John Vanderslice, Austin, Wilco.
Barsuk ladies: there's a new note for you in the John Vanderslice merch case.
And you guys. He didn't just get a new bass player. He got a violin-playin' bassist. The new arrangements were the best kind of mental puzzle, fitting together Ian (who I hadn't seen in over a year, many hearts), Dave (who, according to my mom, is the best drummer in indie rock, since Spoon isn't really indie anymore), and John with this new level of instrumentation. Very delicious.
Here in Austin, it's ACL weekend, so folks are very talkative, rumors flying left and right. I'm not going to the Festival, but I plan to camp out at the ACL studio and get tickets for the free Wilco taping. They usually film 5-6 new episodes over the festival weekend (Arcade Fire, Bloc Party), but Wilco is where my heart's set.
Wish me luck!
And you guys. He didn't just get a new bass player. He got a violin-playin' bassist. The new arrangements were the best kind of mental puzzle, fitting together Ian (who I hadn't seen in over a year, many hearts), Dave (who, according to my mom, is the best drummer in indie rock, since Spoon isn't really indie anymore), and John with this new level of instrumentation. Very delicious.
Here in Austin, it's ACL weekend, so folks are very talkative, rumors flying left and right. I'm not going to the Festival, but I plan to camp out at the ACL studio and get tickets for the free Wilco taping. They usually film 5-6 new episodes over the festival weekend (Arcade Fire, Bloc Party), but Wilco is where my heart's set.
Wish me luck!