A Bunch of Things . . .
June 26, 2005
Wilco rocked pretty gosh-darn hard at the Greek Theater in Berkeley on
June 11. I’m sure this comes as no surprise for readers on this site
who are already familiar with the way Jeff Tweedy and Co. take
pleasantly nuanced country song and add layers of experimental sound
and wistful lyrics. The good news is that they are able to translate
some of their studio wizardry onto the stage. When they played “Sunken
Treasure,” which features some complex electronic sound on Being There,
they just replaced some of that sound with harmonica, which worked
fantastically. That’s not to say that everything was pared down. They
had plenty of keyboards up on stage to mess around with. Tweedy changed
guitars just about every song. And he used them all too.
I’ve loved everything this band puts out, but I still think their best work is on the double-disc Being There. This drawing and others are posted on TheArtDontStop.org.
Post and drawing by Todd Berman.
Also, check out the work of Todd Stadtman who comes to us from San
Francisco. He’s got an impressive discography and history at his site
Todd Stadtman : I Don’t Know Why She’s Here
Todd Stadtman : Clock in My Heart
Heads up to Will Georgantus whose music comes under the name of Thundergg. This guy has been putting out a new composition every week.
He’s a High School Admnistrator who has been writing and playing for
the past ten years. I’m impressed that he finds time to be creative by
composing regularly (I’m a teacher at a high school and look forward to
summers for my composition time and well, my 4F posting time
apparently).. So rock on Will:
Thunderegg : Keep It With You
Thunderegg : Supergirlfriend
