

[Photo courtesy of Ryan Jewell’s Instagram page]

Our recording of one of the earliest Tweedy performances, at last year’s Mountain Jam, caught fire on the Internet. Before that show, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the new father-son band. While that performance was good, it didn’t fully predict the quality of the now-released Sukierae album, which (in my view) compares favorably to some of Wilco’s more recent efforts. Now, just over a year on, Tweedy is a force of its own, as Jeff and Spencer Tweedy let us know forcefully when they played Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival. This sprawling two hour and fifteen minute set, replete with covers, Tweedy songs, Wilco songs, songs from other side projects (Loose Fur, most notably), and special guests, seems like a window into what Jeff Tweedy wants this band to be. If Wilco will always be the man’s flagship and true moneymaker, Tweedy is where he gets to have fun. Here we have the Tweedys joined by all manner of Solid Sound guests, from Nels Cline to Ryley Walker, Bill Frisell to Cibo Matto. Would Wilco cover a Madonna song? Probably not — but with Tweedy, it didn’t even feel out of place. The set’s final number, a rousing “California Stars,” featured just about everybody on stage, and though this took place on the East Coast, the moment captured the wistful romance of that song perfectly.

Our friend gr8fulpete recorded this set with Neumann KM185 hypercardiod microphones. Other than some gusts of wind noise that can’t be avoided, the sound quality is excellent. Enjoy!

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Tweedy

2015-06-28

Solid Sound Festival

North Adams, MA USA

Exclusive download hosted at nyctaper.com

Recorded by gr8fulpete

Produced by acidjack

Neumann KM185>Sound Devices 702>24bit/48kHz WAV>Adobe Audition CS 5.5 (fades, compression)>Izotope Ozone 5 (EQ, effects, imaging)>Audacity 2.0.3 (track, amplify, balance, downsample, dither)>FLAC ( level 8 )

Tracks [Total Time approximately 2:15:00]

01 Hazel

02 Fake Fur Coat

03 Diamond Light Part 1

04 Flowering

05 World Away

06 New Moon

07 [banter]

08 Summer Noon

09 Honeycombed

10 Desert Bell

11 High as Hello

12 Wait for Love

13 Love Like a Wire [Diane Izzo]

14 Low Key

15 Nobody Dies Anymore

16 Remember the Mountain Bed

17 Please Tell My Brother [Golden Smog]

18 Summerteeth

19 Pecan Pie [Golden Smog]

20 The Ruling Class [Loose Fur]

21 Chinese Apple [Loose Fur] !

22 Too Far Apart

23 Get Into The Groove [Madonna] &

24 Grandpa Was a Carpenter [John Prine] ^

25 Harvest Moon [Neil Young] #

26 Be Not So Fearful [Bill Fay] @

27 I’m The Man Who Loves You

28 You’re Not Alone [Mavis Staples]

29 Only the Lord Knows [Mavis Staples]

30 God [John Lennon] %

31 The Losing End [Neil Young]

32 [banter2]

33 Give Back the Keys to My Heart [Doug Sahm] +

34 California Stars

! w/ Glenn K and Ryley Walker

& w/ Nels Cline and Cibo Matto

^ w/ the Felice Brothers

# w/ Luluc

@ w/ John and Pat

% w/ Bill Frisell

+ w/ Mikael Jorgensen

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