My first Wilco, thanks Cody
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Sunday, 4pm I'm just waking up from a lazy afternoon nap, as I sit down at the 'puter a post goes up; "Wilco, New Haven, tonight, I have one extra ticket", huh, Susan's sick in bed and I haven't been to a show in what seems like ages. I go to the post and it's Jameson, my Mog buddy from Providence that I've never met face to face but have repeatedly promised each other that we'd hook up for a show sooner or later. So Jameson is trying to talk Cody into coming up from NY for the show and Cody has some lame ass excuse about how he's studying for school exams or something and I pipe in that I'd be interested if the ticket was still available.We agree to meet up in South County, about a 45 minute drive from here, and leave one car there, at 5:30...OK, I'm good at spontaneity.I arrive at the "Double D" and grab a large Milky Way with a shot of espresso; Jameson, Matt and his charming new bride come driving up like it was just meant to be. Everything's going like clockwork. We all hit it off immediately, Jameson's infectious smile and calm cool demeanor setting the tone for a fun filled evening. Matt roars down I 95 not letting up on the gas for nothin' or nobody, I found myself more than once applying pressure to the brake pedal in the back seat that wasn't there.We grab a quick bite at a great restaurant (I can't recall the name of the place), around the corner from the Shubert Theater with time to spare.What I was afraid of being "nose bleed" seats turned out to afford a fantastic view, as the place isn't really all that big. The Shubert is another of those old gilded palaces saved and restored that we here in the Northeast are blessed with, my only regret with the venue is there is damn little leg room for this tall bony frame of mine to fit into. John Doe was the warm up band; what they lacked in sound quality they overcame with a sort of Jerry Lee Jenny Lewis thing going on, a few solid covers, and then there was WILCO.I'm going to leave it to Jameson, being more familiar with Tweedy and Company, to give you the blow by blow but for me it was all just one long lovely symphony broken up only by Jeff's changing of guitars after every song and the missing keyboardist for the first few minutes of the encore.Thanks Jameson, (and Cody for not being able to make it)Wilco's set list1. Remember the Mountain Bed2. California Stars3. Company In My Back4. Pot Kettle Black5. Shot In the Arm6. Radio Cure7. You Are My Face8. Side With the Seeds9. Pick Up the Change10. Hotel Arizona11. Always In Love12. Impossible Germany13. Jesus, etc.14. Misunderstood15. Airline to Heaven16. Theologians17. Walken18. I'm the Man Who Loves You19. On and On and OnEncore20. Hate It Here21. Heavy Metal Drummer22. Red-Eyed and Blue23. I Got You (At the End of the Century)24. Monday25. Outtasite (Outta Mind)Eric Danton reviews the show here Impossible Germany
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Wilco - Misunderstood Schubert Theatre New Haven 2-24
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