By Jennifer Marston on March 26, 2010
t’s little wonder that 2009′s Ashes of American Flags documentary was a road-centric film that primarily captured Wilco onstage, backstage, and on the bus—these gents rarely seems to take a break from touring, and one quick peek at the ever-expanding list of dates currently up at the band’s website confirms that fact won’t change anytime soon. And you thought your work week was long.
From now until what’s likely be late 2010, Wilco will be trekking the globe once again, playing an endless round of shows that are selling out really, really fast.
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Posted in News, Tours | Tagged Wilco
By Jennifer Marston on March 4, 2010
As any informed Wilco fan knows, main axeman, Nels Cline, does a lot more than play guitar with the Chicago powerhouse. Among his many other side projects, including a recent venture with artist Norton Wisdom, he also leads the avant-garde outfit known as the Nels Cline Singers.
We’ve heard rumors of a new album from the trio for a while, and all speculation can now cease, as we’ve got the official word that Cryptogramophone will unleash Initiate on April 13.
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Posted in News, Upcoming Releases | Tagged the Nels Cline Singers, Wilco
By Jennifer Marston on February 4, 2010
A quick look at where some of our favorite artists are headed in the coming months.
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Posted in News, Tours | Tagged Dave Rawlings Machine, Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket, Owen Pallett, The Dead Weather, The National, Wilco, Xiu Xiu
By Jennifer Marston on January 25, 2010
The Wilco boys are doing their part to aid in the Hati relief efforts and have just posted two shows for download. In exchange for the free music, the band is asking fans to contribute a minimum donation of $15 dollars to either OXFAM or Doctors Without Borders.
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Posted in News | Tagged Haiti Benefit, Wilco
By William Cody Humston on January 24, 2010
Whether it’s Julian Casablancas performing “I Wish it Was Christmas” with the Roots, Bright Eyes smashing the hell out of a trumpet onstage, or Ben Harper, Beck, and Billy Gibbons joining Will Ferrell and Conan for a rendition of “Free Bird,” late-night television affords us a wealth of entertaining performances (and just sheer entertainment) as far as musical guests go.
Ergo, each week, we round up every show’s scheduled performances and place them in a handy little list.
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Posted in News | Tagged Franz Ferdinand, Julian Casablancas, Mayer Hawthorne, Phoenix, Wilco
By Jennifer Marston on January 4, 2010
While we were away for the holidays, Beck’s Record Club continued cranking out the music. The previously mentioned third installment of his ongoing “informal meeting of various musicians” features the members of Wilco, along with Feist, Jamie Lidell, and Beck himself, covering the music of Jefferson Airplane member Skip Spence. Feist and Jeff Tweedy did [...]
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Posted in Videos | Tagged Beck, Feist, Jamie Lidell, Skip Spence, Wilco
By Jennifer Marston on December 20, 2009
Still on the hunt for a few extra holiday stocking stuffers? If you’re a music fan or buying for one, the great news is that there’s always some kind of schwag to grab (and give) on the cheap, and we’ve put together a short list of music-related clothes, bags, books, and more to lend a hand with those last hectic moments of holiday shopping.
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Posted in Features | Tagged Awesome, Bright Eyes, Merge, OrgiAudio, Saddle Creek, Soundscreen Design, Wilco, William Schaff
By Jennifer Marston on December 10, 2009
We’ll soon wave farewell to ’09 and welcome a new year, a new decade, and, as always, new music. On the live front, a ton of bands and artists—some with new albums, some just riding the success wave of records that dropped in 2009—are ready to hit the road in early 2010. Here’s a quick look at where some of our favorites are headed in the coming months.
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Posted in News, Tours | Tagged Ben Gibbard, Final Fantasy, Girl Talk, Great Lake Swimmers, Jay Farrar, Memory Tapes, Spoon, The Antlers, Tours, Wilco
By Jennifer Marston on December 4, 2009
While Wilco have spent their post-tour days playing classic psych-folk numbers, songstress Norah Jones has stayed busy covering the Chicago powerhouse itself. Specifically, she performed a version of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot‘s “Jesus, Etc.” recently for Sirius XM, and it can be heard right now.
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Posted in MP3s and Streams | Tagged Norah Jones, Wilco
By Jennifer Marston on November 13, 2009
A quick refresher. Five months ago, Beck started his Record Club project, which he touts on his site as “an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day.”
Previously, we’ve seen the man himself covering The Velvet Underground and Nico, as well as MGMT and Devendra Banhart covering Songs of Leonard Cohen.
Rumor surfaced a while back that Wilco would, at some point, be involved with the project, a fact confirmed via beck.com earlier this week. Better yet, neo-soul crooner Jamie Lidell and Feist just happened to be hanging around the studio when Wilco dropped by, and the whole crew covered Jefferson Airplane member Skip Spence’s classic psych-folk album, Oar. Jeff Tweedy’s son Spencer even lended a hand with some of the drumming for the project.
The eight songs recorded during that session will be released in weekly installments. The first, “Little Hands,” is up and available now.
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Posted in MP3s and Streams | Tagged Beck, Feist, Jamie Lidell, Record Club, Wilco
