Kudzu Guillotine wrote:I recently saw The Whole Love in the bargain bin at B & N, guess that means that maybe it didn't sell all that well.

Iowan wrote:

Kudzu Guillotine wrote:I recently saw The Whole Love in the bargain bin at B & N, guess that means that maybe it didn't sell all that well.

I guess I wouldn't peg Wilco as the type of band that would sell all that well at a big-box.

Rocky wrote:Lots and I mean lots of bands I've never heard of at this festival.

Fresh off of last September’s successful reunion tour of Spain, the Dream Syndicate will play it’s first North American show since 1988 at Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival.

The band’s Spanish shows last fall were named Best Live Show of the Year by the influential Ruta 66 magazine, finishing ahead of gigs by (in order) Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and The Stooges.

“I went into the Spanish shows with a little bit of caution,” says Wynn. “I’m really proud of what we did the first time around and wouldn’t want to do anything to tarnish or diminish our reputation. But I was so excited to see that the new shows not only replicated our sound and style but actually picked up on the dangerous, random, unhinged edge that was what I loved about being in the band in the first place.”

The band’s current lineup features singer/guitarist Steve Wynn and drummer Dennis Duck, the two members who spanned the group’s entire seven year career as well as bassist Mark Walton who was in the band for its final two records and nearly all of their US and world tours. Guitarist Jason Victor who has played with Wynn in the Miracle 3 since 2001 will round out the 21st Century lineup.

The Dream Syndicate made its splash in 1982 with the debut album “The Days of Wine and Roses,” often cited among the top records in rock history and has been named as a major influence by such bands as Nirvana, Yo La Tengo, the Japandroids and the Black Crowes among many others. The appearance at the Solid Sound Festival is the only US appearance booked for 2013.

RolanK wrote:(As a side-note: Back in the '90s Steve Wynn was in a project called Gutterball, with Bryan Harvey of House of Freaks. Bryan was murdered with his family in his home some years ago and, as probably most people in here know, he is who the song Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife is about. I saw Gutterball when I was a student when they were playing a couple of shows at a student house. They were staying for a couple of days and I got a hang with them a little after the shows. Bryan was a guitarist exactly after my taste, and he was also a very nice and down to earth guy. He said some words to me I have never forgotten since. I didn't know about his tragic destiny and that horrible story until I heard Patterson's song and started researching it, and it actually took me a while to realize it was the same guy I had met years before.)

RolanK wrote:^^^^^ I had to pull out the album I have to check. No mention of Wes, but it was recorded in Ricmond, Virginia (Montrose Studios). That's where he lives isn't it?

Smitty wrote:

RolanK wrote:^^^^^ I had to pull out the album I have to check. No mention of Wes, but it was recorded in Ricmond, Virginia (Montrose Studios). That's where he lives isn't it?

Yep - I did a lil lookin' and I guess the link is Bob Rupe, who records with Wes.

wilco announcement wrote:Second, we're excited to announce a truly one-of-a-kind Wilco set: On Friday June 21, opening night at Solid Sound, Wilco will perform a first-ever (and maybe last?) live set comprised 100% of fan requests. We'll take submissions ahead of time and choose 50 songs from those submitted for the band to learn. Then Wilco will randomly pick from those live on stage that night. As a bonus, they'll do some in real time submitted via Twitter; then to top it off, a bit of "Stump the Band" with John Hodgman standing in for the late great Johnny Carson, giving those in the audience a chance to request songs live. It'll be a blast.

Cole Younger wrote:Kind of cool that this thread popped up again. Just today my wife and I were eating lunch at a little place that she likes and just before we got up to leave a song came on that got my attention. I asked the girl behind the counter who it was and she said, "wilco." I know they have a really big catalogue so maybe I just haven't heard some of the better stuff. Whatever I heard today was a lot better than everything I had heard from them previously. I think I'll still like Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt better but maybe there's hope. With my sudden Springsteen breakthrough this year I'm sure not ruling it out.

cortez the killer wrote:
Just came across this fantastic Being There-era show.

dime in the gutter wrote:way cool.

i saw that era a few times. i was very 90's. loud, sweaty rock shows. band was cracker jack.

although, i've lost a little interest over the years, wilco has been really, really outstanding for a long, long time. great band.

Zip City wrote:Nothing about Tweedy annoys me