Wilco: The Thread

[parkervb]

I dont know anything about Chromecast other than its similar to Apple TV. What about chrome cast allows you to watch this that other products dont have? Etiehr way, Ive never seen this, thanks for posting.

If MMJ reads these boards, I hopethey dont read them too closely... they other day, for the first time, without missing a beat when asked what my favorite band was, I said Wilco. I felt dirty, like I cheated.

Chromecast is similar to Apple TV but much less expensive ($35 compared to $100).  It looks like a USB drive, it plugs into your HDMI port, gets power from either an available USB port on your TV or it has an adapter.  You set it up on your wireless network and can stream video from your laptop, phone or tablet using supported apps like Netflix or  Youtube.  Chromecast has a growing # of apps and you can use practically any device with it but i haven't gotten much further than streaming concert footage from my iPad to my TV.  For that, it's worth the $35 alone. 

[johnnYYac]

Chromecast does seem like a good deal, though I'm getting a bit overloaded with all the streaming media options, between DirecTV's apps, my Vizio TV's apps, my Samsung Blu-ray player's apps, tablets, iPhones, my Galaxy S4, and on and on...

When I find YouTube video of decent quality, especially a pro-shot full show such as this, I copy and paste the YouTube URL at keepvid.com and download the highest quality mp4 to my desktop (720p in the case of this Wilco show).  I then use DVD Flick to create a DVD file and use DVD-cloner 9 to burn a DVD.  Its a bit of an old-school approach, I suppose, having a physical DVD, but works for me.

[EverythingChanges]

I really need a Wilco tour as badly as an MMJ tour.

The Via Chicago -> Spiders (Acoustic) -> Impossible Germany was amazing on that video.

[radiatortunes]

A Jeff Tweedy solo record!

http://wxrt.cbslocal.com/2014/04/21/mayor-emanuel-announces-xrt-taste-of-chicago-concert-headliner-listen/

[Angelo]

Great fucking news! There were rumblings over on Via Chicago about this. I heard that Spencer Tweedy plays on it. Again, great news, thanks for sharing!

[EverythingChanges]

Hopefully this summer!

[radiatortunes]

I'm pretty excited about it. Someone on the radiohead board (always a tough crowd) called Jeff and the band he's supposedly assembled for this record the "American Atoms For Peace." Haha!

[oistheone]

That's awesome news! I wonder if the shows he's already booked for the summer will still be solo shows? Or with this new crack band? Either way, should be great!

[e-stone]

new Loose Fur rekkid this year too!   

[ajclements004]

Does anybody on this thread happen to have this???

http://thesteamengine.net/home/2011/3/8/download-jeff-tweedy-the-collected-1997-2003.html

[radiatortunes]

Yes! PM sent

[radiatortunes]

I think they should add the "Jesus, Etc." sammich: you can combine anything you want.

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[ffghtrs]

I grew up in Chicago, they are a fucking Staple.  Hands down one of the coolest bands.  I've seen them 10 times and MMJ and Ryan Bingham opened and they did Casino Queen which i have never seen live. and it was awesome.  Also Bob Dylan played but he phoned it in.  He's a legend but I was really wanting to feel like i'm sixteen again hearing I'm alright Ma I"m only bleeding for the first time again.  but I couldn't even sing along to Tangled up in Blue because it was like a cabaret jazz revue weird jazzy thing he was doing but fucking a right am i glad to have seen Dylan before I or he dies.

[radiatortunes]

Lots of new Tweedy shows have been announced here:

http://wilcoworld.net/splash-wilco-page/

[oistheone]

It's also been confirmed Jeff WILL have a band on these dates, playing new shit from his solo album and then doing some Wilco/Tupelo tunes solo acoustic. Should be awesome!

[ffghtrs]

WHY OH WHY IS HE NOT PLAYING IN WASHINGTON!

[radiatortunes]

June 10, Lincoln Theatre. (Or do you mean WA? He played Seattle in Dec.)

[ffghtrs]

YEah i meant Seattle.  I would love to see him play here again.  It's only been six months kinda.  yeah but i heard he had a solo album to come out in fall.  sounds interesting.  touring with his son on drums.  pretty cool

[bartel]

wouldn't mind a philly area show mr. tweedy

[radiatortunes]

YEah i meant Seattle.  I would love to see him play here again.  It's only been six months kinda.  yeah but i heard he had a solo album to come out in fall.  sounds interesting.  touring with his son on drums.  pretty cool

Hey, I was at that show, too! The Moore Theatre was so freaking cold that night, although it didn't really seem to matter much once the show started.

Yeah, I'd love it if Jeff and his new band made it back this way, however, I think it's a bit of a long shot given he was just here. I made an impulse purchase for their upcoming Austin show last week.