wishful thinking – Paul Westerberg https://paulwesterberg.net Best Thing That Never Happened Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:50:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-pwfinger-32x32.png wishful thinking – Paul Westerberg https://paulwesterberg.net 32 32 Heard through the grapevine: ‘Mats playing Austin in October https://paulwesterberg.net/2014/02/18/heard-through-the-grapevine-mats-playing-austin-in-october/ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:50:15 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=1484 It isn’t official yet, but the Replacements are going to play this year’s ACL Fest at Zilker Park the weekends of Oct. 3 and Oct. 10. Trust me and my inside source on this one.

via Here Come the Regulars: Replacements return to Austin in October | Arts+Labor+Austin.

]]> ‘Mats Say Coachella is All They Have Planned https://paulwesterberg.net/2014/01/09/mats-say-coachella-is-all-they-have-planned/ Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:20:59 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=1468 ***UPDATE: This is it, folks. As of right now, Coachella is the only place the Replacements are planning to play, according to Paul Westerberg’s manager Darren Hill. “We agreed to Coachella last year but couldn’t announce until they did,” Hill said. “There are absolutely no other shows on the books at this time.” Damn. As if it wasn’t cold enugh in Minneapolis right now. 

via The Replacements to play Coachella 2014 | Artcetera | StarTribune.com.

]]> One more chance to get it all wrong, or maybe get it half right? https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/05/08/one-more-chance-to-get-it-all-wrong-or-maybe-get-it-half-right/ https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/05/08/one-more-chance-to-get-it-all-wrong-or-maybe-get-it-half-right/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 20:26:47 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=339 This thread startin’ business is all complicated & shit…

Everybody read the Spin article, right?  All of a sudden Tommy has done a 180, & it seems the fabled reunion isn’t so much a fairy tale but a possibility.

I would never fault anyone for a pay check.  & If it happens, I’ll go, probably on more than one occasion.  Still, I can’t help being turned off by the idea.  The Mats have been many things over the years, but an oldies act sure-as-shit ain’t one of ‘em.

& I’m sorry, fuck precedence, it’s just not the Mats without Christopher Mars behind the kit.  If the man don’t wanna play, the man don’t wanna play.

However, if Paul & Tommy went into the studio/basement together & cut a new record…Then decided to tour in support…Now, that’s something I could get behind.  I could care less what the called themselves. Y’know they’re gonna bust out all the oldies, but the new material changes everything.

Even more than that, between Paul & Tommy, I think there’s real potential for a fantastic album.  & I  would love to hear it.

Curious about everyone’s opinion in regards to a Mats reunion.  & Let’s hear a little noise regarding a Paul & Tommy record.

Side Note:  Lately whenever there are rumors of a  Mats reunion, the Pixies are inevitably mentioned.  I just watched “Loud, Quiet, Loud” & the Pixies are the most un-fun band in the world.   Sesh, what’s the fucking point?

]]> https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/05/08/one-more-chance-to-get-it-all-wrong-or-maybe-get-it-half-right/feed/ 24 All new Mats CD in stores next week!! https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/04/01/all-new-mats-cd-in-stores-next-week/ https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/04/01/all-new-mats-cd-in-stores-next-week/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:12:02 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=316 New Kids

Their long awaited reunion album “Back in Beige” drops next Tuesday, available only at Walmart! Please buy or sell, it’s grrrrreeatt!!

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