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We saw Wilco last night.<\/p>\n
Nick Lowe opened for them. I don't really know most of Lowe's stuff, except for his really big songs, so a lot of his set was unfamiliar. If I had to describe his style it would be \"simply-arranged, early-mid 60's country\/pop\/rock ballads\" - think Orbison, Glen Campbell, Burt Bacharach; a bit like Elvis Costello's ballads, but warmer. It wasn't until he got to \"Peace Love & Understanding\", (E. Costello's) \"Alison\", and \"Cruel To Be Kind\" that I finally recognized the songs and could appreciate that his voice hasn't really changed much since his commercial heyday. He's still got a great, rich voice, and I liked his songs enough to go buy his latest record, \"The Old Magic\".<\/p>\n
Wilco played a bunch of songs off their new record. But since that record was released yesterday morning, nobody in the audience knew the songs. Tweedy got a couple of chuckles out of that. But, the new stuff fits right in with their older stuff, so t'was nothing shocking.<\/p>\n
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They played a pretty good set, lots of songs, short and long. Lots of long, freakout feedback solos, a couple of new arrangements on old songs, etc.. Good stuff.<\/p>\n
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\nJeff Tweedy\n<\/p>\n
Nick Lowe came out for the encore and did his \"I Love My Label\" (which is included on Wilco's new record as a bonus track) and Jim Ford's \"36 Inches High\" (which Nick Lowe covered on his 1978 debut). <\/p>\n
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\nNick Lowe + Wilco\n<\/p>\n
Nice night for an outdoor show. $39 for two beers and two sandwiches is a bit much, though. And the camera police are really damn annoying - making me take blurry pix because I'm too afraid to hold the camera up long enough to get steady: fuck you.<\/p>\n
Saturday, Malkmus & The Jicks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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