I've seen both Wilco and Son Volt recently and enjoyed both concerts, but the Wilco show was unbelievable - it was the best show I've seen other than the 2003 R.E.M. show in Raleigh when Bill Berry played. Tweedy and the band were 100% on and sounded as good as they do on their new live CD, Kicking Television. They didn't play Misunderstood, but they played everything else and ended with a great version of Kingpin. Portastatic opened.
Son Volt was another story. They played The Music Farm, and the venue was way too small for how loud they played - by the end of the night everything sounded mushy and my ears rang for days. I saw Jay Farrar at the same venue when he was touring solo, and it was a much better performance. My wife did manage to get the set list, however. Shannon McNally opened and was awesome.
Son Volt was another story. They played The Music Farm, and the venue was way too small for how loud they played - by the end of the night everything sounded mushy and my ears rang for days. I saw Jay Farrar at the same venue when he was touring solo, and it was a much better performance. My wife did manage to get the set list, however. Shannon McNally opened and was awesome.
