DC indie-pop musician Louis Weeks also opened, playing songs from the album he is working on currently. Check out the band’s updated tour dates below, along with some of Jeff Tweedy’s solo shows. In January and February, they’ll be taking another lap around the eastern half of the country, and then Jeff Tweedy is making a jaunt over to Australia in March. An off night in that quest can certainly be forgiven, but it should also be a warning that without more emphasis on the songs, it can be too easy to end up leaving the audience behind.įellow Chicago performer Circuit des Yeux, the stage name of singer-songwriter Haley Fohr, opened the show with a haunting solo performance. Wilco announce 2016 tour dates by Jeff Terich. the amount of time he and his band spent on the road touring Primrose Green. The set was only saved at the end by a much more straightforward rendition of “Primrose Green,” the title track of the previous album and still one of Walker’s best songs.Īt his best, Walker is a good songwriter with a clear potential for greatness. Take away music and I would be on the streets Ryley Walkers third album. At times, the songs became so lost in the proceedings that it was difficult to remember where things had even started. Ryley Walker Setlist at Sonic, Lyon, France Edit setlist Setlist Intro Funny Thing She Said On the Banks of the Old Kishwaukee Sullen Mind The Roundabout The Halfwit in Me Fair Play ( Van Morrison cover) Primrose Green Encore: Summer Dress I was there One setlist. To top it off, Walker seemed to be having issues with his guitar – overly long tuning sessions between songs were matched by several stops to tune mid-song while the rest of the band played on.
Overly repetitive passages were the mode of the day, with seemingly even the tiniest details being dragged out to the point of exhaustion. Unfortunately, that seemed to be Walker’s direction this time. Ryley Walker (born July 21, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rockford, Illinois.