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In what seemed like an endless weekend of music on the east coast with All Points West in New York and the Baltimore edition of Virgin Mobile Festival, people made their decisions and ended up in one city or the other. Those that made their way to Baltimore found themselves surrounded by a headliner assault on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday found both Jack Johnson and the Foo Fighters filling the headlining spots with Wilco, Chuck Berry & The Silver Beats, The Offspring, The Swell Season, Bloc Party, Lupe Fiasco, and many more performing on the two main stages. Sunday's headlining spots were taken by Nine Inch Nails and Kanye West, with big names like Bob Dylan, Stone Temple Pilots, Iggy & The Stooges, Lil' Wayne, The Black Keys, She & Him, and more on the main stages. Virgin Mobile Festival also featured a dance stage, highlighted by sets from Underworld, Moby, Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren, Chromeo, and a ton of other make-yo-ass-shake DJ's. A bunch of kind festival-goers were generous enough to tape some of their experiences to share with the world, and we've rounded up some footage for your viewing pleasure.

Bob Dylan - "Rainy Day Woman #12 and 35"

Check out videos from both Saturday and Sunday after the jump

We did not make it up north this weekend to catch Lollapalooza, but I at least had the chance to see a bit of Wilco's streaming set at the AT&T Blueroom. Their energy alone showed just how much fun Chicago was having. Now that it is all said and done, after hometown MC Kanye West and industrial rock giants Nine Inch Nails closed down both of the main stages, I pulled together a host of videos that would make any music lover jealous of those in attendance.

Wilco - "Can't Stand It"

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When I found out Wilco was coming to Stubb's, the famed outdoor venue in downtown Austin, I was egg-static (sorry)! We decided that it would be best to only go the first night of their two-night, Sunday/Monday residency since we have lives outside of BOT that involve early morning jobs. We made it to Austin, just in time to jump in the ever-growing line of people waiting to get as close as they could to Jeff Tweedy and the rest of the boys in Wilco. The weather was perfect as everybody settled into their spots for the evening. The waiting game began as we were still about an hour away from Retribution Gospel Choir's opening set.

Continue reading "Wilco and Retribution Gospel Choir @ Stubb's" after the jump

Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against The Machine, The Raconteurs, Wilco and Kanye West are all set to headline the 2008 edition of Perry Farrell's brainchild, Lollapalooza. Also on the bill are Lolla-alumni Gnarls Barkley, the Black Keys, Broken Social Scene, G. Love & Special Sauce, Blues Traveler and Mates of State. Other acts set to appear are Bloc Party, Cat Power, Stephen Malkmus, Girl Talk, Kid Sister, Office, the Cool Kids, Battles, MGMT, Yeasayer, Jamie Lidell and Grizzly Bear (who will be opening up for Radiohead on the second half of their tour).

The full line-up after the jump!

The line-up for the first annual Outside Lands Festival, set for San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on August 22-24, was released today. The event is put on by Superfly Presents (which is the same group who run that other major festival in Tennessee), as well as Another Planet Entertainment and Starr Hill Presents. Like most other festivals this summer, Radiohead and Jack Johnson will be taking headlining duties. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers are also set to headline.

Check out the initial line-up after the jump

Friday, March 7th brought out a sell-out crowd to Houston's Verizon Wireless Theater to witness the live show of Wilco. It had been almost 3 years since their last stop in Houston, so it also provided an opportunity for several fans to see them for the first time. John Doe and his band provided support for the evening’s festivities.

Click here to read "Wilco @ Verizon Wireless Theater"

We have to admit, we're a little jealous of the lucky folks who are attending Langerado this weekend, but we're consoled by the fact that this is going to be a bombass week musically in Houston. Plus, Toast will be flying down from Lincoln to join the festivities.

Upcoming shows in the Houston area:

Thu Mar 6
They Might Be Giants at the Meridian
Show starts at 9; tickets are $20.

Beach House and Papercuts at Walter's On Washington
Show starts at 9; tickets are $8 in advance/$10 day of show.

Fri Mar 7
Wilco with John Doe at Verizon Wireless Theater
Show starts at 8; tickets are sold out, biatch.

Spoonfed Tribe at Last Concert Cafe
Show starts at 11; tickets are $12.

Sideshow Tramps and Shotgun Whiskey at Dan Electro's
Show starts at 9:30; tickets are $8.

Sat Mar 8
Risky Bizness party at the Thunderdome Warehouse
Featuring The Fluokids, The Factory Party, Spain Colored Orange, and several DJs to keep you movin'.
The event will go from 9pm - 5am; tickets are $10. The Thunderdome Warehouse is located at 3020 Garrow Street; check out Houston Press's event description for more information.

The Black Math Experiment at The Mink/Backroom
Show starts at 9; tickets are $6 21+/$8 under 21.

Ian Moore at Continental Club
Show starts at 11; tickets are probably $10.

Full listing after the jump

This week's choice cuts:

Eggs: Wilco - Dreamer In My Dreams
Cereal: Kid Sister - Girlie Rock (Flosstradamus Remix)
Toast: Built to Spill - Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss

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Jeff Tweedy and the rest of Wilco are stopping in Houston Friday night for a sold out show at the Verizon Wireless Theater. Toast is flying in with his butter, to make a weekend out of it (capping it off with the My Morning Jacket/Yo La Tengo show next Monday!).

I chose this song because it is the one I'd most like to hear on Friday. If anybody from the bands camp is reading this, please play Dreamer In My Dreams. Also, tell Tweedy to make it as guttural as possible! Thank You.

Eat Your Damn Breakfast!

-Eggs

Saturday Night Live took it indie last night, featuring Ellen Page as host and Wilco as musical guest. Wilco’s a favorite in the BOThead camp – Toast is even flying down to Houston for their March 7th show here...hopefully. The thing is, we kind of neglected to buy tickets as early as we apparently should have. We simply didn’t think they’d sell out until closer to the day of the show. Houston, you surprised us! It’s great to know that they have a solid following down here, though. Eggs managed to score two tickets to the show a couple of days ago for slightly more than the original face value, and he’s currently in an auction for two more for Toast and his girl. So please send good vibes our way! :)

Anyway, one of the songs Wilco performed on SNL was "Hate It Here" from their most recent LP Sky Blue Sky. Check out the clip: