Wilco at the Bushnell, Hartford, Ct. last night...

We're out there somewhere. Last of my five Wilco concerts in 12 days...



Link to photos:
http://courantblogs.com/sound-check/pictures-wilco-at-the-bushnell-in-hartford/

Set list:

01 - Poor Places
02 - Art of Almost
03 - I Might
04 - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
05 - Pot Kettle Black
06 - Side with the Seeds
07 - Rising Red Lung
08 - Spiders (Kidsmoke)
09 - Impossible Germany
10 - Born Alone
11 - Laminated Cat (aka Not For The Season)
12 - Radio Cure
13 - Too Far Apart
14 - Capitol City
15 - Handshake Drugs
16 - Whole Love
17 - I'm Always In Love
18 - Dawned On Me
19 - Shot In the Arm

Encore:
20 - Via Chicago
21 - Hate It Here
22 - Heavy Metal Drummer
23 - I'm the Man Who Loves You

Encore:
24 - The Late Greats
25 - Monday
26 - Outtasite (Outta Mind)

Wilco digs deep into its catalog at the Bushnell in Hartford

by Listen, Dammit

Nearly every Wilco shows ends up being an overview of the band’s catalog, but Wilco’s catalog has grown large enough that you never know just what kind of overview you’ll get.

The Chicago band drew most heavily from a pair of albums Wednesday night at the Bushnell in Hartford, surrounding songs from last year’s “The Whole Love” and 2002′s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” with plenty of supporting material that showed not only the band’s depth, but a versatility that remains fresh and startling eight years into the current lineup’s tenure.

Wilco made sure to hit plenty of fan favorites, including the disconnected anthem “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” and “Impossible Germany,” a showcase for lead guitarist Nels Cline’s virtuosic freakouts, while digging up a few less frequently heard tunes, such as the roots-rock stomper “Too Far Apart” from the band’s 1995 debut, “A.M.,” and “Pot Kettle Black,” among the least performed of the songs from “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.”

The band jumped on newer songs as if they were electrified, whirling through “Born Alone” with feverish energy and letting the tension build into a powerful explosion on the 7-minute avant-rocker “Art of Almost.” Wilco’s not afraid to rearrange older songs, either, and a recent adjustment to “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” has made the song hypnotic in a different way, trading the propulsive drone for an acoustic-based arrangement that brings singer Jeff Tweedy’s subtle melody to the fore.

Singer Jeff Tweedy, often a voluble frontman given to wry pronouncements from the stage, was noticeably less talkative Wednesday. Given the band’s gargantuan tour schedule this summer, he’s probably exhausted. In fact, all of Wilco rode a fraying edge of adrenaline that seemed to lend extra spark to the sleek, dark “Laminated Cat,” a song by Tweedy’s Loose Fur side project with drummer Glenn Kotche; and to the high-octane rockers “Monday” and “Outtasite (Outta Mind)” that closed the show.

They were the last songs of two generous encores, which also including the band’s stormy version of “Via Chicago,” concert mainstay “Heavy Metal Drummer” and the tongue-in-cheek celebration of obscure music “The Late Greats.”

Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo opened the show with 45 minutes of songs drawn from his recent solo album, “Between the Times and Tides.”

Link:
http://listendammit.com/2012/08/02/wilco-bushnell-hartford-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wilco-bushnell-hartford-review