http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords subsection of hellocomein Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:38:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had the opportunity to fly to Chicago last week to catch Wilco at The Vic Theatre, the third night of a five-night run in Chicago. What made this run special was the fact that each night was a different venue, at increasingly smaller venues: Civic Opera House, Rivieria Theatre, ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/12/19/wilco-live-at-the-vic/ This is from a season four episode of Live From Abbey Road. Ryan Adams is a frustratingly inconsistant artist, but "Oh My Sweet Carolina" is still one of his best songs from Heartbreaker, an album that will likely forever be the high watermark that -- rightfully or not -- he'll ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/12/01/ryan-adams-laura-marling-oh-my-sweet-carolina/ Bon Iver recently put out the 'deluxe' edition of this year's very fine album Bon Iver. One of the bonuses is a DVD with videos of every song on the record, including the somewhat divisive last track "Beth/Rest." To me this song was a lovely melody, pink cellophane wrapped in ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/11/30/bon-iver-bethrest/ Sometimes there are bands that I've heard of, and read things about, but never actually heard much of. This is the case with The Pop Group, a late 70s, early 80s post punk band that falls in the same wheelhouse as bands I already love like Joy Division, Gang of ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/11/08/old-things-that-are-new-to-me-the-pop-groups-y/ Back in late September, we all gathered on a Saturday at the NPR Music offices for a special Tiny Desk Concert with Wilco. One of the best we've had, and certainly my favorite I've seen and played a part in. I had the pleasure of filming and editing the video ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/10/17/wilco-the-tiny-desk-concert/ Earlier today, my friend and co-worker Lars tweeted: "Accidentally typed "Punk Moon" instead of "Pink Moon." Oh, Nick Drake, the world would have been so different." Which got me to reply: How hasn't there been a punk tribute to Nick Drake yet? We got the title right there! How do we make this ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/09/17/old-things-that-are-new-to-me-sebadohs-punk-moon/ There's just so much to like about this Tom Scharpling-directed video of Wild Flag's "Romance." 1) Carrie Brownstein complaining about square-shaped pie charts; 2) Janet Weiss vacuuming in janitorial jumpsuit; 3) creepy masks; 4) knocking over all the Merge albums off the shelves; 5) a bucket full of coffee; 6) dreamlike midday ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/09/07/wild-flag-don-creepy-masks-in-romance/ I just cannot get enough of this new Wilco album. It seems like every listen reveals something new in a different song, which is something you probably couldn't say about the last couple records. Anyway, there's a new video directed by Mark Greenberg for Wilco's "Born Alone" from their superb ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/09/07/wilco-born-alone/ At one point this spring I was probably listening to Wye Oak's record Civilian multiple times a day every day. It was perhaps a bit much, but it speaks to how great these songs are and how stunning the band is. One of my favorite songs, especially live in concert, ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/09/07/wye-oak-holy-holy/ JEFF The Brotherhood played at the Tiny Desk today at the NPR Music offices. It was loud and completely awesome. One of the songs they played was "Bone Jam" from Heavy Days. After it was over I went to find the song on YouTube and found this no-budget video. I ... http://www.hellocomein.com/hellowords/2011/08/29/jeff-the-brotherhood-embraces-diy-for-bone-jam-video/