This time last year, I didn’t know we were moving cities, changing jobs, or starting new schools for all our children. Even as I write it, it feels strange that we didn’t know our present reality would exist…
While our lives are being turned upside by advances in technology, changing political climate, and more powerful natural disasters, may these changes remind us to love more deeply and work more compassionately for what is good and just.
Merianna and I were able to visit Asheville this past Friday and see Wilco play at Asheville Yards Amphitheater (previously Rabbit Rabbit on Coxe Ave). It was a hot and muggy afternoon and start to the show, but a cool breeze arrived as the sun departed, and it turned out to be an amazing evening of music and fun (despite us getting stuck in the parking garage for about an hour after the show). Wilco has long been my favorite band and I’ve seen them more times than I can count over the years (going back to 2001), but this was a really special experience since it was Merianna’s first Wilco show (and it being in Asheville).
So many early gems and newer songs I’ve not heard live (Quiet Amplifier especially)!
And here’s the setlist:
Company in My Back Evicted Handshake Drugs I Am Trying to Break Your Heart If I Ever Was a Child Meant to Be War on War Quiet Amplifier Hummingbird Bird Without a Tail / Base of My Skull Via Chicago Love Is Everywhere (Beware) You Are My Face Whole Love Either Way Impossible Germany Jesus, Etc. Box Full of Letters Annihilation Heavy Metal Drummer I’m the Man Who Loves You Encore: California Stars (with Waxahatchee) Falling Apart (Right Now) I Got You (At the End of the Century)
