[photos by PSquared Photography]
I’ve taken road trips before to see Wilco. But I’ll admit that the trip from NYC to Northeast Massachusetts there-and-back in one day was quite a lark. We applied for media credentials months ago, and PSquared got his weeks ago, but mine came through just this past week. I moved some scheduling things around, freed up all Friday and we drove up in the afternoon. It was still light out when we arrived in North Adams, and the quaint beauty of the town was immediately recognizable. The Solid Sound Festival takes place on the grounds of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) which is located on the re-purposed grounds of all old factory and the riverside lands that surround it, and the entire complex is simply stunning in its classic charm. The riverside field next to the train tracks is the location for the large outdoor stage and is where Wilco performed. I knew this would be an “all request” set, but I was surprised to hear the rumors pre-show that it would be an all covers show. From the opening notes of the appropriate “The Boys Are Back in Town”, I sensed that this would be a very unique and special evening — and that’s exactly what we experienced. The band worked through a quick run of a handful of excellent covers before comedian John Hodgman came on stage as the “emcee”. In the both the running “randomizer” bit and the “stump the band” segment, Hodgman ribbed the band and provided an almost variety-show atmosphere to the set, which gave the show both levity and a theme. The covers were classic (Beatles, Stones, The Band), alternative (Replacements, Pavement), and pretty much everything in between — all played pretty straight-on in Wilco’s patented style. Our two favorite tracks of the evening were the epic cover of Television’s “Marquee Moon” (streaming below) which during the performance began to sound very much like the band’s own “Kidsmoke”, and reminded me that Wilco was not just playing covers but also telling us a little about what has influenced their music. For the Replacements “Color Me Impressed” (also streaming) Wilco brought out a very unexpected guest, original Replacement bassist Tommy Stinson, who played guitar on the song. It was that kind of once in a lifetime show, with constant smiles and surprises. And just when we thought we’d heard it all Wilco played a head-scratcher, a fairly straight forward rendition of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”. That one is sure to get much of the attention, but this night was much bigger than any single song. At the end of the final cover, a state-appropriate “Roadrunner”, one of my fellow tapers asked me if the extended trip was worth it. Oh, yeah.
I recorded this set from inside the soundboard cage in the middle of the field. While the elements and distance were a bit of an issue, overall the sound is quite excellent. Enjoy!
Stream “Marquee Moon” (Television):
Stream “Color Me Impressed”:
Download the Complete show [MP3] / [FLAC]
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Wilco
2013-06-21
Solid Sound Festival
North Adams MA
Digital Master Audience Recording
Recorded inside Soundboard Cage
Sennheiser MKH-8040 Cardioids > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) > 24bit 48kHz wav file > Soundforge (level adjustments, EQ, set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > TLH > flac (320 MP3 and tagging via Foobar)
Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper 2013-06-22
Setlist:
[Total Time 2:25:00]
01 The Boys Are Back in Town [Thin Lizzy]
02 Cut Your Hair [Pavement]
03 In the Street [Big Star]
04 New Madrid [Uncle Tupelo]
05 Dead Flowers [Rolling Stones]
06 Simple Twist of Fate [Bob Dylan cover]
07 [John Hodgeman – the Randomizer 1]
08 Ripple [Grateful Dead]
09 Who Loves the Sun [Velvet Underground]
10 And Your Bird Can Sing [The Beatles]
11 And Your Bird Can Sing [repeat]
12 Psychotic Reaction [Count Five]
13 [John Hodgeman – the Randomizer 2]
14 Tom Courtenay [Yo La Tengo]
15 [John Hodgeman – the Randomizer 3]
16 James Alley Blues [Richard Rabbit Brown]
17 Waterloo Sunset [Kinks]
18 Waterloo [ABBA]
19 Peace Love and Understanding [Nick Lowe]
20 [John Hodgeman – the Randomizer 4]
21 Marquee Moon [Television]
22 [Happy Birthday to Pat Sansone]
23 Don’t Fear The Reaper [Blue Oyster Cult]
24 Cinnamon Girl [Neil Young]
25 [Stump the Band]
26 Get Lucky [Daft Punk]
27 Surrender [Cheap Trick]
28 Color Me Impressed [Replacements]
29 [John Hodgeman – the Randomizer 5]
30 Kingpin
31 Thank You Friends [Big Star]
32 [encore break]
33 The Weight [The Band]
34 Roadrunner [The Modern Lovers]
notes
Track 14 performed with Yo La Tengo
Track 17 and 18 with Lucius
Track 28 with Tommy Stinson
Track 33 with Lucius
Track 34 with Yo La Tengo
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Thankyou for this, one day I will make the trip from Oz for this weekend
Please come back to the UK!
