We had the pleasure of seeing Wilco here in Bozeman. In fact, the gig was five blocks from our front door, at the 700 seat Emerson Theater. They were last in Montana five years ago, when they opened for REM. The line up has changed since then, with Nels Cline now on guitar. No, they are not an "alt-country" band. No more than Help Yourself, who they sound more than a little like. They played about two hours, and seemed to draw from their whole career. I own all their cds, but I can't say I know every song. There were plenty of songs from the last two records, which I think are the best of a very good catalog.
Wilco had played here early in their career. I guess it was a small crowd, and Jeff Tweedy was sort of rude. (We were out of town so were weren't able to go) He apologized, and by the end of the evening, promised Bozeman would be a regular stop on their schedule in the future. This show was the smallest venue of the whole tour, so we were pretty lucky to get to see their very simple presentation in an intimate setting. They took advantage of the six piece line up, and made some very amazing sounds. Check out the song Impossible Germany from their new album and then go from there.
