I’d never heard of Wet Leg before today. I turned on Youtube looking for something fun to post and randomly clicked on this video of them performing at Coachella. I was instantly mesmerized. This band has something special. I’ve since listened to several more songs and am really digging them.
Check it out.
Neil Young and Stephen Stills did a concert together recently at the Greek Theater to pay tribute to David Crosby and to earn some money for Autism Speaks.
For some reason, the uploader of this video on Youtube has disabled the ability to embed it on other sites. But click here and you can watch it on Youtube. It is a pretty great version.
Dylan is obviously a fan of the Grateful Dead. He toured with them in 1987 and he’s played together with various members several times. Robert Hunter co-wrote a couple of songs with him, etc., etc.
The other night he covered “Truckin‘” in Tokyo and now he’s performed “Brokedown Palace at least a couple of times. Neither version sounds particularly well rehearsed and they drift off before the song ends. But there is something there that’s magic. I hope he does spend a little time rehearsing it (and learning all the words) so that they can perform it properly sometime soon. It would make a pretty little addition to his set.
The great Ray Padgett posted both clips on his Twitter page.
I really should share more Wilco on this site as they are one of my favorite bands. Jeff Tweedy is always good for some funny banter and he does a good bit here about being booed.
Then the band plays a really nice version of one of my favorite songs.
I really dig the acapella opening to this version. Has anybody seen any full recordings of these recent shows?
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