Megan, Bonnie, Gus, and I all headed over to Marymoor park Tuesday night and saw Wilco live and in person. What a treat. A couple of notes:
1) They had special 'Hybrid' parking at the show. Bonnie drives a Prius, so we skipped the line and parked right by the entrance (among a bunch of other Prius's). Nice!
2) Marymoor is a great place to see a concert. Now that I'm older and more mellow, 'the berm' in the back is perfect. Bring a blanket, a little food, go grab some beers and hang out and listen to some great tunes.
3) Wilco's range was really impressive in person, even more so then when just listening to albums. They, of course, have a ton of great songs, but when you see them in person you really get your head around the varied styles and sounds that come from this band.
4) The crowd was really pretty mellow. Even the folks standing up front weren't rocking out as much as they were just taking it all in. Bonnie noted that the beards were out in full effect. Given that Bonnie, Gus, and I went to Macalester and Megan went to UNH so it's clear that these were our people.
5) Some video is already on Youtube, though the audio quality isn't awesome.
My recommendation- see a show at Marymoor. Also, see Wilco.
Totally agree. Wilco was great and it was a nice night at Marymoor as well.
Posted by: Chris | September 04, 2007 at 08:07 PM