FairySari
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Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
huh. i happen to be listening to this at the moment as well.
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From that list I've seen Wilco and Deer Tick (who you've already asterisked & i'd recommend) and Mountain Man - three female a capella singers. I read a review that described them as 14th century chant on an appalaichan back porch, and i think it's pretty accurate. Not my thing, but I don't know if you'd like it?
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This was one of the best festivals I've been to. The venue was a contemporary art gallery built out of an old crazy industrial complex. There were twists and turns everywhere inside, and a few big courtyards outside, where most of the stages were set up. All the galleries were open (giant wall drawings, art-made-of food installations, crazy feather sculptures, photos by leonard nimoy, and lots of other stuff) plus there were Wilco specific exhibits - 16 years of Wilco posters, drums altered to make different noises by Glenn, Nels' stompboxes, and Pat's polaroid photo exhibit (my favourite of the Wilco art). Nels & Glenn did presentations of their stuff.
Friday night it was a little crowded because a lot of the galleries were closed, but Sat and Sun there were no lines for beer, and it was only $4. The only thing wrong with the festival was that the one indoor stage was too small and too hot (missed The Books, Autumn Defense, and Avi Buffalo because of it, they thought it was going to rain so they moved inside) The crowd was so laid back and polite (hipsters & dads), most of the lawn chairs stayed towards the back, and there were indoor bathrooms! Members of the bands, including wilco, just wandered around the festival and would chat with fans if they got noticed.
I really enjoyed Vetiver, but only got to see Avi Buffalo when they performed with Jeff. Nels Cline Singers were great too. Wilco set was good but not as astounding as it could have been. I have been dying to hear Not for the Season (laminated cat!) for the last while so i was really excited they played it. And then Jeff played Passenger Side in his solo set which I was also hoping for. For his solo set he brought out 5 or 6 of the bands that played to each play a song with him, and apparently he let them choose the song. John sang It's Just That Simple, too!
Best part, though, may have been the dunk tank.
Pictures here:
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This weekend!
Questcequecest and I will be there, is anyone else going??
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haha no, i'm pretty sure it was uncle john's band.
he did not realize it was the dead.
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Years ago when i was working at a summer camp, i was playing a mix tape which happened to be on a grateful dead song at the moment a 17 year old kid walked in to tell me to turn off the shitty music. he was wearing a grateful dead t-shirt.
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You guys suck. This festival is going to be awesome.
I've seen Wilco a bunch of times but I've never seen Jeff solo, and I can't wait. And I missed Avi Buffalo and Vetiver at Sasquatch, so that'll be awesome too. And Nels is doing a guitar pedal workshop, and Glenn is doing a drum workshop.
stay positive!
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2) Craigs vocal style should not be lumped in with his content. If you don't like how he is saying it, at least listen to what he is saying. Too many people over the ages have missed amazing songs by Joy Division, Neil Young, Rush etc. because they didn't like the style of singing. He is one of the best lyricists in America today. He should not be confused with cliched- his story over 5 albums can be traced chronlogically. Almost Zappa esque in his conceptual continuity. But using simple language and concepts at the same time.
3) I don't expect or even want this band to grow beyond what they are. I figure two more albums and they pack it in and take full time day jobs. I don't want to see them in arenas, I don't think they even want to play arenas- I don't think it could translate beyond the fuzzy fizzy smoky pit of a club. They might, they might not- but they will have kicked my ass and saved my soul on more than a few thousand occasions.....
I'm a huge fan of the self-referential lyrics. I love that the Weekenders opens with "There was that whole weird thing with the horses, I think they know exactly what happened" and I *do* know what happened (she put $900 on the 5th horse in the 6th race). I've listened to Separation Sunday probably more than any other album ever, and I still pick up on new references occasionally, and I love it, it keeps me interested.
Totally agree about not wanting them to grow too much bigger. There is nowhere I'd rather be in the world than right in the middle of a crowd at a Hold Steady show, and it would just not be the same in an arena. This band is all about the killer parties.
I dunno, I could say more, but I'd just be gushing. Obviously they're not for everyone, but I don't get the hate.
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Can't wait for this show!
This review makes me smile. Especially this:
They shut down Music Hall of Williamsburg nearly five hours after they started at Bowery, high as hell and shivering and smashed, stretching out "Your Little Hoodrat Friend" with a lilting Hendrix-gone-soukous guitar interlude from Kubler.
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Great slideshow! Thanks for posting it.
I think we met at the show, I was the girl standing to your left
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Thanks! I just got a new camera so I took a ton of pictures. If you saw the blurry one of Patterson taking a swig from the bottle of JD, you can thank Daniel for bumping my arm at the exact wrong moment for the blurriness
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And the third: http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/04/02/exclusive-listen-the-hold-steadys-the-weekenders/
This one is probably my favourite of the three. Possibly because they're referring back to stuff that happened in the last few albums (Sapphire, Chips Ahoy...).
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You could write her a mushy letter or song or poem... make her a mix cd of mushy mom songs... knit her a hat... bake her a cake... call a radio station and dedicate a song to her... or yeah, i think she might understand if you're a little distracted right now
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The album itself has actually leaked. If you search twitter you should be able to find a download link. Haven't actually downloaded it myself though yet, so it might not be true...
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I can't think of any sports bars that you would actually *want* to go to, but you can come over to my house to watch the game if you want. I have HD
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setlist:
Wilco the Song
Bull Black Nova
I am trying to break your heart
One Wing
You are my face
Company in my back
Shot in the arm
What's the world got in store
Deeper Down
Impossible Germany
When the roses bloom again
Handshake drugs
You Never Know
Jesus etc
Poor places
reservations
spiders
hummingbird
encore:
Broken Arrow
Via Chicago
California Stars (w Califone)
Box full of letters
hate it here
late greats
walken
i'm the man who loves you
i need to go to sleep now
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You beat me to it
It's also on the band's website: http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/23/new-album-heaven-is-whenever-available-may-3-in-the-uk-and-eu-may-4-in-the-us/
I can't wait for May 4th! And I think it's really bizarre that they haven't yet announced who replaced Franz on keys.
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I'm in! (& it'll be my 9th Wilco show too)
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From the website:
No drinking of alcohol in public places and roads. Alcohol consumption permitted within each individual campsite. -
Agreed, lineup looks awesome. I'll be buying tickets tomorrow
Is it wrong that I'm way excited to see Garfunkel & Oates?
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So they did announce a short tour shortly after that Franz leaving announcement:
http://theholdsteady.net/shows/
04-02 Ardsley, NY - LIFE
04-03 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
04-06 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
04-07 Albany, NY - Linda Norris Auditorium
04-08 Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater
04-09 Jermyn, PA - Eleanor Rigby's
04-10 Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
04-12 Rochester, NY - The Club at Water Street Music Hall
04-13 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04-14 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club Lounge
04-15 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant St.
04-16 Harrisburg, PA - Appalachian Brewing Company
No Canadian dates, but I assume I'll see Northern Wish in Syracuse?
What are you listening to right now?
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