Sights, Sounds and More from Solid Sound Fest 2011

Solid Sound Fest ended June 26th, but that shouldn't stop us from living vicariously through videos & photos. Also, look at that bird! It's playing the guitar! How 'bout that!

While you’re registering for presales and waiting for tickets to go on sale for Wilco’s fall tour (or loudly sobbing in your shower wearing nothing but a pair of cutoff jeans because the tickets you wanted sold out; I know I am),  why not take a gander at some of these photos and videos from 2011′s Solid Sound Festival, featuring performances from cream-of-the-crop artists from around the music, art and comedy worlds? Yeah, that was a long sentence. Yes, it’s right. No, don’t spell check it.

Here’s a few more videos of performances from Solid Sound Fest, for your listening (and watching) pleasure:

Jeff Tweedy – Sunken Treasure

Wilco – Can’t Stand It

Liam Finn – Better To Be

Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth) – July (?)

Wilco Feat. Liam Finn – You Never Know

Jamie Lidell – The Ring

Nels Cline & Thurston Moore - Pillow Wand

Wilco - Reservations (particularly beautiful version)

Glenn Kotche and Nels Cline - The inGLENNtions (some crazy community xylophonin’ goin’ on)

John Hodgeman and Eugene Mirman – Hug (featuring reluctant dude)

Wilco – Radio Cure (incredibly awesome: the PA cuts out, and the audience finishes the song)

Photos courtesy of Joshua Sarner of Prefix Magazine and Kate Farrar of TriStateIndie.com

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Also, here’s a great inside look at the sights and sounds of this year’s Solid Sound Festival (from TheAtlantic.com) :

For other fantastic photos and recaps of Solid Sound Fest check out:

jsarnerphoto.com

WriterJax.net

Prefixmag.com

Tristateindie.com

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Despite Rain, Wilco’s Solid Sound Fest a Success!

The Solid Sound Festival ran from June 24-26

As you may already know, the second annual Solid Sound Festival, a 3-day festival showcasing Music, Art, Comedy and Community, was held last weekend in North Adams Massachusetts. Wilco, The Levon Helm Band, The Autumn Defense, Morgan Murphy, Wyatt Cenac and Eugene Mirman were among the slew of  performers from the music, comedy and art worlds. Reviews of the fest were  generally great, despite a few instances of rain, which, one could argue, made the sets all the more bad-ass. Below are some videos from the fest, including one of Wilco playing “The Weight” with The Levon Helm Band. Yes, it’s as awesome as you imagined it to be.

Wilco – California Stars (Shot from afar, has a Funny People quality to it)

Wilco – Passenger Side

Wilco & The Levon Helm Band – I Shall Be Released

Wilco – Misunderstood (Short, in the rain, sing-a-long, awesome)

Wilco – The Late Greats

Wilco – At Least That’s What You Said

Liam Finn with Glenn Kotche of Wilco – Second Chance

Wilco – Can’t Stand It

Wilco – Jesus, Etc. (Sing along, why don’tcha?)

Wilco & The Levon Helm Band – The Weight

Wilco – Monday / Outtasite (Outta Mind) (Don’t watch if you weren’t there; you’ll get very jealous)

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