Bushnell Theater - Hartford, CT 4-9-10

Wilco
Friday, April 9, 2010
Bushnell Theater
Hartford, CT

Set: Wilco (The Song), I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Ashes of American Flags, Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, One Wing, A Shot in the Arm, One by One, Either Way, Handshake Drugs, Deeper Down, Impossible Germany, California Stars, Poor Places > Spiders (Kidsmoke)*, Sky Blue Sky*, That's Not the Issue*, You and I*, Forget the Flowers*, Sunken Treasure*, War on War*, Passenger Side*, Airline to Heaven, Via Chicago, Box Full of Letters, I'm Always in Love, A Magazine Called Sunset, Jesus, Etc., You Never Know, Hate It Here, Walken, Heavy Metal Drummer, I'm the Man Who Loves You, Thank You Friends^
Encore: Hoodoo Voodoo, I'm a Wheel

Notes: * Acoustic, ^ Big Star cover

[Setlist via Via Chicago]

Setlist: Wilco @ Capitol Center for the Arts - Concord, NH 4/7/10

Wilco
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Capitol Center for the Arts
Concord, NH

Set: Wilco (The Song), I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Ashes of American Flags, Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, One Wing, A Shot in the Arm, At Least That's What You Said, Radio Cure, Handshake Drugs, Impossible Germany, I'll Fight, California Stars, Poor Places > Spiders (Kidsmoke)*, You and I*, Why Would You Wanna Live*, Cars Can't Escape*, Hesitating Beauty*, War on War*, Laminated Cat*, Passenger Side*, Airline to Heaven, Summerteeth > Misunderstood, Can't Stand It, Jesus, Etc., You Never Know, Heavy Metal Drummer, Hate It Here, Walken, I'm the Man Who Loves You, In The Street^

Encore: Hoodoo Voodoo, I'm a Wheel

Notes: * Acoustic, ^ Big Star cover

[Setlist via Via Chicago]

Hump Day Happenings

It's been one hell of a week so far, but the weekend is near! Don't forget that Wilco will offer a live webcast of their show tonight at the Capitol Center in Concord, NH. Show time is around 8 p.m. ET. You can listen to the webcast here. Here is some news and a video to get your over the Wednesday hump.

• Exploding potholes welcome Atoms of Peace to NYC
• Menomena announce new album
• Found: Earliest known Led Zeppelin recording
• Dr. Dre & Jay-Z to release new track "Under Pressure"
• Live Music Blog reviews a recent Wilco show
• Mr Miner's four Phish 3.0 songs that have fizzled a bit

Dr. Dog - Stranger

Setlist: Wilco @ Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA 4-6-10

Wilco
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Orpheum Theatre
Boston, MA

Set: Wilco (The Song), Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart > One Wing, A Shot in the Arm, One by One, Either Way, Company in My Back, Sonny Feeling Handshake Drugs, Impossible Germany, It's Just That Simple, California Stars, Poor Places > Spiders (Kidsmoke)*, How to Fight Loneliness*, You and I*, Forget the Flowers*, Someday, Some Morning, Sometime* > Laminated Cat*, When You Wake Up Feeling Old*, War on War*, Passenger Side*, I Must Be High*, Airline to Heaven, Via Chicago, Theologians, You Never Know, Jesus, Etc., Hate It Here, Heavy Metal Drummer, I'm Always in Love, Walken, I'm the Man Who Loves You, Thank You Friends^
Encore: Dreamer In My Dreams, Casino Queen > Outtasite (Outta Mind)

Notes: * Acoustic, ^ Big Star cover

[Setlist via Via Chicago]

Setlist: Wilco @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel - Providence, RI 4/4/10

Wilco
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
Providence, RI

Set: Wilco (The Song), Bull Black, Nova, You Are My Face, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart > One Wing, Radio Cure, Sonny Feeling, Summerteeth > Misunderstood, She's a Jar, Handshake Drugs, Impossible Germany, California Stars, Poor Places > Spiders (Kidsmoke)*, What's the World Got in Store*, War on War*, Forget the Flowers*, Heavy Metal Drummer*, Laminated Cat*, Passenger Side*, Airline to Heaven, A Shot in the Arm, Jesus, Etc., You Never Know, I'm Always in Love, Hate It Here, Theologians, Too Far Apart, Walken, I'm the Man Who Loves You, Red-Eyed and Blue, I Got You (At the End of the Century), Thank You Friends^
Encore: Dreamer in My Dreams, Casino Queen, Outtasite (Outta Mind)

Notes: * Acoustic, ^ Big Star cover

[Setlist via Via Chicago]

Setlist: Wilco @ The Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ 4/3/10

Wilco
Saturday, April 3, 2010
The Wellmont Theatre
Montclair, NJ

Set: Ashes of American Flags, Wilco (The Song), I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, One Wing, A Shot in the Arm, Muzzle of Bees, Deeper Down, Summerteeth, Misunderstood, California Stars, Impossible Germany, Poor Places, Spiders (Kidsmoke)*, You And I*, Kamera*, Hesitating Beauty*, Laminated Cat*, When You Wake Up Feeling Old*, Dreamer in My Dreams*, Outta Mind (Outta Sight)*, Airline to Heaven, I'm Always in Love, Candyfloss, Jesus, Etc., Box Full of Letters, Can't Stand It, Hate It Here, You Never Know, Thank You Friends^, In The Street^

Encore: Casino Queen, Outtasite (Outta Mind), Hoodoo Voodoo

Notes: * Acoustic, ^ Big Star cover

[Setlist via Via Chicago]

Setlist: Wilco @ The Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ 4/2/10

Wilco
Friday, April 2, 2010
The Wellmont Theatre
Montclair, NJ

Set: Wilco (The Song), Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart > One Wing, Via Chicago, Company in My Back, Handshake Drugs, Side with the Seeds, Pot Kettle Black, Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again), I'll Fight, Impossible Germany, California Stars, Poor Places > Spiders (Kidsmoke)*, More Like the Moon*, Forget the Flowers*, Someday, Some Morning, Sometime*, Laminated Cat*, War on War*, Passenger Side* > Airline to Heaven, A Shot in the Arm, Jesus, Etc., You Never Know, Heavy Metal Drummer, Red-Eyed and Blue > I Got You (At the End of the Century), Broken Arrow@, Hate It Here, Theologians, I'm the Man Who Loves You, Monday, Thank You Friends^

Encore: The Late Greats, I'm a Wheel

Notes: * Acoustic, @ Buffalo Springfield cover, ^ Big Star cover

[Setlist via Via Chicago]