Being There
Last night was special. One of the great American bands, Wilco, played a sold out show at Stubbs BBQ. The band was in town to play to the festival crowds but last night we got to see an almost three hour set played for a much smaller audience.
The wife and I started out the evening with a tasty dinner and cocktails at Justine's Brasserie. Always recommended, Justine's does french cuisine in typical Austin cool with vinyl records spinning in the bar and a tintype photo booth in the side yard. They also consistently serve their meals at the hottest temperature you can imagine. The escargot was actually simmering in the dish.
After our excellent meal, we headed down to Stubbs where the box office sign read "We are seriously 100% SOLD OUT!" Over the years I've had the pleasure of photographing Jeff Tweedy and company on several occasions and even had some work up on their website, so I rolled in feeling excited but relaxed. This was going to be fun.
Early in the set the band pleased the diehards by dusting off the Uncle Tupelo classic "Give Back The Keys To My Heart".
Every album in the catalog was touched but the band really shined and the fans roared when reworking old tunes like "Via Chicago" and "Shot in the Arm".
Guitar hero Nels Cline was as always, a joy to watch and hear. I'm not a jam band guy but watching Nels riff is something special. Even better when Jeff was shredding side-by-side. He doesn't flaunt it, but the man can play with the best of them.
Gorgeous work! Great color, very picturesque! Very film tones of black and white photos! It inspires! Thank you very much!
ReplyDeletePlease, I would like to see information about the processing of the pictures (masterclass) =)