Superb band, wonderful initiative
This is a real treat for a wet sunday afternoon. Many thanks.
This is a real treat for a wet sunday afternoon. Many thanks.
Hey DL,
did you manage to get Dream Syndicate. I hear those Europe shows were scorching.
Wilco will love you baby!
Wow my car ride will be awesome tomorrow!!! Thanx!
Thanks a million, NYC!
I love it!
I tried to download the MP3 and got this error message:
“We are sorry but the file has either expired or the sender has exhausted the download limit”
Is there any chance you could re-post?
CAN YOU REPOST THE MP3 DOWNLOAD. IT HAS EXPIRED. I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO RESORT TO A THIRD PARTY FOR THE DOWNLOAD
Getting this message for the FLACs as well
File Not Available
We are sorry but the file has either expired or the sender has exhausted the download limit
Would love a link for your Wilco show at Solid Sound festival
Would love a link for your Wilco show at Solid Sound festival
Please repost, my download stopped midway and now both the FLAC and MP3 are down. Thanks!
Same request as Cory here…really want to dl it straight from you. Thanks!
PLEASE re-upload. It says that it has expired!! I can’t wait to hear this!
I too am hoping you can repost the mp3/flac files due to it’s expiration. I’d love to be able to hear this set.
Can somebody repost the mp3 file??
would love if this were made available again.
I would like to download this amazing show but I get that same error message
Hello all. As you’ll see we are working to keep the MP3s updated. A new link has just been posted. Please be patient. Or, in the alternative, it is very easy to download the FLAC files and convert them to MP3 with a free program. On Mac, you can use xAct; on Windows there are several. Thanks.
Boooooooo files are gone so wanted this, can you repost , please, pretty please.
The links are fixed again. Everyone is going to have to be patient.
trying to seed the torrent of it at the moment, to reduce the amount of bandwidth mayhem.
How can I get the MP3 format?
New MP3 is up now (500 limit), as of 5:15pm on Monday 6/24. I’ll keep uploading new ones to keep ahead of the pace.
I see now that the second FLAC link has expired, so I’m uploading another 500 limit to yousendit.
Thank you so much! It sounds like it was an amazing show/weekend.
Any way you can add another round of MP3 downloads? Sounds like it was an amazing show and would be bummed if I missed out on this!!
FLAC download is unavailable as of 6:20 PM.
Looks like the link expired again ='(
UGH!!!! Incomplete download after 2 hours!Please upload some more!
Wowser. Limit already reached. Just received:
We are sorry but the file has either expired or the sender has exhausted the download limit
I am unable to download this set, and I want to SO BAD!!! Can you please fix this??? I cannot possibly express how much I want this in my ears!!!!!
Looks like they’re both down. :( Any chance of an update?
Thanks!
Both are down. Update??
Just got back from Solid Sound–saw you there and was standing right by your set-up both nights! Anyway eager to get the download but says the maximum has been reached :( Please reupload or advise…if there’s a torrent available someone please post. Thanks!
Loved the write-up. Hope the MP3 link will be back working soon. I’m dying to hear the show.
Yep, both down, I’m afraid. I’d be one of the many grateful if you could make it available again. Sincere thanks!
New MP3 link as of 6:43pm EST, 6/24/13. That one lasted less than 90 minutes. Flac still uploading to Yousendit.
Both links are down! :( Any chance of an update??? Please??? Thanks!!!
flac link is down. Thanks for the stream and links!
Would love to download links are not working. have already bought all wilco albums and would be more than happy to make donation to nyctaper for the set.
Great show, one of the funnest I have seen in years, one suprise after another. I would love the have the flac of this as soon as you can ru-up.
How about a torrent for either the mp3 or flac? No demand on your servers and everyone still can get the music…
both links are down… Please let us know when you are able to update.
Thank you so much for offering this!! <3
Haven’t yet been able to download(7:56 PM, 6/24), hope to eventually, but in any case, it’s wonderful of you to make this available. Kudos, truly.
please please please reupload or better yet someone else should do it who already downloaded!!! spread the love ppl
Both links down as of 5:09 pm PDT.
Really looking forward to this download if at all possible.
Thanks!