Live review/photos: Jeff Tweedy @ Kalamazoo State Theatre

Jeff Tweedy show review on filter-mag.com

Last Thursday (Jan. 29) I saw Jeff Tweedy at the Kalamazoo State Theatre (frontman/songwriter for Wilco, one of my absolute favorite bands), where I hear he played a lot longer than his set at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival the next night. Got hassled by security for taking photos from up front (kneeling next to the third row) but I had a photo pass so they didn’t kick me out and I got some decent shots.

It was my first time at the State Theatre and it was beautiful! The ceiling was a sky with stars and the inside of the place looked like some sort of castle. The crowd got kind of obnoxious after a while, but Jeff handled it well and all was good.

I didn’t mention them in the review but Great Lake Swimmers opened and they were excellent. I’m sure they’ll get this comparison a lot but if you like Fleet Foxes and/or Bon Iver you likely would be a fan. They have an album, Lost Channels, out March 31 on Nettwerk and I’m excited to hear it!

Video I found of “Wilco the Song” (as seen on The Colbert Report):

Setlist:
“One By One”
“Spiders (Kidsmoke)”
“Bob Dylan’s 49th Beard”
“Jesus, Etc.”
“Everlasting Everything” (new)
“Solitaire” (new)
“Summerteeth”
“The Ruling Class”
“Hummingbird”
New song (“I’ll Kill For You”?)
“Passenger Side”
“Impossible Germany”
“I Am Trying To Break Your Heart”

Encore 1:
“Fake Plastic Trees” (Radiohead cover)
“Wilco the Song” (from The Colbert Report)
“Kingpin”
“I’m the Man Who Loves You”

Encore 2:
“The Thanks I Get”
“Acuff-Rose” (Uncle Tupelo cover)

Great Lake Swimmers:

Jeff Tweedy: