Way back in June, we clued you in on JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound’s f’awesome cover of Wilco’s I Am Trying to Break Your Heart that made the Tweedy
Words: Jimmy Coulas
With the exception of two arena shows at the U.I.C. Pavilion back in October to support Wilco (The Album), Wilco (The Band) hasn’t played a full show in the Chicagoland Area since the Riviera Residency in February of 2008. When this show at the Overture Center in Madison, WI was added to their seemingly never-ending touring schedule, I knew that I had to go because I wasn’t sure when they would return to their hometown of Chicago.
[All photos by Richie Wireman via WilcoWorld]
My favorite venue in Chicago to see Wilco is the stunning Auditorium Theatre. For a few years, Wilco called the Auditorium home, playing most of their hometown shows at the iconic venue. While the Overture Center is only a few years old and lacks the charm of the Auditorium, it is truly a beautiful venue and the acoustics are marvelous.
As the lights dimmed the band walked on stage to the Olympic March, which is fitting considering most of the shows on this tour are north of the border, and the band recently played an outdoor show in Vancouver for the Olympic’s. Wilco (The Song) kicked off the festivities with the band sounding very fresh and dialed in.
After the chaotic Bull Black Nova, the opening chords to You Are My Face resonated through the venue. The song explodes with a heavily distorted guitar riff by Jeff Tweedy and then once again calms down towards the end. As the song faded out, keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen and guitarist Pat Sansone added some lullaby like textures as if they were putting the song to sleep. READ ON for more from Jimmy on Wilco in Madison…
Sports Backers and Venture Richmond announced today the featured music acts for this year’s Dominion Riverrock festival. On Friday, May 14th Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will headline the show.
The Rolling Stones "Rare and Unseen" will be released on April 20, 2010. (Released January 18th in the UK) "Rare and Unseen", the second title in this exclusive and
He’s wry and restless and funny as hell. He’s Eef Barzeley, front man for the alt-indie band Clem Snide and on February 23rd 429 Records will release The Meat of Life — 12 powerful tracks that showcase the silent sufferings and comedic moments that run through Barzelay’s head.
On March 2, June 15, and October 12, Colorado-based producer Pretty Lights, aka Derek Vincent Smith, is set to release a trilogy of EPs. Now here’s the fun part: in
John Lydon has announced that he will be taking Public Image Ltd. on a tour of North America. Beginning with an appearance at Coachella Festival an April 16, the reformed
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will mount an extensive tour of North America this summer and also release their first studio album in eight years,Mojo, this spring. The tour begins
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is tossing out the question marks and giving his new solo project a real name and a spring tour of the United States to boot. Atoms
In an effort to focus our attention on something besides Phish for a change, we’ve decided at HT headquarters to (hopefully) drum up some good chatter about the final season of the greatest television show in the history of the idiot box. Check in on Wednesday of every week during Season 6 to share your thoughts, theories, complaints and assessments of the previous night’s episode. Big time SPOILER alert for anyone didn‘t watch yet.
Synopsis: As always, with the help of our good buddy the Joker from Coventry Blog.
Geronimo Jackson, 2/23/2010
Set I – (Off Island): Scar Tissue (1) > Jeepster (2) > You’re No Son of Mine (3) > I’m Not Ready to Make Nice (4) > White Rabbit (5) > Mother (6) > Piano Man (7) > Secret Agent Man (8)
Set II – (On Island): Ghostbusters Theme (9) Tic Tac Toe (10) > Tunnel Vision (11) > Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (12) > Dharma Lady (13) > All Along the Watchtower (14) > All Eyez on Me (15) > Mirrors (16)
Encore: Sanity > My Friend, My Friend (17)
(1) Red Hot Chili Peppers; Jack on vocals, Jack’s mom on bass
(2) T. Rex; Jack on vocals
(3) Phil Collins; Jack on vocals, David on drums
(4) Dixie Chicks; David on vocals and banjo
(5) Jefferson Airplane; David on vocals, lyrics by Jack
(6) Pink Floyd, Margo Shephard on vocals
(7) Billy Joel, David on Piano
(8) Johnny Rivers; Dogen on vocals with alternative “Secret Asian Man” lyrics
(9) Ghostbusters; Hurley on Vocals
(10) Kyper; Miles and Hurley rapping
(11) Tuesday Blue; Hurley on vocals
(12) U2; Kate on vocals
(13) Geronimo Jackson Original; Claire on vocals, last time played S5, Ep. 6
(14) Bob Dylan; Hurley on vocals, Jack on guitar
(15) Tupac Shakur; Jack on vocals
(16) Disco Biscuits; Jack destroys drum kit
(17) Phish; Claire on vocals, Fake Locke on “Knife” chants
Epic One Liner of the Week: Hurley’s reaction to the obvious gaping plot hole in this week’s episode, that somehow after six years of episodes, the characters managed to find a new lighthouse this week? “Maybe we just weren’t looking for it?” Um… Right.
READ ON for more and to talk Lost with Ryan and Joker…
